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BASIC of SURVEYING
IAS- 1994 (c) 1 3 4 2
1. The following equipments can be used (d) 4 3 1 2
to lay out horizontal angles in field IAS- 1995
1. Microptic theodolite 3. The map projection in which the angle
2. Chain and metallic tape between any pair of short lines is
3. Vernier theodolite represented correctly is called
4. Prismatic compass (a) Conformal projection
The correct sequence of the decreasing

order of their accuracies is
(a) 2, 4, 3, 1 (b) 2, 3, 4, 1
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(b) Equidistant projection
(c) Azimuthal projection
(d) Equal area projection
2.
(c) 1, 4 3, 2
correct answer
(d) 1, 3, 4, 2
Match List-I with List-II and select the 4. The
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smallest
IAS- 1997
scale
toporgraphical surveys is
adopted for
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(A) Toporgraphical surveys
(B) Geodetic surveys
(C) Engineering surveys Ki (a) 1 : 25, 000
(b) 1 : 50, 000
(c) 1 : 2, 50, 000
(d) 1 : 5, 00, 000
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(D) Cadastral surveys
List-II 5.
IAS- 1998
Match List-I with List-II and select the
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To obtain data for carrying out any type
of project such as roads, railways, water
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supply etc
correct answer using the codes given
below the lists
List-I List-II
2.
3.
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To show boundaries of fields, buildings
etc
To furnish data for size and shape of the
earth
A. Geographical
map
B. Topographical
1. 1cm = 2.5km
2. 1cm= 0.25km
map
4. To show natural features of the country
C. Location map 3. 1cm = 160km
such as rivers, hills, streams, lakes, roads,
D. forest map 4. 1cm = 5m to 25m
bridges, towns etc
Codes:
Codes:
A B C D
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 1 4 2
(b) 2 1 4 3

(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 3 1 2 4
6. Which one of the following is a
conventional sign for North Line in
surveying?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
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LINEAR MEASUREMENTS
IAS- 1994 using a
1. If the downhill end of a 20 m tape is held (a) Steel band
80 cm too low, then its horizontal length (b) Invar tape
will be
(c) Electronic distance measuring
(a) 19.894 m (b) 19.984 m equipment
(c) 20.016 m (d) 20.984 m (d) Autoreduction tacheometer
IAS- 1996 6. A plan of an area drawn with the originl
1 scale of 1 cm = 10 m, has shrunk such
2. The representive fraction means
(a) 0.25 m
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that the scale is 1 cm equal to
(b) 2.5 m I
that a line, originally 15 cm long on the
plan, measures now 14.5 cm. The shrunk
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scale is given by 1 cm equal to
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(c) 25 m (d) 2.5 km
The double-line field book is most
commonly used for recording
(a) Precise work
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(a) 0.97 m
(c) 10.37 m
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(d) 10.97 m
Length of line measured with a 20 m chain
was found to be 636.4 m. If the chain was
5 cm too long, throught out the
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(b) ordinary chain survey work
(c) Large-scale plotting work
(d) Small-scale plotting work
Which one of the following pairs is not
correctly matched
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line is
(a) 635.990 m
(c) 632.818 m
(b) 635.986 m
(d) 632.814 m
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Description Conventional
Signs
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IAS- 1997
During the measurement of a line by
chain or tape in slopes, if the length of
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(a) Temple
the line is 'l' and the height difference
between the ends of the line is 'h', then
the correction to the measured length is
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(b) Single railway
line (a) zero

æh 2 ö
more than çè 2l ÷ø by
(b) +
h4
8l 3
(c) Barbed Wire
h3 h3
Fence (c) + (d) -
4l 2 2l 2
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(d) Road Bridge
9. A 30 m long steel tape standardised with
a pull of 100 N was used for measuring a
5. The most accurate measurement of the baseline of length 1500 m. The pull
lengths of long survey lines is made by exerted while measuring is 150 N. The

correction Cp due to pull is given by (the

area of cross-section of the tape = A;
Young's modulus = E)
100  1500 1500  150

(a) (b)
AE AE
50  1500 250  1500

(c) (d)
AE AE
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COMPASS SURVEYING
IAS- 1994 codes given below
1. The following bearings were taken in Codes:
runnig a closed compass traverse (a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 2 and 3
ABCDA
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 3 and 4
4. A and B are two traverse station free
from local attraction errors. If the true
bearing of a line AB is 89°, and the
One would suspect local attraction at

