Recent questions in Geomatics Engineering

Traversing is carried out for a closed traverse $\text{PQRS}$. The internal angles at vertices $\text{P, Q, R and S}$ are measured as $92^{\circ},68^{\circ},123^{\circ}$ ...

A road in a hilly terrain is to be laid at a gradient of $4.5\%$. A horizontal curve of radius $100\:m$ is laid at a location on this road. Gradient needs to be eased due...

An open traverse PQRST is surveyed using theodolite and the consecutive coordinates obtained are given in the tableIf the independent coordinates (Northing, Easting) of s...

The lengths and bearings of a traverse $PQRS$ are:$$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline \text{Segment}&\text{Length}\:(m) &\text{Bearing}\\\hline PQ&40&80^\circ{} \\\hline QR&...

A theodolite was set up at a station $P$. The angle of depression to a vane $2\ m$ above the food of a staff held at another station $Q$ was $45^\circ$. The horizontal di...

A theodolite is set up at station $A$. The $RL$ of instrument axis is $212.250\: m$. The angle of elevation to the top of a $4\: m$ long staff, held vertical at station $...

The method of orientation used, when the plane table occupies a position not yet located on the map, is called astraversingradiationlevellingresection

The VPI (vertical point of section) is $100$ m away (when measured along the horizontal) from the VPC (vertical point of curvature). If the vertical is parabolic, the len...

While aligning a hill road with a ruling gradient $6\%$, a horizontal curve of radius $50 \: m$ is encountered. The grade compensation (in percentage, up to two decimal p...

Two towers, A and B, standing vertically on a horizontal ground, appear in a vertical aerial photograph as shown in the figure.The length of the image of the tower A on t...

An observer standing on the deck of a ship just sees the top of a lighthouse. The top of the lighthouse is $40$ m above the sea level and the height of the observer’s eye...

The interior angles of four triangles are given below:$$\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline \textbf{Triangle} & \textbf{Interior Angles} \\\hline \text{P} & 85^{\circ},50^{\circ...

A survey line was measured to be $285.5 \: m$ with a tape having a nominal length of $30 \: m$. On checking, the true length of the tape was found to be $0.05 \: m$ too ...

A parabolic vertical curve is being designed to join a road of grade $+5 \%$ with a road of grade $-3 \%$. The length of the vertical curve is $400 \: m$ measured along t...

The data from a closed traverse survey PQRS (run in the clockwise direction) are given in the table$$\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \text{Line} & \text{Included angle (in d...

A camera with a focal length of $20$ cm fitted in an aircraft is used for taking vertical aerial photographs of a terrain. The average elevation of the terrain is $1200 \...

Optimal flight planning for a photogrammetric survey should be carried out consideringonly side-laponly end-lapeither side-lap or end-lapboth side-lap as well as end-lap

The reduced bearing of a $10 \: m$ long line is $N 30^{\circ}E$. The departure of the line is$10.00 \: m$$8.66 \: m$$7.52 \: m$$5.00 \: m$

A tall tower was photographed from an elevation of $700$ m above the datum. The radial distances of the top and bottom of the tower from the principal points are $112.50$...

The minimum number of satellites needed for a GPS to determine its position precisely is$2$$3$$4$$24$

The system that uses the Sun as a source of electromagnetic energy and records the naturally radiated and reflected energy from the object is calledGeographical Informati...

The staff reading taken on a workshop floor using a level is $0.645$ m. The inverted staff reading taken to the bottom of a beam is $2.960$ m. The reduced level of the fl...

The vertical angles subtended by the top of a tower T at two instrument stations set up at P and Q, are shown in the figure. The two stations are in line with the tower a...

The number of spectral bands in the Enhanced Thematic Mapper sensor on the remote sensing satellite Landsat-$7$ is:$64$$10$$8$$15$

The observed bearings of a traverse are given below:$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \text{Line} & \text{Bearing} & {} & \text{Line} & \text{Bearing} \\ \hline PQ & 46^...

In a leveling work, sum of the Back Sight (B.S.) and Force Sight (F.S.) have been found to be $3.085$ m and $5.645$ m respectively. If the Reduced Level (R.L.) of the sta...

The combined correction due to curvature and refraction (in m) for a distance of $1$ km on the surface of Earth is:$0.0673$$0.673$$7.63$$0.763$

The bearings of two inaccessible stations, $S_1$ (Easting $500$ m, Northing $500$ m) and $S_2$ (Easting $600$ m, Northing $450$ m) from a station $S_3$ were observed as $...

Two Pegs A and B were fixed on opposite banks of a $50$ m wide river. The level was set up at A and the staff readings on Pegs A and B were observed as $1.350$ m and $1.5...

Which of the following statements is FALSE?Plumb line is along the direction of gravityMean Sea Level (MSL) is used as a reference surface for establishing the horizontal...

In a closed loop traverse of $1$ km total length, the closing errors in departure and latitude are $0.3$ m and $0.4$ m, respectively. The relative precision of this trave...

In a survey work, three independent angles $X, Y$ and $Z$ were observed with weights $W_X, W_Y, W_Z$,respectively. The weight of the sum of angles $X, Y$ and $Z$ is given...

In a region with magnetic declination of $2^{\circ}E$, the magnetic Fore bearing (FB) of a line $AB$ was measured as $N79^{\circ}50’E$. There was local attraction at $A$....

A tacheometer was placed at point $P$ to estimate the horizontal distances $PQ$ and $PR$. The corresponding stadia intercepts with the telescope kept horizontal, are $0.3...

The survey carried out to delineate natural features, such as hills, rivers, forests and man-made features, such as towns, village, buildings, roads, transmission line, a...

Group I lists tool/instrument while Group II lists the method of surveying. Match the tool/instrument with the corresponding method of surveying.$\begin{array}{ll} \text...

A levelling is carried out to establishing the Reduced Levels (RL) of point R with respect to the Bench Mark (BM) at P. The staff readings taken are given below:$\begin{a...

The Reduced Levels (RLs) of the points P and Q are $+49.600$ m and $+51.870$ respectively. Distance PQ is $20$ m. The distance (in m from P) at which the $+51.000$ m con...

A theodolite is set up at station A and a $3$ m long staff is held vertically at station B. The depression angle reading at $2.5$ m marking on the staff is $6^{\circ}10’$...

Following bearings are observed while traversing with a compass$\begin{array}{rrr} \text{Line} & \text{Fore Bearing} & \text{back Bearing} \\ AB & 126^{\circ} 45’ & 308^{...