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Engineering

SSC-JE

State Level

Railway

PSUs
Compass (objective)

Defence
 Instructions &
Type of compass

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1
In the prismatic compass
(a) the magnetic needle moves with the box
(b) the line of the sight does not move with the box
(c) the magnetic needle and graduated circle do not move with the box
(d) the graduated circle is fixed to the box and the magnetic needle always
remains in the N-S direction.

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2
The prismatic compass and surveyor's compass
(a) give whole circle bearing (WCB) of a line and quadrantal
bearing (QB) of a line respectively
(b)both give QB of a line and WCB of a line
(c) both give QB of a line
(d)both give WCB of a line

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3
The graduations in prismatic compass
i) are inverted
ii) are upright
iii) run clockwise having 0° at south
iv) run clockwise having 0° at north
The correct answer is
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i) and (iv)
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv) .

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4
Agate cap is fitted with a
(a) cross staff (b) level
(c) chain (d) prismatic compass.

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5 Which of the figures shown in Figure represents the
correct graduation in a surveyor's compass? .

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6 Prismatic compass is considered more accurate than
a surveyor's compass, because
a. it is provided with a better magnetic needle
b. it is provided with a sliding glass in the object vane
c. its graduations are in whole circle bearings
d. it is provided with a prism to facilitate reading of its graduated
circle

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7
The zero of the graduated circle of a prismatic
compass is located at
(a) north end (b) east end
(c) south end (d) west end.

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8
Which one of the following statements is not correct in
respect of a prismatic compass :
(a) It consists of a glass-topped case of diameter 114 mm.
(b)An engine-divided aluminium ring carrying the needle rotates
on a jewelled centre
(c) The scale is divided round the ring from 0° to 360° in degrees
and half degree in an anticlock wise direction
(d)The zero reading is engraved at the south end of the graduated
ring.
85 to 110 m

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9
A looking mirror is generally provided on the object vane of a
compass to
(a) sight on graduated ring
(b)observe the reading while bisecting the object
(c) check the compass is leveled while taking observation
(d)sight the objects too low or too high.

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10
The temporary adjustments of a prismatic compass are
i) Centering
ii) Levelling
iii) Focusing the prism
The correct order is
(a) (i), (iii), (ii) (b) (i), (ii), (iii)
(c) (ii), (iii), (i) (d) (iii), (i), (ii) .

➢ Fixing the compass to the tripod.

➢ Centering the compass.
➢ Levelling the compass.
➢ Sighting the object.
➢ Observation of bearings
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 Meridian
and Bearings

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11 The line in which the plane passing
through the given point and the north
and south poles intersects the surface
of the earth, is called
(a) arbitrary meridian
(b) magnetic meridian
(c) true meridian
(d) none of these

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12 In a whole circle system, the bearing of a line is measured
(a) always clockwise from the south point of the reference
meridian towards the line right round the circle
(b)clockwise or anticlockwise from the east or west whichever
is nearer the line towards north or south
(c) clockwise or anticlockwise from the north or south
whichever is nearer the line towards east or west
(d)none of the above.

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(a) always clockwise from the south point of the reference meridian towards the line right round the circle
(b) clockwise or anticlockwise from the east or west whichever is nearer the line towards north or south
(c) clockwise or anticlockwise from the north or south whichever is nearer the line towards east or west
(d) none of the above.
13
In a quadrantal system, the bearing of a line is measured
(a) always clockwise from the south point of the reference
meridian towards the line right round the circle
(b)clockwise or anticlockwise from the east or west whichever
is nearer the line towards north or south
(c) clockwise or anticlockwise from the north or south which
ever is nearer the line towards east or west
(d)none of the above

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(a) always clockwise from the south point of the reference meridian towards the line right round the circle
(b) clockwise or anticlockwise from the east or west whichever is nearer the line towards north or south
(c) clockwise or anticlockwise from the north or south which ever is nearer the line towards east or west
(d) none of the above
14
If the fore bearing of a line is 36° 15', its back
bearing will be
(a) 36° 15' (b) 126° 15'
(c) 143° 45' (d) 216° 15'

