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 effect of local attraction is observed in a) chain survey b) compass survey c) PT survey d) leveling 2 / 50 2. The designation of scale recommended by IS: 1491-1959 is a) A to C b) A to D c) A to E d) A to F 3 / 50 3. Setting up the plane table consists of operations: a) leveling b) centering c) leveling and centering d) orienting 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. The graduations in a prismatic compass are a) inverted and run clockwise having 0° at north b) inverted and run clockwise having 0° at south c) are erect d) none of the above 6 / 50 6. 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 7 / 50 7. 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 8 / 50 8. 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 9 / 50 9. The sensitivity of the bubble tube expressed in terms of the angular value of one division of the bubble is given by a) S/D radians b) D/S radians c) S/D seconds d) none of the above 10 / 50 10. 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 11 / 50 11. 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 12 / 50 12. *Accuracy of 'fix' by two-point problem is a) bad b) good c) not reliable d) unique 13 / 50 13. The important points selected at the ends of the chain lines to command the boundaries of the survey are known as a) main stations b) subsidiary stations c) tie stations d) none of the above 14 / 50 14. 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 15 / 50 15. A benchmark (BM) is a a) point of known elevation b) reference point c) the first station d) the last station 16 / 50 16. 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 17 / 50 17. 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 18 / 50 18. Working edge of alidade is called a) fiducial edge b) knife edge c) broad edge d) plane table edge 19 / 50 19. If n observations are taken, the accidental errors are proportional to a) n b) n^2 c) √n d) 1/n 20 / 50 20. *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 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. *Total station measures a) horizontal & slope distance b) slope & difference in level c) difference in level & coordinates d) all of the above 23 / 50 23. With the help of leveling, we measure a) horizontal angle b) vertical angle c) deflection angle d) none of the above 24 / 50 24. 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 25 / 50 25. 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 26 / 50 26. 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 27 / 50 27. Plane table survey is considered good as compared to other surveys since: a) it is easy to shift & carry b) the number of equipment is less c) plotting is done outdoor d) chances of missing details are less 28 / 50 28. A series of closely spaced contour lines represent a a) steep slope b) uniform slope c) horizontal surface d) gentle slope 29 / 50 29. Revolving of the telescope of a theodolite in a horizontal plane is a) transiting b) swinging c) face right d) face left 30 / 50 30. The representation of general topography of a very flat terrain is possible only a) by drawing possible only b) by drawing contours at a large interval c) by giving spot levels at a large interval d) by giving spot levels to salient features of close interval 31 / 50 31. The RL of the benchmark is 1000.0 m, and the back sight reading at the benchmark is 2.555 m. Find the staff reading of IS if the RL of IS is 1000.055 m a) 2.555 m b) 2.5 m c) 3 m d) 0.0505 m 32 / 50 32. 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 33 / 50 33. A bearing noted N45° E represents a) quadrantal system b) whole circle system c) none of the above d) reduce bearing system 34 / 50 34. *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 35 / 50 35. In a closed traverse, the closing error should not be more than (where N is the no. of sides of the traverse) a) N x least count of the instrument b) √N x least count of the instrument c) 1/N x least count of the instrument d) 1/√N x least count of the instrument 36 / 50 36. *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 37 / 50 37. In the scale of a map is 1:25000, what does it mean: a) 1 cm in the map equals 25000 cm in the field b) 1 m in the map equals 250 km in the field c) 1 cm in the map equals 25 m in the field d) none of the above 38 / 50 38. 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 39 / 50 39. 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 40 / 50 40. The length of an Engineer's chain is a) 70 ft b) 80 ft c) 90 ft d) 100 ft 41 / 50 41. In the direct method of contouring, the process of locating points lying on a contour is known as a) horizontal control b) vertical control c) ranging d) none of the above 42 / 50 42. Find the R.F. of 1cm = 5m a) 1/5 b) 1/50 c) 1/500 d) 1/5000 43 / 50 43. The intercept of a staff is a) minimum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight b) maximum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight c) decreases if the staff is tilted away from normal d) increases if the staff is tilted away from normal 44 / 50 44. 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 45 / 50 45. 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 46 / 50 46. The multiplying constant of a tacheometer is a) f/d b) f/I c) f(i+d) d) none of the above 47 / 50 47. 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 48 / 50 48. 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 49 / 50 49. 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 50 / 50 50. 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. 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