Working from the whole to the part is followed as the fundamental principle of surveying so as to :
 1. Distribute errors
 2. Improve ease of working
 3. Prevent accumulation of errors
 4. Compensate error in a way
 5. Refer to common datum, say MSL
 (a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 5 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 5

1 Answer

Answer :

(c) 3 and 4

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