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. 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 2 / 50 2. Find the length of curve if radius of curve a) 60 m b) 63 m c) 10 m d) 47 m 3 / 50 3. While measuring horizontal distance by stepping method we should follow a) down hill b) up hill c) center d) all of the above 4 / 50 4. A Cadastral Map is a map having a) small-scale map b) medium-scale map c) large-scale map d) all of the above 5 / 50 5. '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 6 / 50 6. The effect of local attraction is observed in a) chain survey b) compass survey c) PT survey d) leveling 7 / 50 7. 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 8 / 50 8. 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 9 / 50 9. The type of survey in which horizontal and vertical distance is measured a) compass b) tacheometric c) plane table d) contour 10 / 50 10. 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 11 / 50 11. 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 12 / 50 12. 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 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. 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 15 / 50 15. The surface perpendicular to the direction of gravity is a) horizontal surface b) level surface c) horizon d) none of the above 16 / 50 16. The magnetic bearing of a line is 60°, and the true bearing of the same line is 70°. Find the declination a) 10°E b) 10°W c) 0° d) none of the above 17 / 50 17. A traverse deflection angle is a) less than 90° b) between 90° and 180° c) the difference between the included angle and 180° d) none of the above 18 / 50 18. A river is an obstacle to a) ranging but not chaining b) chaining but not ranging c) both chaining and ranging d) none of the above 19 / 50 19. In leveling, the station where the back sight and foresight readings are taken is known as a) change point b) fixed point c) movable point d) none of the above 20 / 50 20. 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 21 / 50 21. The principle of surveying to prevent the accumulation of errors is a) to work from whole to the part b) to work from part to whole c) both (a) and (b) above d) none of the above 22 / 50 22. 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 23 / 50 23. The difference between the sum of the measured angles and the theoretical sum of the angles of a closed traverse is called the a) angular closing error b) closing error in bearing c) relative closing error d) all of the above 24 / 50 24. During chaining along a straight line, the leader of the survey party has three arrows, and while the follower has five arrows. The distance of the follower from the starting point will be a) three chains b) four chains c) five chains d) none of the above 25 / 50 25. The instrument used for measuring area on a contour map is a) graph meter b) planimeter c) area meter d) clinometers 26 / 50 26. Open cross-staff is commonly used for setting out a) long offsets b) short offsets c) oblique offsets d) none of the above 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. 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 29 / 50 29. 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 30 / 50 30. Magnetic declination a) remains the same at different places b) varies from place to place c) does not vary with temperature d) none of the above 31 / 50 31. The whole circle bearing 338°42" converted into quadrantal form is given as a) N 21°18' W b) S 21°18' E c) W 21°18' N d) none of the above 32 / 50 32. 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 33 / 50 33. 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 34 / 50 34. In compass surveying a) the direction and lengths of the survey line are measured by compass b) the direction is measured by the compass c) length is measured by the chain or tape d) both (b) and (c) of above 35 / 50 35. 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 36 / 50 36. For the route survey of a contour map, the method used is a) square method b) cross-profile method c) quantities of earthwork d) all of the above 37 / 50 37. Closed contours with higher value inside represent a a) depression b) hill c) plain surface d) none 38 / 50 38. The upper plate a) is attached to the inner spindle and is called the vernier plate b) has two verniers 180° apart for reading the horizontal angles c) is also called the alidade of the theodolite d) all of the above 39 / 50 39. Two contour lines, having the same elevation a) can't cross each other b) can cross each other c) can't unite together d) can unite together 40 / 50 40. Level surface is parallel to a) horizontal surface b) vertical surface c) datum surface d) none of the above 41 / 50 41. The prismatic compass and the surveyor's compass respectively give a) the whole circle bearing of a line & quadrantal bearing b) both the quadrantal bearing of a line & the whole circle bearing of a line c) both the whole circle bearing of a line d) quadrantal & whole circle bearing of a line 42 / 50 42. The angle of intersection of the horizon mirror and the index mirror of an optical square is a) 30° b) 45° c) 105° d) 120° 43 / 50 43. The method of leveling in which the plane table is set at only one station to take detail is known as: a) intersection b) radiation c) resection d) traversing 44 / 50 44. A disadvantage of plane table survey is: a) It is heavy, cumbersome, and awkward to carry b) It can't be used in a wet climate c) Details may not be available while redrawing to a different scale. d) All of the above 45 / 50 45. 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 46 / 50 46. In chain survey execution, this first step taken is a) reconnaissance b) marking station c) running survey line d) reference sketches 47 / 50 47. Azimuth (direct angles) is an angle measured in a) c.w. direction b) a.c.w. direction c) both d) none of the above 48 / 50 48. 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 49 / 50 49. 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 50 / 50 50. 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