Surveying Practice | Set-05 | Chain Survey

MCQ Quiz

1. The optical square used for setting out____

a) 30 degree
b) 60 degree
c) 90 degree
d) 145 degree

2. Important point selected at the ends of the lines to command the boundaries of the survey is called_

a) Main Station
b) Tie station
c) Subsidiary station
d) Check Station

3. The distance between steps for measuring downhill to obtain better accuracy_

a) Decreases with decrease of slope
b) Decreases with increase of slope
c) Increases with increase of slope
d) Decreases with length of tap or chain

4. For taking offsets with an optical square on the right hand side of the chain line it is held_

a) By right hand upside down
b) By right hand up right
c) By left hand upside down
d) By left hand up right

5. Which of the following chain is mainly used for measuring fields in cadastral survey_

a) Surveyor’s chain
b) Gunter’s chain
c) Engineer’s chain
d) Revenue chain

6. According to the code of signals for ranging, left arm extended signal indicates_

a) Continue to move to the left
b) Move slowly to the left
c) Plumb the rod to the left
d) Move considerably to the left

7. Which cross staff can be used to set up any angle (not just 45 and 90 degree)?

a) Vernier cross staff
b) Adjustable cross staff
c) Open cross Staff
d) French cross staff

8. Which of the following used to mark the position of station __

a) Ranging rod
b) Laths
c) Pegs
d) Whites

9. Which of the following is obstacle in chaining but not in Ranging_

a) Hillock
b) Building
c) Forest
d) River

10. The direction of plumb line is parallel to each other for_

a) Plane surveying
b) Geodetic Surveying
c) Both plane and geodetic survey
d) Triangulation survey