Civil Engineering MCQ Quiz Hub

1. Which one of the following is not used in setting perpendicular
prism square
optical square
line ranges
cross staff

2. Which one of the following is not an accessory of plane table?
prismatic compass
telescopic alidade
trough compass
plumbing fork

3. Trigonometric leveling is used when
base of the object is not accessible
base of the object is accessible
in both the above two cases
in none of the above two cases

4. Which one of the following is not a transition curve?
sag curve
bermalli’s leminiscale
cubic parabola
cubic spiral

5. Electromagnetic distance measurements instruments are
microwave instruments
visible light instruments
infrared instruments
any of the above

6. The process of rotating the telescope of a theodolite in a horizontal plane is known as
swinging
transiting
plunging
any of the above

7. The instrument used for reducing a plan is known as
pantograph
sextant
clinometers
panimeter

8. Total station is
electronic distance meter
integration of all the above
electronic theodolite
microprocessor electronic data collector

9. The point on which both foresight and back sights are taken is
change point
first station point in the traverse
the point where level is to be set
last station point in a traverse

10. The horizontal angle between the true meridian and magnetic meridian is known as
magnetic bearing
magnetic dip
local attraction
declination

11. Surveys which are carried out to provide a national grid of control for preparation of accurate maps of large areas, are known as
topographical surveys
geographical surveys
geodetic surveys
plane surveys

12. The minor instrument used not only to take horizontal sights but also inclined sights are known as
planimeter
pantograph
sextant
clinometers

13. The process of turning the telescope through 180° in vertical plane is known as
reversing
transiting
plunging
any one of the above

14. In India mean sea level used for fixing reduced levels is at
Vishakapatnam
1066 AD
Mumbai
Goa

15. The least count of a vernier scale is
value of one division of the primary scale divided by total number of divisions of vernier scale
value of one division of vernier scale divided by total number of divisions of primary scale
sum of the smallest divisions of main and vernier scales
none of these

16. An ideal vertical curve to join two gradients is
hyperbolic
elliptical
parabolic
circular

17. The chaining on sloping ground is
equally convenient along falling as well as up gradient
easier along the falling gradient
easier along the up gradient
all the above

18. The line to be measured accurately in a chain survey is
base line
check line
detail line
main line

19. The survey in which earth's curvature is considered is known as
geodetic surveying
topographic surveying
trigonometric surveying
plane surveying

20. In geodetic survey higher accuracy is achieved, if
angles between the curved lines are treated as plane angles
curvature of the earth surface is ignored
curvature of the earth surface is taken into account
none of these

21. Cross staff is an instrument used for
measuring bearings of the lines
measuring approximate horizontal angles
setting out right angles
none of the above

22. Agonic line is the line joining points having
same declination
zero declination
minimum declination
maximum declination

23. In surveying principle "work from whole to part is recommeded" since
it localizes errors
it leads to errorless maps
there is no chance of omitting any required measurement
it is easy to use measurements for plotting

24. Which one of the following is wrong about level surface?
it is normal to plumb line at all points
it is a surface parallel to mean spheroid of earth
it is a horizontal plane
all the points lying on this surface are equidistant from the centre of the earth

25. For hilly region the ideal method of contouring is
radial line method
method of squares
direct method
cross section method

26. telescope at the end nearer the eye piece (C) telescope tube at its mid point (D) eye piece
is always greater than true bearing
varies differently in different months of the year
changes systematically
remains constant

27. Contour maps are useful for
calculation of reservoir capacity
determining intervisibility between two points
determining catchment area
all the above

28. Two theodolite method of setting out a curve involves
angular measurements only
lnear measurements only
both angular and linear measurement
none of the above

29. The main principle of surveying is to work
from lower level to higher level
from higher level to the lower level
from whole to the part
from part to the whole

30. The horizontal angle between true meridian and magnetic meridian is known
magnetic declination
convergence
bearing
dip

31. The invar tape is made up of alloy of
nickel and steel
brass and steel
brass and nickel
copper and steel

32. The headquarters of Survey of India is located at
Dehradun
Manali
Mumbai
New Delhi

33. Spire test is to check the following permanent adjustment of theodolite
the axis of altitude level is parallel to the line of sight
the line of sight coincide with the optical axis of the telescope
horizontal axis is perpendicular to vertical axis
plate level axis is perpendicular to vertical axis

34. In a reverse curve, the super elevation provided at the point of reverse curvature is
depends upon the elements of curve
maximum
minimum
zero

35. Surveys which are carried out to depict mountains, rivers, water bodies, wooded areas and other cultural details are known as
plane surveys
topographical surveys
guide map surveys
cadastral survey

36. In chain surveying field work is limited to
angular measurements only
linear measurements only
both linear and angular measurements
all the above

37. A building is an obstacle to A building is an obstacle to
neither chaining nor ranging
chaining but not ranging
ranging but not chaining
both chaining and ranging

38. The method generally preferred to for contouring an undulating area is
compass surveying
chain surveying
plane table surveying
tacheometrical surveying

39. To apply Simpson's rule for computation of irregular area, number of segments should be
may be of varying width also
may be even or odd
of equal width and even number
of equal width and odd number

40. Contour interval selected is
directly proportional to time and fund available
directly proportional to flatness of ground
larger if the purpose of contouring is for earthwork calculation
inversely proportional to the scale of map

41. In chain survey, as far as possible main triangles should have angles close to
30°
40°
50°
60°

42. For the construction of highway (or railway)
axis of the telescope
line of straight
line of collimation
none of these

43. In a diagonal scale only
units, tenths and hundredths can be shown
units, tenths, hundredths and thousands can be shown
units can be shown
units, tenths can be shown

44. Which one of the following is not a method of plane tabling?
resection
intersection
radiation
orientation

45. Hydrographic surveys deals with the mapping of
canal system
large water bodies
heavenly bodies
mountaineous region