MCQs on Surveying Civil Engineering JE Exam JKSSB RRB JE SSC JE

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MCQs on Surveying Civil Engineering JE Exam JKSSB RRB JE SSC JE

What is the most suitable type of surveying for small areas with simple details?
A) Compass survey
✅ B) Chain survey
C) Theodolite survey
D) Plane table survey
The standard length of a Gunter’s chain is:
A) 10 m
B) 20 m
✅ C) 66 feet
D) 100 m
In chain surveying, the main line is also known as:
A) Tie line
✅ B) Base line
C) Check line
D) Cross line
Which of the following is not a type of chain used in surveying?
A) Gunter’s chain
✅ B) Link chain
C) Metric chain
D) Engineer’s chain
The smallest length that can be measured with a metric chain is:
A) 10 cm
✅ B) 20 cm
C) 30 cm
D) 1 m
What is the purpose of arrows in chain surveying?
A) Mark turning points
✅ B) Mark chain length ends
C) Measure slope
D) Measure elevation
A well-conditioned triangle has angles between:
A) 20°–80°
✅ B) 30°–120°
C) 45°–90°
D) 60°–90°
What is the maximum permissible error in chain surveying for a 20m chain?
✅ A) ±5 mm
B) ±10 mm
C) ±2 mm
D) ±1 mm
Chain surveying is not suitable for:
A) Flat areas
B) Small areas
✅ C) Undulating areas
D) Plain terrain
The tie line in chain survey is used to:
A) Divide area
✅ B) Check accuracy
C) Measure elevation
D) Draw contours

The prismatic compass measures bearings in:
A) Quadrantal system
✅ B) Whole circle bearing
C) Azimuth system
D) Geodetic method
The magnetic needle always points to:
A) North Pole
✅ B) Magnetic North
C) True North
D) Grid North
The error caused due to the proximity of metal objects is known as:
✅ A) Local attraction
B) Instrumental error
C) Observational error
D) Natural error
Back bearing of a line is equal to:
A) Same as fore bearing
✅ B) Fore bearing ± 180°
C) 90°
D) 0°
The compass box is graduated from:
A) 0° to 180°
B) 0° to 90°
✅ C) 0° to 360°
D) 90° to 270°
In a prismatic compass, the line of sight is defined by:
A) Magnetic needle
✅ B) Sighting vane
C) Graduated circle
D) Index glass
Temporary adjustment of a compass includes:
✅ A) Centering and leveling
B) Calibration
C) Magnetic adjustment
D) Scale reading
When both fore and back bearings differ by 180°, the survey is:
✅ A) Free from local attraction
B) Incorrect
C) Under error
D) Closed
Which instrument is used for measuring magnetic bearings?
A) Clinometer
B) Sextant
✅ C) Prismatic compass
D) Theodolite
Local attraction is present if:
A) Bearings are reversed
✅ B) BB - FB ≠ 180°
C) Needle doesn't settle
D) Station is incorrect

A theodolite is used to measure:
A) Area
✅ B) Horizontal and vertical angles
C) Distance
D) Elevation only
A transit theodolite is different from a non-transit because it:
✅ A) Allows full rotation of telescope
B) Measures slope
C) Is digital
D) Measures only vertical angles
The process of setting a theodolite exactly over a station is called:
A) Leveling
✅ B) Centering
C) Plumbing
D) Focusing
The vertical circle is used to measure:
✅ A) Vertical angles
B) Horizontal distances
C) Height
D) Bearings
The temporary adjustments of a theodolite include:
A) Calibration
✅ B) Centering, leveling, focusing
C) Traverse computation
D) None of these
Which part of a theodolite carries the telescope?
A) Tripod
B) Vertical limb
✅ C) Alidade
D) Level tube
The instrument used for very accurate angle measurement in triangulation is:
A) Compass
✅ B) Theodolite
C) Plane table
D) Clinometer
A telescope that rotates in vertical plane is attached to:
✅ A) Vertical axis
B) Horizontal limb
C) Tripod
D) Diopter
Transiting in theodolite means rotating the telescope through:
A) 360° horizontal
✅ B) 180° vertical
C) 90° vertical
D) 45°
To eliminate parallax in theodolite, we adjust the:
✅ A) Eyepiece
B) Object glass
C) Level tube
D) Vernier scale

The instrument used in leveling is called:
✅ A) Dumpy level
B) Theodolite
C) Clinometer
D) Sextant
The height of the line of sight above the datum is called:
✅ A) Height of Instrument (HI)
B) Reduced Level
C) Backsight
D) Fore sight
Contour lines never:
A) Form closed loops
✅ B) Cross each other
C) Indicate steep slopes
D) Indicate water bodies
In differential leveling, the difference between FS and BS gives:
A) Distance
✅ B) RL difference
C) Angle
D) Area
A contour line represents:
✅ A) Equal elevation
B) Equal pressure
C) Equal temperature
D) Equal gradient
A level line is always:
✅ A) Curved and parallel to mean sea level
B) Straight
C) Inclined
D) Irregular
The method used to determine elevation of a point by comparing it with another is:
A) Compass survey
✅ B) Differential leveling
C) Plane table survey
D) Theodolite method
When contour lines are very close, it indicates:
✅ A) Steep slope
B) Flat slope
C) Uniform slope
D) Depressed area
What is the RL of BM if HI is 120.5 m and FS is 2.3 m?
A) 122.8 m
✅ B) 118.2 m
C) 120.5 m
D) 115.5 m
Contour interval is:
A) Vertical height between contour lines
✅ B) Horizontal distance
C) Slope
D) None

In plane table surveying, the instrument is always kept:
A) Inclined
✅ B) Horizontal
C) Sloped
D) Variable
Alidade is used in plane table survey for:
✅ A) Sighting and drawing rays
B) Leveling
C) Measuring distance
D) Centering
Method of radiation is used in:
A) Compass survey
✅ B) Plane table survey
C) Chain survey
D) Theodolite survey
Plane table survey is suitable for:
✅ A) Small scale maps
B) Large areas
C) High precision
D) Underground work
Two-point and three-point problems are related to:
A) Chain surveying
✅ B) Plane table surveying
C) Compass surveying
D) Contouring
Which of the following is not used in plane table surveying?
A) Tripod
✅ B) Telescope
C) Alidade
D) Drawing board
Total station is a combination of:
A) Theodolite and compass
✅ B) Theodolite, EDM, and computer
C) Compass and GPS
D) Plane table and level
Total Station gives output in:
A) Manual readings
✅ B) Digital format
C) Compass bearing
D) Analog dials
Which of the following is not an advantage of Total Station?
✅ A) Manual plotting
B) High accuracy
C) Data storage
D) Quick measurement
Total Station can measure:
A) Distance only
✅ B) Distance, angle, and coordinates
C) Area only
D) Slope only