Mithran Structures

TNPSC/2022
TEST- 1 Model Question Paper 2022
Register Number:

Paper-I
FIELD SURVEYOR
(ITI STANDARD)

Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 300

Important Instructions
1. This Question Booklet contains 200 questions
2. Answer All questions
3. All questions carry equal marks.

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1. What is the minimum width of border on left side of A0 and A1 drawing sheet?

a) 26 mm b) 24 mm c) 22 mm d) 20 mm

2. What is the size (LXWXT) of B1 , drawing board?

a) 150 x 1000 x 25 b) 700 x 500 x 15 c) 1000 x 700 x 25 d) 500 x 300 x 15

3. What is the designation of 420 x 594 mm size paper as per BIS?

a) A1 b) A2 c) A3 d) A4

4. What is the ratio of width and length of bawling sheet?

a) 1 : 1 b) 2:1 c) 1: √3 d) 1: √2

5. What is the name of instrument used for measuring angles?

a) T square b) Compass c) Protractor d) Set square

6. Representative fraction is the ____________________

a) ratio of the length in drawing to the actual length

b) ratio of the actual length to the length in drawing

c) reciprocal of actual length

d) square of the length in drawing

7. The length of the drawing is 50 mm, the scale is given as 1:5. Find the actual length.

a) 50 cm b) 10 cm c) 25 cm d) 10 mm

8. The ratio of height to length of an arrow in dimensioning is ___

a) 1:2 b) 1:3 c) 1:4 d) 1:1.5

9. For drawing, how the drawing pencils are selected?

a) grade b) length c) diameter d) Colour of lead

10. What is the name of triangle with all the three angles, one of the angle is equal to 90°?

a) Scalene triangle b) Isosceles c) Equilateral triangle d) Right angle

triangle
triangle

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11. What is the name of triangle?

a) Isosceles b) Right angled c) Acute angled d) Obtuse angled

triangle triangle triangle triangle
12. What is the standard ratio for line thickness “d” in lettering “B” type?

a) h/8 b) h/10 c) h/12 d) h/12

13. In aligned system of dimensioning, the dimensions may be read from

a) Bottom or right-hand edges

b) Bottom or left-hand edges

c) Only from bottom

d) Only from the left side

14. Calculate the actual size of component in meters if the size of a component in the drawing

is 15 mm and RF= 0.0075

a) 2 m b) 20 m c) 200 𝑚 d) 2000 𝑚

15. Name the polygon which is bounded by 9 sides?

a) Nonagon b) Decagon c) Hexagon d) Heptagon

16. How many vertical folds come under A0 size trimmed drawing sheet?

a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8

17. In which Quadrilateral all the sides are equal and angles are not at right angles?

a) Rhombus b) Trapezoid c) Rhomboid d) Trapezium

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18. How a horizontal line should be drawn?

a) Right to left
b) Left to right
c) Better to rotate the paper at 90°, then draw lines top to bottom.
d) Draw horizontal line turning the paper to a convenient angle
19. Which BIS code no. is recommended for folding of drawing sheets?

a) IS 11664 - 1989 b) IS 11664 - 1987 c) IS 11664 - 1986 d) IS 11664 – 1981

20. Which angle cannot be made with either a 45 or 30/60 triangle or a combination of the

two?

a) 90° b) 70° c) 30° d) 15°

21. Chain survey is recommended when the area is

a) Crowded b) Undulating c) Simple and fairly d) Large area

level
22. A triangle is said to be well-conditioned when its angles should lie between

a) 30° and120° b) 20° and 150° c) 15° and 135° d) 25° and 125°

23. If a 20 m chain gets displaced from correct alignment by a perpendicular distance “d” m

then error is given by

𝑑2 𝑑2 𝑑2 𝑑2
a) b) c) d)
40 60 80 100

24. Which of the following angles can be set out with the help of French cross-staff ?

a) 45° only b) 90° only c) Either 45° or 90° d) Any angles

25. The proportion of the distance on map to the corresponding distance on ground is known

as ____________________

a) Representative b) Comparative c) Plain scale d) Compass

fraction scale scale

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26. The curvature of the earth is taken into consideration if the limit of survey is

a) 50 to 100 km2 b) 100 to 200km2 c) 200 to 250 km2 d) More than

250 km2
27. The representative fraction 1 / 2500 means that the scale is

a) 1 cm = 0.25 m b) 1 cm = 2.5 m c) 1 cm = 25 m d) 1 cm = 250 m

28. What is the name of the survey which determining different status of earth crust?

a) Mine survey b) Military c) Geological survey d) Archeological

survey survey
29. Identify the name of chain which is commonly used for measuirng fields in cadastral

survey?

a) Gunter’s chain b) Revenue chain c) Engineer’s chain d) Metric chain

30. When is single line field book used in survey work?

a) Ordinary work b) Precision work c) Small scale d) Large scale

work survey with
detailed work
31. How many links are there in 20 m metric chain?

