Surveying Questions and Answers – Traverse Surveying – Consecutive Co-ordinates: Latitude And Departure

This set of Surveying test focuses on “Traverse Surveying – Consecutive Co-ordinates: Latitude And Departure”.

1. Co ordinate length measured parallel to an assumed meridian direction may be defined as _________
a) Latitude of a survey line
b) Departure of survey line
c) Length of survey line
d) Slope of survey line
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2. The departure of the survey line may be defined as its coordinate length at right angles to the meridian direction.
a) True
b) False
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3. In which direction latitude of the line is positive?
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West
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4. In which direction latitude of the line is negative?
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West
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5. The departure of the line is negative in east direction.
a) True
b) False
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6. In which direction the departure of the line is positive?
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West
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7. If l is the length of the line and angle made with y-axis is y° then latitude (L) of the line is ____
a) l cos y°
b) l sin y°
c) l tan y°
d) l cosec y°
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8. If l is the length of the line and angle made with y axis is y° then departure (D) of the line is ____
a) l cos y°
b) l sin y°
c) l tan y°
d) l cosec y°
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9. The total latitude and departure of any point with respect to a common origin are known as dependent coordinates.
a) True
b) False
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10. Total latitude of end point of a transverse is equal to total latitudes of the first point of transverse plus the algebraic sum of all the latitudes.
a) True
b) False
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