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1. Geodetic surveying known as?

(A) The surveys which earth surface is assumed as plane and the curvature of the earth is
ignored.
(B) The surveys in which curvature of the earth is taken into account and higher degree of
accuracy in linear and angular observation is achieved
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these

2. A survey line AB crosses a river. A line AP is run perpendicular to the survey line having
length 200m. Another line PB is set at right angle to QP such that the point Q lies on the
survey line at the extension of BA and at a distance of 50m from A compute the distance AB.
(A) 800 m (B) 700 m (C) 600 m (D) 500 m

3. Cumulative errors in chaining is

(A) The errors which occur in the same direction and tend to accumulate (or) to add up
(B) The errors which are liable to occur in either direction and hence tend to compensate.
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these

4. In the case of Error due to line of collimation not being perpendicular to the horizontal axis,
the error (E) in direction of an inclined sight is given by,
(A) E  esec  (B) E  ecosec 
(C) E  esin  (D) E  ecos 

5. A Theodolite circle is divided into degrees and half degrees. If the length of 59 main scale
divisions is taken as length of vernier, then the least count of direct vernier in seconds is
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 40 (D) 30

6. Find the magnetic declination at a place, if the magnetic bearing of the sun at noon is 175º.
(A) 5ºW (B) 5ºE (C) -5ºE (D) -5ºW

7. Triangulation surveys are carried out for

(A) Establishment of accurate control points for plane and geodetic survey of large areas,
by ground method
(B) Establishment of accurate control points for photogrammetric surveys of large areas
(C) Accurate location of engineering work
(D) All of the above

8. If R is the radius of the main curve,  is angle of deflection, S is shift and L is length of
transition curve, then total tangent length of curve is
 L  L
(A)  R  S tan  (B)  R  S tan 
2 2 2 2
 L  L
(C)  R  S cos  (D)  R  S tan 
2 2 2 2

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9. While rotating the theodolite in the horizontal plane, the bubble of the bubble tube takes up the
same position in its tube, it indicates
(A) The rotation axis is vertical
(B) The transmission axis is horizontal
(C) The line of collimation is perpendicular to vertical axis
(D) None of these

10. Determine the horizontal distance of a staff station by stadia tacheometry from the following
data. The instrument is at point P ; the sighting is to point A ; The mean vertical angle is
12°30’ (elevation) and the staff readings in meter are 0.815 , 1.335 and 1.855. The stadia
constants are 100 and 0.5m
(A) 99.1m (B) 98.2m (C) 99.6m (D) 97.8m

11. An excavation is to be made for a reservoir 30m long and 20m wide at the bottom, having the
side of the excavation slope at 2H: 1V. Calculate the volume of excavation if the depth is 5m.
(The ground surface is level before excavation)
(A) 6325m3 (B) 6833 m3
(C) 6800 m3 (D) 6725 m3

12. Match List-I with List-II

List-I List-II

1 Radius of curve a R tan  
2
Distance of summit of the
2 Versed sine of the curve b curve to the midpoint of the
curve
1719
3 Length of simple curve c
D
301
4 Tangent length d
D

(A) 1-c; 2-b; 3-d; 4-a (B) 1-b; 2-c; 3-d; 4-a
(C) 1-c; 2-b; 3-a; 4-d (D) 1-b; 2-d; 3-a; 4-c

13. Two points A and B are 1530m apart across a river. The reciprocal levels methods are:
level at Readings on (in m)
A B
A 2.165 3.810
B 0.910 2.355
The true difference in level between A and B (in m) would be_________

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14. The sides of a rectangular tract well measured as 82.397m and 66.132m with a 30m metallic
tape, short by 25mm. The percentage of error in the area of the tract will be
___________________.

