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 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 2 / 50 2. A river is an obstacle to a) ranging but not chaining b) chaining but not ranging c) both chaining and ranging d) none of the above 3 / 50 3. 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 4 / 50 4. The accuracy of measurement in chain surveying does not depend upon a) leader b) follower c) length of chain d) length of offset 5 / 50 5. The curvature and refraction corrections applied to staff readings respectively are a) both +ve b) both -ve c) +ve and -ve d) -ve and +ve 6 / 50 6. 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 7 / 50 7. The limiting length of an offset does not depend upon a) accuracy of the work b) method of setting out perpendiculars c) scale of plotting d) indefinite features to be surveyed 8 / 50 8. In the case of a telescopic alidade, the adjustment done is a) the line of collimation should be perpendicular to the axis of the telescope b) the horizontal axis should be parallel to the alidade rule c) the bubble line of the telescope level should be parallel to the plane of collimation d) all of the above 9 / 50 9. During chaining along a straight line, the leader of the survey party has three arrows, and while the follower has five arrows. The distance of the follower from the starting point will be a) three chains b) four chains c) five chains d) none of the above 10 / 50 10. Which of the following instruments is generally used for baseline measurements? a) metallic tape b) steel tape c) invar tape d) chain 11 / 50 11. 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 12 / 50 12. If S is the value of one smallest division on the main scale, v is the value of one smallest division on the vernier, and n is the number of divisions on the vernier, then the least count is given by a) s/n b) s/n-1 c) (s+1)/n d) (c - 1)s/n 13 / 50 13. Find the length of curve if the radius of the curve is 50 m, and the angle of deflection is 60° a) 52m b) 104m c) 34m d) none of the above 14 / 50 14. 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 15 / 50 15. 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 16 / 50 16. Tellurometer uses a) light waves b) radio waves c) infra waves d) all of the above 17 / 50 17. If the smallest division of a vernier is longer than the smallest division of its primary scale, the vernier is known as a) direct vernier b) double vernier c) dimple vernier d) retrograde vernier 18 / 50 18. The Q.B of the lines are given by...., ...., & ..... If W.C.B. of the lines are 0°, 135°, 270° respectively a) S, S45°E, E90° b) N, N45°W, E90° c) N, S45°E, E90° d) N, S45°E, W90° 19 / 50 19. Setting up the plane table consists of operations: a) leveling b) centering c) leveling and centering d) orienting 20 / 50 20. 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 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. Any arbitrarily assumed level line from which vertical distances are measured is known as a) level line b) vertical line c) horizontal line d) datum line 23 / 50 23. The upgrade road meets with the downgrade road, then the curve formed at the junction is called a) valley climb b) entrant curve c) summit curve d) all of the above 24 / 50 24. 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 25 / 50 25. An internal focusing type of telescope is focused by the movement of a) convex lens b) concave lens c) plano-convex lens d) objective glass 26 / 50 26. Least count is given by a) the smallest division of the primary scale b) the smallest division of the secondary scale c) both a) and b) above d) none of the above 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. Offset angle taken in chain survey may be a) 45° b) 90° c) 135° d) any of the above 29 / 50 29. 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 30 / 50 30. The stadia hairs are not used in a) movable hair method b) fixed hair method c) tangential hair method d) substense hair method 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. The chord of curve less than peg interval is known as a) small chord b) short chord c) long chord d) sub chord 33 / 50 33. 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 34 / 50 34. Which one of the following is not a personal error? a) the table not being perfectly leveled b) the table not being perfectly central c) the table not being perfectly clamped d) none of the above 35 / 50 35. 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 36 / 50 36. The place where the reading is taken is known as a) level b) fixed point c) station d) none of the above 37 / 50 37. 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 38 / 50 38. Which one is the simplest survey? a) chain survey b) compass survey c) plane table survey d) leveling 39 / 50 39. 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 40 / 50 40. The two-point problem is: a) a case of resection method where no ray is required to be drawn from the proceeding station to the instrument station b) locating the position of the plane table by means of two visible well-defined points c) all of the above d) none of the above 41 / 50 41. It is more difficult to obtain good results while measuring the horizontal distance by the stepping method a) up-hill b) down-hill c) in low undulations d) in plain areas 42 / 50 42. While measuring horizontal distance by stepping method we should follow a) down hill b) up hill c) center d) all of the above 43 / 50 43. Size of a theodolite is specified by a) the diameter of the lower plate b) the diameter of the upper plate c) the length of the telescope d) the diameter of the vertical circle 44 / 50 44. For the construction of a highway railway a) longitudinal sections are required b) cross sections are required c) both longitudinal and cross sections are required d) none of these 45 / 50 45. *Accuracy of 'fix' by two-point problem is a) bad b) good c) not reliable d) unique 46 / 50 46. The correction for curvature as applied to staff reading is a) d² / 2R b) -d² / 2R c) d² / R d) -d² / R 47 / 50 47. The graduations in a prismatic compass are a) inverted and run clockwise having 0° at north b) inverted and run clockwise having 0° at south c) are erect d) none of the above 48 / 50 48. The device used in computing the horizontal and vertical distances rapidly and conveniently is a) stadia tables b) stadia diagrams c) stadia slide rule d) none of the above 49 / 50 49. The permissible limits of error in chaining for measurement on rough or hilly ground are a) 1:2000 b) 1:1000 c) 1:500 d) 1:250 50 / 50 50. 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