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Civil Engineering Mcqs

The rise and fall method_______________?

  • (A)  is less.accurate than height of instrument method
  • (B)  is not suitable for levelling with tilting levels
  • (C)  provides a check on the reduction of intermediate point levels
  • (D)  quicker and less tedious for large number of intermediate sights
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Three point problem can be solved by_________________?

  • (A)  Tracing paper method
  • (B)  Bessels method
  • (C)  Lehman’s method
  • (D)  all of the above
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Intersection method of detailed plotting is most suitable for________________?

  • (A)  forests
  • (B)  urban areas
  • (C)  hilly areas
  • (D)  plains
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Benchmark is established by________________?

  • (A)  hypsometry
  • (B)  barometric levelling
  • (C)  spirit levelling
  • (D)  trigonometrical levelling
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A series of closely spaced contour lines represents a___________________?

  • (A)  steep slope
  • (B)  gentle slope
  • (C)  uniform slope
  • (D)  plane surface
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Closed contours, with higher value inwards, represent a_______________?

  • (A)  depression
  • (B)  hillock
  • (C)  plain surface
  • (D)  none of the above
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Direct method of contouring is_________________?

  • (A)  a quick method
  • (B)  adopted for large surveys only
  • (C)  most accurate method
  • (D)  suitable for hilly terrains
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Which of the following methods of con-touring is most suitable for a hilly terrain ?

  • (A)  direct method
  • (B)  square method
  • (C)  cross-sections method
  • (D)  tacheometric method
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Select the correct statement_______________?

  • (A)  A contour is not necessarily a closed curve
  • (B)  A contour represents a ridge line if the concave side of lower value con¬tour lies towards the higher value contour
  • (C)  Two contours of different elevations do not cross each other except in case of an overhanging cliff
  • (D)  All of the above statements are correct
Submitted By :Ali Uppal