SURVEYING QUIZ | EXAMIANS

The station where observations are not made, but the angles at the station are used in triangulation series, is known as

Satellite station

Subsidiary station

Pivot station

Main station

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In field astronomy, the quantities observed are entirely

Angles

Lengths

All of these

Heights

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The meridian of a place is

A great circle whose plane is perpendicular to the axis of rotation and it also passes through the place

A semi-circle which passes through the place and is terminated at the poles

A great circle passing through the place and the poles

An arc of the great circle which passes through the place and is perpendicular to the equator

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The height displacement on a vertical photograph

Decreases as the flying height increases

Increases as the horizontal distance increases from the principal point

All listed here

Increases as the ground elevation increases

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The permissible error in chaining for measurement with chain on rough or hilly ground is

1 in 100

1 in 1000

1 in 500

1 in 250

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For plane ground the scale of a vertical photograph will be same as that of a tiled photograph along the photo parallel through

Principal point

Plumb point

None of these

Isocenter

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The angle between the plane of the equator and the plane of the ecliptic, is known as obliquity of the ecliptic and its value is

23° 30'

24° 0'

23° 27'

22° 30'

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Intersection method of detailed plotting is most suitable for

forests

hilly areas

plains

urban areas

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Stellar astronomy deals with

Star observations

Planet observations

Plane surveying

Geodetic surveying

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The Polaris remains below horizon at

10° N

50° N Latitude

Equator

5° S latitude

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