Civil Engineering MCQ’s

166. Benchmark is established by _____. (d) Run parallel to each other

Ans. (c)
(a) Hypsometry
(b) Barometric levelling 171. The angle between the prolongation of the
(c) Spirit levelling preceding line and the forward line of a traverse
(d) Trigonometrical levelling is called _____.
Ans. (c)
(a) Deflection angle
167. If a tacheometer is fitted with an anal-latic (b) Included angle
lens _____. (c) Direct angle
(d) None of the above
(a) Additive constant is 100, multiplying Ans. (a)
constant is zero
(b) Multiplying constant is 100, additive 172. To set out a parallel from a given
constant is zero inaccessible point to a given line AB, the
(c) Both multiplying and additive constants following observations are made:
are 100 Distance AB and angle PAM = a and
(d) Both multiplying and additive constants angle PBA = b are measured where M is a point
are 50 on the line BA produced. The perpendicular to
Ans. (b) the desired parallel line from A and B are _____.

168. Short offsets are measured with _____. (a) AB/(cot b – cot a)
(b) AB/(cos b – cos a)
(a) An ordinary chain (c) AB/(cot a – cot b)
(b) An invar tape (d) AB/(cot a – cos b)
(c) A metallic tape Ans. (a)
(d) A steel tape
Ans. (a) 173. Pick up the correct statement from the
following.
169. The representation of general topography
of a very flat terrain is possible only _____. (a) A refracting telescope consists optically
of two lenses
(a) By drawing contours at large interval (b) The principal axes of both the lenses
(b) By drawing contours at small interval coincide the optical axis of the telescope
(c) By giving spot levels at large interval (c) The lens nearer the object to be viewed is
(d) By giving spot levels to salient features at convex and is called objective
close interval (d) All of the above
Ans. (d) Ans. (d)

170. True meridian of different places 174. In case of a direct vernier scale _____.

(a) Converge from the South Pole to the
North Pole
(b) Converge from the North Pole to the
South Pole
(c) Converge from the equator to the poles
(a) Graduations increase in opposite
direction in which graduations of the
main scale increase
(b) Smallest division is longer than smallest
division of the main scale

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(c) Graduations increase in the same (a) 67.2 L² mm

direction in which graduations of the (b) 76.3 L² mm
main scale increase (c) 64.5 L² mm
(d) None of the above (d) None of the above
Ans. (c) Ans. (a)

175. The operation of making the algebraic sum 180. The systematic errors which persist and
of latitudes and departures of a closed traverse, have regular effects in the performance of a
each equal to zero, is known _____. survey operation are due to _____.

(a) Balancing the sights (a) Carelessness

(b) Balancing the departures (b) Faulty instrument
(c) Balancing the latitudes (c) Inattention
(d) Balancing the traverse (d) None of the above
Ans. (d) Ans. (b)

176. Dumpy level is most suitable when _____.

(a) The instrument is to be shifted frequently

(b) Fly levelling is being done over long
distance
(c) Many readings are to be taken from a
single setting of the instrument
(d) All of the above
Ans. (c)

177. Magnetic declination at any place _____.

(a) Remains constant

(b) Does not remain constant
(c) Fluctuates
(d) Changes abruptly
Ans. (b)

178. If the length of a chain line along a slope of

θ° is 𝑙, the required slope correction is _____.

(a) 2𝑙 cos² θ/2

(b) 2𝑙 sin² θ/2
(c) 𝑙 tan² θ/2
(d) 𝑙 cos² θ/2
Ans. (b)

179. The combined effect of curvature and

refraction over a distance 'L' kilometres is _____.

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