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    The document contains 53 multiple choice questions about civil engineering topics such as surveying, leveling, contouring, curves and trigonometry. Some key points covered are determining horizontal distances and angles using surveying instruments, principles of leveling such as change points and closing lines, factors that affect contour spacing, uses of transition curves, and solving three point problems using different methods. The questions assess understanding of fundamental surveying and mapping concepts in civil engineering.

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    Civil Engineering MCQ'S: Ans. (D)

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    Civil Engineering MCQ’s

    31. Subtense bar is an instrument used for _____. Ans. (d)

    (a) Levelling 35. In levelling operation _____.


    (b) Measurement of horizontal distances in
    plane areas (a) If second reading is more than first, it
    (c) Measurement of horizontal distances in represents a rise
    undulated areas (b) If first reading is more than second, it
    (d) Measurement of angles represents a rise
    Ans. (c) (c) If first reading is less than second, it
    represents a fall
    32. Volume of the earth work may be calculated (d) Both (b) and (c)
    by _____. Ans. (d)

    (a) Mean areas 36. Over-turning of vehicles on a curve can be


    (b) End areas avoided by using _____.
    (c) Trapezoidal
    (d) All of the above (a) Compound curve
    Ans. (d) (b) Vertical curve
    (c) Reverse curve
    33. Tacheometric formula for horizontal (d) Transition curve
    distances using horizontal sights can also Ans. (d)
    suitable be employed for inclined sights through
    θ by multiplying _____. 37. Which of the following introduces an error of
    about 1 in 1000 if 20 m chain is used?
    (a) The constants by sin2θ
    (b) The constants by cos2θ (a) Length of chain 20 mm wrong
    (c) The constants by cosθ (b) One end of the chain 0.9 m off the line
    (d) The multiplying constant by cos2θ and (c) One end of chain 0.9 m higher than the
    additive constant by cosθ other
    Ans. (d) (d) All of the above
    Ans. (d)
    34. Pick up the correct statement from the
    following. 38. Chain surveying is well adopted for _____.

    (a) The directions of plumb lines suspended (a) Small areas in open ground
    at different points in a survey are not (b) Small areas with crowded details
    strictly parallel (c) Large areas with simple details
    (b) In surveys of small extent, the effect of (d) Large areas with difficult details
    curvature may be ignored and the level Ans. (a)
    surface of the earth is assumed as
    horizontal 39. Two contour lines, having the same elevation
    (c) In surveys of large extent, the effect of
    (a) Cannot cross each other
    curvature of the earth must be
    (b) Can cross each other
    considered
    (c) Cannot unite together
    (d) All of the above
    (d) Can unite together

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    Civil Engineering MCQ’s

    Ans. (d) by multiplying the latitude and _____.

    40. The conventional sign shown in below figure (a) Secant of its reduced bearing
    represents a _____. (b) Sine of its reduced bearing
    (c) Cosine of its reduced bearing
    (d) Tangent of its reduced bearing
    Ans. (a)

    44. While working on a plane table, the correct


    rule is _____.

    (a) Draw continuous lines from all


    (a) Bridge carrying railway below road instrument stations
    (b) Bridge carrying road below railway (b) Draw short rays sufficient to contain the
    (c) Bridge carrying road and railway at the points sought
    same level (c) Intersection should be obtained by
    (d) A level crossing actually drawing second rays
    Ans. (a) (d) Take maximum number of sights as
    possible from each station to distant
    41. Which of the following statements is objects
    incorrect? Ans. (b)

    (a) Error due to refraction may not be 45. The vertical angle between longitudinal axis
    completely eliminated by reciprocal of a freely suspended magnetic needle and a
    levelling horizontal line at its pivot, is known _____.
    (b) Tilting levels are commonly used for
    precision work (a) Declination
    (c) The last reading of levelling is always a (b) Azimuth
    foresight (c) Dip
    (d) All of the above statements are incorrect (d) Bearing
    Ans. (d) Ans. (c)

    42. In levelling operation _____. 46. In the cross-section method of indirect


    contouring, the spacing of cross-sections
    (a) The first sight on any change point is a depends upon
    back sight
    (b) The second sight on any change point is a 1. Contour interval
    fore sight 2. Scale of plan
    (c) The line commences with a fore sight and 3. Characteristics of ground
    closes with a back sight
    (d) The line commences with a back sight The correct answer is _____.
    and closes with a foresight
    (a) Only 1
    Ans. (d)
    (b) 1 and 2
    43. The length of a traverse leg may be obtained (c) 2 and 3
    (d) 1, 2 and 3

