Home» Online Test » Civil Engineering » Surveying Online Test » Paper 1 » Paper 2 » Paper 3 0% Sorry, time's up. To complete the online test, please restart it. Created by Vikash chaudhary This is a FREE online test. Beware of scammers who ask for money to attend this test. Get fresh, new questions in each attempt. Total Questions: 50 Time Allotted: 50 minutes Passing Score: 70% Randomization: Yes Certificate: Yes Do not refresh the page! 👍 All the best! 1 / 50 1. A level tube is used to make the line of sight horizontal. It is filled with a) ether b) chloroform c) synthetic alcohol d) all of the above 2 / 50 2. In the scale of a map is 1:25000, what does it mean: a) 1 cm in the map equals 25000 cm in the field b) 1 m in the map equals 250 km in the field c) 1 cm in the map equals 25 m in the field d) none of the above 3 / 50 3. The function of the leveling head is a) to attach the theodolite to the tripod b) to provide a bearing for the outer hollow spindle c) to provide a means of leveling the instrument d) all of the above 4 / 50 4. An offset scale always has the zero mark at a) middle b) end c) either middle or at the end d) none of the above 5 / 50 5. Handles of chains are made of a) nickel b) steel c) copper d) brass 6 / 50 6. The observed reading on a leveling staff was 3.525 m. If the staff was 0.125m off from the original ground level, what should be the correct reading? a) 3.65m b) 3.525m c) 3.4m d) all of the above 7 / 50 7. "A curve of varying radius introduced between two branches of a compound curve is called a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 8 / 50 8. Obstacle to ranging but not chaining is a) river b) building c) hill d) pond 9 / 50 9. Angular surveying in which both the horizontal and vertical positions of a point are obtained by optical means is known as a) tacheometry b) hydrography c) topography d) all of the above 10 / 50 10. The accuracy of measurement in chain surveying does not depend upon a) the length of the offset b) the scale of the plotting c) the importance of the features d) the general layout of the chain lines 11 / 50 11. A series of straight, parallel, and widely spaced contours on a map represent a a) valley b) ridge c) curved surface d) inclined plane surface 12 / 50 12. Normal tension is that pull which a) neutralizes the effect due to pull and sag b) makes sag correction zero c) makes pull correction zero d) none of the above 13 / 50 13. The number of links in a 30 m metric chain is a) 100 b) 150 c) 180 d) 200 14 / 50 14. In trigonometrical leveling, the combined correction is given by (where m=coefficient of refraction) a) d^2/ 2R b) (1-2m) d^2 / 2R c) 0.0673 d^2 d) none of the above 15 / 50 15. Different grades are joined together by a a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 16 / 50 16. The effect of local attraction is observed in a) chain survey b) compass survey c) PT survey d) leveling 17 / 50 17. The "point of tangency" of a simple circular curve is a) point of commencement b) point of curve c) point of intersection d) the point where the curve joins the forward tangent 18 / 50 18. The two-point problem and three-point problems are methods of: a) orientation b) resection c) orientation and resection d) none of the above 19 / 50 19. Which one is the simplest survey? a) chain survey b) compass survey c) plane table survey d) leveling 20 / 50 20. An operation for determining the relative elevations of different points on the surface of the earth is known as a) leveling b) simple leveling c) differential leveling d) longitudinal leveling 21 / 50 21. The amount of correction due to local attraction at a place a) is constant for all bearings b) varies with the bearing c) changes from time to time d) sometimes additive and sometimes subtractive 22 / 50 22. Prolongation of a chain line across an obstruction in chain surveying is done by a) drawing perpendiculars with a chain b) making angular observations c) solution of triangles d) all the above methods 23 / 50 23. Two contour lines, having the same elevation a) can't cross each other b) can cross each other c) can't unite together d) can unite together 24 / 50 24. A 30 m long tape was standardized at a temperature of 30°C; at the time of measurement, the temperature recorded was 35°C. Then the correction for temperature per tape length is (coefficient of thermal expansion = 0.0001116/°C) a) + 0.01674m b) - 0.001674m c) + 0.002500m d) - 0.002500m 25 / 50 25. Short offsets are measured with a) an ordinary chain b) an invar tape c) a metallic tape d) a steel tape 26 / 50 26. A poor fix of the table is: a) when the station is within the great triangle b) when the station is