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. During chaining along a straight line, the leader of the survey party has three arrows, and while the follower has five arrows. The distance of the follower from the starting point will be a) three chains b) four chains c) five chains d) none of the above 2 / 50 2. 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 3 / 50 3. With the help of leveling, we measure a) horizontal angle b) vertical angle c) deflection angle d) none of the above 4 / 50 4. It is more difficult to obtain good results while measuring the horizontal distance by the stepping method a) up-hill b) down-hill c) in low undulations d) in plain areas 5 / 50 5. 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 6 / 50 6. Any arbitrarily assumed level line from which vertical distances are measured is known as a) level line b) vertical line c) horizontal line d) datum line 7 / 50 7. 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 8 / 50 8. The types of survey in which fieldwork and plotting proceed simultaneously are: a) plane table b) compass c) leveling d) tacheometric 9 / 50 9. The longitudinal section of the surface of the bubble tube is a) straight b) circular c) parabolic d) elliptic 10 / 50 10. Metallic tapes are made of a) steel b) invar c) cloth and wires d) nickel 11 / 50 11. The survey which is carried out to determine absolute locations and the direction of any line on the surface of the earth by making observations of heavenly bodies is called a) hydrographic survey b) astronomical survey c) land survey d) none of the above 12 / 50 12. The spacing of cross-sections in the indirect method of contouring depends upon a) character of the ground b) scale of the map c) contour intervals d) all of the above 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. In a constant level tube, the size of the bubble remains constant because the upper wall of the tube has a) a relatively small radius b) a relatively large radius c) a flat surface d) none of the above 15 / 50 15. 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 16 / 50 16. Area of triangle joining three corner points in comparison to the circle same three points: a) always greater b) always less c) always equal d) none of the above 17 / 50 17. A benchmark (BM) is a a) point of known elevation b) reference point c) the first station d) the last station 18 / 50 18. A Cadastral Map is a map having a) small-scale map b) medium-scale map c) large-scale map d) all of the above 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. 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 21 / 50 21. *The observed reading on a leveling staff was 3.545 m. If the staff was 0.150m off from the original ground level, what should be the correct reading? a) 3.695m b) 3.548m c) 3.395m d) all of the above 22 / 50 22. The effect of local attraction is observed in a) chain survey b) compass survey c) PT survey d) leveling 23 / 50 23. The stadia hairs are not used in a) movable hair method b) fixed hair method c) tangential hair method d) substense hair method 24 / 50 24. Which of the following instruments is generally used for baseline measurements? a) metallic tape b) steel tape c) invar tape d) chain 25 / 50 25. The place where the reading is taken is known as a) level b) fixed point c) station d) none of the above 26 / 50 26. The permissible limits of error in chaining for measurement on rough or hilly ground are a) 1:2000 b) 1:1000 c) 1:500 d) 1:250 27 / 50 27. The three-point problem is concerned with: a) chain survey b) plane table survey c) compass survey d) leveling 28 / 50 28. 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 29 / 50 29. 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 30 / 50 30. Chain surveying is used for a small area in a) undulating ground b) fairly level ground c) sloping ground d) contour land 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. Contour lines of different elevations can unite to form one line only in the case of a) vertical cliff b) a saddle c) a watershed line d) a hilltop 33 / 50 33. The process of bringing the vertical circle to the right of the observer is called a) face left b) face right c) changing face d) all of the above 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. The trunion axis or transverse axis is a) the axis about which the telescope can be rotated in a vertical plane b) the axis about which the telescope can be rotated in a horizontal plane c) also known as the line of collimation d) none of the above 36 / 50 36. The image of the objectives formed should lie a) at the eyepiece b) in the plane of cross hairs c) at the center of the eyepiece d) at the optical center of the eyepiece. 37 / 50 37. The types of survey used to fix property lines are a) topographical b) cadastral c) city d) astronomical 38 / 50 38. 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 39 / 50 39. 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 40 / 50 40. The errors due to bad ranging are a) cumulative positive b) cumulative negative c) compensating d) cumulative positive or negative 41 / 50 41. 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 42 / 50 42. 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 43 / 50 43. 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 44 / 50 44. Offsets are a) chain lines out of alignment b) small measurements from the chain line c) measurements taken in chain surveying d) none of the above 45 / 50 45. 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 46 / 50 46. 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 47 / 50 47. 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° 48 / 50 48. Local attraction in compass surveying may be due to a) faulty adjustment in the compass b) the presence of magnetic materials c) loss of magnetism in the needle d) friction of the needle at the point 49 / 50 49. In the intersection method of plane tabling, the number of stations needed to be set up is: a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) none of the above 50 / 50 50. 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 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