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. *Error due to imperfect adjustment of plate level is termed as a) personal error b) instrumental error c) natural error d) none of the above 2 / 50 2. The optical square is based on the principle of a) reflection b) refraction c) double reflection d) double refraction 3 / 50 3. 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 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. 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 6 / 50 6. 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 7 / 50 7. The instrument used for measuring area on a contour map is a) graph meter b) planimeter c) area meter d) clinometers 8 / 50 8. If the image formed by the objective of the telescope is not in the plane of crosshairs, it is called a) indistinct focusing b) parallax c) aberration d) none of the above 9 / 50 9. 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 10 / 50 10. 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 11 / 50 11. A Cadastral Map is a map having a) small-scale map b) medium-scale map c) large-scale map d) all of the above 12 / 50 12. The image of the objectives formed should lie a) at the eyepiece b) in the plane of cross hairs c) at the center of the eyepiece d) at the optical center of the eyepiece. 13 / 50 13. An example of a level surface is a) surface of earth b) surface of sea c) surface of reservoir d) surface of a still lake 14 / 50 14. The telescope is said to be normal when the a) bubble of the telescope is down and the face of the vertical circle is right b) bubble of the telescope is up and the face of the vertical circle is left c) bubble of the telescope is up and the face of the vertical circle is right d) none of the above 15 / 50 15. Local attraction at a place may be due to a) key bunches b) steel buttons c) current-carrying base wire d) electric storm 16 / 50 16. In a double-line river, contours are a) stopped at the bank of the river b) stopped at the edge of the river c) drawn across the water d) none of the above 17 / 50 17. 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 18 / 50 18. A scale representing either three units or only one unit and its fractions up to the second place of the decimal point is a) diagonal scale b) comparative scale c) simple vernier d) shrunk scale 19 / 50 19. The tacheometric method is a more suitable method for preparing the contour map of a) valley b) hill c) ridge d) plain surface 20 / 50 20. Least count is given by a) the smallest division of the primary scale b) the smallest division of the secondary scale c) both a) and b) above d) none of the above 21 / 50 21. If the sights are vertical a) the eye vane and object vane will be in the same line b) the eye vane, object vane, and string will be parallel and in the same line c) there will be no local attraction d) none of the above 22 / 50 22. 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 23 / 50 23. If the observed reading of a level staff is 3.83m, and at the point sighted the staff is 0.15m off from the vertical through the bottom, the correct reading will be a) 3.827m b) 3.83m c) 3.834m d) 3.384m 24 / 50 24. The location of the contour gradient for a highway is best set out from a) ridge down the hill b) saddle down the hill c) bottom to the ridge d) bottom to the saddle 25 / 50 25. 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 26 / 50 26. Size of a theodolite is specified by a) the diameter of the lower plate b) the diameter of the upper plate c) the length of the telescope d) the diameter of the vertical circle 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. 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 29 / 50 29. Angular surveying in which both the horizontal and vertical positions of a point are obtained by optical means is known as a) tacheometry b) hydrography c) topography d) all of the above 30 / 50 30. 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 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. The projection of a line on a plane parallel to the meridian is known as a) parallax b) aberration c) latitude d) departure 33 / 50 33. If the needle of the compass is sluggish the type of error will be a) instrumental error b) personal error c) natural error d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. Revolving of the telescope of a theodolite in a horizontal plane is a) transiting b) swinging c) face right d) face left 35 / 50 35. 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 36 / 50 36. *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 37 / 50 37. The dip of the needle a) is constant b) varies from place to place & is zero at the equator and maximum at the poles c) is zero at the equators and poles d) none of the above 38 / 50 38. 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 39 / 50 39. The last reading of leveling is always at a) back sight b) fore sight c) intermediate sight d) any of the above 40 / 50 40. Find the length of curve if the radius of the curve is 50 m, and the angle of deflection is 60° a) 52m b) 104m c) 34m d) none of the above 41 / 50 41. The difference between the most probable value of a quantity and its observed value is a) conditional error b) true error c) residual error d) safe error 42 / 50 42. During leveling staff readings are taken 1.0, 0.8 & 0.6 from consecutive horizontal crosshairs, the staff intercept should be a) 1.0 b) 0.8 c) 0.6 d) 0.4 43 / 50 43. 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 44 / 50 44. For a dumpy level in perfect adjustment, the horizontal cross hair should be in a plane a) perpendicular to the vertical axis b) parallel to the vertical axis c) parallel to the axis of the bubble tube d) none of the above 45 / 50 45. The fundamental lines of transit of the theodolite are a) horizontal axis and line of collimation b) vertical axis c) axes of plate levels and bubble line of the telescope level d) all of the above 46 / 50 46. 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 47 / 50 47. With the help of leveling, we measure a) horizontal angle b) vertical angle c) deflection angle d) none of the above 48 / 50 48. Leveling across a river is done by a) fly leveling b) reciprocal leveling c) trigonometrical leveling d) cross leveling 49 / 50 49. Staff intercept means a) top reading b) bottom reading c) middle reading d) the difference between top and bottom reading 50 / 50 50. 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 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