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Q: What are the errors that cannot be eliminated in surveying?
  • A. instrumental errors
  • B. random errors
  • C. personal errors
  • D. errors due to natural causes
Correct Answer: Option B - Random errors– Random errors or accidential errors are unpredictable. They are truly accidental and cannot be avoided. There are, however, three basic characteristic of random errors– (i) Small errors are more frequent than large errors. (ii) Very large errors do not accurate all. (iii) Positive and negative errors of the same size occur with equal frequency
B. Random errors– Random errors or accidential errors are unpredictable. They are truly accidental and cannot be avoided. There are, however, three basic characteristic of random errors– (i) Small errors are more frequent than large errors. (ii) Very large errors do not accurate all. (iii) Positive and negative errors of the same size occur with equal frequency

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Random errors– Random errors or accidential errors are unpredictable. They are truly accidental and cannot be avoided. There are, however, three basic characteristic of random errors– (i) Small errors are more frequent than large errors. (ii) Very large errors do not accurate all. (iii) Positive and negative errors of the same size occur with equal frequency