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. In a closed traverse, a) the difference between the fore-bearing and back bearing should be 90° b) the sum of included angles should be (2N-4) right angles, where N is the number of sides c) the sum of included angles should be (2N-1), where N is the number of sides d) none of the above 2 / 50 2. 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 3 / 50 3. 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° 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. A benchmark (BM) is a a) point of known elevation b) reference point c) the first station d) the last station 6 / 50 6. The magnification of a telescope lens depends upon a) the focal length of the eyepiece b) the focal length of the objective lens c) the ratio of (b) and (a) above d) the inverse of the ratio of (b) and (a) above 7 / 50 7. The levelling head of a transit theodolite consists of a) parallel plates b) a tribarch plate c) leveling screws d) all of the above 8 / 50 8. The resection by a two-point problem as compared to the three-point problem: a) requires more labor b) takes less time c) gives more accurate results d) none of the above 9 / 50 9. With the help of leveling, we measure a) horizontal angle b) vertical angle c) deflection angle d) none of the above 10 / 50 10. 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 11 / 50 11. If the focal length of the objective glass is 20cm, and the distance from the object glass to the trunnion axis is 12cm, the additive constant is a) 0.8m b) 0.4m c) 0.32m d) 0.20m 12 / 50 12. Find the length of curve if the radius of the curve is 50 m, and the angle of deflection is 60° a) 52m b) 104m c) 34m d) none of the above 13 / 50 13. A relatively fixed point of known elevation above the datum is called a) datum point b) benchmark c) reduced level d) reference point 14 / 50 14. Pick up the odd statement a) temporary adjustment of Dumpy level are to be performed at every setup b) the eyepiece need not be adjusted after the first setup when the same surveyor is taking readings c) parallax error is completely eliminated when there is no change in the staff reading when the eye is moved up and down d) focus the objective towards a white or bright background for the clear visibility of crosshairs 15 / 50 15. 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 16 / 50 16. 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 17 / 50 17. *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 18 / 50 18. The angle which the true meridian makes with the magnetic meridian is called a) magnetic declination or declination b) true declination c) dip d) azimuth 19 / 50 19. For accurate work, in comparison to the chain, the steel band is used because it a) is light in weight b) is easy to handle c) is practically inextensible d) all of the above 20 / 50 20. 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 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. 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 23 / 50 23. If the needle is truly magnetic and is not sluggish a) it will always be oscillating and never stop b) when it stops, it will be exactly on the magnetic meridian c) it will always be free from local attraction d) all of the above 24 / 50 24. 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 25 / 50 25. Local attraction at a place may be due to a) key bunches b) steel buttons c) current-carrying base wire d) electric storm 26 / 50 26. 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 27 / 50 27. Obstacle to ranging but not chaining is a) river b) building c) hill d) pond 28 / 50 28. 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 29 / 50 29. 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 30 / 50 30. Diurnal variation depends upon a) locality b) time c) seasons d) all of the above 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. The instrument used for measuring area on a contour map is a) graph meter b) planimeter c) area meter d) clinometers 33 / 50 33. 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 34 / 50 34. Closed contours with higher value inside represent a a) depression b) hill c) plain surface d) none 35 / 50 35. The central angle subtended by an arc of 30m of the curve a) 573/R b) 1146/R c) 1718.9/R d) 3435/R 36 / 50 36. In an internal focusing type of telescope, the negative lens provided is a) convex lens b) double concave lens c) plano concave lens d) convex concave lens 37 / 50 37. In survey, it was recorded that Σfall = 0 then a) the ground is sloping b) it is continuously rising c) it is continuously falling d) none of the above 38 / 50 38. Different grades are joined together by a a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 39 / 50 39. If the length of a transition curve is such that the full super elevation is attained at the junction with the circular curve, the resultant curve is known as a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 40 / 50 40. The length of an Engineer's chain is a) 70 ft b) 80 ft c) 90 ft d) 100 ft 41 / 50 41. Theodolite traverse is plotted more accurately by a) consecutive ordinate of each section b) independent coordinates of each section c) inclined angle & scaling off each traverse leg d) the tangent method of plotting 42 / 50 42. If S is the value of one smallest division on the main scale, v is the value of one smallest division on the vernier, and n is the number of divisions on the vernier, then the least count is given by a) s/n b) s/n-1 c) (s+1)/n d) (c - 1)s/n 43 / 50 43. In a dumpy level, the objective and eyepiece lenses are made of two or more small lenses to obtain a) distinct image b) shorter image c) reading even in less light d) all of the above 44 / 50 44. The important points selected at the ends of the chain lines to command the boundaries of the survey are known as a) main stations b) subsidiary stations c) tie stations d) none of the above 45 / 50 45. Butt rods are used for measuring a) baseline b) tie line c) offset distance d) vertical distance 46 / 50 46. *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 47 / 50 47. Find the R.F. of 1cm = 5m a) 1/5 b) 1/50 c) 1/500 d) 1/5000 48 / 50 48. The purpose of triangulation in a chain survey is a) finding the direction of points b) establishment of accurate control points c) transferring the control point d) none of the above 49 / 50 49. If n observations are taken, the accidental errors are proportional to a) n b) n^2 c) √n d) 1/n 50 / 50 50. The error eliminated by taking the mean of both face observations is a) error due to eccentricity of verniers b) error due to imperfect adjustment of levels c) error due to the line of collimation not being perpendicular to the horizontal axis 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