stations would be
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magentic declination at point A is 1° West,
then the mag-netic bearing of the line BA
2.
(a) A and B
(c) C and D
(b) B and C
(d) D and A
ABCD is a regular parallelogram plot of
land, whose angle BAD is 60° If the 5.
(a) 88°
(c) 268°
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(d) 270°
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If the magnetic bearing of a line is 48°
bearing of the line AB is 30°, then the
bearing of the line CD is
(a) 90° (b) 120°
Ki 24' and magnetic declination is 5° 38'
East, then the true bearing is
(a) 42° 02' (b) 42° 46'
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(c) 210 °
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IAS- 1995
Which of the following variations of 6.
(c) 54° 02' (d) 54° 46'
IAS- 1997
In an old map, line PQ was drawn to a
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matched?
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mangnetic declination are correctly magnetic bearing of 6° 32', the magnetic
declination at that time bein 1° East. The
present magnetic declination is 9 ° 42'
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1. Diuranal variation ..... Variation
whose time period varies from 100- East. The magnetic bearing to which the
350 years line is set at present is
2. Annnual variation .... Annual rate of (a) 357° 50' (b) 356° 50'
change of secular variation (c) 3°10' (d) 2° 10'
3. Secular variation ..... Variation 7. Fore bearing (FB) and back bearing (BB)
declination periodic in character of lines PQ and QR have been measured
4. Irregular Variation ..... Caused due as
to magnetic storms in earth's
Line FB BB
magnetic field
PQ 59 0 '0 ' 235 0 0 0
Select the correct answer using the
QR 1250 30' 3090 30'

The correct value of the interior angle

PQR will be
(a) 105° 00' (b) 109° 30'
(c) 118° 30' (d) 255°
IAS- 1998
8. If the bearing of a line AB is 60°30' E
and that of BC is 122° of a closed traverse
ABCDE, then the measure of the interior
angle B is
(a) 240° 30' (b) 122° 00'
(c) 118° 30' (d) 154°
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THEODOLITE
IAS- 1994 IAS- 1996
1. When a theeodilite is in proper 3. Which of the following are the
adjustment which of the following fundamental lines of a theodolite?
conditions between fundamental lines are 1. The vertical and horizontal axes
satisfied?
2. The diagonally opposite screw lines
1. Axis of the plate level is perpen-
3. The line of collimation and axes of
dicular to the vertical axis
the plate levels
2. Line of collimation is at right angles
3.
to the vertical axist
The axis of the altitude level is
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The bubble line of the altitude level
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below
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parallel to the line of collimation
when it is horizontal and the vertical
circle reads zero
Codes:
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(a) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4
IAS- 1999
The main plate of a transit is divided into
2.
(a) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
In theodolite traversing, for the
calculation of independent rectan-gular
coordinates from the field observation,
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vernier coincide exactly with 59 divisions
of the main plate. The least count (in
seeconds) of the transit is
below
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some of the computa-tions are indicated
(a) 5
(c) 15
(b) 10
(d) 20
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Computation of reduced bearing of
each traverse leg
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Calculation of the closing error
3.
4.
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Balancing of consecutive coor-
dinates
Calculation of consecutive coor-
dinates
The correct sequence in which these
computations are to be made is
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 4, 3, 1
(c) 1, 4, 2, 3 (d) 3, 1, 4, 2

