civil Engineering interview Question
If the whole circle bearing of a line is 270°, its reduced bearing is
A. W 90°
B. N 90° W
C. 90° W
D. S 90° W
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. The fifth tag from either end of the chain is numbered 5
B. The length of the brass handle is included in the length of chain
C. The handles are on swivel joints to prevent twisting of the chain
D. All the above
The process of determining the locations of the instrument station by drawing re sectors from the locations of the known stations is
A. Traversing
B. Radiation
C. Intersection
D. Resection
Surveys which are carried out to depict mountains, rivers, water bodies, wooded areas and other cultural details, are known as
A. Cadastral surveys
B. City surveys
C. Topographical surveys
D. Guide map surveys
The operation of revolving a plane table about its vertical axis so that all lines on the sheet become parallel to corresponding lines on the ground, is known
A. Setting
B. Levelling
C. Centering
D. Orientation
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. At the end of the tenth chain length, the two chain men meet and the ten arrows are handed over to the leader
B. With both handles in his left hand, the chain man throws out the chain with his right hand and the second chain man assists him to free it from knots
C. The follower of the chaining operation should be more experienced than the leader
D. All the above
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. In astronomical telescope, the rays from the object after refraction at the objective are brought to a focus before entering the eyepiece to produce a real inverted image in front of the eye piece
B. A line passing through the optical centre of the objective traversing through the eyepiece, is called line of sight
C. In Galileo’s telescope, the rays from the object get refracted at the objective and are intercepted by the eyepiece before a real image is formed
D. All the above
The number of horizontal cross wires in a stadia diaphragm is
A. Two
B. One
C. Three
D. Four
Total latitude of a point is positive if it lies
A. East of the reference parallel
B. West of the reference parallel
C. North of the reference parallel
D. South of the reference parallel
If the length of a transition curve to be introduced between a straight and a circular curve of radius 500 m is 90 m, the maximum deflection angle to locate its junction point, is
A. 1°43′ 38″
B. 1°43′ 28″
C. 1°43′ 08″
D. 1°43′ 18″
Under ordinary conditions, the precision of a theodolite traverse is affected by
A. Systematic linear errors
B. Systematic angular errors
C. Accidental linear errors
D. Accidental angular errors
The sum of the interior angles of a geometrical figure laid on the surface of the earth differs from that of the corresponding plane figure only to the extent of one second for every
A. 200 sq. km of area
B. 100 sq. km of area
C. 150 sq. km of area
D. None of these
An angle of deflection right, may be directly obtained by setting the instrument to read
A. 90°
B. Zero on back station
C. 180° on back station
D. 270° on back station
Location of contour gradient for a high way is best set out from
A. Bottom to the ridge
B. Ridge down the hill
C. Saddle down the hill
D. Bottom to the saddle
Setting out a curve by two theodolite method, involves
A. Both linear and angular measurements
B. Linear measurements only
C. Angular measurements only
D. None of these