Fundamental concepts of surveying:
**** Difference between Plane and Geodetic surveying
*** Classification of surveys based on instruments used
Accuracy and errors:
* Difference between accuracy and precision
*Classify errοrs in surveying
* Describe sources and classification of errors.
Curves and curve setting:
**Prepare a list of the uses of super elevation
**Define Superelevation
*Advantages and characteristics of transition curve
**Define degree of curvature by arc and chord definition with figure
* Draw and show Important features of a simple circular curve.
GPS:
***Define GPS. Describe the segments of Gps with functionalities of each
segment
**** Describe various sources of errors in GPS measurement
**What is GNSS?
* Output and uses of GPS
*Mention names of 3 GNSS technologies
*Working principle of a differential gps
* what is signal "Transit time"
* Why do we need 4 satellites to determine precise location on 3D space?
*Land applications of GPS
GCS:
*Define GCS.
**Datum (Definition)
***Geoid(Definition)
*Show in a diagram how we can measure the elevation of any location with
respect to geoid.
*How do we measure the location of a pant on earth surface using GCS.
GIS:
*****Describe the components of GIS
*What is GIS
* Describe how spatial information technology might help us in
our everyday life.
**Define topology. Provide two examples to demonstrate spatial
relationship between geographic features.
*Explain Geographically Referenced data.
* Explain discrete and continuous feature
*Explain Vector and Raster data model.
Contouring:
**** Explain the characteristics of contours
***Define contouring. Compute a sutable interval in FPS unit on a map
having a scale of 1:3000
*State and explain the usage of contour maps
*Draw the contour line diagram of pond and hill
*Characteristics of contour lines
*Define contour interval.
Tacheometry:
*A tacheometer is set up with an anallactic lens, what will happen to
the tacheometric constants.
** what is anallactic lens.
* Applicability and sources of errors in tacheometry survey
* Control pants, Stadia survey (Definition)
Photogrammetry:
*Classify photogrammetry. Difference between different types of
photogrammetry.
**Difference between Aerial and Terrestrial photogrammetry
* Define photogrammetry.
*what is overlap of photographs in photogrammetry
Linear measurement:
* Names of six corrections which are to be applied to obtain the true length
of a line measured in the field. State whether these corrections are positive
or negative.
Chain surveying:
*Briefly describe the direct & indirect methods of chaining operation on
uneven or sloping ground
*** Usage of ranging rods and plumb bob in chaining operation .
***Conditions to be fulfilled by survey lines and survey stations.
* what is chain surveying?
* Define survey station, check Line, station,main station.
*Instruments used in chain surveying.
* *Describe chaining on uneven or sloping ground.
*Describe metric chain, invar tape, plumb bob.
* How to eliminate local attraction
*How to detect local attraction.
Traverse surveying:
** Explain with figure: True Meridian, Quadrantal Bearing
***** Graphical method of balancing a close traverse
*** State closing error
*Illustrate WCB and QB
** With figure, describe Fore Bearing and Back Bearing
*Checks available for a close traverse.
Plane table survey:
****** Define plane table surey. Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of plane table surveying over other methods
***Explain any 2 methods of conducting plane table survey with
appropriate figure
*What are the common methods used in plane tabling?
*Discuss Intersection method of plane table survey.
Leveling:
*** Difference between Rise and fall & HI method in Levelling.
**With neat sketch, describe line of sight and turning point.
*Effect of refraction
*Steps in conducting Levelling work
**How can you conduct levelling for a pond or lake that is too wide to be
sighted across.
*Level surface, level Line, Horizontal plane, Horizontal line
*Different types of errors in Levelling
Remote sensing:
**Describe the elements of remote sensing
*Main goal of remote sensing
*Characteristics of remote sensing
*Define remote sensing.
*Steps for obtaining Information about a phenomenon by the use of remote
sensing.
Astronomical survey:
*Explain with figure: Celestial Horizon Longitude, Declination,prime vertical
circle
*** Difference between Latitude Lines and meridians
*Explain with figure: Declination, true meridian
*Explain with figure : Celestial Horizon, Terrestrial equator, equator and
azimuth
*Explain with figure: Celestial Horizon, Terrestrial equator, Latitude, vertical
circle *Azimuth, Altitude, Latitude, Declination
*circumpolar star, upper and lower transit of a star.
** For astronomical survey, explain all vertical circles are great circle,
however, all great circles are not vertical circle.
