Units of field measurement for jkssb naib tehsildar exam

 

Field Book in Land Measurement

• Field Book is a surveyor's official record of land measurements and features.

• It contains:

  • Chain survey observations

  • Bearing angles

  • Offset distances

  • Area calculations

  • Sketches of plots

• Used by Patwaris, Amins, Surveyors in revenue and land record work.

🔸 Types of Field Books:

• Single Line Book: One side of the chain line.

• Double Line Book: Both left and right offsets from the chain line.

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📝 MCQs on Land Measurement & Field Book

✅ Land Measurement Units MCQ:

1. 1 acre is equal to how many square feet?
   a) 4,356 sq ft
   b) 43,560 sq ft
   c) 40,000 sq ft
   d) 4,000 sq ft
   👉 Answer: b

2. How many Gunthas are there in one Acre?
   a) 20
   b) 30
   c) 40
   d) 50
   👉 Answer: c

3. How many Marla are there in one Kanal?
   a) 4
   b) 8
   c) 20
   d) 40
   👉 Answer: d

4. What is the area of one hectare in square meters?
   a) 1,000 sq m
   b) 10,000 sq m
   c) 100,000 sq m
   d) 43,560 sq m
   👉 Answer: b

5. 1 Bigha in Assam is equal to how many square feet?
   a) 1,600
   b) 14,400
   c) 10,890
   d) 43,560
   👉 Answer: b

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✅ Field Book MCQ:

6. Which instrument is primarily used for chain surveying?
   a) Theodolite
   b) Total Station
   c) Chain
   d) Compass
   👉 Answer: c

7. Field book is used for recording:
   a) Rainfall data
   b) Soil composition
   c) Survey observations
   d) Crop yield
   👉 Answer: c

8. What is a “Chain line” in land surveying?
   a) A rope used to tie the field book
   b) Main line of measurement
   c) Type of fencing
   d) None of the above
   👉 Answer: b

9. In which format are observations written in a field book?
   a) Tabular format
   b) Map format
   c) Paragraphs
   d) Tree diagram
   👉 Answer: a

10. Which is not a land measurement unit?
    a) Acre
    b) Hectare
    c) Cubic meter
    d) Bigha
    👉 Answer: c

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	orthern India (e.g., Punjab, Haryana, UP)	Southern India (e.g., TN, Karnataka)	Eastern India (e.g., Bengal, Assam)
Bigha	Varies (1 Bigha = 1,600 - 2,700 sq m)	Rarely used	Assam: 1 Bigha = 14,400 sq ft
Biswansi	1 Bigha = 20 Biswa; 1 Biswa = 20 Biswansi	-	-
Acre	1 Acre = 43,560 sq ft	Commonly used	Commonly used
Hectare	1 hectare = 2.471 acres = 10,000 sq m	Standard international unit	Standard
Kanal	1 Kanal = 5,445 sq ft	-	-
Marla	1 Marla = 272.25 sq ft	-	-
Decimal	1 Decimal = 435.6 sq ft	Used in Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand	Used in West Bengal & Assam
Gunta/Guntae	1 Gunta = 1,089 sq ft (Used in Maharashtra)	40 Gunthas = 1 Acre	-
Kattha	1 Kattha = 720 sq ft (in Bihar); varies	-	Bengal: 1 Kattha = 1,361.25 sq ft