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Surveyor Practice Test: Contouring
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Contouring in surveying is the process of determining the elevation of various points on the ground and drawing contour lines on a map.

Surveyor Practice Test: Contouring
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25 Questions

1. What is the process of locating contour line on the surface of the earth?
2. Which method of contouring is unsuitable in hilly area?
3. What is the minimum number of cross-sections required to find the quantity of earth work using trapezoidal formula?
4. Which method of contouring is most accurate but slow and tedious?
5. What is the nature of earth work if the G.L.218 and F.L.220?
6. Which method is used to establish grade stakes while grade is uniform for a considerable distances?
7. Which instrument is used for establishing grade contour?
8. What is the nature of the earth work if the ground level is less than the formation level?
9. What is the least horzontal distance between two consecutive contour?
10. Which method is suitable for the contouring of hilly areas?
11. What formula for cross-sectional area of the given figure?

12. What is marked as 'x'?
13. How did you find the volume of earth work between two adjacent contour using trapezoidal formula?
14. Which method of interpolation of contour is laborious, tedious but most accurate?
15. Which method of interpolation is rapid, approximate result and used for small scale map?
16. What is the quantity of earth work for the figure given by using prismoidal formula?
17. What method of contouring is used for small areas work with high precision?
18. Which map is used to determine the catchment area of drainage basins?
19. Which indirect method of contouring is suitable for long and narrow strips of land?
20. Which area is suitable for square method of indirect contouring?
21. Which method of contouring spot levels are taken along a series of lines laid over the area?
22. What minimum number of cross-sections required for applying prismoidal formula in volume calculations?
23. What is marked as 'x'?
24. Which method of interpolation of contour is done with the help of tracing cloth?
25. What is the quantity of earth work for the figure given by average cross-sectional area method?

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