TRAVERSING
IAS- 1994 (c) 5 to 15 km (d) 10 to 20 km
1. In a clsed traverse the following 5. In a closed theodolite traverse, the sum
computations were made of the latitudes is +5.080 m and the sum
of the departures is -51.406 m. The sum
of the traverse legs is 20.525 km. The
accuracy of traverse is nearly equal to
(a) 1 : 300 (b) 1 : 400
(c) 1 : 500 (d) 1 : 100
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Consider the following conclusions IAS- 1998
drawn from the above computations 6. If the coordinates of A are 100 N & 200
1.
2.
3.
Reduced bearing of DA = S 45° W
W.C.B of DA = 225°
Departure of DA = + 685.0 (a) 400.00
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E and those of C are 100 S & 200 E, then
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the length AC is
(b) 282.84
4 Latitude of DA = + 685.0
Of these conclusions 7. G
(c) 244.94 (d) 200.00
Consider the following statements
associated with triangulation survey
(a) 1, 3 and 4 are valid
(b) 1, 2 and 3 are valid
(c) 2 and 4 are valid
(d) 1 and 2 are valid Ki 1. In triangulation survey unknown
distances between stations are
determined using tacheometric
relations
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If, in a triangle ABC, b = 300 m and angle
ABC = 60°, then the radius of the circular
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curve passing through the points A, B
2. The triangulation station at which
astronomical observa-tions are
made for azimuths are called Laplace
(a) 86.6 m
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and C will be
(c) 173.2 m
(b) 100.0 m
(d) 300.6 m
3.
stations
In tertiary triangulation, the length
of the sides is in the range of 10 to
3.
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The number of independent condi-tions
required to be satisfied for the adjustment
of a braced quadril-ateral in triangulations
4.
25 km
The length of the base line in primary
triangulation is 8 to 12 km
Of these statements
survey is (a) 1 & 2 and correct
(a) 2 (b) 4 (b) 3 & 4 are correct
(c) 6 (d) 8 (c) 1 & 4 are correct
IAS- 1996 (d) 2 & 4 are correct
4. Which one of the following specifications
for length of base line refers to Third
Order Triangulation system?
(a) 0.5 to 3 km (b) 1.5 to 5 km

LEVELLING
IAS- 1994 bed depth
1. Match List-I with List-II and select the (d) Sounding 4. To measure
correct answer turbidity
List-I 5. Measuring the
A. Reciprocal levelling discharge of a
B. Balancing Fore sight and Back Sight stream
distances Codes:
C. Inverted Staff Rading

D. Tilting level
List-II
(a)
(b)
A
3
4
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4
3
C
2
1
D
1
2
1.
2.
3.
Points above the line of collimation
Eliminates the collimation error
The vertical axis is not Perpendicular to
(c)
(d)
5
3
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1
2
2
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3
5
4.
Codes:
the line of collimation
Eliminates error due to inclined line of
collimation also
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100 m from the level for five division
deviation of the bubble is 0.050 m and if
the length of one division of the bubble
(a)
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2
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4
D
3
is 2 mm. then the radius of curvature of
the bubble tube is
(a) 2.02 m (b) 2.20 m
(b)
(c)
(d)
4
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3
3
1
1
4
3
2
2
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(c) 20.00 m (d) 20.20 m
The "Back sight" reading on a vetically
2.
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Match List-I with List-II and select the
correct answer:
List-I List-II
held staff at a point A on the floor aloong
the centre line of a railway tunnel is 3.465
m, and the "Fore sight" on the inverted
staff held at the roof of the tunnel just
vertically above A is 1.55 m. The height
(a) Stream gauging 1. Solving three
point prob-lem of the tunnel along the cnetre line at floor
point A is
(b) Station pointer 2. To determine
(a) 2.310 m (b) 3.465 m
water level and
its varia-tion (c) 4.620 m (d) 6.930 m
(c) Tide gauge 3. The process of 5. It is required to determine by periodical
determi-ning the soundings, the rate at. Which silting or

scouring is taking place in a harbour.

Which one of the following methods is (a) 1.03 sec of arc

best suited for locating the position of the (b) 10.3 sec of arc
soundings?
(c) 20.6 sec of arc
(a) Range and time intervals
(d) 103 sec of arc
(b) Two angles from the boat
IAS- 1998
(c) Tacheometric observations
9. A Dumpy level is set up with its eyepiece
(d) Intersecting ranges vertically over a peg A. The height from
IAS- 1996 the top of peg A to the centre of the
6. The two-peg test in the adjustment of a eyepiece is 1.540 m and the reading on
dumpy level employs the principle that peg B is 0.75 m the level is then set up
(a) equal lengths at back sight and fore

sight do not affect the difference in
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over peg B. The height of the eyepiece
above peg B is 1.490 m and the reading
on A is 2.195 m. The difference in level
level
(b) reciprocal levelling eliminates errors of
nonparallel instru-ment and collimation
axes
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between A And B is
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(a) 2.900 m
(c) 0.770 m
(b) 3.030 m
(d) 0.785 m
(c) two reading from the same station will

minimize errors in bubble tube axis
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(d) correction is made for vertical axis at one
peg and for horizontal axis at the other
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10. Mean sea level at any place is the
average datum of the hourly tide heights
observed over a period of nearly
7.
peg
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A sewer is laid from a manhole A to a
manhole B, 250 in apart along a
(a) 5 years
(c) 20 years
(b) 10 years
(d) 50 years
11. Match List-I with List-II and select the
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downward gradient of 1 in 125. If the
reduced level of the invert at A is 205.75
m and the height of the boring rod is 3
correct answer
List-I List-II
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m. Then, redcuced level of the sight rail
at B, is
(a) 202.75 m (b) 206.75 m
(Names)
(a) Boning rod 1.

