1000+ Advanced Surveying Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. The angle between the direction of star and the direction of earth's axis of rotation is called
A. Co-declination
B. Co-latitude
C. Declination
D. Latitude
Answer : A

2. Equation of time which is the difference between apparent solar time and mean solar time at any instant, vanishes during one year
A. Once
B. Twice
C. Thrice
D. Four times
Answer : D

3. The solar tidal force divided by lunar tidal force is
A. 1/3
B. 1/2
C. 3/4
D. 5/4
Answer : B

4. Rotation of the camera at exposure about its vertical axis, is known as
A. Swing
B. Tilt
C. Tip
D. None of these
Answer : A

5. Polaris is usually observed for the determination of the azimuth when it is
A. At culmination
B. At elongation
C. Neither at culmination nor at elongation
D. Either at culmination or at elongation
Answer : B

6. The slotted template method
A. Is prepared, by graphical method
B. Is suitable for large areas with less control
C. Is rapid and accurate
D. All the above
Answer : D

7. The elevation of the star at elongation is obtained by
A. sin ? = sin ? cosec ?
B. sin ? = sin ? sec ?
C. sin ? = cos ? sec ?
D. sin ? = cos ? cosec ?
Answer : A

8. Sidereal day
A. Is the period of time taken by the earth in making a complete rotation with reference to stars
B. Is slightly shorter than an ordinary solar day
C. Is divided into the conventional hours, minutes and seconds
D. All the above
Answer : D

9. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. In a spherical triangle
A. Every angle is less than two right angles
B. Sum of the three angles is equal to two right angles
C. Sum of the three angles less than six right angles and greater than two right angles
D. Sum of any two sides is greater than the third
Answer : B

10. The net ground area of a vertical photograph 20 cm × 20 cm on scale 1 : 10,000 having overlaps 60% and 30%, is
A. 0.50 sq km
B. 0.56 sq km
C. 0.60 sq km
D. 0.64 sq km
Answer : D

11. Triangulation surveys are carried out for locating
A. Control points for surveys of large areas
B. Control points for photogrammetric surveys
C. Engineering works, i.e. terminal points of long tunnels, bridge abutments, etc.
D. All the above
Answer : D

12. At eastern elongation, the pole star moves
A. Eastward
B. Westward
C. Northward
D. Southward
Answer : C

13. The sun's declination remains north between
A. March 21 to June 21
B. June 21 to September 21
C. September 21 to December 21
D. Both (a) and (b) of above
Answer : D

14. The orthogonal projection of the perspective centre on a tilted photograph, is called
A. Nadir
B. Isocenter
C. Principal point
D. Plumb point
Answer : C

15. Pick up the correct statement for horizontal photographs.
A. Parallel lines do not appear parallel in central projection
B. The two sides of a road meet at the vanishing point
C. The lines parallel to the negative plane are projected as parallel lines
D. All the above
Answer : D

16. Stellar astronomy deals with
A. Plane surveying
B. Geodetic surveying
C. Star observations
D. Planet observations
Answer : C

17. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The angular distance of heavenly bodies on observer's meridian measured from the pole, is
A. Co-declination
B. Co-altitude
C. Co-latitude
D. Polar distance
Answer : A

18. The nearest star is so far away from the earth that the directions to it from two diametrically opposite points on the earth differs less than
A. 0.01 second
B. 0.001 second
C. 0.0001 second
D. None of these
Answer : C

19. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. North end of the polar axis is known as North Pole
B. South end of the polar axis is known as South Pole
C. Point where polar axis when produced northward intersects the celestial sphere, is known as north celestial pole
D. All the above
Answer : D

20. The position of a heavenly body on the celestial sphere can be completely specified by
A. Its altitude and azimuth
B. Its declination and hour angle
C. Its declination and right ascension
D. All the above
Answer : D

21. The station pointer is generally used in
A. Triangulation surveying
B. Astronomical surveying
C. Hydrographical surveying
D. Photogrammetric surveying
Answer : C

22. H is the flying height aove mean ground level and f is the principal distance of a vertical photograph. The mean scale of the photographs is
A. H. f
B. H/f
C. f/H
D. H + f
Answer : C

23. The altitude of a circumpolar star is maximum when it is
A. At east elongation
B. At upper culmination
C. At west elongation
D. At lower culmination
Answer : B

24. In observations of equal precision, the most probable values of the observed quantities are those that render the sum of the squares of the residual errors a minimum, is the fundamental principle of
A. Gauss' Mid Latitude formula
B. D'Alembert's method
C. Legendre's method
D. Least square method
Answer : D

