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This document contains 35 questions related to surveying practicals and the use of a theodolite for a viva voce exam. It covers the fundamental parts and lines of a theodolite, different types of theodolites, how to measure magnetic bearings, principles of stadia surveying using fixed hair and movable hair methods, tacheometric constants, formulas, tables and charts, methods of traversing, plotting traverses, latitudes and departures, coordinate systems, closing errors, telescope types, instrument constants, and tacheometric measurement systems including the stadia and tangential methods.

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Survey Lab Viva Questions

This document contains 35 questions related to surveying practicals and the use of a theodolite for a viva voce exam. It covers the fundamental parts and lines of a theodolite, different types of theodolites, how to measure magnetic bearings, principles of stadia surveying using fixed hair and movable hair methods, tacheometric constants, formulas, tables and charts, methods of traversing, plotting traverses, latitudes and departures, coordinate systems, closing errors, telescope types, instrument constants, and tacheometric measurement systems including the stadia and tangential methods.

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SURVEYING PRACTICALS-II

VIVA QUESTIONS

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1.
What are the fundamental parts of a theodolite?
2.
What are the fundamental lines in a theodolite?
3.
What is meant by size of a theodolite?Whats it?
4.
What is the difference between a level and a theodolite?
5.
Name different types of theodolite?
6.
Why it is called a transit theodolite?
7.
If the vernier of the vertical circle reads 36 degree, what will be the reading on the opposite
vernier of the vertical circle?
8.
How would you measure the magnetic bearing of a line with a theodolite?
9.
What is meant by fixed hair and movable hair method of stadia surveying?
10.
What are tacheometric constants?
11.
Write the formula for distance in case of inclined sights in stadia tacheometry.
12.
What are the merits and demerits of movable hair method?
13.
What are tacheometric tables?
14.
What are stadia charts?
15.
What is tangential system of tacheometry?
16.
What are the temporary adjustments of transit theodolite
17.
Explain repetition method and reiteration method using theodolite
18.
Whats meant by direct angles? How it is measured with theodolite?
19.
What is deflection angle? How it is measured with theodolite?
20.
Explain different methods of traversing
21.
What are the different methods of plotting a traverse?
22.
What is latitude and departure?
23.
What is independent and dependent coordinates?
24.
What is closing error?How it is adjusted?
25.
What are the different methods for balancing the traverse?
26.
What is Gales Traverse Table?
27.
Find the area of a plot using theodolite.
28.
What are the different types of telescopes used in survey?
29.
What is internal focusing telescope?
30.
What is external focusing telescope?
31.
Which type of telescope is used in tacheometer?
32.
What are the values for instrument constants in tacheometry?
33.
What are the different systems of tacheometric measurement?Explain each.
34.
What is Principle of stadia method?
35.
What is anallatic lens?
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