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. The two-point problem as compared to the three-point problem is: a) more laborious b) more accurate c) quicker d) all of the above 2 / 50 2. The sensitivity of the bubble tube expressed in terms of the angular value of one division of the bubble is given by a) S/D radians b) D/S radians c) S/D seconds d) none of the above 3 / 50 3. Right face and left face readings are taken to a) get the correct reading b) eliminate error of trunnion axis not being exactly horizontal c) eliminate error in the vertical axis d) eliminate error in the line of collimation 4 / 50 4. The last reading of leveling is always at a) back sight b) fore sight c) intermediate sight d) any of the above 5 / 50 5. Boning rod is used a) setting out of sewer b) setting out of road c) setting out of canal d) all of the above 6 / 50 6. The Philadelphia rod is a type of a) solid staff b) folding staff c) telescopic staff d) none of the above 7 / 50 7. An imaginary line connecting the points of equal elevation on the ground surface is known as a) contour line b) contour interval c) horizontal equivalent d) contour gradient 8 / 50 8. Tilting levels are used for a) fly leveling b) precise leveling c) profile leveling d) none of the above 9 / 50 9. The effect of local attraction is observed in a) chain survey b) compass survey c) PT survey d) leveling 10 / 50 10. Leveling across a river is done by a) fly leveling b) reciprocal leveling c) trigonometrical leveling d) cross leveling 11 / 50 11. In the case of leveling staff readings are taken by (In the case of target staff) a) staff man b) instrument man c) both (a) and (b) of above d) none of the above 12 / 50 12. The contour line can cross one another on a map only in the case of a) a valley b) a ridge c) a saddle d) an overhanging cliff 13 / 50 13. The shape of the vertical curve generally used is a) circular b) parabolic c) spiral d) elliptical 14 / 50 14. A series of closed contour lines on the map with higher to lower values inside them represent a a) hill b) ridge c) depression d) steep slope 15 / 50 15. In tacheometric survey, the method which provides easy reading of the staff is a) three hair method b) height of instrument method c) even angle method d) none of the above 16 / 50 16. The angle that can be set by a French cross-staff is a) 45° b) 90° c) 45° or 90° d) none of the above 17 / 50 17. "Cross-sectioning" and "Longitudinal sectioning" is a) when less number of intermediate sights exist b) in profile leveling c) in reciprocal leveling d) in differential leveling 18 / 50 18. In plane table instrument for horizontal & vertical measurement without chaining a) theodolite b) tacheometer c) telescopic alidade d) compass 19 / 50 19. Find the length of curve if R=500 m, Intersection angle= 120° a) 500m b) 525m c) 550m d) 575m 20 / 50 20. In profile leveling, staff readings on two neighboring pegs 20m apart are 1.200 and 1.00, respectively. Therefore, the proposed road has a a) rising gradient of 1 in 100 b) falling gradient of 1 in 100 c) rising gradient of 1 in 20 d) falling gradient of 1 in 20 21 / 50 21. When the angular and linear measurements are equally precise in traversing, the balancing of the traverse is done by: a) transit rule b) empirical rule c) Bowditch's rule d) none of the above 22 / 50 22. 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 23 / 50 23. For the route survey of a contour map, the method used is a) square method b) cross-profile method c) quantities of earthwork d) all of the above 24 / 50 24. The number of horizontal cross wires in a stadia diaphragm is a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 25 / 50 25. The process of turning the telescope about the vertical axis in a horizontal plane is known as a) reversing b) transiting c) plunging d) swinging 26 / 50 26. 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 27 / 50 27. The outer spindle attached to the lower plate in a transit theodolite is known as a) vernier plate b) scale plate c) alidade d) none of the above 28 / 50 28. The angle of intersection of the horizon mirror and the index mirror of an optical square is a) 30° b) 45° c) 105° d) 120° 29 / 50 29. The horizontal distances obtained by tacheometry are corrected for a) slope correction b) temperature correction c) refraction and curvature correction d) tension correction 30 / 50 30. *Total station is a) total no. of stations in traverse b) even/odd no. of stations in traverse c) optical distance measurement instrument d) electromagnetic distance measurement instrument 31 / 50 31. If the plane table is not horizontal in a direction at right angles to the alidade, the line of sight is parallel to the fiducial edge only for: a) horizontal sights b) inclined sight upwards c) inclined sight downwards d) none of the above 32 / 50 32. In a survey, it was recorded that Σrise = 0, then a) the ground is sloping b) it is continuously rising c) it is continuously falling d) the survey had many inverts 33 / 50 33. Local attraction at a place may be due to a) key bunches b) steel buttons c) current-carrying base wire d) electric storm 34 / 50 34. A building is an obstacle to a) chaining but not ranging b) ranging but not chaining c) both chaining and ranging d) none of the above 35 / 50 35. The types of survey used to fix property lines are a) topographical b) cadastral c) city d) astronomical 36 / 50 36. Contour lines a) cross each other b) end abruptly c) are uniformly spaced d) close somewhere 37 / 50 37. For a dumpy level in perfect adjustment, the horizontal cross hair should be in a plane a) perpendicular to the vertical axis b) parallel to the vertical axis c) parallel to the axis of the bubble tube d) none of the above 38 / 50 38. Indirect ranging method is adopted when two points of the chain line are: a) mutually invisible b) too distant c) on a slopy ground d) mutually visible 39 / 50 39. The optical square is based on the principle of a) reflection b) refraction c) double reflection d) double refraction 40 / 50 40. In a double-line river, contours are a) stopped at the bank of the river b) stopped at the edge of the river c) drawn across the water d) none of the above 41 / 50 41. Tellurometer uses a) light waves b) radio waves c) infra waves d) all of the above 42 / 50 42. The method of tacheometry in which the observation is made with stadia wires with a variable interval is known as a) movable hair method b) fixed hair method c) tangential hair method d) substense hair method 43 / 50 43. If the station A and B are equally affected and in the different direction, then the difference between the forebearing and back bearing of a line AB should be a) 180° b) 200° c) 220° d) may any of the above 44 / 50 44. 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 45 / 50 45. Negative errors are caused in the chain when its length is a) less than the standard length b) equal to the standard length c) any of the above d) more than the standard length 46 / 50 46. The sag correction is always a) positive b) negative c) zero d) none of the above 47 / 50 47. The angular and linear measurement of the part of the traverse can be checked by a) astronomical error b) cut off lines c) well-defined objects d) all of the above 48 / 50 48. 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 49 / 50 49. Tacheometry is adopted where a) too many curves at the borders exist b) obstacles and undulations exist c) limitations of space exist d) none of the above 50 / 50 50. If Θ is the angle of the slope, L is the length of the slope, and H is the difference in elevation between the two ends of the link, then the slope correction will be a) L sin Θ b) 2Lsin^2 Θ/2 c) L sin Θ/2 d) 2L sin 2Θ 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. 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