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Civil Engineering Mcqs

Agate cap is fitted with a_________________?

  • (A)  cross staff
  • (B)  level
  • (C)  chain
  • (D)  prismatic compass
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


A negative declination shows that the magnetic meridian is to the________________?

  • (A)  eastern side of the true meridian
  • (B)  western side of the true meridian
  • (C)  southern side of the true meridian
  • (D)  none of the above
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Which of the following errors cannot be eliminated by taking both face observations ?

  • (A)  error due to horizontal axis not being perpendicular to the vertical axis
  • (B)  index error i.e. error due to imperfect adjustment of the vertical circle vernier
  • (C)  error due to non-parallelism of the axis of telescope level and line of collimation
  • (D)  none of the above
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


In the double application of principle of reversion, the apparent error is_______________?

  • (A)  equal to true error
  • (B)  half the true error
  • (C)  two times the true error
  • (D)  four times the true error
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal


A’level line’is a______________?

  • (A)  horizontal line
  • (B)  line parallel to the mean spheriodal surface of earth
  • (C)  line passing through the center of cross hairs and the center of eye piece
  • (D)  line passing through the objective lens and the eye-piece of a dumpy or tilting level
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The rise and fall method of levelling provides a complete check on_______________?

  • (A)  backsight
  • (B)  intermediate sight
  • (C)  foresight
  • (D)  all of the above
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In an internal focussing type of telescope, the lens provided is_______________?

  • (A)  concave
  • (B)  convex
  • (C)  plano-convex
  • (D)  plano-concave
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The error due to eccentricity of inner and outer axes can be eliminated by________________?

  • (A)  reading both verniers and taking the mean of the two
  • (B)  taking both face observations and taking the mean of the two
  • (C)  double sighting
  • (D)  taking mean of several readings distributed over different portions of the graduated circle
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


The adjustment of horizontal cross hair is required particularly when the instrument is used for_____________?

  • (A)  leveling
  • (B)  prolonging a straight line
  • (C)  measurement of horizontal angles
  • (D)  all of the above
Submitted By :Ali Uppal