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. For a line AB a) the forebearing and back bearing of line AB differ by 180° b) the forebearing of AB and the back bearing of line BA differ by 180° c) both (a) and (b) of the above d) none of the above 2 / 50 2. 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 3 / 50 3. A diagonal eyepiece is provided with a a) plane convex lens b) reflecting prism c) mirror fitted at 45° with the axis of the telescope d) both (b) and (c) above 4 / 50 4. Which one of the following is not a personal error? a) the table not being perfectly leveled b) the table not being perfectly central c) the table not being perfectly clamped d) none of the above 5 / 50 5. 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 6 / 50 6. Obstacle to ranging but not chaining is a) river b) building c) hill d) pond 7 / 50 7. 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 8 / 50 8. Which one is wrong? a) anallatic lens is not a concave lens b) anallatic lens is a convex lens c) anallatic lens is used to eliminate the additive constant d) none of the above 9 / 50 9. The types of survey in which fieldwork and plotting proceed simultaneously are: a) plane table b) compass c) leveling d) tacheometric 10 / 50 10. 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 11 / 50 11. *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 12 / 50 12. The last reading of leveling is always at a) back sight b) fore sight c) intermediate sight d) any of the above 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. The levels to which the earthwork will have to be carried out is known as a) finish surface level b) original G.L c) formation level d) depth of cutting 15 / 50 15. The curvature and refraction corrections applied to staff readings respectively are a) both +ve b) both -ve c) +ve and -ve d) -ve and +ve 16 / 50 16. 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 17 / 50 17. A series of closed contour lines on the map with higher to lower values inside them represent a a) hill b) ridge c) depression d) steep slope 18 / 50 18. 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 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. Diurnal variation depends upon a) locality b) time c) seasons d) all of the above 21 / 50 21. For any point on the surface with a given inclination, the contour gradient possible is a) one b) two c) infinite d) none of the above 22 / 50 22. The chord of curve less than peg interval is known as a) small chord b) short chord c) long chord d) sub chord 23 / 50 23. 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 24 / 50 24. The errors due to bad ranging are a) cumulative positive b) cumulative negative c) compensating d) cumulative positive or negative 25 / 50 25. Theodolite is an instrument used for measuring a) vertical angles b) deflection angle c) all of the above d) horizontal angles 26 / 50 26. Setting up the plane table consists of operations: a) leveling b) centering c) leveling and centering d) orienting 27 / 50 27. A traverse survey can be plotted a) by rectangular coordinates or plotting by tangents b) by paper protractor or by included angles c) by parallel meridian method or plotting by chords d) all of the above 28 / 50 28. If the plane table is not horizontal in a direction at right angles to the alidade, the line of sight is parallel to the fiducial edge only for: a) horizontal sights b) inclined sight upwards c) inclined sight downwards d) none of the above 29 / 50 29. The magnetic north is indicated by a) magnetic compass b) prismatic compass c) theodolite d) leveling 30 / 50 30. Cubic parabola is a type of a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) simple curve 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. 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 33 / 50 33. Secular variation is an important factor because a) the variation is due to seasonal changes b) the magnitude of variation is of a high order, and the needle after coming to a standstill may move in the opposite direction c) the needle will stop d) the variation is less 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. The reciprocal leveling eliminates a) the error due to curvature b) collimation error c) both (a) and (b) of the above d) none of the above 36 / 50 36. If the image formed by the objective of the telescope is not in the plane of crosshairs, it is called a) indistinct focusing b) parallax c) aberration d) none of the above 37 / 50 37. 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 38 / 50 38. Handles are connected to the link by a) flexible joint b) rigid joint c) swivel joint d) ball and socket joint 39 / 50 39. In profile leveling, staff readings on two neighboring pegs 20m apart are 1.200 and 1.00, respectively. Therefore, the proposed road has a a) rising gradient of 1 in 100 b) falling gradient of 1 in 100 c) rising gradient of 1 in 20 d) falling gradient of 1 in 20 40 / 50 40. When the angular and linear measurements are equally precise in traversing, the balancing of the traverse is done by: a) transit rule b) empirical rule c) Bowditch's rule d) none of the above 41 / 50 41. The fix of the table is good when: a) the station is within the great triangle b) the middle station is farther than the other two stations c) the angle subtended between two stations is not very small d) all of the above 42 / 50 42. The sag correction is always a) positive b) negative c) zero d) none of the above 43 / 50 43. 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 44 / 50 44. The survey stations set up during traversing with the compass should be such that a) they are visible from each other b) chaining between them is easy c) the line joining them is near the objects to be located d) they are as long as possible 45 / 50 45. 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 46 / 50 46. 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 47 / 50 47. The area of the earth's surface is taken into account only if the extent of the survey is more than a) 60 sq km b) 160 sq km c) 260 sq km d) 500 sq km 48 / 50 48. Hydrographic survey deals with the mapping of a) large water bodies b) canal system c) cloud movement d) none of the above 49 / 50 49. 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 50 / 50 50. 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