To avoid large centering error with very short legs, observations are generally made (A) To chain pins (B) By using optical system for centering the theodolite (C) To a target fixed on theodolite tripod on which theodolite may be fitted easily (D) All the above

To avoid large centering error with very short legs, observations are generally made
(A) To chain pins
(B) By using optical system for centering the theodolite
(C) To a target fixed on theodolite tripod on which theodolite may be fitted easily
(D) All the above
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(C) To a target fixed on theodolite tripod on which theodolite may be fitted easily
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Centering error of a theodolite produces an error (A) In all angles equally (B) Which does not vary with the direction or pointing (C) Which varies with the direction of pointing and inversely with the length of sight (D) None of these

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Last Answer : (C) Which varies with the direction of pointing and inversely with the length of sight 

After fixing the plane table to the tripod, the main operations which are needed at each plane table station are (i) Levelling (ii) Orientation (iii) Centering The correct sequence of these operations is (A) (i), (ii), (iii) (B) (i), (iii), (ii) (C) (iii), (i), (ii) (D) (ii), (iii), (i)

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Last Answer : (B) (i), (iii), (ii)

The theodolites used for making tacheometric observations by optical wedge system, are (A) Provided with stadia hairs in front of eye piece (B) Not provided with stadia hairs at all (C) Fitted with a glass wedge inside the telescope (D) Fitted with a glass wedge in front of telescope

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Last Answer : (D) Fitted with a glass wedge in front of telescope

If a linear traverse follows a sharp curve round a large lake where it is difficult to have long legs, the accuracy of the traverse may be improved by (A) Taking short legs (B) Making repeated observations of angular and linear measurements (C) Making a subsidiary traverse to determine the length of a long leg (D) All the above

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Last Answer : (C) Making a subsidiary traverse to determine the length of a long leg 

In precision theodolite traverse if included angles are read twice and the mean reading accepted using both verniers having a least count of 30". Assuming the instrument to be in perfect adjustment, linear measurements correct to 6 mm per 30 metre tape duly corrected for temperature, slope and sag, the angular error of closure not to exceed (where n is the number of traverse legs) (A) 50" n(B) 30" n(C) 60" n (D) None of these

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In chain surveying, perpendiculars to the chain line are set out by (A) A theodolite (B) A prismatic compass (C) A level (D) An optical square

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The diaphragm of a stadia theodolite is fitted with two additional (A) Horizontal hairs (B) Vertical hairs (C) Horizontal and two vertical hairs (D) None of these

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Last Answer : (A) Horizontal hairs

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While setting a plane table at a station it was found that the error in centering was 30 cm away from the ray of length 40 m drawn from the station. If the scale of the plan is 1 cm = 2 cm, the displacement of the end of the ray in plan from the true position will be (A) 0.02 cm (B) 0.15 cm (C) 0.2 cm (D) 0.1 cm

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The included angles of a theodolite traverse, are generally measured (A) Clockwise from the forward station (B) Anti-clockwise from the back station (C) Anti-clockwise from the forward station (D) Clockwise from the back station

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The distances AC and BC are measured from two fixed points A and B whose distance AB is known. The point C is plotted by intersection. This method is generally adopted in (A) Chain surveying (B) Traverse method of surveys (C) Triangulation (D) None of these

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Measuring with a 30 m chain, 0.01 m too short, introduces (A) Positive compensating error (B) Negative compensating error (C) Positive cumulative error (D) Negative cumulative error

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In tacheometrical observations, vertical staff holding is generally preferred to normal staffing, due to (A) Ease of reduction of observations (B) Facility of holding (C) Minimum effect of careless holding on the result (D) None of these

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