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. 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 2 / 50 2. The resection by a two-point problem as compared to the three-point problem: a) requires more labor b) takes less time c) gives more accurate results d) none of the above 3 / 50 3. The foremost work to be executed while traversing with a compass is a) marking and referencing of stations b) running survey lines c) picking up of details d) reconnaissance 4 / 50 4. The instrument used for measuring area on a contour map is a) graph meter b) planimeter c) area meter d) clinometers 5 / 50 5. 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 6 / 50 6. 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 7 / 50 7. Different grades are joined together by a a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 8 / 50 8. Metallic tapes are made of a) steel b) invar c) cloth and wires d) nickel 9 / 50 9. The three-point problem is concerned with: a) chain survey b) plane table survey c) compass survey d) leveling 10 / 50 10. Tellurometer uses a) light waves b) radio waves c) infra waves d) all of the above 11 / 50 11. To orient a plane table without two inaccessible points, the method generally adopted is: a) intersection b) resection c) radiation d) two-point problem 12 / 50 12. 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 13 / 50 13. If the distance between two points A and B is 1km, the combined correction for curvature and refraction will be a) 0.673m b) 0.0673m c) 1.0673m d) 1.673m 14 / 50 14. The true bearing of a line can be calculated as (Where the declination is to the east.) a) true bearing = magnetic bearing ± magnetic declination b) true bearing = magnetic bearing + magnetic declination c) true bearing = magnetic bearing - magnetic declination d) none of the above 15 / 50 15. If the observed reading of a level staff is 3.83m, and at the point sighted the staff is 0.15m off from the vertical through the bottom, the correct reading will be a) 3.827m b) 3.83m c) 3.834m d) 3.384m 16 / 50 16. *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 17 / 50 17. 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 18 / 50 18. *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 19 / 50 19. Working edge of alidade is called a) fiducial edge b) knife edge c) broad edge d) plane table edge 20 / 50 20. The height of instrument method is a) less tedious b) more rapid c) includes less calculation d) all of the above 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. In a closed traverse, a) the difference between the fore-bearing and back bearing should be 90° b) the sum of included angles should be (2N-4) right angles, where N is the number of sides c) the sum of included angles should be (2N-1), where N is the number of sides d) none of the above 23 / 50 23. The accuracy of measurement in chain surveying does not depend upon a) leader b) follower c) length of chain d) length of offset 24 / 50 24. The theory of probability is applied to a) cumulative errors b) compensative errors c) accidental errors d) none of the above 25 / 50 25. 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 26 / 50 26. While measuring horizontal distance by stepping method we should follow a) down hill b) up hill c) center d) all of the above 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. The absence of chromatic aberration in a telescope is known as a) achromation b) crimination c) aplanation d) definition 29 / 50 29. An invert is taken when the point is a) having high elevation b) below the line of sight c) above the line of sight d) below ground level 30 / 50 30. Find the contour interval for the map, 1: 25000 in IS & FPS a) 4m & 20.70ft b) 6m & 19.70ft c) 3m & 20.70ft d) 5m & 19.70ft 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. 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 33 / 50 33. The optical square is based on the principle of a) reflection b) refraction c) double reflection d) double refraction 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. 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 36 / 50 36. *The instrument used to measure horizontal and vertical angle is a) planimeter b) clinometer c) ghat tracer d) sextant 37 / 50 37. 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 38 / 50 38. The horizontal distances obtained by tacheometry are corrected for a) slope correction b) temperature correction c) refraction and curvature correction d) tension correction 39 / 50 39. 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 40 / 50 40. 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 41 / 50 41. The difference between the sum of the measured angles and the theoretical sum of the angles of a closed traverse is called the a) angular closing error b) closing error in bearing c) relative closing error d) all of the above 42 / 50 42. 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 43 / 50 43. Secular variation is an important factor because a) the variation is due to seasonal changes b) the magnitude of variation is of a high order, and the needle after coming to a standstill may move in the opposite direction c) the needle will stop d) the variation is less 44 / 50 44. A relatively fixed point of known elevation above the datum is called a) datum point b) benchmark c) reduced level d) reference point 45 / 50 45. In the intersection method of plane tabling, the number of stations needed to be set up is: a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) none of the above 46 / 50 46. Dumpy level is used when a) the number of observations to be taken is large from one level position b) the number of observations to be taken is small from one level position c) fly leveling is to be done d) none of the above 47 / 50 47. The vertical distance between any two consecutive contours is known as a) contour line b) contour interval c) horizontal equivalent d) contour gradient 48 / 50 48. 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 49 / 50 49. 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 50 / 50 50. 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