near the great circle c) when the angle subtended is small d) all of the above 27 / 50 27. Theodolite traverse is plotted more accurately by a) consecutive ordinate of each section b) independent coordinates of each section c) inclined angle & scaling off each traverse leg d) the tangent method of plotting 28 / 50 28. Height of instrument method of leveling, as compared to the rise and fall method, is a) more accurate b) less accurate c) quicker and less tedious d) none of the above 29 / 50 29. When the whole circle bearing of two lines AB and AC are 115° and 41° respectively, then the included angle BAC will be: a) 74° b) 45° c) 115° d) 156° 30 / 50 30. The direct method of contouring is a) very slow method b) most accurate method c) suitable for contouring a small area d) all of the above 31 / 50 31. *The instrument used to measure horizontal and vertical angle is a) planimeter b) clinometer c) ghat tracer d) sextant 32 / 50 32. The fundamental lines of transit of the theodolite are a) horizontal axis and line of collimation b) vertical axis c) axes of plate levels and bubble line of the telescope level d) all of the above 33 / 50 33. The orientation of the table is done by a) magnetic needle b) back sighting c) both (a) and (b) of above d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. The magnification of a telescope lens depends upon a) the focal length of the eyepiece b) the focal length of the objective lens c) the ratio of (b) and (a) above d) the inverse of the ratio of (b) and (a) above 35 / 50 35. The longest chain line passing through the center of the area is known as a) base line b) tie line c) check line d) none of the above 36 / 50 36. Choose the correct statement: a) discrepancy in the difference between two measured values of the same quantity b) residual error is the difference between a measured quantity and the most probable value c) variance is the square of the standard deviation d) all of the above 37 / 50 37. The included angles of the theodolite traverse are generally measured a) clockwise from the back station b) clockwise from the forward station c) anticlockwise from the forward station d) anticlockwise from the back station 38 / 50 38. The range of accuracy in measuring distance by EDM with respect to ODM is a) more b) equal c) less d) none of the above 39 / 50 39. The process of bringing the vertical circle to the right of the observer is called a) face left b) face right c) changing face d) all of the above 40 / 50 40. The vertical distance between any two consecutive contours is known as a) contour line b) contour interval c) horizontal equivalent d) contour gradient 41 / 50 41. In a dumpy level, the objective and eyepiece lenses are made of two or more small lenses to obtain a) distinct image b) shorter image c) reading even in less light d) all of the above 42 / 50 42. If the focal length of the objective glass is 20cm, and the distance from the object glass to the trunnion axis is 12cm, the additive constant is a) 0.8m b) 0.4m c) 0.32m d) 0.20m 43 / 50 43. The stadia hairs are not used in a) movable hair method b) fixed hair method c) tangential hair method d) substense hair method 44 / 50 44. A transition curve introduced between the tangent and the circular curve should a) have infinite curvature at the junction of straight and transition curve b) have zero curvature at the junction of straight and transition curve c) meet the curve tangentially d) none of the above 45 / 50 45. The optical square is based on the principle of a) reflection b) refraction c) double reflection d) double refraction 46 / 50 46. Sensitivity of a level tube is expressed by a) the length of the level tube b) the radius of the level tube c) the length of the bubble of the level tube d) all of the above 47 / 50 47. For a tacheometer, the additive and multiplying constants are respectively a) zero and zero b) zero and 100 c) 100 and zero d) 100 and 100 48 / 50 48. If the included angle is less than 180°, the deflection angle is a) right-handed or positive b) left-handed or negative c) 90° d) none of the above 49 / 50 49. The method of leveling in which the plane table is set at only one station to take detail is known as: a) intersection b) radiation c) resection d) traversing 50 / 50 50. If the level tube is out of adjustment by an angle e, when the telescope is rotated through 180°, it becomes a) 4e b) 3e c) 2e d) -e Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score isShare your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook 0% Restart Test Please provide your feedback. Thank you for your valuable feedback. Send feedback Buy Surveying MCQ PDF for Offline Study