15. The general relation to compute the error of closure by deflection angle adjustment method is
given by,
(A) Forward azimuth of the first side of traverse (at first station)   R   L  forward
azimuth of the last side of the traverse (at terminating station) + 360o.
(B) Forward azimuth of the first side of transfer (at first station)   R   L  forward
azimuth of the last side of the transverse (at terminating station 360o.
(C) Forward azimuth of the first side of traverse (at first station)   R   L  forward
azimuth of the last side of the traverse (at terminating station)+360o
(D) None of the above

16. The following levels refer to reciprocal levels taken with one level

Instrument Staff reading on

Remarks
at P Q
P 1.825 2.475 Distance between P
and Q = 1010m RL
Q 0.925 1.605
of P = 126.385

Find RL.
(A) 127.185 (B) 125.585 (C) 125.465 (D) 125.705

17. Match List-I and List-II

List-I List-II
1. Differential leveling (i) along a river (or) pond
2. Fly leveling (ii) precise form of differential leveling
3. Precise leveling (iii) low precision, to check approximate level
4. Reciprocal leveling (iv) to find elevation of points
(A) 1  (iv), 2  (iii), 3  (ii), 4  (i)
(B) 1  (iii), 2  (iv), 3  (ii), 4  (i)
(C) 1  (i), 2  (iii), 3  (iv), 4  (ii)
(D) 1  (ii), 2  (i), 3  (iii), 4  (iv)

18. The following consecutive readings were taken with a level and a 4m levelling staff on
continuously sloping at a common interval of 30m. 0.460 on A, 1.525, 2.695, 3.980, 1.920,
2.950, 3.675, 0.865, 1.950 and 2.995 on B The elevation at A was 152.485.
Determine RL of B.
(A) 145.030 (B) 150.250 (C) 148.960 (D) 143.485

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19. The length and bearings of a closed traverse PQ & RS are given below

Line Length (m) Bearing (WCB)

PQ 180 0°

QR 860 50°

RS 725 180°

SP ? ?

The missing length and bearing respectively of the line SPR

(A) 564m, 207° (B) 604m, 72° (C) 657m, 269° (D710m, 97°

20. In an old map, a line RS was drawn to a magnetic bearing of 8°24’ , the magnetic declination
at the time being 1.5° West. To what magnetic bearing should the line be set now if the present
magnetic declination is 7°22’ East
(A) 0°28’ (B) 0°32’ (C) 359°32’ (D) 359°28’

21. Terrestrial photogrammetry is known as?

(A) Photographs of terrain in an area taken from fixed and usually known position (or) near
the ground and with the camera axis horizontal.
(B) Photographs of terrain in an area are taken in an area are taken from fixed and usually
known position (or) near the ground and with the camera axis horizontal (or) nearly 50.
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

22. Electro magnetic energy (E) can be expressed in terms of frequency (F) (or) wavelength ()
of radiation as
hc hc
(A) E  hcf (or) (B) E  (or)hc
 f
cf c ch h
(C) E  (or) (D) E  (or)
h h f c

23. What are the types of position fixing are used in GPS measurements?
(A) Positioning by pseudo ranging
(B) Positioning by carrier phase measurements
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

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24. Applications of photogrammetry in geology is

(A) Stratigraphics studies
(B) Study of luminescence phenomenon
(C) Recording and analysis of catastrophic events
(D) All the above

25. Remote sensing platforms classifications based on the elevation form the earth’s surface at
which these platforms placed are
(A) Ground level remote sensing
(B) Arial remote sensing
(C) Space borne remote sensing
(D) All the above

26. Advantages of remote sensing are

(A) Provide data of large areas
(B) Provides data of very remote and inaccessible regions
(C) Rapid production of maps for interpretation
(D) All the above

27. Match the following

List-I List-II
1. Oblique i) An unintentional and unavoidable inclination of the optical
axis from vertical.
2. High oblique ii) Photograph taken with the optical axis internally inclined to
the vertical.
3. Low oblique iii) Oblique which contain the apparent horizontal of the earth.
4.Tilted Photograph iv) Apparent horizon does not appear.
(A) 1  (ii), 2  (iii), 3  (iv), 4  (i)
(B) 1  (iv), 2  (iii), 3  (i), 4  (ii)
(C) 1  (ii), 2  (iv), 3  (i), 4  (iii)
(D) 1  (i), 2  (ii), 3  (iv), 4  (iii)

28. A plan was photocopied to a reduced size for convenience area of the plan previously 81cm is
now 9cm2.If the original scale of plotting was 1 : 1000 , the revised scale is 1 : _______

