GATE Geomatics Engineering: Distance and angle measurement, levelling, traversing, triangulation, total station – Previous Year Questions
15 GATE previous year questions on Distance and angle measurement, levelling, traversing, triangulation, total station (Geomatics Engineering, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.
- GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q22 – The direct and reversed zenith angles observed by a theodolite are 56° 00' 00" and 303° 00' 00", respectively. What is the vertical collimation…
- GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q65 – Trigonometric levelling was carried out from two stations P and Q to find the reduced level (R. L.) of the top of hillock, as shown in the table. The…
- GATE 2024 CE (CE2) Q31 – What is the CORRECT match between the survey instruments/parts of instruments shown in the table and the operations carried out with them?…
- GATE 2024 CE (CE2) Q65 – Differential levelling is carried out from point P (BM: +200.000 m) to point R. The readings taken are given in the table. Points Back Sight Fore…
- GATE 2024 CE (CE1) Q26 – A surveyor observes a zenith angle of 93° 00' 00" during a theodolite survey. The corresponding vertical angle is
- GATE 2024 CE (CE1) Q27 – Among the following statements relating the fundamental lines of a transit theodolite, which one is CORRECT?
- GATE 2025 CE (CE2) Q65 – If the Fore Bearing of the lines AB and BC are 60° and 122°, respectively, then the interior angle ABC (in degrees) is (round off to the nearest…
- GATE 2025 CE (CE1) Q27 – If the quadrantal bearing of a line is N30W, then the whole circle bearing of the line is
- GATE 2025 CE (CE1) Q64 – In levelling between two points A and B on the opposite banks of a river, the readings are taken by setting the instrument both at A and B, as shown…
- GATE 2026 CE (CE2) Q41 – For the traverse given below, the benchmark is at ground point L. The Reduced Level (RL) of L is 150.000 m. The direction of the traverse is from L to…
- GATE 2026 CE (CE2) Q62 – Interior angles measured at the locations of a closed traverse ABCDA are given in table below. Location Interior angle --- --- A 71° 1′ 40″ B 104° 54′…
- GATE 2026 CE (CE1) Q20 – The Whole Circle Bearing (WCB) of line AB is 150°. The length of AB is 100 m. The latitude and departure values, respectively, for this line are:
- GATE 2026 CE (CE1) Q35 – The height of the plane of collimation of a levelling instrument is 100.000 m from a datum. The levelling instrument measures a Back Sight of 1.500 m…
- GATE 2026 CE (CE1) Q43 – Locations P and Q are separated by a wide valley. The difference in levels of locations P and Q measured by a levelling instrument stationed near P is…
- GATE 2026 CE (CE1) Q62 – The following consecutive readings (in m) were taken with a dumpy level and a levelling staff at a common interval of 20 m: 0.385; 1.030; 1.925;…