1. Determining quantities or afford sufficient data for the designing of works such as roads and reservoirs is called _______
a) Topographic surveying
b) Engineering surveying
c) City surveying
d) Cadastral surveying
Explanation: Determining quantities or afford sufficient data for the designing of works such as roads and reservoirs is engineering surveying. City surveying is made in connection with the construction of streets, water supply systems and sewers.
2. What consists of a horizontal and vertical location of certain points by linear and angular measurements and is made to determine the natural features of a country such as rivers, streams?
a) Topographic surveying
b) Engineering surveying
c) City surveying
d) Cadastral surveying
Explanation: Topographic surveying consists of the horizontal and vertical location of certain points by linear and angular measurements and is made to determine the natural features of a country such as rivers, streams etc. City surveying is made in connection with the construction of streets, water supply systems and sewers.
3. Which of the following is a classification based on the nature of the field survey?
a) Topographic surveying
b) Mine surveying
c) Military surveying
d) Chain surveying
Explanation: Chain surveying classification is based on instruments used. For exploring mineral wealth mine surveying is used.
4. Which of the following is not a classification based on instruments used or methods employed?
a) Chain surveying
b) Topographic surveying
c) Traverse surveying
d) Aerial surveying
Explanation: Topographic surveying classification is based upon the nature of the field survey. Chain surveying is classified based on the instrument used. Aerial surveying is classified based on the type of method employed.
5. A survey which deals with bodies of water for the purpose of navigation, water supply, harbor works or for the determination of mean sea level is ________
a) Topographic surveying
b) Hydrographic surveying
c) Cadastral surveying
d) City surveying
Explanation: Survey which deals with bodies of water for the purpose of navigation, water supply, harbor works or for the determination of mean sea level is hydrographic surveying.
6. Which of the following is not among the methods of linear measurements?
a) Direct measurements
b) Measurements by optical means
c) Indirect measurements
d) Electromagnetic methods or EDM
Explanation: Linear measurements are mainly divided into three heads. They are direct measurements, measurements by optical means, EDM.
7. Which of the following is not a method of measuring the distances directly?
a) Pacing
b) Measurement with passometer
c) Measurement with pedometer
d) Measurement with theodolite
Explanation: Measurements with theodolite is optical means. Measurement with passometer, measurement with pedometer, pacing are based on the method of measuring the distances directly.
8. In which method measurements of distances are chiefly confined to the preliminary surveys and explorations where a surveyor is called upon to make a rough survey as quickly as possible?
a) Chaining
b) Pacing
c) Measurements with passometer
d) Measurements with theodolite
Explanation: Pacing also used to roughly check the distances measured by other means. Chaining is an accurate way of measurement under direct measurement.
9. Which of the following measurements varies with an individual before computing the length of line?
a) Chaining
b) Pacing
c) Levelling
d) Contouring
Explanation: Length of a line is computed by knowing the average length of pace. Pacing is a rough surveying. Chaining gives almost accurate readings. Taping gives accurate readings.
10. Which method consists in counting the number of paces between the two points of a line?
a) Chaining
b) Pacing
c) Levelling
d) Contouring
Explanation: By definition of pacing chaining is measuring using different chains. Levelling is a method used to estimate elevation of ground which is 2 dimensional. Contouring gives three dimensional view of the site.