(Figures)
(c) 208.75 m (d) 211.75 m

IAS- 1997
8. When the bubble of a level tube was
moved by 1 divisions, the change in staff (b) Travelling rod 2.
intercept was 0.05 m. If the distance
between the staff and the instrument was
100 m, then the sensitiveness of the
bubble tube is given by

(c) Sight rails 3.
(d) Batter boards 4.
5.
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Codes: GO
(a)
(b)
(c)
A
3
5
2
B
2
4
4
C
5
1
1
D
4
3
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TRIGNOMETRIC LEVELLING
IAS- 1995 (a) 42 m (b) 210 m
1. Which one of the following given the (c) 420 m (d) 840 m
correct distance between the lighthouse IAS- 1997
and a ship, when the lighthouse whose
5. The distance between two bench marks
height is 100 m is visible just above the
is 1000 m. If during levelling, the total
horizon from the ship
error due to collimation, curvature and
(a) 30.68 km (b) 36.50 km refraction is found to be + 0.120 m, then
(c) 38.54 km (d) 40.54 km the magnitude of the collimation error is
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2. In a trignometric levelling, the height of (a) 0.00527 m (b) 0.0527 m
the signal used is 4.62 m and the (c) 0.527 m (d) 0.673 m
instrument height is 1.25 m. If the
horizontal distance of the target form the
instrument is 5780 m, then the axis-
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In trigonometric levelling, if the
horizontal distance between the
instrument and the object is 3088 m, the
signal correction is
(a)
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5780
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coefficient of refraction is 0.07 and R sin
1" = 30.88 m, then the refraction
correction in angular measure would be
(b)
5780  5 . 87
206265
5780  206265
seconds
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(c) 7.0"
(b) 0.70"
(d) 1'10"
(c)
(d)
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206265  5780
seconds
seconds
3.
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IAS- 1996
A person of height 1.65 m standing on a
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cliff of height 20 m above the water level
on sea-shore can sight a ship at a
distacne of about
(a) 10 km (b) 18 km
(c) 30 km (d) 40 km
4. If the line of sight between two station A
and B, on sea, and 80 km apart, makes
tangent at point A, then the minimum
elevation of the signal required at B
(considering the coefficient of refraction
"m" = 0.08 and the mean radius of earth
as 6400 km) will be

PHOTOGRAPHY
IAS- 1994 height H having mean photo base 92.5
1. Match List-I (Variables used in stereo- mm is   100 m, then the flying height
photogrammetry) with List-II (Values of H will be
the variables given in List-I) and select
(a) 80, 000 m (b) 10, 000 m
the correct answer
(c) 12, 000 m (d) 14, 000 m
List-I
IAS- 1995
(a) The normal longitudinal overlap
4. In photogrammetric surverying, the
along the flight line
(b) The normal overlap between the adjacent
strips
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image of the top of the hill is 90 mm from
the principal point of the photograph. The
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elevation of the top of the hill is 500 m
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(c) Eye base (average) assumed and the flying height 5000 m above
(d) Tolerable difference in scale of adjoining datum, the relief displacement
photographs
List-II
(a) 0.9 mm
(c) 90 mm G (b) 9 mm
(d) 900 mm
1.
2.
3.
4.
At least 20%
Upto 15%
60% or more
64 mm Ki 5. Match List-I with List-II and select the
below the lists
List-I (Elements of aerial
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photographs)
Codes:
A. perspective centre
(a)
(b)
A
1
3
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3
1
C
2
2
D
4
4
B. Plumb point
C. principal point
2.
(c)
(d)
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3
3
1
4
4
2
2
On a vertical photograph on a scale of 1:
20, 000 taken with a camera with f = 152
D. lsocentre
1.
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The point where the perpendicular from
the optical centre of the lens meets the
photograph
mm, format 23 cm  23 cm, taking 60%
overlap, the ground dimension of the 2. The point where the rays from the objects
over-lapped width of the photograph will converge
be 3. The point where the vertical through the
(a) 1840 m (b) 2006 m optical centre meets the photograph
(c) 3040 m (d) 6152 m 4. The point where the horizontal through
optical centre meets the photograph
3. If the difference in height of two points
5. The point where the bisector of the angle
whose parallax difference is   0.8 mm
between vertical and perpendicular from
on a pair of stereo pair taken from a flying