25. G.M.T. corresponding to given mean time, equals
A. L.M.T. - East longitude in time
B. L.M.T. + East longitude in time
C. L.M.T. - West longitude in time
D. None of these
Answer : A

26. The point where a vertical line through the optical centre of the camera lens intersects the ground, is known as
A. Ground principal point
B. Ground plumb point
C. Iso-centre
D. Perspective centre
Answer : B

27. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. The horizontal direction of the pole is called astronomical north
B. The angle between the direction of true north and the direction of a survey line is called astronomical bearing
C. The astronomical bearing is generally called azimuth
D. All the above
Answer : D

28. The method of surveying by triangulation was first introduced by the Dutchman Snell in
A. 1600
B. 1615
C. 1630
D. 1650
Answer : B

29. The parallax of a point on the photograph is due to
A. Ground elevation
B. Flying height
C. Length of air base
D. All the above
Answer : D

30. The correction for parallax, is
A. - 8.8 cos ?
B. + .8 sin ?
C. + 8.8 cos ?
D. - 8.8 cos ?
Answer : C

31. The moon rotates round the earth once in every
A. 29 days
B. 29.35 days
C. 29.53 days
D. 30 days
Answer : B

32. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Aerial photographs may be either vertical or oblique
B. Vertical photographs are taken with the axis of camera pointing vertically downward
C. Vertical photographs are used for most accurate maps
D. All the above
Answer : D

33. The latitude of a place was obtained by subtracting the declination of a star from its zenith distance, the observed star was between
A. Horizon and equator
B. Zenith and pole
C. Equator and zenith
D. Pole and horizon
Answer : A

34. Latitude of the observer's position is equal to altitude of
A. North pole
B. Pole star
C. Celestial pole
D. All the above
Answer : C

35. Latitude of a place is the angular distance from
A. Greenwich to the place
B. Equator to the poles
C. Equator to the nearer pole
D. None of these
Answer : D

36. The difference of height of two points whose parallax difference is 0.8 mm on a pair of stereo pair taken from a height H is 100 m. If mean photo base is 95.2 mm, the flying height is
A. 8,000 m
B. 10,000 m
C. 12,000 m
D. 14,000 m
Answer : C

37. The difference of parallax for a given difference in elevation is independent of
A. Focal length of the camera
B. Overall size of the photo graphs
C. Percentage of overlap
D. All the above
Answer : D

38. The latitude of the observer's position, is
A. Elevation of the elevated pole
B. Declination of the observer's zenith
C. Angular distance along the observer's meridian between equator and the observer
D. All the above
Answer : D

39. At the first point of Aeries, the sun moves
A. Northward
B. Southward
C. From south to north of the equator
D. From north to south of the equator
Answer : C

40. To have greatest coverage of the area, the type of photography used, is
A. High oblique
B. Low oblique
C. Vertical
D. None of these
Answer : A

41. In field astronomy, the quantities observed are entirely
A. Lengths
B. Angles
C. Heights
D. All of these
Answer : B

42. The correction applied to the measured base of length L is
A. Tension = (P - Ps)L/AE
B. Sag = L³w²/24P² where w is the weight of tape/m
C. Slope = (h²/2L) + (h⁴/8L³) where h is height difference of end supports
D. All the above
Answer : D

43. If 16 flight lines are run perpendicular to an area 30 km wide, their spacings on a photographical map on scale 1 : 50,000 , will be
A. 1 cm
B. 2 cm
C. 3 cm
D. 4 cm
Answer : D

45. The declination and right ascension of the sun becomes 23° 27' N and 90° respectively on
A. March 21
B. June 21
C. September 21
D. December 22
Answer : B

46. The sidereal day is the time interval between two successive upper transits of
A. Mean sun
B. First point of Aries
C. First point of Libra
D. The polar star
Answer : B

47. Pick up the correct statement from the following. The difference between the longitudes of the places is obtained.
A. By subtracting their longitudes if places are in the same hemisphere
B. By adding their longitudes if places are in the different hemispheres
C. By subtracting the sum of their longitudes exceeding 180° from 360° if places are in different hemispheres
D. All the above
Answer : C

48. The product of the distances of plumb point and horizon point of a vertical photograph from its principal point, is
A. f²
B. 2f²
C. 3f²
D. ½f
Answer : A

49. The difference in longitude of two places expressed in time is equal to the difference in their
A. Sidereal time
B. Apparent solar time
C. Mean solar time
D. All the above
Answer : D

50. If E is the spherical excess and R the radius of the earth, the surface area of the triangle, is
A. ?R²E/90°
B. ?R²E/180°
C. ?R²E/270°
D. ?R²E/360°
Answer : B