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SECL Dy. Surveyor Exam - English
Duration: 120 · Questions: 100 · Max Marks: 100 · Language: 3
General Awareness/Aptitude & Knowledge regarding CIL/SECL
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Yojna a weekly journal
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘CLEANLINESS’ each of the which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet, in the same sequence?
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Which letter in this alphabet is the eighth letter to the right of the letter and which is tenth letter to the left of the last but one letter of the alphabet ?
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The cash difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is Rs. 3. The ratio of the two selling prices is:__________ ?
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Which of the following numbers is irrational ?
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356 x 936 – 356 x 836 = ?
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"Who said, 'India was a parrot unto itself'?
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Which is the national game of Bhutan ?
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When was the Constituent Assembly of India formed?
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Ventilation in mines is necessary to?
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Main purpose of booster fans is?
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Air regulators help to?
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Air doors are used to?
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Anemometer is used to measure?
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Hygrometer measures?
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Flame safety lamps indicate?
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Electric safety lamps are preferred because?
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Coal dust explosion can be prevented by?
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Stone dust in mines should be?
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What astronomical discovery was announced by astronomers in March 2026?
Surveyor
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What is the primary objective of surveying?
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Which type of surveying assumes the earth’s surface as a plane?
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What is the first principle of surveying?
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Which instrument is used to measure horizontal and vertical angles in surveying?
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In chain surveying, what is the purpose of a tie line?
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The most accurate method for direct linear measurement in surveying is
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In chain surveying, measurements made are primarily
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The process of establishing points along a straight chain line is known as
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When line of sight is obstructed by an obstacle in chaining, the method used is
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EDM stands for
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Which type of EDM generally provides the longest measurement range?
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A transit theodolite is mainly used for measuring
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Digital theodolites have an advantage over traditional transit theodolites due to
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The horizontal angle measured clockwise from north is called
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In rectangular coordinate system of surveying, latitude of a line is
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Departure of a line in traverse calculation is
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For a line of length 200 m and bearing N 45° E, the latitude is
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For the same line in Q12, the departure is
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In a closed traverse, the algebraic sum of latitudes should be
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The coordinate method for area of traverse uses
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Simpson's Rule for area assumes the curve between points is
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Trapezoidal Rule approximates the boundary as
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Simpson's Rule requires the number of ordinates to be
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Trapezoidal Rule requires the number of intervals to be
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For volume calculation using average end area method, the formula is
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In trigonometric levelling, height difference h =
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When the base of an object is inaccessible, trigonometric levelling uses
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Spherical trigonometry is mainly used in
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The error in chaining due to incorrect ranging is
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The phase comparison method is commonly used in
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Typical least count of a vernier theodolite is
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In reciprocal ranging, two ranging rods are placed
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Metric chain commonly used in India is of length
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Simpson's Rule formula for area with common interval h is
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Trapezoidal Rule formula for area is
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In traverse, independent coordinates are calculated from
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For trigonometric levelling when instrument and staff are at same level, correction is
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The spherical excess in spherical triangle is
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EDM accuracy is affected by
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In theodolite, face left and face right readings are taken to eliminate
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The area by coordinate method is half the absolute value of
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Simpson's Rule is more accurate than Trapezoidal Rule when the curve is
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In volume calculation, prismoidal correction is applied when using
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For inaccessible height, if vertical angles are B1 and B2 from two points distance D apart, height ~
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Basic assumption in plane surveying is
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Gunter's chain is
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In chaining, sag correction is applied for
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The least count of digital theodolite is usually
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Latitude = length x
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Departure = length x
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If bearing is S 60° E, latitude is
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Area by Trapezoidal Rule overestimates if the curve is
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Simpson's Rule gives exact result for
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In trigonometric levelling, refraction correction is approximately
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Curvature correction in levelling is proportional to
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The most precise linear measurement method among following is
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Direct ranging is possible when
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In EDM, PPM correction is for
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Theodolite is used in
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In closed traverse, linear misclosure is checked by
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Simpson's Rule is not applicable if number of intervals is
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For volume of earthwork, best method for irregular sections is
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In trig levelling, if vertical angle is zenith angle, height uses
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Spherical triangle sum of angles is always
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The error due to wrong length of chain is
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Digital theodolite measures angles using
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Latitude and departure method is also called
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Trapezoidal Rule is also known as
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In Simpson's Rule, weight for first and last ordinate is
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For inaccessible base, if angles are equal, height is
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EDM uses which wave for measurement?
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The principle of theodolite is based on
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In traverse, if latitude sum ≠ 0, error is in
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Simpson's Rule is accurate for up to
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Volume by prismoidal formula = L/6 (A1 + A2 + 4 Am) where Am is
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Refraction in trig levelling makes apparent height
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In geodetic survey, spherical trigonometry uses
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Chaining on sloping ground requires
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Ranging rod length is usually
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In EDM, modulation frequency affects