Category: Surveying

If the lower clamp screw is tightened and upper clamp screw is loosened, the theodolite may be rotated____________?

A. on its outer spindle with a relative motion between the vernier and graduated scale of lower plate
B. on its outer spindle without a relative motion between the vernier and gra-duated scale of lower plate
C. on its inner spindle with a relative motion between the vernier and the graduated scale of lower plate
D. on its inner spindle without a relative motion between the vernier and the graduated scale of lower plate

Select the correct statement?

A. Contour interval on any map is kept constant
B. Direct method of contouring is cheap¬er than indirect method
C. Inter-visibility of points on a contour map cannot be ascertained
D. Slope of a hill cannot be determined with the help of contours