Deck 6: Surveying: Instruments, Techniques, and Terminology

Question 1

A stone that marks boundary is called:

A)Merestone
B)Milestone
C)Metestone
D)Linestone

Answer 1

Merestone

Question 2

Which of the below is not a classification of surveying?

A)Marine
B)Basement
C)Astronomical
D)Land

Answer 2

Basement

Question 3

EDM stands for:

A)Errorless Distance Measurement
B)Electronic Direct Measurement
C)Electronic Distance Measurement
D)Errorless Direct Measurement

Answer 3

Electronic Distance Measurement

Question 4

Plane and geodetic surveying are classifications of surveying based on:

A)Methodology
B)Earth's curvature
C)Object of survey
D)Instrument

Question 5

_________ errors are small unavoidable fluctuation.

A)Random
B)Gross
C)Systematic
D)Mistake

Question 6

Which of the below is not a means of linear surveying methods?

A)Theodolite
B)EDM
C)Tape
D)Chain

Question 7

An offset is a _________ distance of an object measured from the survey line.

A)Lateral
B)Horizontal
C)Normal
D)Inclined

Question 8

Which of the below is not an instrument used to set right angles?

A)Cross staff
B)Site square
C)Optical staff
D)Prism square

Question 9

How many types of chains are used in chain surveying?

A)4
B)5
C)6
D)8

Question 10

Gunter's chain consists of _________ links.

A)500
B)50
C)1000
D)100

Question 11

The process of a location of intermediate points on a survey line is:

A)Aligning
B)Extending
C)Ranging
D)Offsetting

Question 12

The biggest of the survey line is called:

A)First line
B)Base line
C)Tie line
D)Main survey line

Question 13

Chain surveying uses the principle of:

A)Traversing
B)Chaining
C)Ranging
D)Triangulation

Question 14

In how many ways can ranging be carried out?

A)2
B)3
C)4
D)5

Question 15

The book in which chain measurements are entered is called:

A)Field book
B)Record book
C)Study book
D)Chain book

Question 16

How many types of cross staff are available?

A)2
B)5
C)3
D)4

Question 17

Survey stations may be marked on the ground using a:

A)Pole
B)Rod
C)Pointer
D)Peg

Question 18

The direction of a line relative to a given meridian is called:

A)Bearing
B)Declination
C)Angle
D)Dip

Question 19

How many types of a compass are used in surveying?

A)4
B)2
C)3
D)5

Question 20

___________ bearing is measured in the direction of survey.

A)Primary
B)First
C)Fore
D)Front

Question 21

In a reduced bearing system, bearing is measured from:

A)Nearest one (North or South)
B)South
C)West
D)North

Question 22

Prismatic Compass is based on the reduced bearing system.

Question 23

The bearing of line AB as shown below is represented in reduced bearing as:

A)N150o
B)E60oS
C)S30o
D)S30oE

Question 24

How many meridians are used in surveying?

A)6
B)8
C)3
D)5

Question 25

________ is a term used that prevents the needle from pointing to the magnetic North in a given locality.

A)Local attraction
B)Declination
C)Deviation
D)Local distraction