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 instrument used for centering the plane table accurately is: a) spirit level b) trough compass c) plumbing fork d) alidade 2 / 50 2. The boundary of water of a still lake is a) level surface b) contour c) horizontal surface d) concave surface 3 / 50 3. 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 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. The maximum permissible difference allowed while taking down the fore bearing and back bearing of a line is a) 15' b) 15" c) no such limit d) 1° 6 / 50 6. A chain is made up of mild steel or galvanized iron wire of diameter a) 1 mm b) 3 mm c) 5 mm d) 7 mm 7 / 50 7. 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 8 / 50 8. The method of offset laying involving minimum measurement on the ground is a) perpendicular offset method b) oblique offset method c) tie offset method d) none of the above 9 / 50 9. 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 10 / 50 10. The absence of spherical aberration in a telescope is known as a) achromation b) crimination c) aplanation d) definition 11 / 50 11. 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 12 / 50 12. If the plane table is not horizontal in a direction at right angles to the alidade, the line of sight is parallel to the fiducial edge only for: a) horizontal sights b) inclined sight upwards c) inclined sight downwards d) none of the above 13 / 50 13. Contour lines look to cross each other in the case of a) a dam of vertical face b) an overhanging cliff c) a steep hill d) a deep valley 14 / 50 14. "A curve of varying radius introduced between two branches of a compound curve is called a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 15 / 50 15. A negative declination shows the magnetic meridian to the a) eastern side of the true meridian b) western side of the true meridian c) southern side of the true meridian d) none of the above 16 / 50 16. Revolving of the telescope of a theodolite in a horizontal plane is a) transiting b) swinging c) face right d) face left 17 / 50 17. 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 18 / 50 18. 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 19 / 50 19. Contour lines a) cross each other b) end abruptly c) are uniformly spaced d) close somewhere 20 / 50 20. Find the length of curve if radius of curve a) 60 m b) 63 m c) 10 m d) 47 m 21 / 50 21. The instrument used for measuring area on a contour map is a) graph meter b) planimeter c) area meter d) clinometers 22 / 50 22. If n observations are taken, the accidental errors are proportional to a) n b) n^2 c) √n d) 1/n 23 / 50 23. The "point of tangency" of a simple circular curve is a) point of commencement b) point of curve c) point of intersection d) the point where the curve joins the forward tangent 24 / 50 24. An offset more than 15m in length is known as a) long offset b) short offset c) oblique offset d) right-angled offset 25 / 50 25. 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 26 / 50 26. Permanent adjustment is carried out to a) set up of the level b) establish a fixed relationship between its fundamental axes c) focus the eyepiece d) focus the object glass 27 / 50 27. Axis method of traverse correction is used when a) the angles are measured very accurately b) the lengths are measured very accurately c) both (a) and (b) are not measured very accurately d) any of the above 28 / 50 28. The shape of the vertical curve generally used is a) circular b) parabolic c) spiral d) elliptical 29 / 50 29. If S is the value of one smallest division on the main scale, v is the value of one smallest division on the vernier, and n is the number of divisions on the vernier, then the least count is given by a) s/n b) s/n-1 c) (s+1)/n d) (c - 1)s/n 30 / 50 30. The image of the objectives formed should lie a) at the eyepiece b) in the plane of cross hairs c) at the center of the eyepiece d) at the optical center of the eyepiece. 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. Limiting the length of offset depends upon a) accuracy desired b) scale of plotting c) nature of the ground d) all of the above 33 / 50 33. The angular and linear measurement of the part of the traverse can be checked by a) astronomical error b) cut off lines c) well-defined objects d) all of the above 34 / 50 34. For the construction of a highway railway a) longitudinal sections are required b) cross sections are required c) both longitudinal and cross sections are required d) none of these 35 / 50 35. Azimuth (direct angles) is an angle measured in a) c.w. direction b) a.c.w. direction c) both d) none of the above 36 / 50 36. 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 37 / 50 37. If the observed reading of a level staff is 3.83m, and at the point sighted the staff is 0.15m off from the vertical through the bottom, the correct reading will be a) 3.827m b) 3.83m c) 3.834m d) 3.384m 38 / 50 38. Handles of chains are made of a) nickel b) steel c) copper d) brass 39 / 50 39. *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 40 / 50 40. The perpendicular distance of the midpoint of the line from the reference meridian is known as a) double meridian distance b) meridian distance c) departure of the line d) latitude of the line 41 / 50 41. The longitudinal section of the surface of the bubble tube is a) straight b) circular c) parabolic d) elliptic 42 / 50 42. Negative errors are caused in the chain when its length is a) less than the standard length b) equal to the standard length c) any of the above d) more than the standard length 43 / 50 43. If the needle is truly magnetic and is not sluggish a) it will always be oscillating and never stop b) when it stops, it will be exactly on the magnetic meridian c) it will always be free from local attraction d) all of the above 44 / 50 44. 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 45 / 50 45. If the quadrantal bearing of a line is N 35° W, then the whole circle bearing is a) 325°. b) 205°. c) 215°. d) 315° 46 / 50 46. 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 47 / 50 47. *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 48 / 50 48. To orient a plane table without two inaccessible points, the method generally adopted is: a) intersection b) resection c) radiation d) two-point problem 49 / 50 49. If the magnetic bearing of the sun at noon at a place in the southern hemisphere is 150°, the magnetic declination at that place is a) 30°E b) 30°W c) 20°E d) 20°W 50 / 50 50. 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 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