29. Gross errors in GPS observations are

(A) Loss of satellite signal lock
(B) Corruption of GPS signals due to any power line (or) object having magnetic
characteristics
(C) Improper leveling and/or centering of receiver antenna
(D) None of these

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30. The distance of an image of a point 200m above M.S.L from principal point is 32 mm. If t
he flying height of the craft is 2500m, relief displacement will be ____________mm

31. The following factors should be consider in the sensor selection for remote sensing are
(A) The spectral sensitivity of the available sensors
(B) The source, magnitude and spectral composition of the energy available in the
particular range
(C) The available atmospheric windows in the spectral range considered. The spectral
range of the sensor is selected by considering the energy interactions with the features
under investigation
(D) All the above

32. The distance on a map between two road intersections in flat terrain measures 12.78 cm. The
distance between the same to points is 9.25 cm on vertical photograph. If the scale of the map
is 1:24000, what is the scale of the photograph.
(A) 1:20000 (B) 1:33000
(C) 1:23158.919 (D) 1:33158.919
33. Fifteen photographs were taken in a strip each covering an area equal to 25.75 Sq/cm. If the
longitudinal overlap is 60% find the total ground area covered by the strip?
(A) 179.95 Sqkm (B) 169.95 Sqkm
(C) 159.95 Sqkm (D) 149.95 Sqkm

34. The incident electromagnetic energy may interact with the earth surface features in the
possible ways are
(A) Reflection (B) Absorption
(C) Transmission (D) All the above.

35. An image of a hilltop is 87.5 mm from the centre of a photograph. The elevation of the hill is
665 meters and the flight altitude 4660 meters from the same datum. How much is the image
displaced due to elevation of the hill?
(A) 11.487 mm (B) 12.487 mm
(C) 10.487 mm (D) 9.487 mm

36. A sailor standing on the deck of a ship just sees the light beam from a lighthouse on the shore.
If the height of the sailor’s eye and of the light beam at the lighthouse, above the sea level are
9m and 25m respectively, the distance between the sailor and the lighthouse is
(A) 29.8km (B) 31.1km (C) 31.9km (D) 33.2km

37. Two ground points A and B appear on a pair of overlapping photographs, which have been
taken from a height of 3650 m above MSL. The base lines as measured on the two
photographs are 89.5 and 90.5 mm respectively. The mean parallax bar headings from A and B

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are 29.32 mm and 30.82 mm respectively. If the elevation of A above 145 L is 230.35 m,
compute the elevation B.
(A) 285.41 m (B) 286.41 m (C) 287.41 m (D) 250.06 m

38. Which one of the following frequency regions is a part of sun’s radiations?
(A) ultraviolet frequency region
(B) Visible frequency region
(C) Infrared frequency region
(D) All the Above

39. Determine the scale of vertical photograph on which a section line on map of the area is
12.6cm and the scale of map is 1 :10000
(A)1:7875 (B) 1:787.5 (C) 1: 126984 (D) 1:12698

40. The elevation of three points A, B , C are 1500m, 1100m and 900m .If the flying height of the
aircraft is 3500m above mean sea level and focal length of camera lens is 150m, calculate the
average scale of aerial photograph
(A) 1:15 (B) 1:15548 (C) 1: 31 (D) 1:31117

41. Weisbach triangle method is

(A) Used to locate the plane table position on paper by minimizing size of the triangle error
(B) Used in transferring the ground surface alignment down the shaft using plumb wires
(C) Used in determining spherical excess in spherical triangle
(D) None of these

42. A line AB between the stations A and B measured as 348.28m , using a 20m tape, too short
by 0.05m. Determine the reduced corrected horizontal length (in m) of AB, if is AB lay on a
slope of 1 in25.

43. The systematic errors

(A) Are always positive
(B) Are always negative
(C) May be positive or negative
(D) Have the same sign as the gross errors

44. In a traverse, the deflection angle is

(A) Less than 90o
(B) More than 90o but less than 180o
(C) The difference between the included angle and 180o
(D) The difference between 360o and included angle

45. Two points A and B are 1530m apart across a river. The reciprocal levels methods are:

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Level at Readings on (in m)

A B
A 2.165 3.810
B 0.910 2.355
What would be the true difference in level between A and B (in m)?