a) 100 links b) 200 links c) 150 links d) 50 links

32. In metric chain one meter length is divided into

a) 5 links b) 10 links c) 50 links d) 100 links

33. What is the obstacles distance AB shown in the figure.

a) 10 m b) 20 m c) 15 m d) 25 m

34. What is the error limit for 30 m chain as per I.S?

a) ± 2 mm b) ± 4 mm c) ± 5 mm d) ± 8 mm

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35. What is the name of the Instrument, whose reflecting surfaces make a given angle with
each other and the angle between the first incident ray and the last reflected ray is twice
the angle between the mirrors?
a) Optical square b) French cross c) Metal arm cross d) Wooden cross
staff staff staff

36. What will be the length of Metallic tape available in feet?

a) 15 feet and 30 feet b) 30 feet and c) 45 feet and d) 50 feet and 100
45 feet 60 feet feet

37. How is adjusted if the chain is found to increase in length than the standard length?

a) By removing some b) By c) By adjusting the d) By inserting the

of the rings straightening links at the new rings as
the bent up handle required
links
38. What distance is to be measured for long off set?

a) More than 5 m b) More than 10 c) More than 15 d) More than 20m

m m

39. What is the formula to calculate the horizontal distance of the sloping ground?

a) l x Cos θ b) l x Sin θ c) l x tan θ d) l x cot θ

40. The chainman who drags the chain is called in a/an

a) Caption b) Leader c) Follower d) Staff-man

41. In a surveyor compass , the ring is graduated

a) From 0° to 360° b) In quadrants 0° to 90 ° c) From 0° to 180° d) In any way

42. The sum of interior angles of a closed traverse is

a) (2n-4)x90° b) (2n+4) x 90° c) (n-4) x 90° d) (2n-4) x180°

43. What is the rule for converting W.C.B to R. B when the line lies in between 0° and 90° and
quadrant NE?

a) RB = WCB b) RB = 180° - WCB c) RB = WCB - d) RB = 360° -

180° WCB

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44. In the WCB system, a line is said to be free from local attraction if the difference between the
FB and BB is

a) 0° b) 90° c) 180° d) 75°

45. The least count of a prismatic compass is __________

a) 20 minutes b) 30 minutes c) 40 minutes d) 10 minutes

46. The reduced bearing of a line whose whole circle bearing is 270° is __________

a) S 90° W b) S 0° W c) S 90° E d) N 90° E

47. The compass box is made of _____

a) Iron b) Aluminium c) Brass d) Nickel

48. What is the name of the traverse when the lines from the circuit which end at the starting
point?
a) Open traverse b) Closed traverse c) Traversing d) Traversing

49. What is the magnetic bearing of the line, if the true bearing of a line is 225° and magnetic
declination is 2° west?

a) 221° b) 223° c) 227° d) 229°

50. What is the BB of BC when FB of BC is S 43° - 30’ E shown in figure?

a) N 26° - 30’ W b) N 32° - 30’ W c) N 43° - 30’ W d) N 65° - 30’ W

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51. What is the sum of the interior angle of a hexagon?

a) 720° b) 1080° c) 360° d) 520°

52. Due to which in a compass instrument magnetic changes occurs?

a) Error in b) Error in c) Error in external d) Error in

instrument manipulation influences sighting

53. The lines of force of earth’s magnetic field are parallel to the earth’s surface

a) Near the poles b) At right angles to c) At 45° to the line d) Near the
the pole joining poles equator

54. What is the name of compass in which the graduation are marked as south with 0° and north
with 180°?
a) Trough compass b) Included angle c) Surveyor’s d) Prismatic
method compass compass

55. What is the rule for converting W.C.B to R.B, if a line lies in between 90° and 180°?

a) R.B = W.C.B b) R.B = 180° – W.C.B c) R.B = W.C.B – d) R.B = 360° –

180° W.C.B

56. Which is the compass if reading is taken by directly seeing through the top of the glass?

a) Trough compass b) Magnetic compass c) Prismatic compass d) Surveyor’s

compass

57. What is the angle ∠A shown in figure?

a) 58° 00’ b) 56° 00’ c) 53° 00’ d) 53° 00’

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58. What is the term name that the magnetic meridian swings like a pendulam in an direction for a
long period and gradually come to rest and then swings in opposite direction?
a) Secular variation b) Annual variation c) Daily variation d) Irregular
variation

59. Which method is more accurate in plotting a compass traverse?

a) Parallel meridian b) Included angle c) Paper protector d) Rectangular

method. method method co- ordinate
method.
60. What is the magnetic declination, if the magnetic bearing of the sun of noon is 185°?

a) 5° W b) 5º E c) W 5° S d) E 5° S

61. The principle of plane table is ____

a) Parallelism b) Triangulation c) Traversing d) Orientation

62. The size of the plane table is_______

a) 750 mm x 900 mm b) 600 mm x 750mm c) 450 mm x 600 mm d) 750mmx900 mm

63. The north line of the map is marked on the ______

a) Right hand bottom b) Left hand bottom c) Right hand top d) Left hand top
corner corner corner corner