optical centre meet the photograph (d) The point is not affected by the till of the
Codes: photograph
A B C D IAS- 1998
(a) 2 4 1 5 9. If the parallax difference between the top

and bottom of a tree is measured as 1.32
(b) 2 1 3 5
mm on a stereo-pair of photos taken at
(c) 2 3 1 5
3000 m above ground and the average
(d) 4 3 1 2 photobase is 66 mm. Then the height of
IAS- 1996 the tree will be
6. Given that (a) 45.49 m (b) 60. 00 m
Scale of photograph - 1 cm = 100 m (c) 23.51 m (d) 39.50 m
Size of photograph - 23 cm  23 cm
Area to be covered - 150 sq. km
10. Given that
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F = Focal length of camera.
Longitudinal overlap - 60%
Side overlap - 30%
The total number of photographs
required for covering the above area is GO
H = Height of expousre station above
MSL,
and h = Height of ground above MSL,
the scale of vertical photograph is given
7.
(a) 143
(c) 58
(b) 101
(d) 43
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A 3000 m long line lying at an elevation Ki by
(a) Sh = f/h
(c) Sh = H/(f-h)
(b) Sh = f/(H-h)
(d) Sh = f/(H+h)
IAS- 1999
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of 450 m measures 10 cm on a vertical
photograph. The focal length of the
camera is 21 cm. The scale of the
11. Match List-I with List-II with respect to
aerial photogrammetry and select the
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photograph for the area having an
elevation of 1000 m will be
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(a) 1: 27381 (b) 1: 25008
below
List-I
A. Principal point
List-II
1. The angle for-
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(c) 1: 20606 (d) 1: 30421
which one of the following state-ments
about photogrammetric surverying is
correct?
med b/w the flight
line and the edges
of photograph in
the direction of
The relief displacement flight
(a) Decreases with increases in flying B. lsocentre 2. Failure of the
height aeroplane to stay
(b) Is negative for a point above datum on the
p r e d e t e r mi n e d
(c) Decreases as the distance of the object
flight line
from the principal point is not affected
by the till of the photograph C. Crab 3. The point where a
per -pendi cular

dropped from the

The difference in elevation of the two
front nod-al point
objects would be
stri-kes the
(a) 40 m (b) 60 m
photograph
(c) 80 m (d) 90 m
D. Drift 4. The point at which
the bisector of the
angle of tilt meets
the photographer
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b)
(c)
4
3
3
4
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(d) 3
12. Given that
4 2 1
Scale of the photograph 50 m = 1 cm

Size of photograph = 18 cm  18 cm GO
Percentage longitudinal overlap = 60
Percentage side overlap = 33
the covered area = 108 sq km

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3
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(a) 200
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The required number of photo-graphs
will be
(b) 400
(c) 500
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13. Air-base B, photographic base b, flying
height H and the focal length f of a
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vertical photograph are related as
(a) B 
bf
H
(b) B 
bH
f
 H  f 
(c) B  b 1   (d) B  b 1  
 f   h 
14. Images of two objects on a pair of

photographs have a parallax difference
of 1.8 mm and an avergag photograph
base of 88.2 mm. The flying height is
4000 m above the average ground level.

CURVES
IAS- 1995 5. A summit vertical curve is to be set
joining + 2 per cent grade with -3 per cent
1. The radius of curvature of an ideal
grade. If the tangents intersect at an
transition curve should be
elevation of 60 m and the rate of change
(a) Inversely proportional to its length
of grade is -1 per cent per 100 m, then
from the beginning
the elveation of the beginning point of
(b) Directly proportional to its length from the vertical curve will be
the beginning
(a) 58.5 m (b) 57.5 m
(c) Proportional to the speed of the vehicle
(c) 55.0 m (d) 52.5 m
2.
(d) Proportional to the supereleva-tion
For a simple cirular curve which one of
6.
LI IAS- 1998
The deflection angle between the
tangents drawn at the ends of a transition
the following gives the correct relation
between the redius R and degreee of
curve D, for 20 m arc length?
(a) R =
5729 . 6
(b) R =
1718 . 9 GO
curve is 70°. The radius of the curve at
the end is 400 m. What is the length of
the transition curve?
(a) 60.00 m (b) 97.74 m
(c) R =
D
1145 . 9
D
(d) R =
IAS- 1996
D
572 . 9
D
Ki
7.
(c) 120.00 m (d) 150.00 m
Which of the follwing elements of a simple
curve are correctly matched?
3.
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If R is the radius of the main curve, q
I
the angle of deflection, S the shift and L
1.
2.
Tangent length...... R tan
Apex distance....... 2R sin

