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. 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 2 / 50 2. The perpendicular distance of the midpoint of the line from the reference meridian is known as a) double meridian distance b) meridian distance c) departure of the line d) latitude of the line 3 / 50 3. 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 4 / 50 4. A transition curve introduced between the tangent and the circular curve should a) have infinite curvature at the junction of straight and transition curve b) have zero curvature at the junction of straight and transition curve c) meet the curve tangentially d) none of the above 5 / 50 5. Personal error in leveling occurs due to a) careless leveling of the instrument b) bubble not centered c) staff not held vertical d) all of the above 6 / 50 6. The longest chain line passing through the center of the area is known as a) base line b) tie line c) check line d) none of the above 7 / 50 7. 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 8 / 50 8. An imaginary line connecting the points of equal elevation on the ground surface is known as a) contour line b) contour interval c) horizontal equivalent d) contour gradient 9 / 50 9. If the staff is held vertical and the angle of elevation and depression are kept the same, then the horizontal distance between the instrument and staff station computed by observation will be a) greater at an angle of elevation b) greater at an angle of depression c) same in both cases d) none of the above 10 / 50 10. Contour lines look to cross each other in the case of a) a dam of vertical face b) an overhanging cliff c) a steep hill d) a deep valley 11 / 50 11. The designation of scale recommended by IS: 1491-1959 is a) A to C b) A to D c) A to E d) A to F 12 / 50 12. 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 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. The inclination of the needle to the horizontal towards the pole is called a) dip b) declination c) azimuth d) bearing 15 / 50 15. The maximum angular error in laying the direction is 3°; if this maximum displacement of the point on paper is the same for both sources of error, the accuracy in the offset measurement will be a) 1 in 18 b) 1 in 19 c) 1 in 25 d) 1 in 30 16 / 50 16. A Cadastral Map is a map having a) small-scale map b) medium-scale map c) large-scale map d) all of the above 17 / 50 17. The three-point problem is concerned with: a) chain survey b) plane table survey c) compass survey d) leveling 18 / 50 18. 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 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. The magnetic north is indicated by a) magnetic compass b) prismatic compass c) theodolite d) leveling 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. 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 23 / 50 23. 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 24 / 50 24. '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 25 / 50 25. Indirect ranging method is adopted when two points of the chain line are: a) mutually invisible b) too distant c) on a slopy ground d) mutually visible 26 / 50 26. The sag correction is always a) positive b) negative c) zero d) none of the above 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. In the stadia method, if k is the multiplying factor, s is the staff intercept, c is the additive constant of the instrument, then the distance equation is given by the expression a) D = k+cs b) D=ks+c c) D=k/s +c d) none of the above 29 / 50 29. The last reading of leveling is always at a) back sight b) fore sight c) intermediate sight d) any of the above 30 / 50 30. Tacheometry is best suited a) where chaining is impossible b) for populous areas c) in broken grounds d) for extremely accurate survey 31 / 50 31. The effect of local attraction is observed in a) chain survey b) compass survey c) PT survey d) leveling 32 / 50 32. 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 33 / 50 33. The type of survey in which horizontal and vertical distance is measured a) compass b) tacheometric c) plane table d) contour 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. Azimuth and altitude of a star a) are constant b) vary due to diurnal motion c) azimuth is constant but altitude is not constant d) none of the above 36 / 50 36. 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 37 / 50 37. If the bearing of AB is N 30° W and the bearing of BC is N 40° E, then find the angle < ABC a) 10° b) 70° c) 110° d) 170° 38 / 50 38. A chain is made up of mild steel or galvanized iron wire of diameter a) 1 mm b) 3 mm c) 5 mm d) 7 mm 39 / 50 39. 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 40 / 50 40. The number of horizontal cross wires in a stadia diaphragm is a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 41 / 50 41. 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 42 / 50 42. With the help of leveling, we measure a) horizontal angle b) vertical angle c) deflection angle d) none of the above 43 / 50 43. A bearing noted N45° E represents a) quadrantal system b) whole circle system c) none of the above d) reduce bearing system 44 / 50 44. 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 45 / 50 45. 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 46 / 50 46. 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 47 / 50 47. 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 48 / 50 48. A building is an obstacle to a) chaining but not ranging b) ranging but not chaining c) both chaining and ranging d) none of the above 49 / 50 49. Bench marks are fixed by a) trigonometric leveling b) barometric leveling c) spirit leveling d) profile leveling 50 / 50 50. 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 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