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 levelling head of a transit theodolite consists of a) parallel plates b) a tribarch plate c) leveling screws d) all of the above 2 / 50 2. In the whole circle system, the bearings are measured a) clockwise from the north point of the reference meridian towards the line of sight round the circle b) anticlockwise from the north point c) with the notations of cardinal points N, E, S & W d) none of the above 3 / 50 3. The purpose of triangulation in a chain survey is a) finding the direction of points b) establishment of accurate control points c) transferring the control point d) none of the above 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. Natural error in leveling is caused due to a) wind vibration b) atmospheric refraction c) temperature variation d) all of the above 6 / 50 6. 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 7 / 50 7. 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 8 / 50 8. The stadia hairs are not used in a) movable hair method b) fixed hair method c) tangential hair method d) substense hair method 9 / 50 9. 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 10 / 50 10. Short offsets are measured with a) an ordinary chain b) an invar tape c) a metallic tape d) a steel tape 11 / 50 11. The three-point problem can be solved by: a) tracing paper method b) graphical method c) trial and error method d) all of the above 12 / 50 12. In the direct method of contouring, the process of locating points lying on a contour is known as a) horizontal control b) vertical control c) ranging d) none of the above 13 / 50 13. Well-conditioned triangle having an angle between a) 30° & 60° b) 30° & 90° c) 30° & 120° d) 60° & 120° 14 / 50 14. The contour interval depends upon a) nature of the ground b) scale of the map c) purpose and extent of the survey d) all of the above 15 / 50 15. The angular error of closure or summation error should not exceed (Where N is the number of stations or sides.) a) 15√N b) 153√N c) √N d) 3√N 16 / 50 16. The RL of the benchmark is 1000.0 m, and the back sight reading at the benchmark is 2.555 m. Find the staff reading of IS if the RL of IS is 1000.055 m a) 2.555 m b) 2.5 m c) 3 m d) 0.0505 m 17 / 50 17. Metallic tapes are made of a) steel b) invar c) cloth and wires d) nickel 18 / 50 18. An operation for determining the relative elevations of different points on the surface of the earth is known as a) leveling b) simple leveling c) differential leveling d) longitudinal leveling 19 / 50 19. Parallax may be eliminated by a) focusing the eyepiece b) focusing the objective c) both (a) and (b) of above d) none of the above 20 / 50 20. Azimuth (direct angles) is an angle measured in a) c.w. direction b) a.c.w. direction c) both d) none of the above 21 / 50 21. Placing the table over the station such that the station plotted on the sheet is exactly above the corresponding station on the ground is: a) centering b) leveling c) orienting d) resection 22 / 50 22. Intersection is preferred to radiation when: a) the lengths are too short b) it is not possible to measure any distance c) the points are too far and invisible d) the points are inaccessible 23 / 50 23. In a closed traverse by included angles, the sum of measured interior angles should be equal to a) (N-4) right angles b) (2N-4) right angles c) (2N+4) right angles d) none of the above 24 / 50 24. In the stadia method, if k is the multiplying factor, s is the staff intercept, c is the additive constant of the instrument, then the distance equation is given by the expression a) D = k+cs b) D=ks+c c) D=k/s +c d) none of the above 25 / 50 25. 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 26 / 50 26. If the level tube is out of adjustment by an angle e, when the telescope is rotated through 180°, it becomes a) 4e b) 3e c) 2e d) -e 27 / 50 27. If the temperature increases, the sensitivity of a bubble tube a) increases b) decreases c) remains constant d) none of the above 28 / 50 28. The boundary of water of a still lake is a) level surface b) contour c) horizontal surface d) concave surface 29 / 50 29. The quadrantal system confines the user to measure the bearings from a) the north point clockwise b) the north point or south point, whichever is nearer c) the north point anticlockwise d) none of the above 30 / 50 30. The "point of tangency" of a simple circular curve is a) point of commencement b) point of curve c) point of intersection d) the point where the curve joins the forward tangent 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. 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 33 / 50 33. The principle of surveying to prevent the accumulation of errors is a) to work from whole to the part b) to work from part to whole c) both (a) and (b) above d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. In chain survey execution, this first step taken is a) reconnaissance b) marking station c) running survey line d) reference sketches 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. The number of links in a 30 m metric chain is a) 100 b) 150 c) 180 d) 200 38 / 50 38. The contour lines are perpendicular to the a) ridge line b) valley line c) both (a) and (b) of above d) none of the above 39 / 50 39. 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 40 / 50 40. With the help of leveling, we measure a) horizontal angle b) vertical angle c) deflection angle d) none of the above 41 / 50 41. If the image formed by the objective of the telescope is not in the plane of crosshairs, it is called a) indistinct focusing b) parallax c) aberration d) none of the above 42 / 50 42. 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 43 / 50 43. 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 44 / 50 44. 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 45 / 50 45. The method of tacheometry in which the stadia hair intercept is fixed is known as a) movable hair method b) fixed hair method c) tangential hair method d) substense hair method 46 / 50 46. *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 47 / 50 47. The shape of the vertical curve generally used is a) circular b) parabolic c) spiral d) elliptical 48 / 50 48. 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 49 / 50 49. 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 50 / 50 50. 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 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