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15
If the fore bearing of a line is N26°35'W, its back
bearing will be
(a) S 26° 35' E (b) S 26° 35' W
(c) N 26° 35’ E (d) N 53° 25' W

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16
If "Fore bearing" of a line is S 49° 52' E (assuming
there is no local attraction), the "Back bearing" of
the line will be
(a) S 52° E (b) S 49° 5'2’ E
(c) N 49° 08' E (d) N 49° 52' W

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17
Back bearing of a line is equal to
(a) Fore bearing ± 90°
(b) Fore bearing ± 180°
(c) Fore bearing + 360°
(d) Fore bearing + 270°

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18
The horizontal angle between the true meridian and
a survey line is called
(a) magnetic bearing (b) azimuth
(c) dip (d) magnetic declination
true meridian

true Bearing (azimuth)

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19
Magnetic bearing of a survey line at any place
(a)remains constant
(b)changes systematically
(c)varies differently in different months of the year
(d)is always greater than true bearing

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20
The magnetic meridian at any point, is the direction
indicated by a freely suspended
(a) magnetic needle
(b)and properly balanced magnetic needle
(c) properly balanced and uninfluenced by local attractive force
(d)magnetic needle over an iron pivot

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21 The true meridian at a place is the line in which earth's
surface is intersected by a plane through
(a) east and west points
(b) zenith and nadir points
(c) north and south geographical poles
(d) north and south magnetic poles.

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22
True meridian of different places
(a)converge from the south pole to the north pole
(b)converge from the north pole to the south pole
(c)converge from the equator to the poles
(d)run parallel to each other.

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23
True meridians are generally preferred to magnetic
meridians because
(a) these converge to a point
(b) these change due to change in time
(c) these remain constant
(d) None of these

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24
Reduced bearing of a line is an angle between
a) north line and given line measured clockwise
b) north line and given line measured anti-clockwise
c) east or west and the given line
d) given line and the part of the meridian whether N end or S
end, lying adjacent to it

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25
A bearing of a line is also known as
(a) magnetic bearing (b) true bearing
(c) azimuth (d) reduced bearing

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26
In a whole circle bearing system, S25°15'E
corresponds to
(a) 115° 15' (b) 154° 45'
(c) 205° 15' (d) 334° 45'

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27
In a whole circle bearing system N25°15’W
corresponds to
(a)115° 15' (b) 154° 45'
(c) 205° 15' (d) 334° 45'

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28
If the quadrantal bearing of a line is N 25° W, then
the whole circle bearing of the line is
(a) S 25° E (b) 205°
(c) 335° (d) 295°

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29
In the quadrantal bearing system, a whole circle
bearing of 293° 30' can be expressed as
(a) W 23° 30' N (b) N 66° 30' W
(c) S 113° 30'N (d) N 23° 30’E

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30
If whole circle bearing of a line is 120°, its reduced
bearing is
(a) S 20° E (b) S 60° E
(c) N 120° E (d) N 60° E

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31
The reduced bearing of a line is N87°W. Its whole
circle bearing is
(a) 87° (b) 273.°
(c) 93° (d) 3°

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32
Whole circle bearing of a line is preferred to a quadrantal
bearing merely because
a) bearing is not completely specified by an angle
b) bearing is completely specified by an angle
c) Sign of the correction of magnetic declination is different in
different quadrants
d) its trigonometrical values may be extracted from ordinary
tables easily

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33
If the whole circle bearing of a line is 180°, its
reduced bearing is
(a) S 90° E (b) S 0° W
(c) S (d) N

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34
The whole circle bearing of a line is 290°. Its
reduced bearing is
(a) N 20° E (b) N 20° W
(c) N 70° W (d) S 70° E

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35 For a line AB
a) the fore bearing of AB and back bearing of AB differ by 180°
b) the fore bearing of AB and back bearing of BA differ by 180°
c) both (a) and (b) are correct.
d) none is correct

