ASSIGNMENT

GENERAL SURVEYING 1 1ST SEMESTER 2024-2025

SET1
1. Surveying is defined as the art and science of determining angular and linear measurement to establish the
form, text, and relative position ,measurements to establish the areas on or near the surface of the earth
or on other extra-terrestrial bodies through
a. Pure mathematics and the social science
b. Applied mathematics and the use of specialized equipment and techniques
c. Field observations and measurements
d. Cartographic, geodetic, and photogrammetric methods
e. Principles of algebra and geometry
2. Plane surveying is that type of surveying in which the earth is considered to be flat surface. Distance and
areas involved are of limited extent and the
a. Approximate shape of the earth is considered
b. Theoretical shape of the geoid is evaluated
c. Exact shape of the earth is disregarded
d. Spheroidal shape of the earth is considered
e. Shape of the earth is considered a geoid
3. A type of survey which is of wide extent and takes into account the spheroidal shape of the earth is known
as
a. Geodetic surveying
b. Plane surveying
c. Geoid surveying
d. Earth surveying
e. Terrestrial surveying
4. A photogrammetric survey makes use of photographs taken with specially designed cameras either from
a. A ship or an elevated ground station
b. The ground surface or underwater
c. A field or a laboratory environment
d. A map or a scaled drawing
e. Airplanes or ground stations
5. An early surveying instrument having an A-frame with a plumb line supported from its apex and was used
to determine the horizontal is the
a. Merchant
b. Chorobates
c. Astrolabe
d. Labella
e. Dioptra
6. The meter is now defined as a length equal to
a. 1/10, 000, 000 of the earth’s meridional quadrant
b. 650, 736.37 wavelengths of the bright-red light produced by burning silver electrodes
c. 39.37 inches
d. 0.001 kilometers
e. 1, 650, 763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red light produced by burning krypton at a specified energy
level in the spectrum.
7. The International System of Units or S.I. was promulgated by the International Bureau of Weights and
Measures in
a. 1960
b. 1978
c. 1983
d. 1875
e. 1799
8. The sexagesimal units of angular measurement are the
a. Grad, centesimal minute, and centesimal second
b. Degree, minute, and second
c. Radian and steradian
d. Mil, grad, and radian
e. Hours, minutes, and seconds
9. The number of significant figures in the value 300.00 is
a. One
b. Three
c. Two
d. Five
e. Six
10. When rounded off to the nearest hundredth, 36.24445 becomes
a. 36.25
b. 36.26
c. 36.2
d. 36.3
e. 36.24
11. An error is defined as the difference between the
a. True value and the approximate value of a quantity
b. Most probable value and the true value
c. True value and the measured value of a quantity\
d. Two measured values of the same quantity
e. Estimated value and the most probable value of a quantity
12. A line, known to be 150.00 m long, is measured five times with a steel tape in the following order: 150.004,
149.998, 149.997, 150.005, and 149.996 meters, respectively. The more accurate of the five measurements
is the
a. 1st measurement
b. 2nd measurement
c. 3rd measurement
d. 4th measurement
e. 5th measurement
13. The most probable value of several measurements of line a is 546.75 m. If ±0.15 represents the probable
error of the mean value, the chances are even that the true value
a. Is equal to 546.60 m.
b. Is equal to 546.90 m
c. Lies between 546.60 m and 546.75 m
d. Lies between 546.75 m and 546.90 m, as it is also probable that the true value lies outside of these
limiting values
 e. Lies between 546.60 m and 546.90 m, as it is also probable that the true value lies outside of these
limiting values
14. If for a particular measurement the probable error of the mean is 0.09 m and the most probable value of
the measurement is 362.70 m, the relative precision would be expressed as
a. 1/4030
b. 0.000248
c. 1:362.70
d. 1:0.09
e. 1/363
15. Five separate measurements were made of a line and their degrees of precision computed as follows: 1st
Trial, 1/5000; 2nd Trial, 1/2500; 3rd Trial, 1/6500; 4th Trial, 1/7000; 5th Trial, 1/10000. The measurement
which is of a higher degree of precision was the one done in the
a. 1st trial
b. 2nd trial
c. 3rd trial
d. 4th trial
e. 5th trial
16. The interior angles of a hexagon were observed and recorded as follows: A = 122°31′ 02′′ , B = 123°26′17′′ ,
C = 130°05′ 07′′ , D = 120°15′47′′ , E = 160°50′ 35′′ , and F = 62°53′07′′. The discrepancy of the
measurement is
a. 0′ 30′′
b. 2′ 30′′
c. 1′ 00′′
d. 2′ 50′′
e. 1′ 30′′
17. In question 16, the sum of the most probable values of angles A, B, and C is
a. 376°01′ 02′′
b. 376°03′ 02′′
c. 376°01′ 02′′
d. 376°02′ 02′′
e. 376°04′ 02′′

