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. For a dumpy level in perfect adjustment, the horizontal cross hair should be in a plane a) perpendicular to the vertical axis b) parallel to the vertical axis c) parallel to the axis of the bubble tube d) none of the above 2 / 50 2. 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 3 / 50 3. 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 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. 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 6 / 50 6. 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 7 / 50 7. The correction for curvature as applied to staff reading is a) d² / 2R b) -d² / 2R c) d² / R d) -d² / R 8 / 50 8. The magnetic bearing of a line is 60°, and the true bearing of the same line is 70°. Find the declination a) 10°E b) 10°W c) 0° d) none of the above 9 / 50 9. An offset more than 15m in length is known as a) long offset b) short offset c) oblique offset d) right-angled offset 10 / 50 10. The last reading of leveling is always at a) back sight b) fore sight c) intermediate sight d) any of the above 11 / 50 11. The types of instrument generally used in the survey of gravity water supply system are: a) abney level b) dumpy level c) theodolite d) clinometer 12 / 50 12. 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 13 / 50 13. Actually, which is not the method of plane tabling? a) radiation b) intersection c) resection d) traversing 14 / 50 14. 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 15 / 50 15. Chain surveying is used for a small area in a) undulating ground b) fairly level ground c) sloping ground d) contour land 16 / 50 16. Leveling across a river is done by a) fly leveling b) reciprocal leveling c) trigonometrical leveling d) cross leveling 17 / 50 17. When a chain line encounters a river: a) chaining is obstructed, but ranging is free b) ranging is obstructed, chaining is free c) both ranging and chaining are obstructed d) both ranging and chaining are free 18 / 50 18. Revolving of the telescope of a theodolite in a horizontal plane is a) transiting b) swinging c) face right d) face left 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. 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 21 / 50 21. The instrument used to reproduce plans to a different scale is called a) planimeter b) clinometer c) ghat tracer d) pentagraph 22 / 50 22. The W.C.B of a line is preferred to a quadrantal bearing merely because a) the bearing is not completely specified by an angle b) the bearing is completely specified by an angle c) the sign of the correction of magnetic declination is different in different quadrants d) all of the above 23 / 50 23. A diagonal eyepiece is provided with a a) plane convex lens b) reflecting prism c) mirror fitted at 45° with the axis of the telescope d) both (b) and (c) above 24 / 50 24. Automatic level has advantages of a) high precision and external influence b) freedom from errors and external influence c) comfortable and has a large range of application d) all of the above 25 / 50 25. The fundamental lines of transit of the theodolite are a) horizontal axis and line of collimation b) vertical axis c) axes of plate levels and bubble line of the telescope level d) all of the above 26 / 50 26. The process of turning the telescope about the horizontal axis in a vertical plane by a complete revolution is known as a) reversing b) transiting c) plunging d) all of the above 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. The angle that can be set by a French cross-staff is a) 45° b) 90° c) 45° or 90° d) none of the above 29 / 50 29. Diurnal variation depends upon a) locality b) time c) seasons d) all of the above 30 / 50 30. 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° 31 / 50 31. A chain is made up of mild steel or galvanized iron wire of diameter a) 1 mm b) 3 mm c) 5 mm d) 7 mm 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. When the following scale is the smallest one a) 1cm = 10m b) 1cm = 100m c) 1cm = 1000m d) 1cm = 10,000m 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. Distomats is a type of a) direct distance measuring instrument b) optical distance measuring instrument c) electromagnetic distance measuring instrument d) none of the above 36 / 50 36. 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 37 / 50 37. 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 38 / 50 38. 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 39 / 50 39. 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 40 / 50 40. Setting up the plane table consists of operations: a) leveling b) centering c) leveling and centering d) orienting 41 / 50 41. Horizontal equivalent of a uniform slope must be a) equal b) unequal c) contour interval d) none of the above 42 / 50 42. The sensitivity of the bubble tube can be increased by a) decreasing the radius of curvature of the tube b) decreasing the length of the bubble c) increasing the diameter of the tube d) increasing the viscosity of the fluid 43 / 50 43. In a double-line river, contours are a) stopped at the bank of the river b) stopped at the edge of the river c) drawn across the water d) none of the above 44 / 50 44. Overturning of vehicles on a curve can be avoided by using a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 45 / 50 45. The elevation (BM) of point A is 100 m. Backsight reading at A is 20, and foresight reading at B is 30 m. Find the RL of point B a) 100m b) 90m c) 120m d) 9130m 46 / 50 46. In survey works, declination varies from time to time and place to place. The main important variation is a) secular variation b) annual variation c) diurnal variation d) irregular variation 47 / 50 47. 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 48 / 50 48. The instrument used for measuring area on a contour map is a) graph meter b) planimeter c) area meter d) clinometers 49 / 50 49. If the sum of northing of a traverse exceeds the sum of southing by 2m and the sum of easting exceeds the sum of westing by 2m, the resulting closing error will be a) √2 m b) 2√2 m c) 2m d) 4m 50 / 50 50. In a traverse, the algebraic sum of the deflection angles, taking the right-hand deflection angles as positive and left-hand deflection as negative, should be equal to a) (N-4) right angles b) (2N-4) right angles c) 180° d) 360° 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. 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