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This section includes 301 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
If the declination of the needle is 10° W |
| A. | Each of the whole circle reckoning has to be micros by 10° |
| B. | In the quadrantal method, the correction is positive in the 1st and 3rd quadrants |
| C. | In the quadrantal method, the corrections is negative in 2nd and 4th quadrants |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 102. |
In a closed traverse, sum of south latitudes exceeds the sum of north latitudes and the sum of east departures exceeds the sum of west departures, then, the closing line will lie in |
| A. | North-west quadrant |
| B. | North-east quadrant |
| C. | South-east quadrant |
| D. | South-west quadrant |
| Answer» B. North-east quadrant | |
| 103. |
Which one of the following procedures for getting accurate orientation is the most distinctive feature of the art of plane tabling? |
| A. | Radiation |
| B. | Intersection |
| C. | Traversing |
| D. | Resection |
| Answer» E. | |
| 104. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 105. |
The bearing of line AB is 152° 30′ and angle ABC measured clockwise is 124° 28′. The bearing of BC is |
| A. | 27° 52′ |
| B. | 96° 58′ |
| C. | 148° 08′ |
| D. | 186° 58′ |
| Answer» C. 148° 08′ | |
| 106. |
The distance between terminal points computed from a subsidiary traverse run between them, is generally known, as |
| A. | Traverse leg |
| B. | A base |
| C. | Traverse base |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 107. |
In case of reduction of levels by the height of instrument method, |
| A. | B.S. – |
| B. | (R.L. + I + F.S.) – |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) above |
| D. | Neither (a) nor (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 108. |
If arithmetic s and closing error in latitude is , the correction for a side whose latitude is , as given by Transit Rule, is |
| A. | l × |
| B. | l × |
| C. | Lat × (dx/l) |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. l × | |
| 109. |
Determining the difference in elevation between two points on the surface of the earth, is known as |
| A. | Levelling |
| B. | Simple levelling |
| C. | Differential levelling |
| D. | Longitudinal levelling |
| Answer» D. Longitudinal levelling | |
| 110. |
Perpendicular offset from a tangent to the junction of a transition curve and circular curve is equal to |
| A. | Shift |
| B. | Twice the shift |
| C. | Thrice the shift |
| D. | Four times the shift |
| Answer» E. | |
| 111. |
The bubble tube is nearly filled with |
| A. | Alcohol or chloroform |
| B. | A liquid which is very mobile |
| C. | A liquid having low freezing point |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 112. |
An ideal vertical curve to join two gradients, is |
| A. | Circular |
| B. | Parabolic |
| C. | Elliptical |
| D. | Hyperbolic |
| Answer» C. Elliptical | |
| 113. |
Planimeter is used for measuring |
| A. | Volume |
| B. | Area |
| C. | Contour gradient |
| D. | Slope angle |
| Answer» C. Contour gradient | |
| 114. |
The bearing of AB is 190° and that of CB is 260° 30′. The included angle ABC, is |
| A. | 80° 30′ |
| B. | 99° 30′ |
| C. | 70° 30′ |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 115. |
Metric chains are generally available in |
| A. | 10 m and 20 m length |
| B. | 15 m and 20 m length |
| C. | 20 m and 30 m length |
| D. | 25 m and 100 m length |
| Answer» D. 25 m and 100 m length | |
| 116. |
In setting up a plane table at any station |
| A. | Levelling is done first |
| B. | Centering is done first |
| C. | Both levelling and centering are done simultaneously |
| D. | Orientation is done first |
| Answer» D. Orientation is done first | |
| 117. |
The ratio of the radius and apex distance of a curve deflecting |
| A. | – 1 |
| B. | 1 – |
| C. | – 1 |
| D. | – 1 |
| Answer» B. 1 – | |
| 118. |
Measuring with a 30 m chain, 0.01 m too short, introduces |
| A. | Positive compensating error |
| B. | Negative compensating error |
| C. | Positive cumulative error |
| D. | Negative cumulative error |
| Answer» D. Negative cumulative error | |
| 119. |
The method generally preferred to for contouring an undulating area, is |
| A. | Chain surveying |
| B. | Plane table surveying |
| C. | Tacheometrical surveying |
| D. | Compass surveying |
| Answer» D. Compass surveying | |
| 120. |
If is the speed of a locomotive in km per hour, g is the acceleration due to gravity, is the distance between running faces of the rails and is the radius of the circular curve, the required super elevation is |
| A. | gV²/GR |
| B. | Rg/GV² |
| C. | GR/gV² |
| D. | GV²/gR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 121. |
Orientation of a plane table by solving two point problems is only adopted when |
| A. | Saving of time is a main factor |
| B. | Better accuracy is a main factor |
| C. | Given points are inaccessible |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 122. |
Permanent adjustments of a level are |
| A. | 2 in number |
| B. | 3 in number |
| C. | 4 in number |
| D. | 6 in number |
| Answer» B. 3 in number | |
| 123. |
If is in kilometres, the curvature correction is |
| A. | 58.2 L2 mm |
| B. | 64.8 L2 mm |
| C. | 74.8 L2 mm |
| D. | 78.4 L2 mm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 124. |
Let angular value of one graduation of a tube of length be the radius of its internal curved surface, then |
| A. | = x/206265 R |
| B. | = R/206265 x |
| C. | = 206265/x. R |
| D. | = x. R/206265 |
| Answer» B. = R/206265 x | |
| 125. |
The back staff reading on a B.M. of R.L. 500.000 m is 2.685 m. If foresight reading on a point is 1.345 m, the reduced level of the point, is |
| A. | 502.685 m |
| B. | 501.345 m |
| C. | 501.340 m |
| D. | 504.030 m |
| Answer» D. 504.030 m | |
| 126. |
While surveying a plot of land by plane tabling, the field observations |
| A. | And plotting proceed simultaneously |
