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				This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Surveying knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Find the magnetic declination at a place if the magnetic bearing of the sun at noon is 188°? | 
| A. | 8° W | 
| B. | 4° W | 
| C. | 8° E | 
| D. | 4° E | 
| Answer» B. 4° W | |
| 2. | Which of the following variations are due to magnetic storms? | 
| A. | Diurnal variation | 
| B. | Annual variation | 
| C. | Secular variation | 
| D. | Irregular variation | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. | If the magnetic meridian is to the left side of the true meridian, declination is said to the negative. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 4. | If the magnetic meridian is to the right side of the true meridian, declination is said to the positive. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 5. | If the magnetic meridian is to the left side of the true meridian, declination is said to the _________ | 
| A. | eastern | 
| B. | western | 
| C. | southern | 
| D. | northern | 
| Answer» C. southern | |
| 6. | WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_VARIATION_ARE_DUE_TO_MAGNETIC_STORMS??$ | 
| A. | Diurnal variation | 
| B. | Annual variation | 
| C. | Secular variation | 
| D. | Irregular variation | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. | Find_the_magnetic_declination_at_a_place_if_the_magnetic_bearing_of_the_sun_at_noon_is_188°?$# | 
| A. | 8° W | 
| B. | 4° W | 
| C. | 8° E | 
| D. | 4° E | 
| Answer» B. 4¬¨¬®‚Äö√†√ª W | |
| 8. | Which of the following variation to appear to be of the periodic character and follows a sine curve pattern? | 
| A. | Diurnal variation | 
| B. | Annual variation | 
| C. | Secular variation | 
| D. | Irregular variation | 
| Answer» D. Irregular variation | |
| 9. | The variation which has a yearly period is known as _________ variation. | 
| A. | Diurnal variation | 
| B. | Annual variation | 
| C. | Secular variation | 
| D. | Irregular variation | 
| Answer» C. Secular variation | |
| 10. | What is the systematic departure of the declination from its mean value during a period of 24 hours? | 
| A. | Diurnal variation | 
| B. | Annual variation | 
| C. | Secular variation | 
| D. | Irregular variation | 
| Answer» B. Annual variation | |
| 11. | If the magnetic meridian is to the right side of the true meridian, declination is said to the _________ | 
| A. | eastern | 
| B. | western | 
| C. | southern | 
| D. | northern | 
| Answer» B. western | |
| 12. | The horizontal angle between the true meridian and the magnetic meridian shown by needle at the time of observation is called ______ | 
| A. | True bearing | 
| B. | Magnetic bearing | 
| C. | Arbitrary bearing | 
| D. | Magnetic declination | 
| Answer» E. | |