SET2
1. LINEAR MEASUREMENTS. The measured length of airport runways in five major cities in the Philippines are
1250.00, 1375.50, 1410.75, 1550.25, and 1750.00 meters. Determine the equivalent length of each run-way in
kilometers, decimeters, and centimeters. Tabulate values accordingly.

2. AREA MEASUREMENTS. Given the dimensions of the following tracts of land:

a.) 108.75 m by 76.82 m
b.) 940.08 m by 1260.73 m
c.) 13.36 m by 50.08 m
d.) 1258.30 m by 624. 03 m
e.) 8476.55 m by 121.79 m

Determine the area of each tract in square meters, square kilometers, ares, and heactares.

3. AREA MEASUREMENTS. Given the area and width of the following rectangular- shaped pieces of property:
a.) 2.575 ha and 195.42 m
 b.) 125.42 sq m and 545.0 cm
c.) 0.85 sq km and 925.09 m
d.) 50.0 ares and 100.0 m
e.) 42545.19 sq m and 346.72 m

Detemine the length of each property in meters.

4. VOLUME OF MEASUREMENTS. Following are the dimensions for length, width, and depth of five excavated
borrow pits for a highway project:
a.) 113.26 m, 35.48 m, and 18.60 m
b) 50.08 m, 39.25 m, and 7.14 m
c.) 243.55 m, 76.19 m, and 24.66 m
d.) 42.055 m, 8.605 m, and 12.332 m
e.) 9.5 m, 6.3 m, and 4.9 m

Determine the volume of each pit in cubic meters

6. SIGNIFICANT FIGURES. Given the following numbers: 45.63, 5,700, 4010, 0.000940, 6.0090, 7.00, 9.5 x 108 ,
4.00 x 107 , 2.604 x 1018 and 3.00 x 10−6 . For each number, identify the significant figures and state the number
of significant figures. Tabulate values accordingly.

7. ROUNDING OFF NUMBERS. Given the following numbers: 0.333333. 0.412342, 50.2155, 48.5455, and 16.3545.
Round off each number to three, four, and five figures. Tabulate values accordingly.

8. MOST PROBABLE VALUE. The three angles of a triangle were measured with the following results.
A=42° 05’, B=115° 38´, and C=22°08’. Determine the most probable value of each angle.

9. MOST PROBABLE VALUE. The angles about a point have the following observed values: 87° 07´ 50´ ´ and 125°
17´ 20´ ´, and 147° 35´ 20´ ´. Determine the most probable value of the these angles

10. MOST PROBABLE VALUE. The interior angles of a quadrilateral were observed to be: A= 100° 35´40´ ´, B=118°
44´ 15´ ´, C= 80° 54´35´ ´, and D= 59° 45´50´ ´. Determine the most probable value of each of these angles.

11. PROBABLE ERROR. A quantity was measured ten times with the following results: 34.630, 34.626, 34.634, 34,
628, 34,629, 34.626, 34.627, 34.633, 34.625, and 34.624 meters. Determine the probable error of the mean and
the relative precision of the mean.

12. PROBABLE ERROR. A surveying instructor sent all the 10 students in his class out to measure a distance between
two points marked on a runway. The students working in groups of four came up with 10 different measurements
as follows: 920.45, 921.05, 921.65, 920.25, 920.15, 921.85, 921.95, 920.45, 921.15, and 921.35 meters.
Assuming these values are equally reliable and that variations result only from accidental errors, determine the
relative precision of a single measurement and the relative precision of the mean.

13. PROBABLE ERROR. The following values were determined in a series of rod readings made under identical
conditions: 3.312 , 3.307, 3.304. 3.306, 3.309, 3,.301, 3.311, 3.308, 3.312, 3.306, and 3.313 meters. Determine
the following: most probable value of the observed rod readings, probable error of a single measurement and of the
mean, and the relative precision of a single measurement and of the mean.