| B. | And plotting do not proceed simultaneously |
| C. | And recorded in field books to be plotted later |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» B. And plotting do not proceed simultaneously | |
| 127. |
The reduced bearing of a line is N 87° W. Its whole circle bearing is |
| A. | 87° |
| B. | 273° |
| C. | 93° |
| D. | 3° |
| Answer» C. 93° | |
| 128. |
For a curve of radius 100 m and normal chord 10 m, the Rankine’s deflection angle, is |
| A. | 0°25′.95 |
| B. | 0°35′.95 |
| C. | 1°25′.53 |
| D. | 2°51′.53 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 129. |
The bearing of lines OA and OB are 16° 10′ and 332° 18′, the value of the included angle BOA is |
| A. | 316° 10′ |
| B. | 158° 28′ |
| C. | 348° 08′ |
| D. | 43° 52′ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 130. |
The Huygens telescope eye piece |
| A. | Is aplanatic |
| B. | Achromatic |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | Neither (a) nor (b) |
| Answer» D. Neither (a) nor (b) | |
| 131. |
ABCD is a regular parallelogram plot of land whose angle BAD is 60°. If the bearing of the line AB is 30°, the bearing of CD, is |
| A. | 90° |
| B. | 120° |
| C. | 210° |
| D. | 270° |
| Answer» D. 270° | |
| 132. |
Resolving power of a telescope depends on |
| A. | The diameter of the aperture |
| B. | The pupil aperture of the eye |
| C. | The diameter of the object glass |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 133. |
Prolongation of chain line across an obstruction in chain surveying, is done by |
| A. | Making angular measurements |
| B. | Drawing perpendiculars with a chain |
| C. | Solution of triangles |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. Solution of triangles | |
| 134. |
The ‘point of curve’ of a simple circular curve, is |
| A. | Point of tangency |
| B. | Point of commencement |
| C. | Point of intersection |
| D. | Mid-point of the curve |
| Answer» C. Point of intersection | |
| 135. |
Offsets are measured with an accuracy of 1 in 40. If the point on the paper from both sources of error (due to angular and measurement errors) is not to exceed 0.05 cm on a scale of 1 cm = 20 m, the maximum length of offset should be limited to |
| A. | 14.14 m |
| B. | 28.28 m |
| C. | 200 m |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 200 m | |
| 136. |
Numbers of links per metre length of a chain are |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» C. 7 | |
| 137. |
Mistakes which may produce a very serious effect upon the final results arise due to |
| A. | In attention |
| B. | In experience |
| C. | Carelessness |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 138. |
While measuring a chain line between two stations and intervened by a raised ground |
| A. | Vision gets obstructed |
| B. | Chaining gets obstructed |
| C. | Both vision and chaining get obstructed |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» B. Chaining gets obstructed | |
| 139. |
Intersection method of detailed plotting is most suitable for |
| A. | Forests |
| B. | Urban areas |
| C. | Hilly areas |
| D. | Plains |
| Answer» D. Plains | |
| 140. |
While viewing through a level telescope and moving the eye slightly, a relative movement occurs between the image of the levelling staff and the cross hairs. The instrument is |
| A. | Correctly focussed |
| B. | Not correctly focussed |
| C. | Said to have parallax |
| D. | Free from parallax |
| Answer» D. Free from parallax | |
| 141. |
During secular variation of magnetic meridian at different places |
| A. | Range of oscillations is constant |
| B. | Period of oscillation is constant |
| C. | Range and period of oscillation both vary |
| D. | Period of oscillation only varies |
| Answer» D. Period of oscillation only varies | |
| 142. |
In an internal focusing telescope |
| A. | The objective is at a fixed distance from the diaphragm |
| B. | The focusing is done by the sliding of a divergent lens |
| C. | The focusing divergent lens is situated at about the middle of the tube |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 143. |
A series of closely spaced contour lines represents a |
| A. | Steep slope |
| B. | Gentle slope |
| C. | Uniform slope |
| D. | Plane surface |
| Answer» B. Gentle slope | |
| 144. |
If the shift and the length of the transition curve, then, total tangent length of the curve, is |
| A. | (R – S – L/2 |
| B. | (R + S – L/2 |
| C. | (R + S L/2 |
| D. | (R – S L/2 |
| Answer» D. (R – S L/2 | |
| 145. |
The radius of a simple circular curve is 300 m and length of its specified chord is 30 m. The degree of the curve is |
| A. | 5.73° |
| B. | 5.37° |
| C. | 3.57° |
| D. | 3.75° |
| Answer» B. 5.37° | |
| 146. |
The ratio of the distances at which a stated length can be distinguished by the telescope and the human eye, respectively, is called |
| A. | Brightness of telescope |
| B. | Magnification of telescope |
| C. | Resolving power of telescope |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 147. |
If the intercept on a vertical staff is observed as 0.75 m from a tachometer, the horizontal distance between tachometer and staff |
| A. | 7.5 m |
| B. | 25 m |
| C. | 50 m |
| D. | 75 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 148. |
If f1 and f2 are the distances from the optical centre of a convex lens of focal length to conjugate two points P1 and P2 respectively, the following relationship holds good |
| A. | f = f1 + f2 |
| B. | f = ½ (f1 + f2) |
| C. | 1/f = 1/f1 + 1/f2 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 149. |
Locating the position of a plane table station with reference to three known points, is known as |
| A. | Intersection method |
| B. | Radiation method |
| C. | Resection method |
| D. | Three point problem |
| Answer» E. | |
| 150. |
Ranging is an operation of |
| A. | Reconnaissance |
| B. | Judging the distance |
| C. | Determination of slope |
| D. | Establishing intermediate points between terminals |
| Answer» E. | |