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 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. Revolving of the telescope of a theodolite in a horizontal plane is a) transiting b) swinging c) face right d) face left 2 / 50 2. Metallic tapes are made of a) steel b) invar c) cloth and wires d) nickel 3 / 50 3. When several contours coincide, it indicates a) an overhanging b) a saddle c) a valley d) a vertical cliff 4 / 50 4. The telescope is said to be normal when the a) bubble of the telescope is down and the face of the vertical circle is right b) bubble of the telescope is up and the face of the vertical circle is left c) bubble of the telescope is up and the face of the vertical circle is right d) none of the above 5 / 50 5. The trunion axis or transverse axis is a) the axis about which the telescope can be rotated in a vertical plane b) the axis about which the telescope can be rotated in a horizontal plane c) also known as the line of collimation d) none of the above 6 / 50 6. A scale representing either three units or only one unit and its fractions up to the second place of the decimal point is a) diagonal scale b) comparative scale c) simple vernier d) shrunk scale 7 / 50 7. The effect of local attraction is observed in a) chain survey b) compass survey c) PT survey d) leveling 8 / 50 8. 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 9 / 50 9. Compensating errors in chaining or other surveys are a) proportional to the length of the line b) proportional to the square root of the length of the line c) inversely proportional to the square root of the length of the line d) inversely proportional to the length of the line 10 / 50 10. Resection is the method employed for: a) plotting the details b) locating the instrument station c) surveying mountainous country d) all of the above 11 / 50 11. The Bench Mark of a point is 400m. Backsight reading at the benchmark is 2.20, and the foresight reading of point A is 2.10. Find the RL of point A a) 400.00m b) 402.20m c) 402.10m d) 400.10m 12 / 50 12. A disadvantage of plane table survey is: a) It is heavy, cumbersome, and awkward to carry b) It can't be used in a wet climate c) Details may not be available while redrawing to a different scale. d) All of the above 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. In leveling across a hill, the level should be set up on a) the side of the hill b) its top c) both (a) and (b) above d) none of the above 15 / 50 15. The levelling head of a transit theodolite consists of a) parallel plates b) a tribarch plate c) leveling screws d) all of the above 16 / 50 16. Chain surveying is used for a small area in a) undulating ground b) fairly level ground c) sloping ground d) contour land 17 / 50 17. The quadrantal system confines the user to measure the bearings from a) the north point clockwise b) the north point or south point, whichever is nearer c) the north point anticlockwise d) none of the above 18 / 50 18. 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 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. The strength of the fix of a plane table is: a) accuracy in centering b) accuracy in locating the position of the instrument station by taking observations to three stations c) fixity of the table while solving the two-point problem d) none of the above 21 / 50 21. Chainage is the distance measured a) along a chain line b) perpendicular to a chain line c) perpendicular to a tie line d) none of the above 22 / 50 22. The difference between the most probable value of a quantity and its observed value is a) conditional error b) true error c) residual error d) safe error 23 / 50 23. The representation of general topography of a very flat terrain is possible only a) by drawing possible only b) by drawing contours at a large interval c) by giving spot levels at a large interval d) by giving spot levels to salient features of close interval 24 / 50 24. Boning rod is used a) setting out of sewer b) setting out of road c) setting out of canal d) all of the above 25 / 50 25. The main difference between an optical square and a prism square is a) no adjustment is required in a prism Square as the angle between the reflecting surfaces is fixed b) an optical square is more accurate c) the principle of working is different d) all of the above 26 / 50 26. *The observed reading on a leveling staff was 3.545 m. If the staff was 0.150m off from the original ground level, what should be the correct reading? a) 3.695m b) 3.548m c) 3.395m d) all of the above 27 / 50 27. Tacheometry is best suited a) where chaining is impossible b) for populous areas c) in broken grounds d) for extremely accurate survey 28 / 50 28. Ranging is the process of a) marking some intermediate points in a straight line, joining the two endpoints in the field b) fixing ranging rods on the extremities of the area c) taking offsets from a chain line d) none of the above 29 / 50 29. *The method of leveling used to carry out the reconnaissance of an area is a) check leveling b) fly leveling c) profile leveling d) simple leveling 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. When the following scale is the smallest one a) 1cm = 10m b) 1cm = 100m c) 1cm = 1000m d) 1cm = 10,000m 32 / 50 32. Which one of the following may not be classified as a natural error? a) variation in magnetic declination b) local attraction c) sluggish needle d) irregular variation 33 / 50 33. Contour interval is proportional a) directly to the scale of the map b) inversely to the scale of the map c) directly to the flatness of the ground d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. The strength of fix' is poor when: a) the station is within the great triangle b) the station is outside the great circle c) the station is on the great circle d) the station is within the great circle but outside the great triangle 36 / 50 36. The location of the contour gradient for a highway is best set out from a) ridge down the hill b) saddle down the hill c) bottom to the ridge d) bottom to the saddle 37 / 50 37. A 30 m long chain when tested should not show errors exceeding a) ±2mm per metre and ±5mm overall length b) ±3mm per metre and ±8mm overall length c) ±2mm per metre and ±8mm overall length d) ±5mm per metre and ±2mm overall length 38 / 50 38. Tilting levels are used for a) fly leveling b) precise leveling c) profile leveling d) none of the above 39 / 50 39. The size of the plane table is: a) 600 x 750mm b) 450 x 750mm c) 450 x 800mm d) 3.35 x 500mm 40 / 50 40. 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° 41 / 50 41. Open cross-staff is commonly used for setting out a) long offsets b) short offsets c) oblique offsets d) none of the above 42 / 50 42. Invar tapes are made of an alloy of a) nickel and steel b) copper and steel c) tin and steel d) aluminum and steel 43 / 50 43. The Philadelphia rod is a type of a) solid staff b) folding staff c) telescopic staff d) none of the above 44 / 50 44. Local attraction at a place may be due to a) key bunches b) steel buttons c) current-carrying base wire d) electric storm 45 / 50 45. The absence of chromatic aberration in a telescope is known as a) achromation b) crimination c) aplanation d) definition 46 / 50 46. The method of offset laying involving minimum measurement on the ground is a) perpendicular offset method b) oblique offset method c) tie offset method d) none of the above 47 / 50 47. The spacing of cross-sections in the indirect method of contouring depends upon a) character of the ground b) scale of the map c) contour intervals d) all of the above 48 / 50 48. An imaginary line lying through the surface of the ground, having a constant inclination to the horizontal, is known as a) contour line b) contour gradient c) contour interval d) horizontal equivalent 49 / 50 49. The position of a point can be fixed more accurately by a) perpendicular offset b) optical square c) prism square d) oblique offsets 50 / 50 50. Ten readings were recorded in a level field book. If the instrument was shifted after the 2nd and 6th readings, then the foresight readings are a) 1st, 2nd, and 7th readings b) 2nd, 6th, and 10th readings c) 2nd and 6th readings. d) 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, and 10th readings Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score is Share your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart Test Please provide your feedback. Thank you for your valuable feedback. Send feedback Buy Surveying MCQ PDF for Offline Study Share the above MCQs: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