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    Civil Engineering MCQ’s

    Ans. (d) eye-piece above peg 'B' is 1.490 m and a reading


    on 'A' is 2.195 m. The difference in level
    47. Transition curves are introduced at either between 'A' and 'B' is _____.
    end of a circular curve, to obtain _____.
    (a) 2.900 m
    (a) Gradually decrease of curvature from (b) 3.030 m
    zero at the tangent point to the specified (c) 0.770 m
    quantity at the junction of the transition (d) 0.785 m
    curve with main curve Ans. (c)
    (b) Gradual increase of super-elevation from
    zero at the tangent point to the specified 51. Three point problems can be solved by _____.
    amount at the junction of the transition
    curve with main curve (a) Tracing paper method
    (c) Gradual change of gradient from zero at (b) Bessel's method
    the tangent point to the specified amount (c) Lehman's method
    at the junction of the transition curve (d) All of the above
    with main curve Ans. (d)
    (d) None of the above
    52. In a lemniscate curve the ratio of the angle
    Ans. (b)
    between the tangent at the end of the polar ray
    48. If α and β be the elevations of two and the straight, and the angle between the polar
    objects A and B respectively, θ be the angle ray and the straight, is _____.
    observed by a sextant. The correct horizontal
    (a) 2
    angle is _____.
    (b) 3
    (a) cos ϕ = (cos θ – sin α sin β)/ cos α. cos β (c) 4/3
    (b) cos ϕ = (sin θ – sin α sin β)/ cos α. cos β (d) 3/2
    (c) cos ϕ = (cos θ – sin α sin β)/ sin α. sin β Ans. (d)
    (d) None of the above
    53. The bellow figure is a conventional sign of
    Ans. (a)

    49. Tilt of the staff in stadia tacheometry


    increases the intercept if it is _____.

    (a) Away from the telescope pointing down


    hill (a) Mosque
    (b) Towards the telescope pointing up-hill (b) Temple
    (c) Away from the telescope pointing up-hill (c) Church
    (d) None of the above (d) Idgah
    Ans. (c) Ans. (d)

    50. A dumpy level is set up with its eye-piece 54. A level when set up 25 m from peg A and 50
    vertically over a peg 'A'. The height from the top m from peg B reads 2.847 on a staff held on
    of peg 'A' to the centre of the eye-piece A and 3.462 on a staff held on B, keeping bubble
    is 1.540 m and the reading on peg 'B' is 0.705 m. at its centre while reading. If the reduced levels
    The level is then setup over 'B'. The height of the of A and B are 283.665 m and 284.295 m
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    Civil Engineering MCQ’s

    respectively, the collimation error per 100 m is meridian and true meridian at a place is
    called magnetic declination or variance of
    (a) 0.015 m the compass
    (b) 0.030 m (b) The imaginary lines which pass through
    (c) 0.045 m points at which the magnetic declinations
    (d) 0.060 m are equal at a given time are called
    Ans. (d) isogonic lines
    (c) The isogonic lines through places at
    55. Hydrographic surveys deal with the mapping
    which the declination is zero are
    of _____.
    termedagonic lines
    (a) Large water bodies (d) All of the above
    (b) Heavenly bodies Ans. (d)
    (c) Mountainous region
    59. Straight, parallel and widely spaced contours
    (d) Canal system
    represent _____.
    Ans. (a)
    (a) A steep surface
    56. Bowditch rule is applied to _____.
    (b) A flat surface
    (a) An open traverse for graphical (c) An inclined plane surface
    adjustment (d) Curved surface
    (b) A closed traverse for adjustment of Ans. (c)
    closing error
    60. The real image of an object formed by the
    (c) Determine the effect of local attraction
    objective must lie _____.
    (d) None of the above
    Ans. (b) (a) In the plane of cross hairs
    (b) At the centre of the telescope
    57. Angles to a given pivot station observed
    (c) At the optical centre of the eye-piece
    from a number of traverse stations when
    (d) Anywhere inside the telescope
    plotted, the lines to the pivot station intersect at
    Ans. (a)
    a common point _____.

    (a) Angular measurements are correct and


    not the linear measurements
    (b) Linear measurements are correct and not
    the angular measurements
    (c) Angular and linear measurements are
    correct and not the plotting of traverse
    (d) Angular and linear measurements and
    also plotting of the traverse are correct
    Ans. (d)

    58. Pick up the correct statement from the


    following.

    (a) The horizontal angle between magnetic

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