2
I
given byV
the length of the transition curve, then
the total tangent length of the curve is
3.
2
Length of long chord...... 2 Rcosec


C
(a) (R-S) tan  /2-L/2
(b) (R+S) tan  /2-L/2
(c) (R+S) tan  /2+L/2
(d) (R-S) tan  /2+L/2
4. Mid-ordinate........ R ver sin

2
2
4. The length of a transition curve for a (R is the radius and D is the defle-
circular curve of radius 300 m and for a ction angle) Select the correct answer
design spped of 15 m/s, when the rate of using codes given below
change of centrifugal acceleration is 0.3 (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 4
m/s3 is
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 1 and 4
(a) 30 m (b) 37.5 m
8. A parabolic vertical curve is set out
(c) 45 m (d) 60 m connecting a + 0.7 % grade to a - 0.6%
IAS- 1997 grade. The change and R.L of the point

of intersection are 1000 m and 250 m (b) 3 2 4 5

respectively. The admissible rate of (c) 2 1 4 5
change of grade is 0.5% per 20 m. The
(d) 2 1 5 3
chainage of the tangent points will be
10. Consider the following basic criteria of a
(a) 600 and 1400
transition curve
(b) 650 and 1350
1. Its curvature should be equal to the
(c) 700 and 1300 radius of the cirular curve at its
(d) 740 and 1260 junction with the straight
IAS- 1999 2. The rate of increase of curva-ture
9. Match List-I (Elements of a simple along the transition curve should be
circular curve) with List-II (Defina-tions) equal to the rate of increase of
and select the correct answer
List-I
A. Vertex
List-II
1. The line join-
3.
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superelevation
It should be tangential to straight
line and meet the circular curve with
B. Long chord
ing the point of
curvature and
point of tangency
2. Back tangent and
forward tangent
curve
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the same radius as that of the circular
Of these statements
(a) 2 laone is correct
(b) 1 & 3 are correct
C. Tangent dista-
when extended
intersect at this
point
3. Distance bet- Ki (c) 2 & 3 are correct
(d) 1, 2 & 3 are correct
11. It is proposed to insert a circular curve
of radius 300 m with a cubic parabola of
nce
IL ween the mid

point of long
chord & mid-
length 90 m at each end. The deflection
angle between the straights is 40°. The
shift of the curve is
IV
D. External dista-
point of the curve
4. Distance bet
(a) 1.125
(c) 0.5625
(b) 0.75
(d) 0.225
C
nce -ween point of
tangency and the
point of interse-
ction
5. D i s t a n c e
between point of
inter-section and
middle point of
the curve
Codes:
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MEASUREMENT OF AREA AND VOLUME

IAS- 1997 (a) 7857 sq.m (b) 5000 sq. m
1. In the given formula formats, L is the (c) 3143 sq.m (d) 2143 sq. m
length of the base line split into 'n' equal IAS- 1998
segments each of length 'd'. O 1, O 2....,
3. If the cross-section areas of an
On+1 are the ordinates at the sequential
embankment at 30 m intervals are 20,
ends of the seqments and M1, M2, .......
40, 60, 50 and 30 m2 respectively, then
Mn are thed mid-ordinates of sucessive
the volume of the embankment on the
segments. Which of the following pairs
basis of prismoidal rule, is
of Rules and the formulae for
computation of the area standing on the
base line are correctly matched?
1. Mid-ordinate Rule................
(a) 5300 m3
(c) 9300 m3
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(d) 9400 m3
IAS- 1999
2.
 O  O 2  ...  O n
A  1
 n

L

Average ordinae Rule.............A

4.
O
Excavation is to be made for a reservoir
measureing 20 m long, 12 m wide at the
G
bottom and 2 m deep. The side slopes
are to be 1 : 1 and the top to be flush
with the ground which is level in the
3.

