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				This section includes 21 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Surveying knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Which of the following is an integral part of the theodolite and is mounted on a spindle known as a horizontal axis? | 
| A. | Telescope | 
| B. | Index frame | 
| C. | Horizontal plane Vernier | 
| D. | Horizontal circle | 
| Answer» B. Index frame | |
| 2. | How many types do theodolites classified? | 
| A. | 2 | 
| B. | 3 | 
| C. | 4 | 
| D. | 5 | 
| Answer» B. 3 | |
| 3. | Transit is mainly used and non-transit theodolites have now become obsolete. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 4. | The transit is the term simply used for _______ | 
| A. | Telescope | 
| B. | Transit theodolite | 
| C. | Non- transit theodolites | 
| D. | Dumpy level | 
| Answer» C. Non- transit theodolites | |
| 5. | A non-transit theodolite is one in which the line of sight can be reversed by resolving the telescope through 180° in a vertical plane. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 6. | A transit theodolite is one in which the line of sight can be reversed by resolving the telescope through 180° in a vertical plane. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 7. | Which of the following cannot be done with the help of theodolite in surveying? | 
| A. | Laying off horizontal angles | 
| B. | Locating points on lines | 
| C. | Prolonging survey lines | 
| D. | Measuring horizontal distances | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. | TRANSIT_IS_MAINLY_USED_AND_NON-TRANSIT_THEODOLITES_HAVE_NOW_BECOME_OBSOLETE.?$ | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 9. | Which of the following is an integral part of the theodolite and is mounted on a spindle known as a horizontal axis?$ | 
| A. | Telescope | 
| B. | Index frame | 
| C. | Horizontal plane Vernier | 
| D. | Horizontal circle | 
| Answer» B. Index frame | |
| 10. | How_many_types_do_theodolites_classified?$ | 
| A. | 2 | 
| B. | 3 | 
| C. | 4 | 
| D. | 5 | 
| Answer» B. 3 | |
| 11. | In theodolites, two standards resemble the letter ______ | 
| A. | U | 
| B. | V | 
| C. | T | 
| D. | A | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. | The index frame is ______ shaped frame. | 
| A. | U | 
| B. | V | 
| C. | T | 
| D. | A | 
| Answer» D. A | |
| 13. | By means of vertical circle clamp and its corresponding ___________ the telescope can be set accurately at any desired position in the vertical plane. | 
| A. | tripod head | 
| B. | focusing screw | 
| C. | levelling head | 
| D. | tangent screw | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. | The vertical circle is a circular graduated arc attached to the ______ axis of the telescope. | 
| A. | inner axis | 
| B. | outer axis | 
| C. | trunnion axis | 
| D. | line of sight | 
| Answer» D. line of sight | |
| 15. | Horizontal axis is also called _______ | 
| A. | Inner axis | 
| B. | Outer axis | 
| C. | Trunnion axis | 
| D. | Line of sight | 
| Answer» D. Line of sight | |
| 16. | The transit is the term simply used for ______? | 
| A. | Telescope | 
| B. | Transit theodolite | 
| C. | Non- transit theodolites | 
| D. | Dumpy level | 
| Answer» C. Non- transit theodolites | |
| 17. | The non-transit theodolites are also called Y- theodolites. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 18. | The transit theodolites are also called plain theodolites. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 19. | A transit theodolite is one in which the line of sight can be reversed by resolving the telescope through 180° in a vertical plane.$ | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 20. | Which of the following cannot be done with help of theodolite in surveying? | 
| A. | Laying off horizontal angles | 
| B. | Locating points on lines | 
| C. | Prolonging survey lines | 
| D. | Measuring horizontal distances | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. | ______ is the most precise instrument designed for the measurement of horizontal and vertical angles. | 
| A. | Survey chain | 
| B. | Dumpy level | 
| C. | Theodolite | 
| D. | Telescope | 
| Answer» D. Telescope | |