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 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. Which of the following terms is not associated with leveling: a) foresight b) bench mark c) bearing d) change point 2 / 50 2. Contours are used to determine a) intervisibility of points on a contour map b) area of the drainage basin and capacity of the reservoir c) quantities of earth work d) all of the above 3 / 50 3. Chain surveying is used for a) small areas in open ground b) small areas with crowded details c) small areas with simple details d) large areas with simple details 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. The amount of correction due to local attraction at a place a) is constant for all bearings b) varies with the bearing c) changes from time to time d) sometimes additive and sometimes subtractive 6 / 50 6. The place where the reading is taken is known as a) level b) fixed point c) station d) none of the above 7 / 50 7. Horizontal equivalent of a uniform slope must be a) equal b) unequal c) contour interval d) none of the above 8 / 50 8. 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 9 / 50 9. 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 10 / 50 10. The absence of chromatic aberration in a telescope is known as a) achromation b) crimination c) aplanation d) definition 11 / 50 11. Offset angle taken in chain survey may be a) 45° b) 90° c) 135° d) any of the above 12 / 50 12. True meridians a) are parallel to each other b) converge at a point called pole c) converge near the equator d) none of the above 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. Actually, which is not the method of plane tabling? a) radiation b) intersection c) resection d) traversing 15 / 50 15. 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 16 / 50 16. The length of an Engineer's chain is a) 70 ft b) 80 ft c) 90 ft d) 100 ft 17 / 50 17. The whole circle bearing 338°42" converted into quadrantal form is given as a) N 21°18' W b) S 21°18' E c) W 21°18' N d) none of the above 18 / 50 18. Two contour lines, having the same elevation a) can't cross each other b) can cross each other c) can't unite together d) can unite together 19 / 50 19. An instrumental error in compass survey is because a) inaccurate leveling b) variation in declination c) no counterweight provision to counteract dip d) local attraction due to base current-carrying conductors 20 / 50 20. A series of closely spaced contour lines represent a a) steep slope b) uniform slope c) horizontal surface d) gentle slope 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. An offset more than 15m in length is known as a) long offset b) short offset c) oblique offset d) right-angled offset 23 / 50 23. The quadrantal bearing of a line is determined by: a) prismatic compass b) surveyor's compass c) celestial observations d) none of the above 24 / 50 24. Find the R.F. of 1cm = 5m a) 1/5 b) 1/50 c) 1/500 d) 1/5000 25 / 50 25. Revolving of the telescope of a theodolite in a horizontal plane is a) transiting b) swinging c) face right d) face left 26 / 50 26. 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 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. In the case of leveling staff readings are taken by (In the case of target staff) a) staff man b) instrument man c) both (a) and (b) of above d) none of the above 29 / 50 29. *The instrument used to measure horizontal and vertical angle is a) planimeter b) clinometer c) ghat tracer d) sextant 30 / 50 30. Short offsets are measured with a) an ordinary chain b) an invar tape c) a metallic tape d) a steel tape 31 / 50 31. Angle of 45° with the chain line may be set out with a) optical square b) prismatic square c) open cross-staff d) French cross-staff 32 / 50 32. The survey stations set up during traversing with the compass should be such that a) they are visible from each other b) chaining between them is easy c) the line joining them is near the objects to be located d) they are as long as possible 33 / 50 33. 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 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. 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 36 / 50 36. Resection is the method employed for: a) plotting the details b) locating the instrument station c) surveying mountainous country d) all of the above 37 / 50 37. When a chain line encounters a river: a) chaining is obstructed, but ranging is free b) ranging is obstructed, chaining is free c) both ranging and chaining are obstructed d) both ranging and chaining are free 38 / 50 38. 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 39 / 50 39. The vertical distance between any two consecutive contours is known as a) contour line b) contour interval c) horizontal equivalent d) contour gradient 40 / 50 40. 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 41 / 50 41. The principle of surveying to prevent the accumulation of errors is a) to work from whole to the part b) to work from part to whole c) both (a) and (b) above d) none of the above 42 / 50 42. *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 43 / 50 43. 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 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. Butt rods are used for measuring a) baseline b) tie line c) offset distance d) vertical distance 46 / 50 46. Contour lines of different elevations can unite to form one line only in the case of a) vertical cliff b) a saddle c) a watershed line d) a hilltop 47 / 50 47. A series of closed contour lines on the map with higher to lower values inside them represent a a) hill b) ridge c) depression d) steep slope 48 / 50 48. An invert is taken when the point is a) having high elevation b) below the line of sight c) above the line of sight d) below ground level 49 / 50 49. The quadrantal system confines the user to measure the bearings from a) the north point clockwise b) the north point or south point, whichever is nearer c) the north point anticlockwise d) none of the above 50 / 50 50. During leveling staff readings are taken 1.0, 0.8 & 0.6 from consecutive horizontal crosshairs, the staff intercept should be a) 1.0 b) 0.8 c) 0.6 d) 0.4 Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score is Share your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart Test Please provide your feedback. Thank you for your valuable feedback. Send feedback Buy Surveying MCQ PDF for Offline Study
