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Q: Which of the following is NOT a primary purpose of surveying in civil engineering?
  • A. Prepare topographic map of land surface of the earth
  • B. Establishing control points
  • C. Determining property boundaries
  • D. Designing structural elements
Correct Answer: Option D - Surveying object– Surveying is the art of determining the relative positions of points on, above or beneath the surface of the earth by means of direct or indirect measurements of distance, direction and elevation. It also includes the art of establishing points by predetermined angular and linear measurements.
D. Surveying object– Surveying is the art of determining the relative positions of points on, above or beneath the surface of the earth by means of direct or indirect measurements of distance, direction and elevation. It also includes the art of establishing points by predetermined angular and linear measurements.

Explanations:

Surveying object– Surveying is the art of determining the relative positions of points on, above or beneath the surface of the earth by means of direct or indirect measurements of distance, direction and elevation. It also includes the art of establishing points by predetermined angular and linear measurements.