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. 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 2 / 50 2. The inclination of the needle to the horizontal towards the pole is called a) dip b) declination c) azimuth d) bearing 3 / 50 3. The benchmark of a station A is 500 m, and the back sight reading at the point A is 2 m & foresight reading of station B is 3 m. Find the RL of station B a) 502 m b) 503 m c) 499 m d) 505 m 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. If W is the weight of the chain, L is the span, and P is the tension or pull, the sag correction for the chain will be a) W^2L^2/24P^2 b) W^2L/24P c) LW^2/24P^2 d) W^2L^2/24P 6 / 50 6. 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 7 / 50 7. Fifteen readings were recorded in a level field book. If the instrument was shifted after the 5th, 10th, and 15th readings, then the foresight readings are a) 1st, 3rd, and 7th readings b) 5th, 10th, and 15th readings c) 2nd and 6th reading d) 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th reading 8 / 50 8. The types of instrument generally used in the survey of gravity water supply system are: a) abney level b) dumpy level c) theodolite d) clinometer 9 / 50 9. The errors due to bad ranging are a) cumulative positive b) cumulative negative c) compensating d) cumulative positive or negative 10 / 50 10. If the formation level is less than the ground level, the difference between them at any point will give the a) height of embankment b) depth of cutting c) proposed gradient d) none of the above 11 / 50 11. To orient a plane table without two inaccessible points, the method generally adopted is: a) intersection b) resection c) radiation d) two-point problem 12 / 50 12. 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 13 / 50 13. An instrumental error in compass survey is because a) inaccurate leveling b) variation in declination c) no counterweight provision to counteract dip d) local attraction due to base current-carrying conductors 14 / 50 14. In trigonometrical leveling, the combined correction is given by (where m=coefficient of refraction) a) d^2/ 2R b) (1-2m) d^2 / 2R c) 0.0673 d^2 d) none of the above 15 / 50 15. The survey which is carried out to determine absolute locations and the direction of any line on the surface of the earth by making observations of heavenly bodies is called a) hydrographic survey b) astronomical survey c) land survey d) none of the above 16 / 50 16. Permanent adjustment is carried out to a) set up of the level b) establish a fixed relationship between its fundamental axes c) focus the eyepiece d) focus the object glass 17 / 50 17. Actually, which is not the method of plane tabling? a) radiation b) intersection c) resection d) traversing 18 / 50 18. An anallatic lens is a.... used to remove an additive constant in a tacheometer. a) convex lens b) concave lens c) compound concave and convex lens d) plain lens 19 / 50 19. A traverse consists of six sides; then the sum of external angles must be a) 1080° b) 540° c) 720° d) 1440° 20 / 50 20. The outer spindle attached to the lower plate in a transit theodolite is known as a) vernier plate b) scale plate c) alidade d) none of the above 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. In normal condition, the difference of fore and back bearing should be? a) 0° b) 90° c) 135° d) 180° 23 / 50 23. Theodolite is an instrument used for measuring a) vertical angles b) deflection angle c) all of the above d) horizontal angles 24 / 50 24. 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 25 / 50 25. Sensitivity of a level tube is expressed by a) the length of the level tube b) the radius of the level tube c) the length of the bubble of the level tube d) all of the above 26 / 50 26. 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 27 / 50 27. A relatively fixed point of known elevation above the datum is called a) datum point b) benchmark c) reduced level d) reference point 28 / 50 28. 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 29 / 50 29. 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 30 / 50 30. 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 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. *For the construction of highway/railway a) longitudinal sections are required b) cross sections are required c) both longitudinal and cross sections are required d) none of these 33 / 50 33. 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 34 / 50 34. Offset angle taken in chain survey may be a) 45° b) 90° c) 135° d) any of the above 35 / 50 35. *Which instrument is not used in plane table a) plane table b) alidade c) altimeter d) anchor 36 / 50 36. Subtense bar is an instrument used for the measurement of horizontal distance in a) undulated areas b) flat areas c) mountains d) all of the above 37 / 50 37. 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 38 / 50 38. A discrepancy is the difference between a) true value and error b) measured value and actual value c) two measured values of the same quantity d) none of the above 39 / 50 39. Crosshairs in a surveying telescope are fitted a) in the objective glass b) in the ground c) in the optical center of the eyepiece d) all of the above 40 / 50 40. 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 41 / 50 41. 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 42 / 50 42. In an internal focusing type of telescope, the negative lens provided is a) convex lens b) double concave lens c) plano concave lens d) convex concave lens 43 / 50 43. A poor fix of the table is: a) when the station is within the great triangle b) when the station is near the great circle c) when the angle subtended is small d) all of the above 44 / 50 44. The tie line is run through the survey to a) take off sets for detailed surveying b) take details of nearby objects c) check accuracy of work d) all of the above 45 / 50 45. Chain surveying is used for a small area in a) undulating ground b) fairly level ground c) sloping ground d) contour land 46 / 50 46. Chainage is the distance measured a) along a chain line b) perpendicular to a chain line c) perpendicular to a tie line d) none of the above 47 / 50 47. Isogonic lines are a) line passing through the points having the same declination at a given point b) line passing through the point of zero declination c) line passing through the point having the same dip d) line passing through the point having zero dip 48 / 50 48. An imaginary line lying through the surface of the ground, having a constant inclination to the horizontal, is known as a) contour line b) contour gradient c) contour interval d) horizontal equivalent 49 / 50 49. A bearing noted N45° E represents a) quadrantal system b) whole circle system c) none of the above d) reduce bearing system 50 / 50 50. 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 Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. 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