Explore topic-wise MCQs in Surveying.

This section includes 7 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Surveying knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

In setting up a plane table at a station A, the corresponding point on the plan was NOT accurately centred above A. If displacement of A was 20 cm in direction at right angles to the ray, then how much on the plan would be consequent displacement of a point from its trre position (if scale is 1 cm = 2 m)?

A. 0.03 mm
B. 2 mm
C. 1 mm
D. 0.4 mm
Answer» D. 0.4 mm
2.

In ____ method of plane table surveying, maximum number of ground measurements are made.

A. Radiation
B. Intersection
C. Resection
D. Traversing
Answer» B. Intersection
3.

In plane tabling the instrument used to measure horizontal and vertical distances directly is known as

A. Simply alidade
B. Telescopic alidade
C. Tachometer
D. Clinometer
Answer» C. Tachometer
4.

In setting up the plane table at a station P the corresponding point on the plan was not accurately centred above P. If the displacement of P was 50 cm in a direction perpendicular to the ray, how much on the plan would be the consequent displacement of a point from its true position if the scale was 1 cm = 10 m ?

A. 5 mm
B. 1 mm
C. 0.5 mm
D. 0.05 mm
Answer» D. 0.05 mm
5.

In plane table surveying the method in which the rays are drawn from station No. 1 towards objects then the plane table is shifted to second station, again from station No. 2 the rays are drawn towards the same objects then the cutting point represents the respective objects on map. This method is known as:-

A. Orientation method
B. Intersection method
C. Resection method
D. Radiation method
Answer» C. Resection method
6.

In which of the following methods of Plane Table Survey, it is required to go to the plotted station in resection?

A. Intersection
B. Two point problem
C. Three point problem
D. Back ray method
Answer» E.
7.

An alidade in which one edge is beveled is called as

A. Soft edge
B. Fiducial edge
C. Telescopic edge
D. Swivel edge
Answer» C. Telescopic edge