The horizontal axis of a theodolite about which the telescope and the vertical circle rotate in a vertical plane is also called the ______.

In survey work using a total station with reflector measurements, which of the following sequence of temporary adjustments must be performed at a station?

While carrying out a total station survey on one bank of a 250 m wide river, it is necessary to plot electric transmission posts on the opposite bank. No provision exists for crossing the river and the posts are inaccessible. In which mode should the survey work be done?