Level surface in terms of leveling is a ______.

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  1. vertical surface
  2. horizontal surface
  3. datum surface
  4. curved surface

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Option 4 : curved surface
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Explanation:

Level surface:

  • A level surface is the equipotential surface of the earth's gravity field. It is a curved surface and every element of which is normal to the plumb line.
  • A body of still water provides the best example of a level surface.

Horizontal plane/ surface: 

  • A horizontal plane is a plane that is perpendicular to the plumb line. It is also tangential to a level surface at a particular point.

Mean sea level: 

  • It is the altitude of the earth's surface above sea level. MSL adopted in India is located in Mumbai.

Collimation surface: 

  • It is an imaginary surface passing through the intersection of the crosshairs at the diaphragm and the optical center of the object-glass and its continuation.

Datum surface: 

  • It is a level surface from which the vertical distances are measured for any point in the field
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