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 types of leveling used for Geodetic survey is a) fly leveling b) precise leveling c) profile leveling d) none of the above 2 / 50 2. Tellurometer uses a) light waves b) radio waves c) infra waves d) all of the above 3 / 50 3. Which one is the simplest survey? a) chain survey b) compass survey c) plane table survey d) leveling 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. 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 6 / 50 6. 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 7 / 50 7. An internal focusing type of telescope is focused by the movement of a) convex lens b) concave lens c) plano-convex lens d) objective glass 8 / 50 8. The Q.B of the lines are given by...., ...., & ..... If W.C.B. of the lines are 0°, 135°, 270° respectively a) S, S45°E, E90° b) N, N45°W, E90° c) N, S45°E, E90° d) N, S45°E, W90° 9 / 50 9. The magnetic declination at a place is 7°20' W, the bearing given by the compass is S45°40'E, the true bearing of the place is a) N53°0'E b) S53°0'E c) N53°0'W d) S53°0'W 10 / 50 10. 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 11 / 50 11. *For the construction of highway/railway a) longitudinal sections are required b) cross sections are required c) both longitudinal and cross sections are required d) none of these 12 / 50 12. Working edge of alidade is called a) fiducial edge b) knife edge c) broad edge d) plane table edge 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. In survey works, declination varies from time to time and place to place. The main important variation is a) secular variation b) annual variation c) diurnal variation d) irregular variation 15 / 50 15. The surface perpendicular to the direction of gravity is a) horizontal surface b) level surface c) horizon d) none of the above 16 / 50 16. 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 17 / 50 17. Indirect ranging method is adopted when two points of the chain line are: a) mutually invisible b) too distant c) on a slopy ground d) mutually visible 18 / 50 18. The minimum horizontal distance between any two consecutive contours is known as a) contour line b) contour interval c) horizontal equivalent d) contour gradient 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. 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 21 / 50 21. Placing the table over the station such that the station plotted on the sheet is exactly above the corresponding station on the ground is: a) centering b) leveling c) orienting d) resection 22 / 50 22. A benchmark (BM) is a a) point of known elevation b) reference point c) the first station d) the last station 23 / 50 23. 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 24 / 50 24. The strength of fix' is poor when: a) the station is within the great triangle b) the station is outside the great circle c) the station is on the great circle d) the station is within the great circle but outside the great triangle 25 / 50 25. A traverse deflection angle is a) less than 90° b) between 90° and 180° c) the difference between the included angle and 180° d) none of the above 26 / 50 26. 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 27 / 50 27. Isogonic lines are a) line passing through the points having the same declination at a given point b) line passing through the point of zero declination c) line passing through the point having the same dip d) line passing through the point having zero dip 28 / 50 28. 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 29 / 50 29. A diagonal eyepiece is provided with a a) plane convex lens b) reflecting prism c) mirror fitted at 45° with the axis of the telescope d) both (b) and (c) above 30 / 50 30. 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 31 / 50 31. The upper plate a) is attached to the inner spindle and is called the vernier plate b) has two verniers 180° apart for reading the horizontal angles c) is also called the alidade of the theodolite d) all of the above 32 / 50 32. The needle is adjusted for a) balancing b) straightening vertically and horizontally c) all of the above d) sensitivity 33 / 50 33. A 30 m long tape was standardized at a temperature of 30°C; at the time of measurement, the temperature recorded was 35°C. Then the correction for temperature per tape length is (coefficient of thermal expansion = 0.0001116/°C) a) + 0.01674m b) - 0.001674m c) + 0.002500m d) - 0.002500m 34 / 50 34. The types of survey in which fieldwork and plotting proceed simultaneously are: a) plane table b) compass c) leveling d) tacheometric 35 / 50 35. The boundary of water of a still lake is a) level surface b) contour c) horizontal surface d) concave surface 36 / 50 36. The reciprocal leveling eliminates a) the error due to curvature b) collimation error c) both (a) and (b) of the above d) none of the above 37 / 50 37. 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 38 / 50 38. The magnification of a telescope lens depends upon a) the focal length of the eyepiece b) the focal length of the objective lens c) the ratio of (b) and (a) above d) the inverse of the ratio of (b) and (a) above 39 / 50 39. A bearing noted N45° E represents a) quadrantal system b) whole circle system c) none of the above d) reduce bearing system 40 / 50 40. 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 41 / 50 41. 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 42 / 50 42. If the formation level is less than the ground level, the difference between them at any point will give the a) height of embankment b) depth of cutting c) proposed gradient d) none of the above 43 / 50 43. Azimuth and altitude of a star a) are constant b) vary due to diurnal motion c) azimuth is constant but altitude is not constant d) none of the above 44 / 50 44. If n observations are taken, the accidental errors are proportional to a) n b) n^2 c) √n d) 1/n 45 / 50 45. The optical square is based on the principle of a) reflection b) refraction c) double reflection d) double refraction 46 / 50 46. 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 47 / 50 47. The range of accuracy in measuring distance by EDM with respect to ODM is a) more b) equal c) less d) none of the above 48 / 50 48. You are requested to carry out a survey for the construction of a small airport in a mountainous region of Nepal. Which of the following surveying method will you choose? a) plane tabling b) chain surveying c) leveling d) tacheometric surveying 49 / 50 49. In chain survey execution, this first step taken is a) reconnaissance b) marking station c) running survey line d) reference sketches 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