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  1. A bearing of a line is also known as

  2. A.

    magnetic bearing

    B.

    true bearing

    C.
    azimuth
    D.

    reduced bearing


  3.  

    True meridians are generally preferred to magnetic meridians because

  4. A.

    these converge to a point

    B.

    these change due to change in time

    C.

    these remain constant.

    D.

    None of these.


  5. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

  6. A.

    the apparent error on reversal is twice the actual error

    B.

    the correction may be made equal to half the observed discrepancy.

    C.

    the good results may be obtained from a defective instrument by reversing and taking the mean of two erroneous results

    D.

    all the above.


  7. If θ is the slope of the ground and l is the measured distance, the correction is

  8. A.

    2l sin2 θ/2

    B.

    2l cos2 θ/2

    C.

    2l tan2 θ/2

    D.

    2l cot2 θ/2.


  9. The most reliable method of plotting a theodolite traverse, is

  10. A.

    by consecutive co-ordinates of each station

    B.

    by independent co-ordinates of each station

    C.

    by plotting included angles and scaling off each traverse leg

    D.

    by the tangent method of plotting.


  11. The difference of level between a point below the plane of sight and one above, is the sum of two staff readings and an error would be produced equal to

  12. A.

    the distance between the zero of gradient and the foot of the staff

    B.

    twice the distance between the zero of graduation and the foot of the staff

    C.

    thrice the distance between the zero of graduation and the foot of the staff

    D.

    none of the above.


  13. Offsets are measured with an accuracy of 1 in 40. If the point on the paper from both sources of error (due to angular and measurement errors) is not to exceed 0.05 cm on a scale of 1 cm = 20 m, the maximum length of offset should be limited to

  14. A.

    14.14

    B.

    28.28 m

    C.

    200 m

    D.

    none of these.


  15. The probable error of the adjusted bearing at the middle is

  16. A.

    \(\frac { 1 } { 2 }\) r\(\sqrt{n}\)

    B.

    \(\frac { 1 } { 3 }\) r\(\sqrt{n}\)

    C.

    \(\frac { 1 } { 4 }\) r\(\sqrt{n}\)

    D.

    \(\frac { 1 } { 5}\) r\(\sqrt{n}\)


  17. The bearings of the lines AB and BC are 146° 30' and 68° 30'. The included angle ABC is

  18. A.

    102°

    B.

    78°

    C.

    45°

    D.

    none of these.


  19. For a closed traverse the omitted measurements may be calculated

  20. A.

    length of one side only

    B.

    bearing of one side only

    C.

    both length and bearing of one side

    D.

    length or bearing of adjacent side

    E.

    all the above.