GATE 2025 AR — Planning – Question 54

Planning History, Theory and Techniques · Types, tools, and techniques of surveys · 1 mark · Multiple choice

What is a total station used for?

Rainfall intensity
Noise level
Air quality
Coordinates of unknown points relative to known control

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Correct answer: (D) Coordinates of unknown points relative to known control

Explanation

A total station combines angular measurement, electronic distance measurement and computation to determine surveyed coordinates from known control, D. The other quantities require meteorological, acoustic or environmental instruments rather than this surveying equipment.

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