L
n
M 1  M 2  ... M n 
Trapezoidal Rule....................A
Ki vicinity. As per prismoidal formula, the
volume of excavation will be
(a) 610.33 m3
(c) 625.00 m3
(b) 618.66 m3
(d) 633.66 m3
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 O  O n 1 
 d 1
2
  O2

 O 2  ....  O n ]
4.
d
IV
Simpson's Rule.....................A
O1  O n 1   4 O 2  O 4 .. 

3 
C
 2 O  O  ... O 
3 5 n
Select the correct answer using ans-

wer using the codes given below


Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
2. If the azimuths of the two tangents to a
circular curve of radius 100 m are due
north and due east, then the area bounded
by the two tangents and the circular
curve will be

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IAS- 1994 IAS- 1996
1. Consider the following steps 3. Consider the following statements

pertaining to plane table survery
1. Using Lehmann's rule, an improved
position of station point is obtained 1. Two-point problem is solved by
mechanical method
2. Procedure is repeated till the
triangle of error is reduced to a point 2. Three-point problem is solved by
Bessel's method
3. 'Triangle of error' is obtained
4.
5.
The plane table is levelled over the
station point
Three resection lines are drawn from
3.
I
In two point problem, auxiliary
station is required
L
Of these statements
three well defined station points

The correct sequence of the "Lehmann's
procedure" for solving the "three point
problem" is
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(a) 1 and 2 are correct
(b) 1 and 3 are correct
(c) 2 and 3 are correct
(a) 4, 5, 3, 1, 2
(c) 5, 4, 2, 3, 1
(b) 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
(d) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
IAS- 1995 Ki4.
(d) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
Match Lits-I with List-II and select the
below the lists
2.
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In a plane table survey, the plane table
station position was to be fixed with
respect to three reference points. It was
List-I
A. To Fix the centre line of piers, and
abutments of long bridges
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found that one of the reference points
was, therefore decided to make use of
the other two points only. Which one of
B. For preparation of small-scale map
frequency
C
the following statements is true
regarding the determination of stations
position?
(a) The work can be done faster
C. The three sides of a triangles are
1.
measured
List-II
Plane Table surveying
2. Triangulation survey
(b) Two settings of the plane table will be
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needed but the work will be accurate
A B C
(c) Only one setting of the table is needed
however the work will be less accurate (a) 2 1 2
(b) 2 2 1
(d) The work will be less accurate and (c) 1 1 1
time consuming (d) 2 2 2

IAS- 1997
5. The fix of a place table from three known
points is good if
(a) The middle station is the nearest
(b) The middle station is farther than the other
two stations
(c) Either of the extreme stations is the
nearest
(d) The middle station is close to the great
circle
6.
IAS- 1998
Which one of the following instruments
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is used in plane table surveying for the
measurements of horizontal and vertical
distances directly?
(a) Plain alidade GO
(b) Telescoping alidade
(c) Techeometer
(d) Clinometer
Ki
IL
IV
C

CONTOURING
IAS- 1994 (b) 1 and 2 are correct
1. Match List-I with List-II and select the (c) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
correct answer (d) 1, 3 and 4 and correct
List-I List-II IAS- 1995
(a) Equally spaced 1. Steepes t 3. Contour interval on a map sheet denotes
contour lines slope (a) vertical distance of contour lines above
(b) Contour are 2. A hill the datum plane
always perpen-
dicular to
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(b) vertical distance between two
successive contour lines
(c) slope distance between two successive
(c) Contours increase
in elevation from
inside to outside
3. A saddle
4. A depress- GO
contour lines
(d) horizontal distance between two
sucessive contour lines
ion
5. U n i f o r m
Slope
Ki 4.
IAS- 1996
Which of the follwing characteristic
features may be used while plotting a
contour plan?
Codes:
A
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1. Two contour lines having the same
elevation cannot unite and continue
as one line
(a) 1
(b) 1
IV 2
3
4
4
2. Contour lines close together indicate
a gentle slope
2.
(c) 5
(d) 5
C 3
1
2
4
Consider the following statements
Besides contours, relief on topo-graphic
3. Contour lines cross a valley line at
right angles
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below
maps is represented in general, by (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
1. hachures (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
2. point heights
3. hypsometric tints
4. hill shading
Of these statements
(a) 2 and 4 are correct

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