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Surveying Questions Set 8:

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Which of the following global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) was developed by Europe?

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In a theodolite, which of the following is also known as the Trunnion axis?

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The type of survey in which earth's curvature is not considered is called

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The magnetic bearing of a line AB is S 45 ° E and the declination is 5 ° west. The true bearing of the line AB is


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A 100 m tape is suspended between the ends under a pull of 200 N. If the weight of the tape is 30 N, the correct distance between the tape ends will be nearly

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A 30m metric chain is found to be 0.1 m too short throughout the measurement. If the distance measured is recorded as 300m, then the actual distance measured is:


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According to the transit rule, angular measurements in a traverse are considered to be more precise than linear measurements.

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A sidereal day is the average time taken by


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To determine the gradient between two inaccessible points A and B a third point C is taken. The reading on A and B from C were taken with the help of a tacheometer.

Find the average gradient between A and B if the horizontal angle ACB is 45o 40’. Use K = 100, C = 0


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When an instrument is set up at point P, the staff readings at P and Q are 1.824 and 2.748 respectively. When the instrument is set up at point Q, the staff readings at P and Q are 0.928 and 1.606 respectively. The distance between P and Q is 1010 m. The reduced level (R.L.) of P is 126.386. Find the error due to collimation.

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