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 Declination & Dip

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36
Due to the Magnetic influence of the earth, the magnetic
needle of the prismatic compass will be inclined downward
towards the pole. This inclination of the needle with the
horizontal is known as
(a) true bearing (b) dip
(c) local attraction (d) magnetic declination

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37
The horizontal angle between the true meridian and
magnetic meridian is known as
(a) true bearing (b) dip
(c) local attraction (d) magnetic declination

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38
The vertical angle between longitudinal axis of a
freely suspended magnetic needle and a horizontal
line at its pivot, is known
(a) declination (b) azimuth
(c) dip (d) bearing

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39
Diurnal variation of magnetic declination is
a) greater at equator than nearer the poles
b) less at equator than nearer the poles
c) less in summer than in winter
d) same at all latitudes and during different months.

➢ following factors influence its magnitude:

(a) It is more in the day and less in the night.
(b) It is more in summer and less in winter.
(c) A number of variation changes from year to year.
(d) It is more near magnetic poles and less near the equator.

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40
At the equator, the amount of dip is
(a) 0° (b) 45°
(c) 60° (d) 90°

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41
At the magnetic poles, the amount of dip is
(a) 0° (b) 45°
(c) 60° (d) 90°

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42
Which of the following statement is wrong?
a) The magnetic meridian coincides with the true
meridian at all the places.
b) The magnetic meridian does not vary from place to
place on the earth's surface.
c) The magnetic declination at a place is constant.
d) all of the above

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43
The lines of earth's magnetic field run from
(a) south to north (b) north to south
(c) east to west (d) west to east

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44
The true bearing of a line is 34°20'40" and the
magnetic declination at the place of observation is
2°00'20"W on the date of observation. The magnetic
bearing of the line is
(a) 36° 21' 00" (b) 34° 20' 20"
(c) 32° 20' 20" (d) 32° 00' 20"

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45
A negative declination shows 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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46
Which of the following variations of magnetic declination are
correctly matched ?
1. Diurnal variation - Variation whose time period varies from 100-350 years
2. Annual variation - Annual rate of change of secular variation
3. Secular variation - Variation of declination periodic in character
4. Irregular variation - Caused due to magnetic storms in earth's magnetic field
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :
(a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 and 4

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47
If the declination of the needle is 10° W
a) each of the whole circle reckoning has to be micros by 10°
b) in the quadrantal method, the correction is positive in the 1st
and 3rd quadrants
c) in the quadrantal method, the corrections is negative in 2nd
and 4th quadrants
d) all the above.

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48
If the magnetic bearing of the sun at a place at noon
in southern hemisphere is declination at the true
that the 167°, the magnetic place is
(a) 77° N (b) 23° S
(c) 13° E (d) 13° W

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49 A and B are two traverse stations free from local
attraction errors. If the true bearing of a line AB is
89°, and the magnetic declination at point A is 1°
West, then the magnetic bearing of the line BA
would be
(a) 88° (b) 90°
(c) 268° (d) 270°

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50 In an old map, line PQ was drawn to a magnetic bearing of
6° 32', the magnetic declination at that time being 1° East.
The present magnetic declination is 9° 42' East. The
magnetic bearing to which the line is set at present is
(a) 357° 50' (b) 356° 50'
(c) 3° 10' (d) 2° 10'

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51
The magnetic bearing of a line was observed 30°
and the magnetic declination is 2E. The true
bearing of the line is
(a) 32° (b) 30°
(c) 28° (d) 31°

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52
If the magnetic bearing of a line is 48°24' and
magnetic declination is 5° 38' East, then the true
bearing is
(a) 42° 02 (b) 42° 46'
(c) 54° 02' (d) 54° 46'

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53
If the true bearing of a line is 125° 30' and its
declination is 2°30' W, then its magnetic bearing will
be
(a) 123° (b) 124° 15'
(c)128° (d) 129° 15'

