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 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. An example of a level surface is a) surface of earth b) surface of sea c) surface of reservoir d) surface of a still lake 2 / 50 2. Contour lines a) cross each other b) end abruptly c) are uniformly spaced d) close somewhere 3 / 50 3. The instrument used for measuring area on a contour map is a) graph meter b) planimeter c) area meter d) clinometers 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. If the needle of the compass is sluggish the type of error will be a) instrumental error b) personal error c) natural error d) none of the above 6 / 50 6. 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 7 / 50 7. Resection is the method employed for: a) plotting the details b) locating the instrument station c) surveying mountainous country d) all of the above 8 / 50 8. "A curve of varying radius introduced between two branches of a compound curve is called a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 9 / 50 9. For a dumpy level in perfect adjustment, the horizontal cross hair should be in a plane a) perpendicular to the vertical axis b) parallel to the vertical axis c) parallel to the axis of the bubble tube d) none of the above 10 / 50 10. 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 11 / 50 11. If the magnetic declination is (-)6°0' and the reduced bearing of a line is S40°01'E, the true bearing of the line is a) S 134°0'E b) S 146°01'E c) S 46°0'E d) S 34°01'E 12 / 50 12. The sensitivity of the bubble tube can be increased by a) decreasing the radius of curvature of the tube b) decreasing the length of the bubble c) increasing the diameter of the tube d) increasing the viscosity of the fluid 13 / 50 13. The strength of the fix of a plane table is: a) accuracy in centering b) accuracy in locating the position of the instrument station by taking observations to three stations c) fixity of the table while solving the two-point problem d) none of the above 14 / 50 14. Magnetic declination a) remains the same at different places b) varies from place to place c) does not vary with temperature d) none of the above 15 / 50 15. The tie line is run through the survey to a) take off sets for detailed surveying b) take details of nearby objects c) check accuracy of work d) all of the above 16 / 50 16. The tacheometric method is a more suitable method for preparing the contour map of a) valley b) hill c) ridge d) plain surface 17 / 50 17. 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 18 / 50 18. 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 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. The minimum horizontal distance between any two consecutive contours is known as a) contour line b) contour interval c) horizontal equivalent d) contour gradient 21 / 50 21. When the following scale is the smallest one a) 1cm = 10m b) 1cm = 100m c) 1cm = 1000m d) 1cm = 10,000m 22 / 50 22. The observed reading on a leveling staff was 3.525 m. If the staff was 0.125m off from the original ground level, what should be the correct reading? a) 3.65m b) 3.525m c) 3.4m d) all of the above 23 / 50 23. 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 24 / 50 24. Which one is the simplest survey? a) chain survey b) compass survey c) plane table survey d) leveling 25 / 50 25. 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 26 / 50 26. The accuracy required in precise leveling is of the order of (Where K is the total distance of the level line in KM) a) ± 4√K mm b) +8√K mm c) +12√K mm d) all of the above 27 / 50 27. The process of turning the telescope about the vertical axis in a horizontal plane is known as a) reversing b) transiting c) plunging d) swinging 28 / 50 28. 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 29 / 50 29. The projection of a line on a plane parallel to the meridian is known as a) parallax b) aberration c) latitude d) departure 30 / 50 30. If Θ is the angle of the slope, L is the length of the slope, and H is the difference in elevation between the two ends of the link, then the slope correction will be a) L sin Θ b) 2Lsin^2 Θ/2 c) L sin Θ/2 d) 2L sin 2Θ 31 / 50 31. Axis method of traverse correction is used when a) the angles are measured very accurately b) the lengths are measured very accurately c) both (a) and (b) are not measured very accurately d) any of the above 32 / 50 32. 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 33 / 50 33. In tacheometric survey, the method which provides easy reading of the staff is a) three hair method b) height of instrument method c) even angle method d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. If the magnetic bearing of the sun at noon at a place in the southern hemisphere is 150°, the magnetic declination at that place is a) 30°E b) 30°W c) 20°E d) 20°W 35 / 50 35. The contour line can cross one another on a map only in the case of a) a valley b) a ridge c) a saddle d) an overhanging cliff 36 / 50 36. If the magnetic bearing of a line is 65° and the true bearing 45°, then the magnetic declination is a) 10°W b) 20°W c) 20°E d) none of the above 37 / 50 37. 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 38 / 50 38. Butt rods are used for measuring a) baseline b) tie line c) offset distance d) vertical distance 39 / 50 39. Plane table surveying is a graphical method of surveying in which: a) fieldwork and plotting proceed simultaneously b) plotting is done later while records are taken in the field book c) only fieldwork is done d) none of the above 40 / 50 40. 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 41 / 50 41. In normal condition, the difference of fore and back bearing should be? a) 0° b) 90° c) 135° d) 180° 42 / 50 42. The two-point problem and three-point problems are methods of: a) orientation b) resection c) orientation and resection d) none of the above 43 / 50 43. The length of an Engineer's chain is a) 70 ft b) 80 ft c) 90 ft d) 100 ft 44 / 50 44. The maximum number of omitted measurements that can be calculated from latitudes and departures of a closed traverse is a) one b) two c) three d) four 45 / 50 45. *For the construction of highway/railway a) longitudinal sections are required b) cross sections are required c) both longitudinal and cross sections are required d) none of these 46 / 50 46. "Fiducial edge" is the working edge of a) plumbing fork b) alidade c) belidade d) all of the above 47 / 50 47. Setting up the plane table consists of operations: a) leveling b) centering c) leveling and centering d) orienting 48 / 50 48. 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 49 / 50 49. *Accuracy of 'fix' by two-point problem is a) bad b) good c) not reliable d) unique 50 / 50 50. 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