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. Leveling across a river is done by a) fly leveling b) reciprocal leveling c) trigonometrical leveling d) cross leveling 2 / 50 2. For a line AB a) the forebearing and back bearing of line AB differ by 180° b) the forebearing of AB and the back bearing of line BA differ by 180° c) both (a) and (b) of the above d) none of the above 3 / 50 3. 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 4 / 50 4. The error eliminated by taking the mean of both face observations is a) error due to eccentricity of verniers b) error due to imperfect adjustment of levels c) error due to the line of collimation not being perpendicular to the horizontal axis d) all of the above 5 / 50 5. Open cross-staff is commonly used for setting out a) long offsets b) short offsets c) oblique offsets d) none of the above 6 / 50 6. Area of triangle joining three corner points in comparison to the circle same three points: a) always greater b) always less c) always equal d) none of the above 7 / 50 7. The imaginary line passing through the intersection of crosshairs and the optical center of the object is known as: a) line of sight b) line of collimation c) line of axis d) axis of the telescope 8 / 50 8. Different grades are joined together by a a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 9 / 50 9. A staff reading taken on a benchmark/ known elevation or change point is known as a) back sight b) foresight c) intermediate sight d) none of the above 10 / 50 10. Contour interval, within the limits of a map a) may be kept constant b) may not be kept constant c) must be kept constant d) may vary according to the configuration 11 / 50 11. *The radius of curvature of the arc of the bubble tube is generally kept a) 10 m b) 25 m c) 50 m d) 100 m 12 / 50 12. "Fiducial edge" is the working edge of a) plumbing fork b) alidade c) belidade d) all of the above 13 / 50 13. If the formation level is less than the ground level, the difference between them at any point will give the a) height of embankment b) depth of cutting c) proposed gradient d) none of the above 14 / 50 14. The accuracy required in precise leveling is of the order of (Where K is the total distance of the level line in KM) a) ± 4√K mm b) +8√K mm c) +12√K mm d) all of the above 15 / 50 15. Actually, which is not the method of plane tabling? a) radiation b) intersection c) resection d) traversing 16 / 50 16. Bowditch's rule is applied to a) an open traverse for graphical adjustment b) determine the effect of local attraction c) a closed traverse for the adjustment of closing error d) none of the above 17 / 50 17. 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 18 / 50 18. The closing error is given by a) √(ΣL^2+ΣD^2) b) √((ΣL+ΣD))^2 c) ΣL^2 +ΣD^2 d) none of the above 19 / 50 19. The spacing of crosshairs in a stadia diaphragm of a tacheometer is 1.5mm, and the focal length of the objective glass is 30cm, the multiplying constant of the tacheometer is a) 200 b) 100 c) 50 d) 25 20 / 50 20. A chain 33 feet long and consisting of 16 links each 2(1/16) feet long is a) Engineering chain b) Gunter's chain c) Metric chain d) Revenue chain 21 / 50 21. Hydrographic survey deals with the mapping of a) large water bodies b) canal system c) cloud movement d) none of the above 22 / 50 22. A field is measured with a 1.0 percent too-long chain is found to be 10,000 acres. The corrected area of the field will be a) 90891 acres b) 10201 acres c) 10401 acres d) none of the above 23 / 50 23. Isogonic lines are a) line passing through the points having the same declination at a given point b) line passing through the point of zero declination c) line passing through the point having the same dip d) line passing through the point having zero dip 24 / 50 24. Personal error in leveling occurs due to a) careless leveling of the instrument b) bubble not centered c) staff not held vertical d) all of the above 25 / 50 25. The contour lines are perpendicular to the a) ridge line b) valley line c) both (a) and (b) of above d) none of the above 26 / 50 26. The absence of chromatic aberration in a telescope is known as a) achromation b) crimination c) aplanation d) definition 27 / 50 27. Local attraction in compass surveying may be due to a) faulty adjustment in the compass b) the presence of magnetic materials c) loss of magnetism in the needle d) friction of the needle at the point 28 / 50 28. The important points selected at the ends of the chain lines to command the boundaries of the survey are known as a) main stations b) subsidiary stations c) tie stations d) none of the above 29 / 50 29. An anallatic lens is provided in a tacheometer to measure the horizontal distance. a) nullify both constant b) render the additive constant zero c) multiplying constant 100 and additive constant zero d) improve visibility 30 / 50 30. The number of horizontal cross wires in a stadia diaphragm is a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 31 / 50 31. Metallic tapes are made of a) steel b) invar c) cloth and wires d) nickel 32 / 50 32. The types of survey used to fix property lines are a) topographical b) cadastral c) city d) astronomical 33 / 50 33. For a station to be free from local attraction a) the fore and back bearings of the line should be measured accurately b) the fore and back bearings of the line should differ by exactly 180° c) the fore and back bearing of the line should be exactly the same but with opposite signs d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. If the image formed by the objective of the telescope is not in the plane of crosshairs, it is called a) indistinct focusing b) parallax c) aberration d) none of the above 35 / 50 35. During leveling staff readings are taken 1.0, 0.8 & 0.6 from consecutive horizontal crosshairs, the staff intercept should be a) 1.0 b) 0.8 c) 0.6 d) 0.4 36 / 50 36. If the sights are vertical a) the eye vane and object vane will be in the same line b) the eye vane, object vane, and string will be parallel and in the same line c) there will be no local attraction d) none of the above 37 / 50 37. Azimuth (direct angles) is an angle measured in a) c.w. direction b) a.c.w. direction c) both d) none of the above 38 / 50 38. Offsets are a) chain lines out of alignment b) small measurements from the chain line c) measurements taken in chain surveying d) none of the above 39 / 50 39. In a tacheometer provided with an anallatic lens, the distance between the object glass and the vertical axis is 15 cm. The focal length of the objective is 15 cm, and that of the anallatic lens is 10 cm. Hence, the distance between the two lenses is a) 17.5 cm b) 25 cm c) 30 cm d) 40 cm 40 / 50 40. The purpose of triangulation in a chain survey is a) finding the direction of points b) establishment of accurate control points c) transferring the control point d) none of the above 41 / 50 41. If the needle is truly magnetic and is not sluggish a) it will always be oscillating and never stop b) when it stops, it will be exactly on the magnetic meridian c) it will always be free from local attraction d) all of the above 42 / 50 42. In the stadia method, if k is the multiplying factor, s is the staff intercept, c is the additive constant of the instrument, then the distance equation is given by the expression a) D = k+cs b) D=ks+c c) D=k/s +c d) none of the above 43 / 50 43. An instrumental error in compass survey is because a) inaccurate leveling b) variation in declination c) no counterweight provision to counteract dip d) local attraction due to base current-carrying conductors 44 / 50 44. Which one is the simplest survey? a) chain survey b) compass survey c) plane table survey d) leveling 45 / 50 45. 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 46 / 50 46. A contour map of the area is essential before proceeding with the construction of a) a building b) a swimming pool c) a dam d) a bridge 47 / 50 47. 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 48 / 50 48. Diurnal variation depends upon a) locality b) time c) seasons d) all of the above 49 / 50 49. 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 50 / 50 50. 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 Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score isShare your achievement! 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