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Surveying and GPS Multiple Choice Questions

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following cannot be done with the help of theodolite in surveying?

a)

Laying off horizontal angles

b)

Locating points on lines

c)

Prolonging survey lines

d)

Measuring horizontal distances

2.

Which branch of surveying is used to find the elevations of given points with respect to given or assumed datum?

a)

Levelling

b)

Contouring

c)

Traversing

d)

Plane table surveying

3.

How many types do theodolites classified?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

4.

Which of the following is an integral part of the theodolite and is mounted on a spindle known as a horizontal axis?

a)

Telescope

b)

Index frame

c)

Horizontal plane Vernier

d)

Horizontal circle

5.

Levelling deals with measurements in a _____

a)

Horizontal plane

b)

Inclined plane

c)

Vertical plane

d)

Both vertical and horizontal plane

6.

Which term is used for the surface to which elevations are referred?

a)

Level surface

b)

Level line

c)

Horizontal plane

d)

Datum

7.

In total station, data is stored in ______

a)

Pen drive

b)

Data card

c)

Microprocessor

d)

External hardware

8.

When total station is sighted to the target, which of the operation acts first?

a)

Rotation of optical axis

b)

Rotation of vertical axis

c)

Rotation of horizontal axis

d)

Rotation of line of collimation

9.

Which of the following is not a method of levelling?

a)

Barometric levelling

b)

Trigonometric levelling

c)

Spirit levelling

d)

Traverse levelling

10.

What is the approximate time taken by the GPS for one complete orbit?

a)

11 minutes

b)

45 minutes

c)

5 hours

d)

12 hours

11.

Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by ______?

a)

Russian Space Force

b)

China Space Force

c)

United States Space Force

d)

French Air and Space Force

12.

GNSS systems are ____________.

a)

GPS

b)

GLONASS

c)

Galileo

d)

All of them

13.

How many satellites on the surface of Earth are used so that the location can be produced?

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Five

d)

Six

14.

________ method is used in finding the exact coordinates for the surveying points.

a)

Static GPS Baseline

b)

Real-Time Kinematic Observations

c)

Continuously Operating Reference Stations

d)

All of them

15.

The distance between base station and the second receiver is calculated by using ______ technique.

a)

Static GPS Baseline

b)

Real-Time Kinematic Observations (RTK)

c)

Continuously Operating Reference Stations

d)

All of them

16.

_______ technique uses the multiple numbers of points during the period of measurement and used as the surveyed data.

a)

Static GPS Baseline

b)

Continuously Operating Reference Stations

c)

Real-Time Kinematic Observations (RTK)

d)

None of them

17.

______ is defined as a curved surface which at each point is perpendicular to the direction of gravity at the point.

a)

Level surface

b)

Level line

c)

Horizontal plane

d)

Datum

18.

By means of vertical circle clamp and its corresponding _______ the telescope can be set accurately at any desired position in the vertical plane.

a)

tripod head

b)

focusing screw

c)

levelling head

d)

tangent screw

19.

Which of the following methods of levelling is a modified form of stadia levelling?

a)

Barometric levelling

b)

Trigonometric levelling

c)

Spirit levelling

d)

Traversing

20.

In which direction it is best to place the total station for obtaining the best output?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

South

d)

North

21.

The first staff reading taken after setting up of level on the point of known RL is known as ______.

a)

Initial reading

b)

Initial sight reading

c)

Back sight reading

d)

Four sight reading

22.

The least count of levelling staff is _______.

a)

5 cm

b)

1 cm

c)

5 mm

d)

1mm

23.

GPS is accurate within ________ meters.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

24.

How many satellites for GPS systems are currently in operation?

a)

24

b)

32

c)

28

d)

30

25.

Least count of vernier transit theodolite is ______.

a)

15”

b)

20’

c)

20”

d)

1”