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. 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 2 / 50 2. 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 3 / 50 3. 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 4 / 50 4. In a closed traverse, the algebraic sum of deflection angles is a) 0° b) 360° c) (2n-4) 90° d) (2n+4) 90° 5 / 50 5. The projection of a line on a plane parallel to the meridian is known as a) parallax b) aberration c) latitude d) departure 6 / 50 6. The process of turning the telescope about the horizontal axis in a vertical plane by a complete revolution is known as a) reversing b) transiting c) plunging d) all of the above 7 / 50 7. *The two-peg method is used to check the parallelism between the a) line of collimation and the axis of the bubble tube b) line of collimation and the axis of the telescope c) axis of the bubble tube and the vertical axis d) all of the above 8 / 50 8. '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 9 / 50 9. The closing error is given by a) √(ΣL^2+ΣD^2) b) √((ΣL+ΣD))^2 c) ΣL^2 +ΣD^2 d) none of the above 10 / 50 10. 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 11 / 50 11. Tellurometer uses a) light waves b) radio waves c) infra waves d) all of the above 12 / 50 12. The shape of the vertical curve generally used is a) circular b) parabolic c) spiral d) elliptical 13 / 50 13. The device used in computing the horizontal and vertical distances rapidly and conveniently is a) stadia tables b) stadia diagrams c) stadia slide rule d) none of the above 14 / 50 14. Handles of chains are made of a) nickel b) steel c) copper d) brass 15 / 50 15. 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 16 / 50 16. Contour interval, within the limits of a map a) may be kept constant b) may not be kept constant c) must be kept constant d) may vary according to the configuration 17 / 50 17. The triangle formed by joining the position of the known points on plane table survey is known as: a) small triangle b) medium triangle c) great triangle d) equilateral triangle 18 / 50 18. Actually, which is not the method of plane tabling? a) radiation b) intersection c) resection d) traversing 19 / 50 19. In the scale of a map is 1:25000, what does it mean: a) 1 cm in the map equals 25000 cm in the field b) 1 m in the map equals 250 km in the field c) 1 cm in the map equals 25 m in the field d) none of the above 20 / 50 20. 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 21 / 50 21. The limiting length of an offset does not depend upon a) accuracy of the work b) method of setting out perpendiculars c) scale of plotting d) indefinite features to be surveyed 22 / 50 22. Direction of the closing error is given by a) sin^-1 ΣD/ΣL b) tan^-1 ΣD/ΣL c) sin^-1 ΣL/ΣD d) tan^-1 ΣL/ΣD 23 / 50 23. 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 24 / 50 24. The two-point problem as compared to the three-point problem is: a) more laborious b) more accurate c) quicker d) all of the above 25 / 50 25. 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 26 / 50 26. 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 27 / 50 27. In the whole circle system, the bearings are measured a) clockwise from the north point of the reference meridian towards the line of sight round the circle b) anticlockwise from the north point c) with the notations of cardinal points N, E, S & W d) none of the above 28 / 50 28. 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 29 / 50 29. The surface of zero elevation around the earth, which is slightly irregular and curved, is known as a) mean sea level b) geoid surface c) level surface d) horizontal surface 30 / 50 30. 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 31 / 50 31. The method of tacheometry in which the stadia hair intercept is fixed is known as a) movable hair method b) fixed hair method c) tangential hair method d) substense hair method 32 / 50 32. *Due to the curvature of the earth, objects look a) higher than they really are b) lower than they really are c) at their real height d) all of the above 33 / 50 33. Error in tacheometric surveying is due to a) manipulation b) sighting c) natural causes d) all of the above 34 / 50 34. The vertical distance between any two consecutive contours is known as a) contour line b) contour interval c) horizontal equivalent d) contour gradient 35 / 50 35. Which one of the following may not be classified as personal error a) inaccurate centring b) inaccurate levelling c) plane of sight not being vertical d) carelessness in reading and recording 36 / 50 36. A 20 cm theodolite means a) the length of the theodolite is 20 cm b) the diameter of the lower plate is 20 cm c) the diameter of the upper plate is 20 cm d) the total height of the theodolite plate is 20 cm 37 / 50 37. The place where the reading is taken is known as a) level b) fixed point c) station d) none of the above 38 / 50 38. Ten readings were recorded in a level field book. If the instrument was shifted after the 2nd and 6th readings, then the foresight readings are a) 1st, 2nd, and 7th readings b) 2nd, 6th, and 10th readings c) 2nd and 6th readings. d) 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, and 10th readings 39 / 50 39. Theodolite is an instrument used for measuring a) vertical angles b) deflection angle c) all of the above d) horizontal angles 40 / 50 40. The accuracy of measurement in chain surveying does not depend upon a) the length of the offset b) the scale of the plotting c) the importance of the features d) the general layout of the chain lines 41 / 50 41. 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 42 / 50 42. The chord of curve less than peg interval is known as a) small chord b) short chord c) long chord d) sub chord 43 / 50 43. 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 44 / 50 44. The angle subtended by the long chord of a simple curve at its center is equal to a) 2* deflection angle b) 3* deflection angle c) none of the above d) deflection angle 45 / 50 45. 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 46 / 50 46. The quadrantal bearing of a line is determined by: a) prismatic compass b) surveyor's compass c) celestial observations d) none of the above 47 / 50 47. Short offsets are measured with a) an ordinary chain b) an invar tape c) a metallic tape d) a steel tape 48 / 50 48. 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 49 / 50 49. *The method of leveling used to carry out the reconnaissance of an area is a) check leveling b) fly leveling c) profile leveling d) simple leveling 50 / 50 50. Find the length of curve if radius of curve a) 60 m b) 63 m c) 10 m d) 47 m Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. 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