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. 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 2 / 50 2. The type of survey in which horizontal and vertical distance is measured a) compass b) tacheometric c) plane table d) contour 3 / 50 3. 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 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. For Y level, Cooke's, and Cushing levels, the line of collimation should coincide with a) bubble tube axis b) vertical axis c) axis of the telescope d) none of the above 6 / 50 6. *The leveling of the instrument is done such that a) line of sight is truly horizontal b) optical axis is truly horizontal c) vertical axis truly vertical d) line of collimation is truly horizontal 7 / 50 7. A benchmark (BM) is a a) point of known elevation b) reference point c) the first station d) the last station 8 / 50 8. A level line is a a) line parallel to the mean spherical surface of the earth b) line normal to the plumb line at all points c) horizontal line d) both (a) and (b) of the above 9 / 50 9. 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 10 / 50 10. 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 11 / 50 11. Different grades are joined together by a a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 12 / 50 12. The surface of zero elevation around the earth, which is slightly irregular and curved, is known as a) mean sea level b) geoid surface c) level surface d) horizontal surface 13 / 50 13. The direct method of contouring is a) very slow method b) most accurate method c) suitable for contouring a small area d) all of the above 14 / 50 14. The projection of a line on a plane parallel to the meridian is known as a) parallax b) aberration c) latitude d) departure 15 / 50 15. The observed reading on a leveling staff was 3.525 m. If the staff was 0.125m off from the original ground level, what should be the correct reading? a) 3.65m b) 3.525m c) 3.4m d) all of the above 16 / 50 16. Theodolite is an instrument used for measuring a) vertical angles b) deflection angle c) all of the above d) horizontal angles 17 / 50 17. Permanent adjustment is carried out to a) set up of the level b) establish a fixed relationship between its fundamental axes c) focus the eyepiece d) focus the object glass 18 / 50 18. Leveling across a river is done by a) fly leveling b) reciprocal leveling c) trigonometrical leveling d) cross leveling 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. 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 21 / 50 21. Short offsets are measured with a) an ordinary chain b) an invar tape c) a metallic tape d) a steel tape 22 / 50 22. 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 23 / 50 23. If the magnetic bearing of a line is 65° and the true bearing 45°, then the magnetic declination is a) 10°W b) 20°W c) 20°E d) none of the above 24 / 50 24. 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 25 / 50 25. A straight line tangential to the longitudinal curve of the level tube at its center is known as a) horizontal axis b) line of collimation c) bubble line d) line of right 26 / 50 26. The reduced level of the line of collimation is 50m, and the staff reading at the base of the pillar is 1.15 m. Find the reduced level of the base of the pillar a) 48.85m b) 51.15m c) 50m d) 52.30m 27 / 50 27. *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 28 / 50 28. The magnification of a telescope lens depends upon a) the focal length of the eyepiece b) the focal length of the objective lens c) the ratio of (b) and (a) above d) the inverse of the ratio of (b) and (a) above 29 / 50 29. 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 30 / 50 30. The instrument used to reproduce plans to a different scale is called a) planimeter b) clinometer c) ghat tracer d) pentagraph 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. *For the construction of highway/railway a) longitudinal sections are required b) cross sections are required c) both longitudinal and cross sections are required d) none of these 33 / 50 33. Bench marks are fixed by a) trigonometric leveling b) barometric leveling c) spirit leveling d) profile leveling 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. 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 36 / 50 36. The accuracy of measurement in chain surveying does not depend upon a) the length of the offset b) the scale of the plotting c) the importance of the features d) the general layout of the chain lines 37 / 50 37. If the magnetic declination is (-)6°0' and the reduced bearing of a line is S40°01'E, the true bearing of the line is a) S 134°0'E b) S 146°01'E c) S 46°0'E d) S 34°01'E 38 / 50 38. Tellurometer uses a) light waves b) radio waves c) infra waves d) all of the above 39 / 50 39. 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 40 / 50 40. 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 41 / 50 41. 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 42 / 50 42. The height of instrument method is a) less tedious b) more rapid c) includes less calculation d) all of the above 43 / 50 43. 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 44 / 50 44. Natural error in leveling is caused due to a) wind vibration b) atmospheric refraction c) temperature variation d) all of the above 45 / 50 45. The bearing of line AB is 200° and that of BC is 270°, the included angle ABC is a) 110° b) 80° c) 90° d) none of the above 46 / 50 46. The order of accuracy of the elevation of points obtained from a contour map is equal to a) contour interval b) 1/2 x control interval c) 1/4 x contour interval d) none of the above 47 / 50 47. 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 48 / 50 48. In chain survey execution, this first step taken is a) reconnaissance b) marking station c) running survey line d) reference sketches 49 / 50 49. 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 50 / 50 50. 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 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. Send feedback Buy Surveying MCQ PDF for Offline Study