BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI

FIRST SEMESTER 2013-2014

GEODESY/SURVEYING (Mid Semester Exam)
Course No: CE C392 /CE F213
Date: 30-09-2013
Duration: 90 Mins.
Max.
Marks: 70
I : Choose the best answers:
[10 x 1 = 10]
1) Which one of the following scales is not suitable for representing the map?
a) 1:2000
b) 1:20000
c) 1:1000 d) 1:10
2) The least count of levelling staff and stadia rod is
a) 5 mm and 10 mm
b) 10mm and 5 mm
c) 0.5 mm and 0.1 mm
d) 0.1mm and 0.5mm
3) Which one of the following variations results in greater declination?
____________
a) Diurnal
b) secular
c) Annual d) Random
4) The internal focusing telescope need not be provided with anallactic lens
(True/False)
5) The R.L. of mean sea level is ___________ (100, 0, infinite, cannot be
assessed)
6) When a tension of 8 kg weight is applied at the ends of a chain and
compared against a certified steel band standardized at 20 deg Celsius, 30
meter length should be accurate within ________ ( 5mm, 8mm, 5cm, 8cm)
6) Match the following:
The correct match for codes (1,2,3) is
Sl.
No
1
2
3

a) 231

Code (C)

Symbol (S)

Right arm up and moved to the right

Both arms above head and then
brought down
Both arms extended forward and
depressed quickly

Fix
Correct

b) 312

c) 321

Plumb the rod to the

right
d) 213

7) Which one of the following statements is wrong with respect to general

surveying?
a) Chainmen is the one who moves forward with chain and tape
b) Leader is called surveyor
c) Follower is the one who gives instructions to leader
8) The effect of refraction is to make the object appear higher than what
they actually are (True/False)
9) Which one of the following statement is wrong with respect to plane table
surveying?
a) Alidade is meant to sight objects.
b The trough compass is meant to establish the direction of magnetic
meridian.
c) The leveling can be ensured with the help of U fork and Plumb bob
d) The working edge of the alidade is also known as beveled edge.
10) Change point is the point where both back sights and fore sights are
taken (True/False)
II: Short answers:
[10 x 2 =20]
1) Briefly explain importance of non-erecting eye-piece in the telescope?
2) Briefly explain the different types of cross-staff.
3) List any two points to be pondered while making an entry in the field book.
4) Which one is preferred? (a) Staff held vertical (b) Staff held normal
5) Define benchmark and mention different types of benchmark.
6) For the measurement of length, angle, direction and level, which are the
instruments will you prefer as a surveyor?
7) What is the significant advantage of tacheometric surveying?
8) Differentiate prismatic compass from Surveyor's compass (any four
points).
9) List any four characteristics of contours.
10) A surveyor measured the distance between two points on a plan and
calculated the length to be equal to 250 m drawn to the scale of 1 cm = 50
m. Later, it was discovered that he used the scale of 1 cm = 100 m. Find the
true distance between the points.

III Long answers:

x 10 = 40]

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1) The following readings were noted in a closed traverse ABCDEA.

[10]
Line
AB

FORE BEARINGS
'

212 00 '

BC

77 00 '

262 00 '

CD

112 00 '

287 00 '

DE

122 00 '

302 00 '

EA

265 00 '

85 00 '

32 00

BACK BEARINGS

At which station do you suspect local attraction? Find correct bearings of

lines. What will be the true Fore bearings (as reduced bearings) of lines, if
12 00 ' west ?

the magnetic declination was

2) Explain the following terms:
a) Methods of orienting the plane table
[5]
b) Three point problem by Bessel's method
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3) The following observations (spot levels) were taken sequentially starting
from the bench mark position with the help of tilting level and levelling staff.
1.500, -1.600, -1.800, 2.000, -2.200, 2.500, 1.200.
The instrument position is changed after 3rd and 5th readings. Calculate the
reduced level of all staff positions using rise and fall method and do the
arithmetic check. The reduced level of the bench mark is 100 m.
Note: The negative readings indicate that the staff is held inverted
while taking readings.
4) (a) A surveyor wishes to obtain the height of his instrument by observing
a staff held upon a bench mark which is at a lower level than the instrument.
He takes two observations on the staff, the readings being 3.260 and 1.090
and the corresponding angles of depression being

9 36

10 48

and

Calculate the elevation of instrument if that of the bench mark is 85.658 m.

[5]
(b)
In a reciprocal levelling operations, the following observations were
taken. Calculate the true difference in level. The reduced level at station P is
100m. Note: The negative readings indicate that the staff is held
inverted while taking readings.
[5]
Instrument at
P
Q

Staff held near P

1.200
1.100

Staff held near Q

-1.500
-1.400

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