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Elements of Civil Engineering (Regular) Multiple Choice Questions 1. In surveying the measurement are taken in (a) Vertical plane (b) Inclined plane (c) Horizontal plane (d) Vertical and horizonta... l plane 2. In leveling the measurements are taken in (a) Horizontal plane (b) Vertical plane (c) Vertical and horizontal plane (d) Inclined plane 3. The object of surveying is to prepare a (a) Drawing (b) Cross section (c) Sketch (d) Map 4. The method of plane surveying can be used when the extent of area is less than (a) 250 sq km. (b) 500 sq km. (c) 2500 sq km. (d) 5000 sq km. 5. The curvature of the earth is considered in (a) Plane surveying (b) Geodetic surveying (c) Hydrographic survey (d) Aerial survey 6. The main principle of surveying is to work from (a) Part to the whole (b) Whole to the part (c) Higher to lower level (d) Lower to higher level 7. Surveys which are carried out to depict mountains, valleys, rivers, forest and other details of a country are known as (a) Cadastral survey (b) Engineering survey (c) Mine survey (d) Topographical survey 8. Plan is graphical representation of the features on large scale as projected on (a) Horizontal plane (b) Vertical plane (c) In any plane (d) None of the above 9. Which of the following scale is the smallest one (a) 1 cm= 5m (b) R.F = 1/5000 (c) 1:10,00 (d) 1 cm = 5km 10. The plane scale is used to read (a) One unit (b) Two unit (c) Three consecutive units (d) None of the above 11. The diagonal scale is used to read (a) One unit (b) Two unit (c) Three consecutive units (d) None of the above 12. Scale of cord is used to measure (a) Length (b) Angle (c) Area (d) Volume 13. Vernier scale is used to measure (a) Fractional part of a plane scale (b) Fractional part of a diagonal scale (c) Fractional part of a graduated scale (d) None of them 14. In chain surveying field work is limited to (a) Linear measurement only (b) Angular measurement only (c) Both linear and angular measurement (d) None of the above 15. Chain survey is recommended when the area is (a) Crowded (b) Undulating (c) Simple and fairly level (d) Hilly 16. Ranging is defined as (a) Measuring the distance from starting point (b) Measuring the distance from end point (c) Establishing intermediate point on a chain line (d) To take an offset from the chain line 17. Chainage in chain survey means (a) The distance between end stations (b) The perpendicular distance of the object from the chain line (c) Any distance measured by chain in field (d) The distance of the object along the chain-line from the zero end of the chain 18. In chain survey the area is dived into (a) Rectangles (b) Triangles (c) Squares (d) Circles 19. A triangle is said to be well-conditioned when its angles should lie between (a) 300 and 1200 (b) 300 and 1500 (c) 300 and 1800 (d) 150 and 1150 20. Cross staff is used for (a) Setting out right angles (b) Measuring horizontal angles (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these [Show More]

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