64. What is the name of the instrument used for marking the direction of the magnetic meridian on
the sheet in plane table surveying?
a) Sprit level b) Alidade c) Trough compass d) Plumbing fork
with plumb
bob
65. Which method is positions of the point are fixed on the sheet by the rays drawn from two
instrument stations?
a) Radiation method b) Resection method c) Traversing method d) Intersection
method

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66. What is the name of the Instrument which helps the plane Table centred over a station?

a) Sprit level b) Alidade c) Trough compass d) Plumbing fork

with plumb
bob
67. What is the technical term used in the working edge of alidade?

a) Ebony edge b) Ruling edge c) Straight edge d) Fiducial edge

68. Which is quick and accurate method in three point problem?

a) Bessel’s method b) Graphical method c) Mechanical d) Trial and error

method method
69. Which place the plane table set up for prepare a road map?

a) Centre of road b) Left side of road c) Right side of d) Along any one
road side of road
70. Which survey is most suitable for filling the various details between the stations fixed by
triangulation?
a) Levelling b) Chain survey c) plane table d) Compass survey
survey
71. Identify the method of survey shown in figure?

a) Radiation b) Resection c) Traversing d) Intersection

72. What is the name of the error that the fittings of table and tripod being loose?

a) Errors of b) Errors of sighting c) Instrumental d) Errors of

manipulation Error plotting
73. What is the colour for building benchmark?

a) Burnt sienna b) Burnt sienna c) Crimson lake d) Prussian blue

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74. The three point problem can be solved by

a) Tracing paper b) Bessel’s method c) Lenman’s d) All of the above

method method
75. Which is the line joining two stations in plane table survey?

a) Base line b) Offset line c) Check line d) Survey line

76. Which method used in plane table survey is also similar to that of compass or theodolite?

a) Radiation b) Resection c) Traversing d) Intersection

77. How many setting up of operation are there in plane table survey?

a) One operation b) Two operation c) Four operation d) Three

operation
78. In plane table surveying ,the two-point problem is a method of

a) Resection b) Orientation c) Resection and d) None of the

orientation above

79. Which accessory is required to take inclined sights?

a) Alidade b) Plain alidade c) Trough d) Telescopic

compass Alidade
80. Which process is necessary if more than one instrument station is to be used?

a) Levelling the b) Orienting the c) Centering the d) Setting up the

plane table plane table plane table plane table
81. The BM established by the survey of India is known as the

a) Permanent BM b) GTS BM c) Arbitrary BM d) Temp BM

82. The line of collimation and axis of the telescope should

a) Coincide b) be parallel c) be perpendicular d) Telescopic

Alidade

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83. What is the name of the staff which consists of 3 pieces, are slide into another and brass spring
catches are provided to hold the extension position?
a) Solid staff b) Invar staff c) Folding staff d) Telescopic
staff
84. To eliminate error, the levelling instrument must be placed

a) Near the BS b) Near the FS c) Mid-way d) All the above

between the
BS and FS
85. What dimensions are drawn in a plan of contour?

a) Vertical b) Horizontal c) Inclined d) Parallel

dimension dimension dimension dimension
86. Which instrument is mainly designed for precise levelling work?

a) Dumpy level b) Wye level c) Cushing level d) Tilting level

87. How many level screws are used to level the instruments?

a) Two level screws b) Three level c) Four level d) Four level

screws screws screws

88. The operation of levelling to determine the elevation between two points is known as

a) Simple levelling b) Differential c) Fly levelling d) Check

Levelling levelling
89. What will be the reduced level when the reading of staff held vertically on a BM whose RL
100.000 m was 3 m and the FS is 1.2 m?
a) 103 m b) 101.8 m c) 104.2 m d) 101.2 m

90 What is the smallest graduated division in

a) 5 mm b) 5 cm c) 5 m d) 1 mm

91. The line joining points of equal elevation is known as

a) Horizontal line b) Contour line c) Level line d) Contour

interval

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92. What method of contour is suitable for small and low undulating area?

a) By square b) By cross section c) By tachometry d) By levelling

method method method method

93. When contours of different elevation cross each other, it indicates a/an

a) Vertical cliff b) Saddle c) Overhanging d) Ridge line

cliff

94. A series of closely spaced contour lines is represented as a

a) Steep slope b) Flatter Slope c) Uniform Slope d) Plane surface

95. In direct method of contouring, the process of locating points lying on a contour is called

a) Ranging b) Centering c) Vertical d) Horizontal

control control
96. In the cross section method of indirect contouring, the spacing of the cross section depends on

a) Contour interval b) Scale of plan c) Characteristics d) All the above

of ground
97. The suitable contour interval for a map with a scale of 1 : 1000 is

a) 2 m b) 5 m c) 10 m d) 20 m

98. Tacheometric method of contouring the representative points are located by taking the staff
readings of the wire in?
a) Bottom, b) Only middle c) Only top d) Only bottom
middle and top
99. Which method of interpolation of contour is done with the help of tracing cloth?

a) Estimation b) Arithmetical c) Graphical d) Graphical

calculation method method
100. Which method of contouring is unsuitable in hilly area?

a) Direct b) Cross-section c) Tacheometric d) Indirect

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