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. A traverse survey can be plotted a) by rectangular coordinates or plotting by tangents b) by paper protractor or by included angles c) by parallel meridian method or plotting by chords d) all of the above 2 / 50 2. The most probable value of an observed quantity available from a given set of observations is the one for which the sum of the square of errors is a minimum. This statement is called a) the principle of least square b) the law of errors c) the principle of square errors d) none of the above 3 / 50 3. The shape of the vertical curve generally used is a) circular b) parabolic c) spiral d) elliptical 4 / 50 4. In profile leveling, staff readings on two neighboring pegs 20m apart are 1.200 and 1.00, respectively. Therefore, the proposed road has a a) rising gradient of 1 in 100 b) falling gradient of 1 in 100 c) rising gradient of 1 in 20 d) falling gradient of 1 in 20 5 / 50 5. In an internal focusing type of telescope, the negative lens provided is a) convex lens b) double concave lens c) plano concave lens d) convex concave lens 6 / 50 6. The advantage of anallatic lens is a) helps in external focusing b) protection against moisture c) computation becomes easy as the additive constant in the distance formula vanishes d) all of the above 7 / 50 7. The needle is adjusted for a) balancing b) straightening vertically and horizontally c) all of the above d) sensitivity 8 / 50 8. 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 9 / 50 9. 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 10 / 50 10. 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 11 / 50 11. The inclination of the needle to the horizontal towards the pole is called a) dip b) declination c) azimuth d) bearing 12 / 50 12. 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 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. 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 15 / 50 15. 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 16 / 50 16. Theodolite traverse is plotted more accurately by a) consecutive ordinate of each section b) independent coordinates of each section c) inclined angle & scaling off each traverse leg d) the tangent method of plotting 17 / 50 17. Closed contours with higher value inside represent a a) depression b) hill c) plain surface d) none 18 / 50 18. Azimuth (direct angles) is an angle measured in a) c.w. direction b) a.c.w. direction c) both d) none of the above 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. For the route survey of a contour map, the method used is a) square method b) cross-profile method c) quantities of earthwork d) all of the above 21 / 50 21. *When it is not possible to set up the level, midway between the two points, then the difference in elevation between them is measured by a) fly leveling b) precise leveling c) differential leveling d) reciprocal leveling 22 / 50 22. The chain length which is not the standard metric chain length is a) 10m b) 20m c) 25m d) 30m 23 / 50 23. If the staff is held vertical and the angle of elevation and depression are kept the same, then the horizontal distance between the instrument and staff station computed by observation will be a) greater at an angle of elevation b) greater at an angle of depression c) same in both cases d) none of the above 24 / 50 24. 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 25 / 50 25. The survey which is carried out to determine absolute locations and the direction of any line on the surface of the earth by making observations of heavenly bodies is called a) hydrographic survey b) astronomical survey c) land survey d) none of the above 26 / 50 26. Open cross-staff is commonly used for setting out a) long offsets b) short offsets c) oblique offsets d) none of the above 27 / 50 27. If the included angle is greater than 180°, the deflection angle is a) right-handed or positive b) left-handed or negative c) 90° d) none of the above 28 / 50 28. Find the RL of the collimation line. If the RL of BM is 100 m & BS staff reading is 5.35 m a) 105.35m b) 94.65m c) 100m d) 5.35m 29 / 50 29. 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 30 / 50 30. If the included angle is less than 180°, the deflection angle is a) right-handed or positive b) left-handed or negative c) 90° d) none of the above 31 / 50 31. The effect of local attraction is observed in a) chain survey b) compass survey c) PT survey d) leveling 32 / 50 32. Which of the following instruments is generally used for baseline measurements? a) metallic tape b) steel tape c) invar tape d) chain 33 / 50 33. Theodolite is an instrument used for measuring a) vertical angles b) deflection angle c) all of the above d) horizontal angles 34 / 50 34. The triangle formed by joining the position of the known points on plane table survey is known as: a) small triangle b) medium triangle c) great triangle d) equilateral triangle 35 / 50 35. The bearing of the traverse line is calculated by a) included angle method b) deflection angle method c) both (a) and (b) of above d) none of the above 36 / 50 36. The perpendicular distance of the midpoint of the line from the reference meridian is known as a) double meridian distance b) meridian distance c) departure of the line d) latitude of the line 37 / 50 37. The method of plane tabling generally adopted to obtain details and plotting inaccessible points is: a) radiation b) intersection c) resection d) all of the above 38 / 50 38. 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 39 / 50 39. The boundary of water of a still lake is a) level surface b) contour c) horizontal surface d) concave surface 40 / 50 40. The correction for curvature as applied to staff reading is a) d² / 2R b) -d² / 2R c) d² / R d) -d² / R 41 / 50 41. In a prismatic compass, a) the magnetic needle moves with the box b) the magnetic needle and graduated circle do not move with the box c) the line of sight does not move with the box d) the graduated circle is fixed to the box, and the magnetic needle always remains in the N-S direction 42 / 50 42. A 20 cm theodolite means a) the length of the theodolite is 20 cm b) the diameter of the lower plate is 20 cm c) the diameter of the upper plate is 20 cm d) the total height of the theodolite plate is 20 cm 43 / 50 43. 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 44 / 50 44. 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 45 / 50 45. The two-point problem and three-point problems are methods of: a) orientation b) resection c) orientation and resection d) none of the above 46 / 50 46. Contour lines of different elevations can unite to form one line only in the case of a) vertical cliff b) a saddle c) a watershed line d) a hilltop 47 / 50 47. The difference between a level line and a horizontal line is that a) the level line is normal to the plumb line, while the horizontal line is not necessarily b) the level line is curved, but the horizontal line is a straight line c) both (a) and (b) of the above d) none of the above 48 / 50 48. The Normal chord of a curve should be a) less than sub chord b) equal to sub chord c) greater than sub chord d) all of the above 49 / 50 49. Plane table surveying is a graphical method of surveying in which: a) fieldwork and plotting proceed simultaneously b) plotting is done later while records are taken in the field book c) only fieldwork is done d) none of the above 50 / 50 50. 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 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