Minor Instruments in Surveying – MCQ
1. The box sextant is capable to measure angles up to
a) 60
b) 90
c) 120
d) 180
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c) 120
2. A box sextant consists of a/an
a) Eye hole
b) Telescope
c) Pair of colored glass
d) Adjustable magnifying glass
e) All of the above
View Answer
e) All of the above
3. Clinometers are used to measure.
a) Verticle angle
b) Horizontal angle
c) Horizontal distance
d) None of these
View Answer
a) Verticle angle
4. The hand level is used
a) For locating contours
b) For preliminary survey
c) For taking a short cross-section.
d) All the above
View Answer
d) All the above
5. The hand level consists of a.
a) Cross-wire
b) Pin-hole
c) Small bubble tube
d) Sighting tube
e) All of these
View Answer
e) All of these
6. which of the following instrument is used to determine the slope of the ground.
a) Clinometer
b) Abney level
c) Box sextant
d) All of these
View Answer
d) All of these
7. Watkins mirror clinometer is also known as
a) De Lisle’s Clinometer
b) Service Pattern Clinometer
c) Foot-Rule Clinometer
d) None
View Answer
b) Service Pattern Clinometer
8. De Lisle’s Clinometer is used for
a) Measuring verticle angle
b) Setting out gradient
c) Measuring a horizontal angle
d) Both (a) and (b)
View Answer
d) Both (a) and (b)
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