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 difference between a level line and a horizontal line is that a) the level line is normal to the plumb line, while the horizontal line is not necessarily b) the level line is curved, but the horizontal line is a straight line c) both (a) and (b) of the above d) none of the above 2 / 50 2. The foremost work to be executed while traversing with a compass is a) marking and referencing of stations b) running survey lines c) picking up of details d) reconnaissance 3 / 50 3. Leveling across a river is done by a) fly leveling b) reciprocal leveling c) trigonometrical leveling d) cross leveling 4 / 50 4. The types of leveling used for Geodetic survey is a) fly leveling b) precise leveling c) profile leveling d) none of the above 5 / 50 5. 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 6 / 50 6. 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 7 / 50 7. Compensator is used to make the line of sight perpendicular to the vertical axis in the case of a) dumpy level b) theodolite c) all of the above d) automatic level 8 / 50 8. The inclination of the needle to the horizontal towards the pole is called a) dip b) declination c) azimuth d) bearing 9 / 50 9. 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 10 / 50 10. The quadrantal bearing of a line is determined by: a) prismatic compass b) surveyor's compass c) celestial observations d) none of the above 11 / 50 11. Find the contour interval for the map, 1: 25000 in IS & FPS a) 4m & 20.70ft b) 6m & 19.70ft c) 3m & 20.70ft d) 5m & 19.70ft 12 / 50 12. 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 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. If the magnetic declination is (-)6°0' and the reduced bearing of a line is S40°01'E, the true bearing of the line is a) S 134°0'E b) S 146°01'E c) S 46°0'E d) S 34°01'E 15 / 50 15. 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 16 / 50 16. Contour lines a) cross each other b) end abruptly c) are uniformly spaced d) close somewhere 17 / 50 17. The contour lines are perpendicular to the a) ridge line b) valley line c) both (a) and (b) of above d) none of the above 18 / 50 18. 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 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. A level tube is used to make the line of sight horizontal. It is filled with a) ether b) chloroform c) synthetic alcohol d) all of the above 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. The type of survey in which horizontal and vertical distance is measured a) compass b) tacheometric c) plane table d) contour 23 / 50 23. The magnetic north is indicated by a) magnetic compass b) prismatic compass c) theodolite d) leveling 24 / 50 24. The longitudinal section of the surface of the bubble tube is a) straight b) circular c) parabolic d) elliptic 25 / 50 25. The height of instrument method is a) less tedious b) more rapid c) includes less calculation d) all of the above 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. An offset more than 15m in length is known as a) long offset b) short offset c) oblique offset d) right-angled offset 28 / 50 28. The device used in computing the horizontal and vertical distances rapidly and conveniently is a) stadia tables b) stadia diagrams c) stadia slide rule d) none of the above 29 / 50 29. The projection of a line on a plane perpendicular to the meridian is known as a) parallax b) aberration c) latitude d) departure 30 / 50 30. 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 31 / 50 31. The fix of the table is good when: a) the station is within the great triangle b) the middle station is farther than the other two stations c) the angle subtended between two stations is not very small d) all of the above 32 / 50 32. Which one of the following is not a personal error? a) the table not being perfectly leveled b) the table not being perfectly central c) the table not being perfectly clamped d) none of the above 33 / 50 33. *Which instrument is not used in plane table a) plane table b) alidade c) altimeter d) anchor 34 / 50 34. Contour interval is proportional a) directly to the scale of the map b) inversely to the scale of the map c) directly to the flatness of the ground d) none of the above 35 / 50 35. 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 36 / 50 36. The maximum allowable limit up to which a measurement may vary from the true value is known as a) permissible error b) residual error c) expected error d) systematic error 37 / 50 37. The triangle formed by joining the position of the known points on plane table survey is known as: a) small triangle b) medium triangle c) great triangle d) equilateral triangle 38 / 50 38. 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 39 / 50 39. 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 40 / 50 40. In a traverse, the algebraic sum of the deflection angles, taking the right-hand deflection angles as positive and left-hand deflection as negative, should be equal to a) (N-4) right angles b) (2N-4) right angles c) 180° d) 360° 41 / 50 41. The Philadelphia rod is a type of a) solid staff b) folding staff c) telescopic staff d) none of the above 42 / 50 42. 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 43 / 50 43. In plane table instrument for horizontal & vertical measurement without chaining a) theodolite b) tacheometer c) telescopic alidade d) compass 44 / 50 44. If a chain is found too short on testing, it can be adjusted by a) straightening the links b) inserting additional circular rings c) flattening the circular rings d) any of the above 45 / 50 45. In a survey, it was recorded that Σrise = 0, then a) the ground is sloping b) it is continuously rising c) it is continuously falling d) the survey had many inverts 46 / 50 46. 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 47 / 50 47. Bowditch's rule is applied to a) an open traverse for graphical adjustment b) determine the effect of local attraction c) a closed traverse for the adjustment of closing error d) none of the above 48 / 50 48. 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 49 / 50 49. When a chain line encounters a river: a) chaining is obstructed, but ranging is free b) ranging is obstructed, chaining is free c) both ranging and chaining are obstructed d) both ranging and chaining are free 50 / 50 50. The length of the perpendicular offset from a tangent to the junction of a transition curve and circular curve is equal to a) shift b) 2 x shift c) 3 x shift d) 4 x shift 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