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 three-point problem is concerned with: a) chain survey b) plane table survey c) compass survey d) leveling 2 / 50 2. 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 3 / 50 3. 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 4 / 50 4. *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 5 / 50 5. The dip of the needle a) is constant b) varies from place to place & is zero at the equator and maximum at the poles c) is zero at the equators and poles d) none of the above 6 / 50 6. 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 7 / 50 7. Dumpy level is used when a) the number of observations to be taken is large from one level position b) the number of observations to be taken is small from one level position c) fly leveling is to be done d) none of the above 8 / 50 8. 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 9 / 50 9. 'SPIRE TEST' is used in the permanent adjustment of theodolite for a) adjusting the plate levels b) adjusting the line of sight c) adjusting the vertical axis d) adjustment of the horizontal axis 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. Closed contours with higher value inside represent a a) depression b) hill c) plain surface d) none 12 / 50 12. 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 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. In a traverse, the algebraic sum of the deflection angles, taking the right-hand deflection angles as positive and left-hand deflection as negative, should be equal to a) (N-4) right angles b) (2N-4) right angles c) 180° d) 360° 15 / 50 15. Level surface is parallel to a) horizontal surface b) vertical surface c) datum surface d) none of the above 16 / 50 16. 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 17 / 50 17. A level line is a a) line parallel to the mean spherical surface of the earth b) line normal to the plumb line at all points c) horizontal line d) both (a) and (b) of the above 18 / 50 18. In a theodolite, staff readings for upper, middle, and lower crosshairs are 1.4, 0.9 & 0.4, respectively. If the height of the tower is 100m, then find the horizontal distance between the instrument station and the base of the tower a) 40m b) 90m c) 140m d) 100m 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. 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 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. In a closed traverse, the closing error should not be more than (where N is the no. of sides of the traverse) a) N x least count of the instrument b) √N x least count of the instrument c) 1/N x least count of the instrument d) 1/√N x least count of the instrument 23 / 50 23. Error in tacheometric surveying is due to a) manipulation b) sighting c) natural causes d) all of the above 24 / 50 24. Horizontal equivalent of a uniform slope must be a) equal b) unequal c) contour interval d) none of the above 25 / 50 25. The angle that can be set by a French cross-staff is a) 45° b) 90° c) 45° or 90° d) none of the above 26 / 50 26. An offset scale always has the zero mark at a) middle b) end c) either middle or at the end d) none of the above 27 / 50 27. An imaginary line lying through the surface of the ground, having a constant inclination to the horizontal, is known as a) contour line b) contour gradient c) contour interval d) horizontal equivalent 28 / 50 28. Which one is the simplest survey? a) chain survey b) compass survey c) plane table survey d) leveling 29 / 50 29. Butt rods are used for measuring a) baseline b) tie line c) offset distance d) vertical distance 30 / 50 30. A Cadastral Map is a map having a) small-scale map b) medium-scale map c) large-scale map d) all of the above 31 / 50 31. In a tacheometer provided with an anallatic lens, the distance between the object glass and the vertical axis is 15 cm. The focal length of the objective is 15 cm, and that of the anallatic lens is 10 cm. Hence, the distance between the two lenses is a) 17.5 cm b) 25 cm c) 30 cm d) 40 cm 32 / 50 32. 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 33 / 50 33. A leveling station is a point where: a) the leveling machine is set up b) both back sight and foresight are taken c) the level staff is held d) both A and B 34 / 50 34. Bench marks are fixed by a) trigonometric leveling b) barometric leveling c) spirit leveling d) profile leveling 35 / 50 35. Invar tapes are made of an alloy of a) nickel and steel b) copper and steel c) tin and steel d) aluminum and steel 36 / 50 36. 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 37 / 50 37. *The radius of curvature of the arc of the bubble tube is generally kept a) 10 m b) 25 m c) 50 m d) 100 m 38 / 50 38. Find the length of curve if radius of curve a) 60 m b) 63 m c) 10 m d) 47 m 39 / 50 39. 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 40 / 50 40. The quadrantal system confines the user to measure the bearings from a) the north point clockwise b) the north point or south point, whichever is nearer c) the north point anticlockwise d) none of the above 41 / 50 41. The strength of fix' is poor when: a) the station is within the great triangle b) the station is outside the great circle c) the station is on the great circle d) the station is within the great circle but outside the great triangle 42 / 50 42. 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 43 / 50 43. In a double-line river, contours are a) stopped at the bank of the river b) stopped at the edge of the river c) drawn across the water d) none of the above 44 / 50 44. If the distance between two points A and B is 1km, the combined correction for curvature and refraction will be a) 0.673m b) 0.0673m c) 1.0673m d) 1.673m 45 / 50 45. The range of accuracy in measuring distance by EDM with respect to ODM is a) more b) equal c) less d) none of the above 46 / 50 46. 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 47 / 50 47. The scale used to measure and to set out the angles is a) diagonal scale b) comparative scale c) vernier scale d) scale of chords 48 / 50 48. The height of instrument method is a) less tedious b) more rapid c) includes less calculation d) all of the above 49 / 50 49. 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 50 / 50 50. 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 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