PRACTICE BATCH 1 SSC -JE

MINOR INSTRUMENT
1. Subtense bar is an instrument used for D. Heliotrope 4. To determined
(a) Levelling difference in
(b) Measurement of horizontal distance in elevation between
plane areas the points
(c) Measurement of horizontal distance in 5. To mark the
undulated areas position of
(d) Measurement of angles participant in a land
survey
2. The area of irregular plotted figure can be Codes :
easily determined by using instrument A B C D
named as (a) 2 4 1 2
(a) Pentagraph (b) Planimeter
(b) 4 2 1 5
(c) Subtense bar (d) Vernier
(c) 2 4 1 5
(d) 2 3 4 1
3. Clinometer is mostly used for measuring
(a) The distance between two objects 8. Which instruments can be used to
(b) The angles of slope measuring the area of a plan of any shape
(c) The perimeter of traverse (a) Ceylon ghat tracer (b) planimeter
(d) None of the above (c) sextant (d) abney level

4. The subtense bar can be used to measure: 9. Which instrument is used for enlarging the
(a) Horizontal angle map of any shape with higher accuracy
(b) Horizontal distance in undulate area (a) planimeter (b) eidograph
(c) Vertical angle (c) pentagraph (d) optical square
(d) Vertical distance
10. Match List I with List II in question and
5. In the equation of a planimeter, ‘N’ is…. select the correct answer by using codes
When zero of the dial passes the index given below :
mark in a clockwise direction List –I List – II
(a) + Ve (b) - Ve A. Planimeter 1. Use for enlarging
(c) 0 or educing map
(d) None of the above B. Pentagraph 2. Use as a sun
signal in triangular
6. A surveying instrument in which a single survey
observer can bisect two ranging rods
C. Heligraph 3. Use for
simultaneously to set perpendicular is:
(a) Cross staff (b) Sextant measuring the area
(c) Dumpy level (d) clinometers of plans of any
shape accurately
7. Match List I (Instrument) with List II (Usage) D. Distometer 4. An electronic
and select the correct answer using the distance measuring
codes given below the lists: device
List –I List – II Codes :
A. Sextant 1. To determine A B C D
horizontal distance (a) 1 3 2 4
B. Tangent 2. To measure (b) 3 1 2 4
angular distance (c) 1 2 3 4
C. Subtense bar 3. To establish right (d) 4 3 2 1
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11. If the area is small then the value of 17. Which of the following instruments is used
planimeter constant either to enlarge or to reduce a plan
(a) 0 (b) 50 already drawn?
(c) 100 (d) 10 (a) Eidograph (b) Box sextant
(c) Burel hand level (d) Mining dial
12. Colby apparatus is used for the
measurement of: 18. The are of any irregular figure can be
(a) Astronomical angle determined accurately with a
(b) Base lines (a) Planimeter (b) Graph-paper
(c) Undulated area (c) Compass (d) Cross-staff
(d) Time
19. The instrument that is used for
13. In the planimeter formula for measuring measurement of angles:
area, A = M(FR – IR 10N + C), the additive (a) Geodimeter
constant is considered when (b) Tellurometer
(a) The anchor point is inside the area (c) Sextant
being measured (d) telescope
(b) The anchor point is outside the area
being measured 20. Which minor instrument is used in
(c) The area traced is in clock wise surveying?
direction (a) Auto level (b) Abney level
(d) The area traced is in anti-clockwise (c) Dumpy level (d) Wye level
direction
21. The slope of the line is measured with the
14. List I lists tools/instruments while List II help of:
lists the method of surveying Match the (a) Clinometer (b) Padometer
tool/instrument with the corresponding (c) Odometer (d) Panometer
method of surveying.
List I List II 22. A clinometer is used for….
P. Alidade (i) Chain surveying (a) Correcting line of collimation
Q. Arrow (ii) Leveling (b) Setting out right angles
R. Bubble tube (iii) Plane table (c) Measuring the slope
surveying (d) Defining random points
S. Stadia hair (iv) Theodolite
surveying 23. Four leg of pentagraph makes a
Codes : (a) triangle
P Q R S (b) parallelogram
(a) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (c) rectangle
(b) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) (d) pentagone
(c) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
24. Which of the following does NOT belong to
(d) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
EDM instruments?
(a) Geodimeter
15. The minor instrument used not only to take (b) Planimeter
horizontal sights but also inclined sights
(c) Tellurometer
are known as-
(a) Clinometer (b) eidograph (d) Distomat
(c) Pantograph (d) planimeter
25. Tellurometer is an example for
16. Which one of the following instruments can (a) Type of survey or compass
be used as clinometers? (b) Microware instruments
(a) Prism square (b) Line ranger (c) Visible light instruments
(c) Abney level (d) Optical square (d) IR instruments
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26. The value of the planimeter constant is (a) 4 (b) 3

added only when: (c) 2 (d) 1
(a) The anchor point is outside the area
(b) The anchor point is just on the 35. In the equation of a planimeter, ‘N’ is….
boundary line. When zero of the dial passes the index
(c) The anchor point is inside the area mark in a anticlockwise direction
(a) +Ve
(d) The anchor point is beyond the outside
(b) –Ve
area.
(c) 0
(d) None of the above
27. Which of the following quantity is
measured using a planimeter?
(a) Area (b) Bar diameter
(c) Volume (d) Weight

28. If the area is small then the anchor point of

planimeter..
(a) Outside the Area
(b) inside the Area
(c) anywhere in Area
(d) always on circumference of Area

29. Abney level is the improved type of:

(a) Pantograph (b) Bubble level
(c)Planimeter (d)Clinometer

30. Which of the following instrument is used

as a clinometer?
(a) Optical square
(b) Line ranger
(c) Prism square
(d) Abney level

31. Which of the following instrument is used

for measurement of angles?
(a) Geodimeter
(b) Tellurometer
(c) Sextant
(d) Telescope

32. The instrument used for reducing a plan is

known is:
(a) Clinometer (b) Planimeter
(c) Pantograph (d) Sextant

33. Minor instrument, which make use of

optical principal to measure an angle in a
single obsersvations is known as
(a) Clinometer
(b) Sextant
(c) Abney level
(d) Pentograp

34. How many legs in pantagraph ….