46. A flag post of height 3m was erected on the top of a building. Vertical angles to the top and
bottom of the flag post were measured using a theodolite as 10o and 12o respectively. A staff
reading of 1.185m was taken over a benchmark of 100.000 with a vertical angle of 0o 0'0" .
R. L. of the bottom of the flag is _______.

47. The area of an irregular boundary was measured using a planimeter and the initial and final
readings were 9.036 and 1.645 respectively. The zero mark on the dial passed index marked
twice. The tracing point has moved in clockwise direction and needlepoint is outside the plan.
If the multiplying constant of the planimeter is 100cm2, then the area in m2 of the plan will be
____________.

48. Statement 1 : Degree of a curve is inversely proportional to the radius of the

curve.
Statement 2 : The vertical angles cannot be measured by method of repetition.
(A) Only statement 1 is correct (B) Only statement 2 is correct
(C) Both statements are correct (D) Both statements are wrong

49. A 30m steel tape was standardized under 60N pull at 65O F and it was suspended in 5 equal
spans during measurement. The mean temperature during measurement was 90O F and the
pull exerted was 100N. The area of the cross-section of the tape was 8mm2
(  6.3 106 / o F, E  2 105 N / mm2 and unit weight of steel  78.6kN / m3 )
Find the true length of the tape.
(A) 30.003696m (B) 30.007279m (C) 30.002185m (D) 29.96304m

50. Following are the observed values of an angle and their weight age:
Angle Weight age
o
18 24'23" 2
18o 24'26" 2
18o 24'28" 3

What is probable error of single observation of unit weight?

(A) 0.96" (B) 1.82" (C) 2.17" (D) 2.61"

51. Which of the following is not a use of GIS?

(A) Locating traffic accidents (B) Measuring weather data

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(C) Locating utility poles (D) Traffic pattern analysis

52. Consider following statements regarding a total station:

(i) Total station can be used for any type of survey
(ii) Total station gives temperature of the place
(iii) Total station is used to determine the height of inaccessible points
Correct statements are:
(A) (i), (ii) (B) (i), (iii) (C) (i) only (D) All of these

53. Clocks used by GPS satellites for very accurate measurement of time are called
(A) Cesium clocks (B) Helium clocks (C) Atomic clocks (D) Quartz oscillators

54. The three segments of a GPS system are the space segment, the user segment and the ___
segment
(A) Control (B) Inter face (C) Computer (D) Digital

55. Consider following statements:

(i) The difference of parallax for a given difference in elevation depends upon the focal
length of the camera
(ii) In a tilted photograph, the scale is uniform for all the points on a line perpendicular to
the principal line
Correct statements are:
(A) (i) only (B) (ii) only (C) Both (A) & (B) (D)None of these

56. Consider following statements regarding GPS satellites:

(i) Altitude of GPS satellite is about 20200 km from the earth
(ii) GPS satellite orbital period is about 12 sidereal hours
(iii) GPS satellite orbits are exactly circular with zero electricity
Correct statements are:
(A) (i), (ii) only (B) (ii), (iii) only (C) (i), (iii) only (D) All

57. Consider following statements regarding radars:

(i) Radars are the passive form of microwave remote sensing
(ii) Wavelength spectrum used in radars is 0.1-30cm
Correct statements are:
(A) (i) only (B) (ii) only (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) None

58. Image of an object is 80 mm from the principal point of the photograph. The elevation of the
object is 420 m above MSL. If the relief displacement is given10 mm then, what is the flying
height above MSL is ______________m.

59. The stretch of a road scales 20 cm on a vertical photograph taken from the flying height of
3000 m above the datum. If the focal length of the camera is 150 mm, then what will be the
actual length (in Km) of the road?

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60. What is the actual ground area (in km2) covered by a 30 cm ×30 cm size vertical aerial
photograph at an average scale of 1 cm = 100 m having 65% forward overlap and 30% side
overlap?

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