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 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 2 / 50 2. 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 3 / 50 3. *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 4 / 50 4. "Cross-sectioning" and "Longitudinal sectioning" is a) when less number of intermediate sights exist b) in profile leveling c) in reciprocal leveling d) in differential leveling 5 / 50 5. Orientation is the operation of keeping the table at successive stations such that: a) the position of the table at the station is parallel to the position it occupied at the previous station b) the position of the station plotted on the sheet is exactly above the corresponding station on the ground c) the table is brought into a horizontal plane d) none of the above 6 / 50 6. The two-point problem is: a) a case of resection method where no ray is required to be drawn from the proceeding station to the instrument station b) locating the position of the plane table by means of two visible well-defined points c) all of the above d) none of the above 7 / 50 7. The instrument used to reproduce plans to a different scale is called a) planimeter b) clinometer c) ghat tracer d) pentagraph 8 / 50 8. The optical square is based on the principle of a) reflection b) refraction c) double reflection d) double refraction 9 / 50 9. 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 10 / 50 10. The three-point problem is concerned with: a) chain survey b) plane table survey c) compass survey d) leveling 11 / 50 11. 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 12 / 50 12. The horizontal distances obtained by tacheometry are corrected for a) slope correction b) temperature correction c) refraction and curvature correction d) tension correction 13 / 50 13. The errors due to bad ranging are a) cumulative positive b) cumulative negative c) compensating d) cumulative positive or negative 14 / 50 14. *The line of collimation should be parallel to a) vertical axis b) bubble axis c) both (a) and (b) of above d) none of the above 15 / 50 15. 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 16 / 50 16. 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 17 / 50 17. In a closed traverse, the algebraic sum of deflection angles is a) 0° b) 360° c) (2n-4) 90° d) (2n+4) 90° 18 / 50 18. 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 19 / 50 19. "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 20 / 50 20. 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 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. Horizontal equivalent of a uniform slope must be a) equal b) unequal c) contour interval d) none of the above 23 / 50 23. 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 24 / 50 24. In a traverse, the algebraic sum of the deflection angles, taking the right-hand deflection angles as positive and left-hand deflection as negative, should be equal to a) (N-4) right angles b) (2N-4) right angles c) 180° d) 360° 25 / 50 25. The types of survey in which fieldwork and plotting proceed simultaneously are: a) plane table b) compass c) leveling d) tacheometric 26 / 50 26. 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 27 / 50 27. Contour interval, within the limits of a map a) may be kept constant b) may not be kept constant c) must be kept constant d) may vary according to the configuration 28 / 50 28. In survey, it was recorded that Σfall = 0 then a) the ground is sloping b) it is continuously rising c) it is continuously falling d) none of the above 29 / 50 29. A straight line tangential to the longitudinal curve of the level tube at its center is known as a) horizontal axis b) line of collimation c) bubble line d) line of right 30 / 50 30. The angle that can be set by a French cross-staff is a) 45° b) 90° c) 45° or 90° d) none of the above 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. *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 33 / 50 33. 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 34 / 50 34. The two-point problem and three-point problems are methods of: a) orientation b) resection c) orientation and resection d) none of the above 35 / 50 35. Magnetic declination a) remains the same at different places b) varies from place to place c) does not vary with temperature d) none of the above 36 / 50 36. The angle subtended by the long chord of a simple curve at its center is equal to a) 2* deflection angle b) 3* deflection angle c) none of the above d) deflection angle 37 / 50 37. 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 38 / 50 38. 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 39 / 50 39. A transition curve introduced between the tangent and the circular curve should a) have infinite curvature at the junction of straight and transition curve b) have zero curvature at the junction of straight and transition curve c) meet the curve tangentially d) none of the above 40 / 50 40. An offset more than 15m in length is known as a) long offset b) short offset c) oblique offset d) right-angled offset 41 / 50 41. Tilting levels are used for a) fly leveling b) precise leveling c) profile leveling d) none of the above 42 / 50 42. In a survey, it was recorded that Σrise = 0, then a) the ground is sloping b) it is continuously rising c) it is continuously falling d) the survey had many inverts 43 / 50 43. In the case of a telescopic alidade, the adjustment done is a) the line of collimation should be perpendicular to the axis of the telescope b) the horizontal axis should be parallel to the alidade rule c) the bubble line of the telescope level should be parallel to the plane of collimation d) all of the above 44 / 50 44. 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 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. 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 47 / 50 47. Which of the following instruments is generally used for baseline measurements? a) metallic tape b) steel tape c) invar tape d) chain 48 / 50 48. Actually, which is not the method of plane tabling? a) radiation b) intersection c) resection d) traversing 49 / 50 49. The upgrade road meets with the downgrade road, then the curve formed at the junction is called a) valley climb b) entrant curve c) summit curve d) all of the above 50 / 50 50. 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