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. 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 2 / 50 2. In normal condition, the difference of fore and back bearing should be? a) 0° b) 90° c) 135° d) 180° 3 / 50 3. Resection is the method employed for: a) plotting the details b) locating the instrument station c) surveying mountainous country d) all of the above 4 / 50 4. A Cadastral Map is a map having a) small-scale map b) medium-scale map c) large-scale map d) all of the above 5 / 50 5. The permissible limits of error in chaining for measurement on rough or hilly ground are a) 1:2000 b) 1:1000 c) 1:500 d) 1:250 6 / 50 6. Find the length of curve if R=500 m, Intersection angle= 120° a) 500m b) 525m c) 550m d) 575m 7 / 50 7. 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 8 / 50 8. In the intersection method of plane tabling, the number of stations needed to be set up is: a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) none of the above 9 / 50 9. A staff reading taken on a benchmark/ known elevation or change point is known as a) back sight b) foresight c) intermediate sight d) none of the above 10 / 50 10. Tellurometer uses a) light waves b) radio waves c) infra waves d) all of the above 11 / 50 11. 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 12 / 50 12. The absence of chromatic aberration in a telescope is known as a) achromation b) crimination c) aplanation d) definition 13 / 50 13. Bench marks are fixed by a) trigonometric leveling b) barometric leveling c) spirit leveling d) profile leveling 14 / 50 14. 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 15 / 50 15. The process of turning the telescope about the vertical axis in a horizontal plane is known as a) reversing b) transiting c) plunging d) swinging 16 / 50 16. 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 17 / 50 17. Parallax may be eliminated by a) focusing the eyepiece b) focusing the objective c) both (a) and (b) of above d) none of the above 18 / 50 18. For a line AB a) the forebearing and back bearing of line AB differ by 180° b) the forebearing of AB and the back bearing of line BA differ by 180° c) both (a) and (b) of the above d) none of the above 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. A 30m chain was found to be 20cm too long after chaining 1500m. The correct length of the total distance chained will be a) 1495m b) 1500m c) 1505m d) none of the above 21 / 50 21. If n observations are taken, the accidental errors are proportional to a) n b) n^2 c) √n d) 1/n 22 / 50 22. Dumpy level is used when a) the number of observations to be taken is large from one level position b) the number of observations to be taken is small from one level position c) fly leveling is to be done d) none of the above 23 / 50 23. 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 24 / 50 24. 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 25 / 50 25. The instrument used to reproduce plans to a different scale is called a) planimeter b) clinometer c) ghat tracer d) pentagraph 26 / 50 26. The scale used to measure and to set out the angles is a) diagonal scale b) comparative scale c) vernier scale d) scale of chords 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. 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 29 / 50 29. *The two-peg method is used to check the parallelism between the a) line of collimation and the axis of the bubble tube b) line of collimation and the axis of the telescope c) axis of the bubble tube and the vertical axis d) all of the above 30 / 50 30. The magnetic north is indicated by a) magnetic compass b) prismatic compass c) theodolite d) leveling 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. The method of tacheometry in which the stadia hair intercept is fixed is known as a) movable hair method b) fixed hair method c) tangential hair method d) substense hair method 33 / 50 33. If the smallest division of a vernier is longer than the smallest division of its primary scale, the vernier is known as a) direct vernier b) double vernier c) dimple vernier d) retrograde vernier 34 / 50 34. Find the R.F. of 1cm = 5m a) 1/5 b) 1/50 c) 1/500 d) 1/5000 35 / 50 35. The accuracy of measurement in chain surveying does not depend upon a) the length of the offset b) the scale of the plotting c) the importance of the features d) the general layout of the chain lines 36 / 50 36. The main difference between an optical square and a prism square is a) no adjustment is required in a prism Square as the angle between the reflecting surfaces is fixed b) an optical square is more accurate c) the principle of working is different d) all of the above 37 / 50 37. *The observed reading on a leveling staff was 3.545 m. If the staff was 0.150m off from the original ground level, what should be the correct reading? a) 3.695m b) 3.548m c) 3.395m d) all of the above 38 / 50 38. Theodolite traverse is plotted more accurately by a) consecutive ordinate of each section b) independent coordinates of each section c) inclined angle & scaling off each traverse leg d) the tangent method of plotting 39 / 50 39. In the whole circle system, the bearings are measured a) clockwise from the north point of the reference meridian towards the line of sight round the circle b) anticlockwise from the north point c) with the notations of cardinal points N, E, S & W d) none of the above 40 / 50 40. 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 41 / 50 41. 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 42 / 50 42. 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 43 / 50 43. 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 44 / 50 44. The theory of probability is applied to a) cumulative errors b) compensative errors c) accidental errors d) none of the above 45 / 50 45. While measuring horizontal distance by stepping method we should follow a) down hill b) up hill c) center d) all of the above 46 / 50 46. The correction for curvature as applied to staff reading is a) d² / 2R b) -d² / 2R c) d² / R d) -d² / R 47 / 50 47. 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 48 / 50 48. An imaginary line connecting the points of equal elevation on the ground surface is known as a) contour line b) contour interval c) horizontal equivalent d) contour gradient 49 / 50 49. The needle is adjusted for a) balancing b) straightening vertically and horizontally c) all of the above d) sensitivity 50 / 50 50. 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 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