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. If the intercept on the vertical staff is observed as 1.5mm from a tacheometer, the horizontal distance between the tacheometer and staff station is a) 100m b) 150m c) 300m d) 75m 2 / 50 2. The length of the perpendicular offset from a tangent to the junction of a transition curve and circular curve is equal to a) shift b) 2 x shift c) 3 x shift d) 4 x shift 3 / 50 3. 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 4 / 50 4. A bearing noted N45° E represents a) quadrantal system b) whole circle system c) none of the above d) reduce bearing system 5 / 50 5. Which of the following instruments is generally used for baseline measurements? a) metallic tape b) steel tape c) invar tape d) chain 6 / 50 6. Horizontal equivalent of a uniform slope must be a) equal b) unequal c) contour interval d) none of the above 7 / 50 7. 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 8 / 50 8. Actually, which is not the method of plane tabling? a) radiation b) intersection c) resection d) traversing 9 / 50 9. 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 10 / 50 10. Normal tension is that pull which a) neutralizes the effect due to pull and sag b) makes sag correction zero c) makes pull correction zero d) none of the above 11 / 50 11. Find the R.F. of 1cm = 5m a) 1/5 b) 1/50 c) 1/500 d) 1/5000 12 / 50 12. 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 13 / 50 13. Natural error in leveling is caused due to a) wind vibration b) atmospheric refraction c) temperature variation 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. When the angular and linear measurements are equally precise in traversing, the balancing of the traverse is done by: a) transit rule b) empirical rule c) Bowditch's rule d) none of the above 16 / 50 16. Positive error is caused if a) the length of the chain is shorter than the standard b) the slope and sag corrections are not applied c) the measurements are made along the incorrectly aligned line d) all of the above 17 / 50 17. 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 18 / 50 18. The multiplying constant of a tacheometer is a) f/d b) f/I c) f(i+d) d) none of the above 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. 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 21 / 50 21. The longitudinal section of the surface of the bubble tube is a) straight b) circular c) parabolic d) elliptic 22 / 50 22. The magnetic north is indicated by a) magnetic compass b) prismatic compass c) theodolite d) leveling 23 / 50 23. Tilting levels are used for a) fly leveling b) precise leveling c) profile leveling d) none of the above 24 / 50 24. 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 25 / 50 25. *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 26 / 50 26. 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 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. Ten readings were recorded in a level field book. If the instrument was shifted after the 2nd and 6th readings, then the foresight readings are a) 1st, 2nd, and 7th readings b) 2nd, 6th, and 10th readings c) 2nd and 6th readings. d) 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, and 10th readings 29 / 50 29. When the whole circle bearing of two lines AB and AC are 115° and 41° respectively, then the included angle BAC will be: a) 74° b) 45° c) 115° d) 156° 30 / 50 30. 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 31 / 50 31. The Philadelphia rod is a type of a) solid staff b) folding staff c) telescopic staff d) none of the above 32 / 50 32. The instrument used to reproduce plans to a different scale is called a) planimeter b) clinometer c) ghat tracer d) pentagraph 33 / 50 33. For any point on the surface with a given inclination, the contour gradient possible is a) one b) two c) infinite d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. Least count is given by a) the smallest division of the primary scale b) the smallest division of the secondary scale c) both a) and b) above d) none of the above 35 / 50 35. The instrument used for measuring area on a contour map is a) graph meter b) planimeter c) area meter d) clinometers 36 / 50 36. Compensating errors in chaining or other surveys are a) proportional to the length of the line b) proportional to the square root of the length of the line c) inversely proportional to the square root of the length of the line d) inversely proportional to the length of the line 37 / 50 37. The smaller angle which a survey line makes with the true meridian is known as a) altitude b) azimuth c) declination d) dip 38 / 50 38. Hydrographic survey deals with the mapping of a) large water bodies b) canal system c) cloud movement d) none of the above 39 / 50 39. The range of accuracy in measuring distance by EDM with respect to ODM is a) more b) equal c) less d) none of the above 40 / 50 40. 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 41 / 50 41. A Cadastral Map is a map having a) small-scale map b) medium-scale map c) large-scale map d) all of the above 42 / 50 42. The length of an Engineer's chain is a) 70 ft b) 80 ft c) 90 ft d) 100 ft 43 / 50 43. *Accuracy of 'fix' by two-point problem is a) bad b) good c) not reliable d) unique 44 / 50 44. 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 45 / 50 45. A transition curve introduced between the tangent and the circular curve should a) have infinite curvature at the junction of straight and transition curve b) have zero curvature at the junction of straight and transition curve c) meet the curve tangentially d) none of the above 46 / 50 46. The distance between terminal points computed from a subsidiary traverse run between them is known as a) traverse base b) transverse base c) corrected base d) traverse length 47 / 50 47. 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 48 / 50 48. Handles of chains are made of a) nickel b) steel c) copper d) brass 49 / 50 49. A discrepancy is the difference between a) true value and error b) measured value and actual value c) two measured values of the same quantity d) none of the above 50 / 50 50. The place where the reading is taken is known as a) level b) fixed point c) station 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