List of top Questions asked in TS PGECET

Which one of the following is not an objective of the triangulation survey?

The flying height of a flight and average ground elevations respectively from MSL are 3.45 km and 450 m. If the focal length of the camera used is 150 mm, then the scale of the aerial photograph is

If the intercept on a vertical staff is observed as 0.3 m from a tacheometer, then the horizontal distance between tacheometer and the staff station is

The software in which the data surveyed by total station cannot be used directly is

Oblique extinction is shown by most prismatic sections of minerals crystallizing in the following crystal system.

If D is the horizontal distance in kilometers, then the combined correction 'C' (in meters) for the Earth's curvature and atmospheric refraction is

The Mean Sea Level (MSL) is the average height for the surface of the seas for all stages of tide over a period of

Given below are two statements. Statement-I: The vertical height of a point above or below a reference datum is referred to as the reduced level. Statement-II: Reduced levels cannot be used to produce the ground contours on a plan. The correct answer is

If L = measured length on the slope, θ = angle of the slope and h = difference in elevation of the ends of the tape, the required approximate and exact slope corrections respectively are

Which one of the following instrument is generally used to measure the slope angle of the ground?

A distance of 1000 m was measured in the field at a mean temperature of 60°F using a tape of coefficient of thermal expansion \(5 \times 10^{-6}\) /°F. If the standardization temperature is 80°F, the correction value for temperature is

A metric chain of nominal length 20 m is found to be 20.2 m long and using it an area of 100 hectares is computed. The true area is

Which one of the following is not the reason for development of cumulative/ or systematic errors in the surveying process?

The surveying method used to carry out the scientific studies such as determination of the Earth's magnetic field and direction of continental drifts is

The tendency of a crystallized mineral to break along certain directions yielding more or less smooth, plane surfaces is

The mineral used for smelting of iron ore is

Which mineral group is abundantly found in the earth's crust?

The volcanic origin deposits which are formed on the ocean floor at a depth of 3 km to 6 km in the Abyssal Plain region are known as

The deep valleys cutting across the continental shelf and slope are known as

The average depth of the world's oceans is approximately

The small objects in the Solar System which are rocky and irregular in shape are called as

The concept of the ocean floor or seafloor spreading was proposed by

The continental drift theory of studying the distribution of the oceans and the continents was put forth by

The most common shape for continents is

Which one of the following is incorrect?