SURVEYING I

Unit – II

1. Convert the following WCB to RB: i. 95°, ii. 290°

2. Convert the following Whole Circle Bearing to Reduced Bearing.
i) 64° 30’ ii) 139° 30’ iii) 244° 30’ iv) 335° 30’
3. The following are the observed forebearing of the lines.
a) AB 14° 30’ b) BC 120° 30’ c) CD 272° 30’ d) DE 342° 30’
e) PQ N20° 30’ E f) QR S16° 30’E g) RS S59° 30’W h) ST N86° 30’W
Find the Back bearings.
4. The following are the observed forebearing of the lines.
a) AB 16° 30’ b) BC 123° 30’ c) CD 270° 30’ d) DE 338° 30’
e) PQ N21° 30’E f) QR S17° 30’E g) RS S58° 30’W h) ST N88° 30’W
Find the Back bearings.
5. Find the back bearings for the following observed bearings of the lines.
1) AB = 15° 30’ 5) PQ = N 12° 45’ E
2) BC = 125° 40’ 6) QR = S 46° 20’ E
3) CD = 210° 7) RS = S 68° 30’ W
4) DE = 345° 25’ 8) ST = N 81° W
6. To find the distance between the two inaccessible points P and Q. The following observations
were made from two stations A and B 100 mts apart. Find the distance between the two
inaccessible points P and Q.
Line FB
AP 100°
AQ 149°
AB 207°
BA 27°
BP 87°
BQ 134°

7. The following were the bearings observed from two stations R and S, 80m apart to two
inaccessible points P and Q. Find the distance PQ.
Line Bearing
RP 340°
RQ 30°
RS 80°
SR 260°
SP 320°
SQ 2°
8. What is the true bearing of a line with magnetic bearing of S 45° E and declination of 5° W?
9. The magnetic bearing of the line AB is S 28° 30’ E. Calculate the true bearing if the declination
is 7° 30’ West.
10. Find the true bearing of a line which has magnetic bearing of 234° 40’, when magnetic declination
was 4° 16’E.
11. The following bearings were taken while conducting a closed traverse with a compass in a place
where local attraction was suspended.
Line FB BB
AB 80° 45’ 260° 00’
BC 130° 30’ 311° 35’
CD 240° 15’ 60° 15’
DA 290° 30’ 110° 10’
At what station do you suspect local attraction? Find the corrected bearing for local attraction. If
declination is 1° 30’West. Find the corrected bearing.
12. Calculate the included angles in a closed compass traverse ABCDE run in anticlockwise
direction and apply the usual check.
Line Fore Bearing
AB 160°
BC 85°
CD 05°
DE 315°
EA 250°

13. The bearings of the sides of a traverse ABCDE are as follows in the format of
Side Fore bearing Back bearing
AB 107° 287° 15’
BC 22° 30’ 202° 0’
CD 281° 30’ 101° 30’
DE 189° 0’ 9° 15’
EA 124° 15’ 304° 45’
14. The magnetic bearing of a line AB is S 28° 30’E. Calculate the true bearing if the declination
is 7° 30’ west.
15. The bearings observed in traversing with a compass at a place where local attraction
was suspected are given below:
Line F.B B.B
AB S 45° 30’E N 45° 30’W
BC S 60° 00’E N 60° 40’W
CD S 03° 20’E N 05° 30’W
DA S 85° 00’W N 83° 30’E

At what stations do you suspect local attraction? Find the corrected bearings of the lines.

16. The bearing of a line AB was found to be N 79° E. There was local attraction at A. In order to
determine the correct bearing of the line, a point O was selected at which there was no local
attraction. The bearing of line AO was S 53° 45’ E and that of OA was N 57° 30’ W.
Determine the correct bearing of line AB.
17. The following are bearings were observed for a closed compass traverse ABCDE
Line FB BB
AB 62° 45’ 242° 00’
BC 339° 00’ 157° 15’
CD 288° 30’ 108° 30’
DE 219° 00’ 38° 00’
EA 125° 30’ 309° 00’

At what station do you suspect L.A? Find correct bearings. If the declination is 8° West.
Find the true bearings.

18. Calculate the interior angles of a traverse and apply usual check.
Line F.B B.B
AB 302° 30’ 122° 30’
BC 213° 50’ 33° 50’
CD 94° 35’ 274° 35’
DA 359° 51’ 179° 51’
19. The following were the bearings observed with a surveying’s compass in a closed traverse
ABCDE. Calculate their included angles and check them for its correctness.
Line FB
AB N 60° 30’ E
BC S 58° 00’ E
CD N 46° 00’ E
DE S 25° 30’ W
EA N 60° 00’ W

20. The following bearings were observed with a compass for a closed traverse at what stations
do you suspect local attraction? Correct the bearings for local attraction. Also find the true
bearings of the lines if the declination is 2° 30’ West.
Line FB RB
AB 16° 45’ 198° 00’
BC 224° 30’ 47° 30’
CD 207° 15’ 25° 30’
DE 67° 45’ 247° 45’
EA 155° 15’ 332° 45’
21. The following bearings were observed with a compass.
Line Fore bearing
AB 60° 30’
BC 120° 30’
CD 48° 0’
DE 204° 30’
EA 298° 30’
Calculate the interior angles.

22. The following bearings were observed while traversing with a compass.
Line F.B B.B
AB 45° 45’ 260° 10’
BC 96° 55’ 277° 5’
CD 29° 45’ 209° 10’
DE 324° 48’ 144° 48’
Mention which stations were affected by local attraction and determine the
corrected bearings.
23. Calculate the included angle from the bearings given for an anticlockwise closed
traverse. Apply the check.
Line F.B B.B
AB 107° 15’ 287° 15’
BC 22° 202°
CD 281° 30’ 101° 30’
DE 189° 15’ 9° 15’
EA 124° 45’ 304° 45’
24. The following are the bearing observed in traversing with a compass in a place where local
attraction was suspected. At what station do you suspect local attraction? Calculate the
corrected bearings.
Line F.B B.B
AB 75° 05’ 254° 20’
BC 115° 20’ 296° 35’
CD 165° 35’ 345° 35’
DE 224° 50’ 44° 05’
EA 304° 50’ 125° 05’