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54
If the declination is 5°40' W, which one of the
following magnetic bearing would represent the
true bearing of S 25°20'E?
(a) S 19° 40'E (b) S 31° 0' E
(c) S 20° 0'E (d) S 19° 20' E

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55
The magnetic bearing of a line is 32° and the
magnetic declination is 10° 15' W. The true bearing
is
(a) 21° 45' (b) 42° 15'
(c) 42° 15' W (d) 21° 45' W

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56
Local attraction in compass surveying may exist due to
a) incorrect leveling of the magnetic needle
b) loss of magnetism of the needle
c) friction of the needle at the pivot
d) presence of magnetic substances near the instrument

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57 The following bearings were observed
while traversing with a compass :
Line F.B. B.B.
AB 104° 30' 284° 30'
BC 48° 15' 226° 0'
CD 290° 30' 115° 15'
DA 180° 15' 357° 15'
Which stations were affected by local attraction ?
(a) A and B (b) B and C
(c) C and D (d) A and D

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 The following bearings were taken in running a closed compass
58 traverse ABCDA :
Line F.B. B.B.
AB 124 30' 304 30'
BC 68° 15' 246 0’
CD 310° 30' 135° 15’
DA 200° 15' 17° 45'

One would suspect local attraction at stations

(a) A and B (b) B and C
(c) C and D (d) D and A

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59 The given table shows the bearings observed while traversing with a
compass : Line
LINE FB BB
AB 45°45' 226°10'
BC 96°55' 277°5'
CD 29°45' 209°10'
DA 324°48' 144°48'
Which one of the following pairs of stations is affected by local attraction ?
(a) A and B (b) B and C
(c) C and D (d) D and A

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 Calculation Of
Internal Angles

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60
When the whole circle bearing of two lines AB and
AC are 115° and 41° respectively, then the included
angle BAC will be
(a) 41° (b) 74°
(b) 115° (d) 156°

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61
ABCD is a rectangular plot of land. If the bearing of
the side AB is 75°, the bearing of DC is
(a) 75° (b) 255°
(c) 105° (d) 285°

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62
ABCD is a regular parallelogram plot of land whose
angle BAD is 60°. If the bearing of the line AB is 30°,
the bearing of CD, is
(a) 90° (b) 120°
(c) 210° (d) 270°

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63
The bearings of two lines PQ and RQ of a triangle
PQR are 125° and 35° respectively. The included
angle PQR is
(a) 90° (b) 160°
(c) 215° (d) 270°

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64
If the forebearing of a line AB is 35° and that of line
BC 15°, then the included angle between the lines is
(a) 20° (b) 50°
(c) 160° (d) 230°

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65
The fore bearing of a line PQ is 275° and the
included angle PQR is 325°. The fore bearing of line
QR is
(a) 50° (b) 60°
(c) 240° (d) 420°

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66
If the bearing of a line AB is N 60°30' E and that of
BC is 122° of closed traverse ABCDE, then the
measure of the interior angle B is
(a) 240° 30' (b) 122° 00'
(c) 118° 30' (d) 154

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67
The bearing of lines OA and OB are 16° 10' and 332°
18', the value of the included angle BOA is
(a) 316° 10' (b) 158° 28'
(c) 348° 08' (d) 43° 52'

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68
The bearing of line AB is 152° 30' and angle ABC
measured clockwise is 124° 28'.The bearing of BC is
(a) 27° 52' (b) 96° 58'
(c)148° 08' (d) 186° 58'

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 Other Definitions

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69
Grid lines are parallel to
a) magnetic meridian of the central point of the grid
b) line representing the central true meridian of the grid
c) geographical equator
d) none of these.

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70
Agonic line is the line joining points having
(a) zero declination
(b) minimum declination
(c) maximum declination
(d) same declination

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71 Imaginary line passing through points having equal
magnetic declination is termed as
(a) isotonic (b) agonic line
(c) isoclinic line (d) none of these

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