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 imaginary line passing through the intersection of crosshairs and the optical center of the object is known as: a) line of sight b) line of collimation c) line of axis d) axis of the telescope 2 / 50 2. The elevation (BM) of point A is 100 m. Backsight reading at A is 20, and foresight reading at B is 30 m. Find the RL of point B a) 100m b) 90m c) 120m d) 9130m 3 / 50 3. 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 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. In a closed traverse, the algebraic sum of deflection angles is a) 0° b) 360° c) (2n-4) 90° d) (2n+4) 90° 6 / 50 6. *Due to the curvature of the earth, objects look a) higher than they really are b) lower than they really are c) at their real height d) all of the above 7 / 50 7. 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 8 / 50 8. If the temperature increases, the sensitivity of a bubble tube a) increases b) decreases c) remains constant d) none of the above 9 / 50 9. In normal condition, the difference of fore and back bearing should be? a) 0° b) 90° c) 135° d) 180° 10 / 50 10. 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 11 / 50 11. Revolving of the telescope of a theodolite in a horizontal plane is a) transiting b) swinging c) face right d) face left 12 / 50 12. Sensitivity of a level tube is expressed by a) the length of the level tube b) the radius of the level tube c) the length of the bubble of the level tube d) all of the above 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. 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 15 / 50 15. Find the length of curve if R=500 m, Intersection angle= 120° a) 500m b) 525m c) 550m d) 575m 16 / 50 16. The whole circle bearing 338°42" converted into quadrantal form is given as a) N 21°18' W b) S 21°18' E c) W 21°18' N d) none of the above 17 / 50 17. Chain surveying is used for a) small areas in open ground b) small areas with crowded details c) small areas with simple details d) large areas with simple details 18 / 50 18. An invert is taken when the point is a) having high elevation b) below the line of sight c) above the line of sight d) below ground level 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. If n observations are taken, the accidental errors are proportional to a) n b) n^2 c) √n d) 1/n 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. 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 23 / 50 23. The two-point problem and three-point problems are methods of: a) orientation b) resection c) orientation and resection d) none of the above 24 / 50 24. Which of the following terms is not associated with leveling: a) foresight b) bench mark c) bearing d) change point 25 / 50 25. A Cadastral Map is a map having a) small-scale map b) medium-scale map c) large-scale map d) all of the above 26 / 50 26. The minimum horizontal distance between any two consecutive contours is known as a) contour line b) contour interval c) horizontal equivalent d) contour gradient 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. The method of offset laying involving minimum measurement on the ground is a) perpendicular offset method b) oblique offset method c) tie offset method d) none of the above 29 / 50 29. 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 30 / 50 30. Tellurometer uses a) light waves b) radio waves c) infra waves d) all of the above 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. For the construction of a highway railway a) longitudinal sections are required b) cross sections are required c) both longitudinal and cross sections are required d) none of these 33 / 50 33. The graduations in a prismatic compass are a) inverted and run clockwise having 0° at north b) inverted and run clockwise having 0° at south c) are erect d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. For Y level, Cooke's, and Cushing levels, the line of collimation should coincide with a) bubble tube axis b) vertical axis c) axis of the telescope d) none of the above 35 / 50 35. If a chain is found too short on testing, it can be adjusted by a) straightening the links b) inserting additional circular rings c) flattening the circular rings d) any of the above 36 / 50 36. The shape of the vertical curve generally used is a) circular b) parabolic c) spiral d) elliptical 37 / 50 37. A benchmark (BM) is a a) point of known elevation b) reference point c) the first station d) the last station 38 / 50 38. *The instrument used to measure horizontal and vertical angle is a) planimeter b) clinometer c) ghat tracer d) sextant 39 / 50 39. In the case of leveling staff readings are taken by (In the case of target staff) a) staff man b) instrument man c) both (a) and (b) of above d) none of the above 40 / 50 40. *Total station measures a) horizontal & slope distance b) slope & difference in level c) difference in level & coordinates d) all of the above 41 / 50 41. Short offsets are measured with a) an ordinary chain b) an invar tape c) a metallic tape d) a steel tape 42 / 50 42. If the station A and B are equally affected and in the different direction, then the difference between the forebearing and back bearing of a line AB should be a) 180° b) 200° c) 220° d) may any of the above 43 / 50 43. 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 44 / 50 44. The upper plate a) is attached to the inner spindle and is called the vernier plate b) has two verniers 180° apart for reading the horizontal angles c) is also called the alidade of the theodolite d) all of the above 45 / 50 45. 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 46 / 50 46. When the following scale is the smallest one a) 1cm = 10m b) 1cm = 100m c) 1cm = 1000m d) 1cm = 10,000m 47 / 50 47. Height of the instrument is equal to: a) reduced level of the benchmark + foresight b) reduced level of the benchmark + backsight c) reduced level of the benchmark + intermediate sight d) backsight + foresight 48 / 50 48. Automatic level has advantages of a) high precision and external influence b) freedom from errors and external influence c) comfortable and has a large range of application d) all of the above 49 / 50 49. The bearing of line AB is 200° and that of BC is 270°, the included angle ABC is a) 110° b) 80° c) 90° d) none of the above 50 / 50 50. The levelling head of a transit theodolite consists of a) parallel plates b) a tribarch plate c) leveling screws d) all 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