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. Instrumental error in leveling is an error due to a) imperfect adjustment b) sluggish bubble c) movement of the objective slide d) all of the above 2 / 50 2. 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 3 / 50 3. The chord of curve less than peg interval is known as a) small chord b) short chord c) long chord d) sub chord 4 / 50 4. The intercept of a staff is a) minimum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight b) maximum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight c) decreases if the staff is tilted away from normal d) increases if the staff is tilted away from normal 5 / 50 5. 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 6 / 50 6. If the length of a transition curve is such that the full super elevation is attained at the junction with the circular curve, the resultant curve is known as a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 7 / 50 7. Which one of the following is not a personal error? a) the table not being perfectly leveled b) the table not being perfectly central c) the table not being perfectly clamped d) none of the above 8 / 50 8. The accuracy of measurement in chain surveying does not depend upon a) leader b) follower c) length of chain d) length of offset 9 / 50 9. True meridians a) are parallel to each other b) converge at a point called pole c) converge near the equator d) none of the above 10 / 50 10. 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 11 / 50 11. The method most suitable for plotting in hilly areas is: a) radiation b) resection c) intersection d) traversing 12 / 50 12. The scale used to measure and to set out the angles is a) diagonal scale b) comparative scale c) vernier scale d) scale of chords 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. The included angles of the theodolite traverse are generally measured a) clockwise from the back station b) clockwise from the forward station c) anticlockwise from the forward station d) anticlockwise from the back station 15 / 50 15. Which of the following terms is not associated with leveling: a) foresight b) bench mark c) bearing d) change point 16 / 50 16. The maximum allowable limit up to which a measurement may vary from the true value is known as a) permissible error b) residual error c) expected error d) systematic error 17 / 50 17. 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 18 / 50 18. 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 19 / 50 19. You are requested to carry out a survey for the construction of a small airport in a mountainous region of Nepal. Which of the following surveying method will you choose? a) plane tabling b) chain surveying c) leveling d) tacheometric surveying 20 / 50 20. The errors due to bad ranging are a) cumulative positive b) cumulative negative c) compensating d) cumulative positive or negative 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. 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 23 / 50 23. Chainage is the distance measured a) along a chain line b) perpendicular to a chain line c) perpendicular to a tie line d) none of the above 24 / 50 24. The maximum permissible difference allowed while taking down the fore bearing and back bearing of a line is a) 15' b) 15" c) no such limit d) 1° 25 / 50 25. Horizontal equivalent of a uniform slope must be a) equal b) unequal c) contour interval d) none of the above 26 / 50 26. 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° 27 / 50 27. The place where the reading is taken is known as a) level b) fixed point c) station d) none of the above 28 / 50 28. The sensitivity of the bubble tube expressed in terms of the angular value of one division of the bubble is given by a) S/D radians b) D/S radians c) S/D seconds d) none of the above 29 / 50 29. Find the length of curve if radius of curve a) 60 m b) 63 m c) 10 m d) 47 m 30 / 50 30. *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 31 / 50 31. To orient a plane table without two inaccessible points, the method generally adopted is: a) intersection b) resection c) radiation d) two-point problem 32 / 50 32. 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 33 / 50 33. The position of a point can be fixed more accurately by a) perpendicular offset b) optical square c) prism square d) oblique offsets 34 / 50 34. If W is the weight of the chain, L is the span, and P is the tension or pull, the sag correction for the chain will be a) W^2L^2/24P^2 b) W^2L/24P c) LW^2/24P^2 d) W^2L^2/24P 35 / 50 35. The effect of local attraction is observed in a) chain survey b) compass survey c) PT survey d) leveling 36 / 50 36. 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 37 / 50 37. A Cadastral Map is a map having a) small-scale map b) medium-scale map c) large-scale map d) all of the above 38 / 50 38. The projection of a line on a plane perpendicular to the meridian is known as a) parallax b) aberration c) latitude d) departure 39 / 50 39. The optical square is based on the principle of a) reflection b) refraction c) double reflection d) double refraction 40 / 50 40. Fifteen readings were recorded in a level field book. If the instrument was shifted after the 5th, 10th, and 15th readings, then the foresight readings are a) 1st, 3rd, and 7th readings b) 5th, 10th, and 15th readings c) 2nd and 6th reading d) 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th reading 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. Tacheometry is adopted where a) too many curves at the borders exist b) obstacles and undulations exist c) limitations of space exist d) none of the above 43 / 50 43. 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 44 / 50 44. Hydrographic survey deals with the mapping of a) large water bodies b) canal system c) cloud movement d) none of the above 45 / 50 45. Different grades are joined together by a a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 46 / 50 46. The length of an Engineer's chain is a) 70 ft b) 80 ft c) 90 ft d) 100 ft 47 / 50 47. Contour lines a) cross each other b) end abruptly c) are uniformly spaced d) close somewhere 48 / 50 48. The "point of the curve" of a simple circular curve is a) point of commencement b) point of tangency c) point of intersection d) all of the above 49 / 50 49. 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 50 / 50 50. 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 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