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. 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 2 / 50 2. 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 3 / 50 3. 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 4 / 50 4. The accuracy of measurement in chain surveying does not depend upon a) leader b) follower c) length of chain d) length of offset 5 / 50 5. If the temperature increases, the sensitivity of a bubble tube a) increases b) decreases c) remains constant d) none of the above 6 / 50 6. *The leveling of the instrument is done such that a) line of sight is truly horizontal b) optical axis is truly horizontal c) vertical axis truly vertical d) line of collimation is truly horizontal 7 / 50 7. The absence of chromatic aberration in a telescope is known as a) achromation b) crimination c) aplanation d) definition 8 / 50 8. 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 9 / 50 9. Tacheometry is best suited a) where chaining is impossible b) for populous areas c) in broken grounds d) for extremely accurate survey 10 / 50 10. *When it is not possible to set up the level, midway between the two points, then the difference in elevation between them is measured by a) fly leveling b) precise leveling c) differential leveling d) reciprocal leveling 11 / 50 11. 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 12 / 50 12. 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 13 / 50 13. The Philadelphia rod is a type of a) solid staff b) folding staff c) telescopic staff d) none of the above 14 / 50 14. *Accuracy of 'fix' by two-point problem is a) bad b) good c) not reliable d) unique 15 / 50 15. The angle of intersection of a curve is the angle between a) forward tangent and long chord b) back tangent and long chord c) back tangent and forward tangent d) none of the above 16 / 50 16. Tellurometer uses a) light waves b) radio waves c) infra waves d) all of the above 17 / 50 17. An offset scale always has the zero mark at a) middle b) end c) either middle or at the end d) none of the above 18 / 50 18. The magnetic north is indicated by a) magnetic compass b) prismatic compass c) theodolite d) leveling 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. Azimuth (direct angles) is an angle measured in a) c.w. direction b) a.c.w. direction c) both d) none of the above 21 / 50 21. *Total station is a) total no. of stations in traverse b) even/odd no. of stations in traverse c) optical distance measurement instrument d) electromagnetic distance measurement instrument 22 / 50 22. If the included angle is greater than 180°, the deflection angle is a) right-handed or positive b) left-handed or negative c) 90° d) none of the above 23 / 50 23. A traverse survey can be plotted a) by rectangular coordinates or plotting by tangents b) by paper protractor or by included angles c) by parallel meridian method or plotting by chords d) all of the above 24 / 50 24. 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 25 / 50 25. 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 26 / 50 26. The maximum angular error in laying the direction is 3°; if this maximum displacement of the point on paper is the same for both sources of error, the accuracy in the offset measurement will be a) 1 in 18 b) 1 in 19 c) 1 in 25 d) 1 in 30 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. In a closed traverse by included angles, the sum of measured interior angles should be equal to a) (N-4) right angles b) (2N-4) right angles c) (2N+4) right angles d) none of the above 29 / 50 29. The process of bringing the vertical circle to the right of the observer is called a) face left b) face right c) changing face d) all of the above 30 / 50 30. The observed reading on a leveling staff was 3.525 m. If the staff was 0.125m off from the original ground level, what should be the correct reading? a) 3.65m b) 3.525m c) 3.4m d) all of the above 31 / 50 31. Instrumental error in leveling is an error due to a) imperfect adjustment b) sluggish bubble c) movement of the objective slide d) all of the above 32 / 50 32. The place where the reading is taken is known as a) level b) fixed point c) station d) none of the above 33 / 50 33. In a closed traverse, the algebraic sum of deflection angles is a) 0° b) 360° c) (2n-4) 90° d) (2n+4) 90° 34 / 50 34. An anallatic lens is provided in a tacheometer to measure the horizontal distance. a) nullify both constant b) render the additive constant zero c) multiplying constant 100 and additive constant zero d) improve visibility 35 / 50 35. For a station to be free from local attraction a) the fore and back bearings of the line should be measured accurately b) the fore and back bearings of the line should differ by exactly 180° c) the fore and back bearing of the line should be exactly the same but with opposite signs d) none of the above 36 / 50 36. While measuring horizontal distance by stepping method we should follow a) down hill b) up hill c) center d) all of the above 37 / 50 37. 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 38 / 50 38. 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 39 / 50 39. The rise and fall method a) provides a check on the intermediate readings b) is preferable for differential and check leveling c) suitable for important works d) all of the above 40 / 50 40. The spacing of crosshairs in a stadia diaphragm of a tacheometer is 1.5mm, and the focal length of the objective glass is 30cm, the multiplying constant of the tacheometer is a) 200 b) 100 c) 50 d) 25 41 / 50 41. The most probable value of an observed quantity available from a given set of observations is the one for which the sum of the square of errors is a minimum. This statement is called a) the principle of least square b) the law of errors c) the principle of square errors d) none of the above 42 / 50 42. If the staff is held vertical and the angle of elevation and depression are kept the same, then the horizontal distance between the instrument and staff station computed by observation will be a) greater at an angle of elevation b) greater at an angle of depression c) same in both cases d) none of the above 43 / 50 43. The contour interval depends upon a) nature of the ground b) scale of the map c) purpose and extent of the survey d) all of the above 44 / 50 44. Closed contours with higher value inside represent a a) depression b) hill c) plain surface d) none 45 / 50 45. 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 46 / 50 46. Chain surveying is used for a small area in a) undulating ground b) fairly level ground c) sloping ground d) contour land 47 / 50 47. Any arbitrarily assumed level line from which vertical distances are measured is known as a) level line b) vertical line c) horizontal line d) datum line 48 / 50 48. 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 49 / 50 49. If the level tube is out of adjustment by an angle e, when the telescope is rotated through 180°, it becomes a) 4e b) 3e c) 2e d) -e 50 / 50 50. 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 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