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. Methods adopted for traversing are a) chain traversing and loose needle method b) chain angle method and fast needle method c) all of the above d) none of the above 3 / 50 3. Chain surveying is used for a small area in a) undulating ground b) fairly level ground c) sloping ground d) contour land 4 / 50 4. An internal focusing type of telescope is focused by the movement of a) convex lens b) concave lens c) plano-convex lens d) objective glass 5 / 50 5. A contour map of the area is essential before proceeding with the construction of a) a building b) a swimming pool c) a dam d) a bridge 6 / 50 6. Compensating errors in chaining or other surveys are a) proportional to the length of the line b) proportional to the square root of the length of the line c) inversely proportional to the square root of the length of the line d) inversely proportional to the length of the line 7 / 50 7. The line normal to the plumb line is known as a) horizontal line b) level line c) datum line d) vertical line 8 / 50 8. 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 9 / 50 9. 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 10 / 50 10. 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 11 / 50 11. The method most suitable for plotting in hilly areas is: a) radiation b) resection c) intersection d) traversing 12 / 50 12. Intersection is preferred to radiation when: a) the lengths are too short b) it is not possible to measure any distance c) the points are too far and invisible d) the points are inaccessible 13 / 50 13. "Fiducial edge" is the working edge of a) plumbing fork b) alidade c) belidade d) all of the above 14 / 50 14. The Philadelphia rod is a type of a) solid staff b) folding staff c) telescopic staff d) none of the above 15 / 50 15. Contours are used to determine a) intervisibility of points on a contour map b) area of the drainage basin and capacity of the reservoir c) quantities of earth work d) all of the above 16 / 50 16. Revolving of the telescope of a theodolite in a horizontal plane is a) transiting b) swinging c) face right d) face left 17 / 50 17. Setting up the plane table consists of operations: a) leveling b) centering c) leveling and centering d) orienting 18 / 50 18. 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 19 / 50 19. Direct distance measurement method is more suitable to measure in a) hilly area b) plain area c) line of sight d) none of the above 20 / 50 20. An invert is taken when the point is a) having high elevation b) below the line of sight c) above the line of sight d) below ground level 21 / 50 21. The elevation (BM) of point A is 100 m. Backsight reading at A is 20, and foresight reading at B is 30 m. Find the RL of point B a) 100m b) 90m c) 120m d) 9130m 22 / 50 22. *The correction for refraction is given by a) 0.0785d^2m b) 0.0112 d^2m c) 0.0673 d^2m d) none of the above 23 / 50 23. The angular error of closure or summation error should not exceed (Where N is the number of stations or sides.) a) 15√N b) 153√N c) √N d) 3√N 24 / 50 24. When the whole circle bearing of two lines AB and AC are 115° and 41° respectively, then the included angle BAC will be: a) 74° b) 45° c) 115° d) 156° 25 / 50 25. The amount of correction due to local attraction at a place a) is constant for all bearings b) varies with the bearing c) changes from time to time d) sometimes additive and sometimes subtractive 26 / 50 26. 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 27 / 50 27. The method of tacheometry in which the observation is made with stadia wires with a variable interval is known as a) movable hair method b) fixed hair method c) tangential hair method d) substense hair method 28 / 50 28. The number of horizontal cross wires in a stadia diaphragm is a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 29 / 50 29. Short offsets are measured with a) an ordinary chain b) an invar tape c) a metallic tape d) a steel tape 30 / 50 30. 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 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. 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 33 / 50 33. 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 34 / 50 34. The function of the leveling head is a) to attach the theodolite to the tripod b) to provide a bearing for the outer hollow spindle c) to provide a means of leveling the instrument d) all of the above 35 / 50 35. The types of errors that are of a cumulative nature and can be corrected are known as a) permissible error b) residual error c) expected error d) systematic error 36 / 50 36. The main difference between theodolite and level is: a) the power of the theodolite is always greater than the level b) level is cheaper than theodolite c) level can't measure horizontal angle, but theodolite can measure horizontal angle d) in level, the telescope can't be revolved in a vertical plane about the horizontal axis of the telescope 37 / 50 37. The multiplying constant of a tacheometer is a) f/d b) f/I c) f(i+d) d) none of the above 38 / 50 38. The best method of interpolation of contours in the direct method of contouring is by a) computations b) interpolation c) estimation d) none of the above 39 / 50 39. Area of triangle joining three corner points in comparison to the circle same three points: a) always greater b) always less c) always equal d) none of the above 40 / 50 40. 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 41 / 50 41. The longitudinal section of the surface of the bubble tube is a) straight b) circular c) parabolic d) elliptic 42 / 50 42. 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 43 / 50 43. The minimum horizontal distance between any two consecutive contours is known as a) contour line b) contour interval c) horizontal equivalent d) contour gradient 44 / 50 44. 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 45 / 50 45. Staff intercept means a) top reading b) bottom reading c) middle reading d) the difference between top and bottom reading 46 / 50 46. 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 47 / 50 47. 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 48 / 50 48. You are requested to carry out a survey for the construction of a small airport in a mountainous region of Nepal. Which of the following surveying method will you choose? a) plane tabling b) chain surveying c) leveling d) tacheometric surveying 49 / 50 49. Prolongation of a chain line across an obstruction in chain surveying is done by a) drawing perpendiculars with a chain b) making angular observations c) solution of triangles d) all the above methods 50 / 50 50. 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 Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score isShare your achievement! 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