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. Overturning of vehicles on a curve can be avoided by using a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 2 / 50 2. Tilting levels are used for a) fly leveling b) precise leveling c) profile leveling d) none of the above 3 / 50 3. Secular variation is an important factor because a) the variation is due to seasonal changes b) the magnitude of variation is of a high order, and the needle after coming to a standstill may move in the opposite direction c) the needle will stop d) the variation is less 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. 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 6 / 50 6. 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 7 / 50 7. 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 8 / 50 8. A traverse deflection angle is a) less than 90° b) between 90° and 180° c) the difference between the included angle and 180° d) none of the above 9 / 50 9. Invar tapes are made of an alloy of a) nickel and steel b) copper and steel c) tin and steel d) aluminum and steel 10 / 50 10. The contour lines merge or cross one another on the map in the case of a) cave b) overhang ground surfaces c) both (a) and (b) of above d) vertical surfaces 11 / 50 11. Offset angle taken in chain survey may be a) 45° b) 90° c) 135° d) any of the above 12 / 50 12. 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 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. Subtense bar is an instrument used for the measurement of horizontal distance in a) undulated areas b) flat areas c) mountains d) all of the above 15 / 50 15. 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 16 / 50 16. In leveling across a hill, the level should be set up on a) the side of the hill b) its top c) both (a) and (b) above d) none of the above 17 / 50 17. 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 18 / 50 18. 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 19 / 50 19. Obstacle to ranging but not chaining is a) river b) building c) hill d) pond 20 / 50 20. 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 21 / 50 21. The surface perpendicular to the direction of gravity is a) horizontal surface b) level surface c) horizon d) none of the above 22 / 50 22. 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 23 / 50 23. 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 24 / 50 24. When several contours coincide, it indicates a) an overhanging b) a saddle c) a valley d) a vertical cliff 25 / 50 25. 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 26 / 50 26. Which of the following terms is not associated with leveling: a) foresight b) bench mark c) bearing d) change point 27 / 50 27. The spacing of crosshairs in a stadia diaphragm of a tacheometer is 1.5mm, and the focal length of the objective glass is 30cm, the multiplying constant of the tacheometer is a) 200 b) 100 c) 50 d) 25 28 / 50 28. The angle subtended by the long chord of a simple curve at its center is equal to a) 2* deflection angle b) 3* deflection angle c) none of the above d) deflection angle 29 / 50 29. The position of a point can be fixed more accurately by a) perpendicular offset b) optical square c) prism square d) oblique offsets 30 / 50 30. For a tacheometer, the additive and multiplying constants are respectively a) zero and zero b) zero and 100 c) 100 and zero d) 100 and 100 31 / 50 31. Contour interval is proportional a) directly to the scale of the map b) inversely to the scale of the map c) directly to the flatness of the ground d) none of the above 32 / 50 32. *The two-peg method is used to check the parallelism between the a) line of collimation and the axis of the bubble tube b) line of collimation and the axis of the telescope c) axis of the bubble tube and the vertical axis d) all of the above 33 / 50 33. A series of closely spaced contour lines represent a a) steep slope b) uniform slope c) horizontal surface d) gentle slope 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. An internal focusing type of telescope is focused by the movement of a) convex lens b) concave lens c) plano-convex lens d) objective glass 36 / 50 36. 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 37 / 50 37. 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 38 / 50 38. 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 39 / 50 39. The vertical distance between any two consecutive contours is known as a) contour line b) contour interval c) horizontal equivalent d) contour gradient 40 / 50 40. A curve consists of two areas of different radii bending in the same direction and lying on the same side of their common tangent and their centers being on the same side of the curve is known as a a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 41 / 50 41. Height of instrument method of leveling, as compared to the rise and fall method, is a) more accurate b) less accurate c) quicker and less tedious d) none of the above 42 / 50 42. Short offsets are measured with a) an ordinary chain b) an invar tape c) a metallic tape d) a steel tape 43 / 50 43. Personal error in leveling occurs due to a) careless leveling of the instrument b) bubble not centered c) staff not held vertical d) all of the above 44 / 50 44. A series of straight, parallel, and widely spaced contours on a map represent a a) valley b) ridge c) curved surface d) inclined plane surface 45 / 50 45. If the quadrantal bearing of a line is N 35° W, then the whole circle bearing is a) 325°. b) 205°. c) 215°. d) 315° 46 / 50 46. The maximum angular error in laying the direction is 3°; if this maximum displacement of the point on paper is the same for both sources of error, the accuracy in the offset measurement will be a) 1 in 18 b) 1 in 19 c) 1 in 25 d) 1 in 30 47 / 50 47. 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 48 / 50 48. Find the length of curve if radius of curve a) 60 m b) 63 m c) 10 m d) 47 m 49 / 50 49. 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 50 / 50 50. *The line of collimation should be parallel to a) vertical axis b) bubble axis c) both (a) and (b) of above 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