Free NCEES Civil Surveying Questions and Answers

Question 1

Differences between the projected contour gradient uphill side and the actual road gradient include

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Excavation on the centre line

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Earth work on the centre line

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Embankment on the centre line

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None of these

Question 2

A plane table's "fix" from three known locations is good if

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Middle station is nearest

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Either the right or left station is nearest

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Middle station is farthest

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None of these

Question 3

Using a chain line, you may create a 45° angle with

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French cross staff

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Prismatic square

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Optical square

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Open cross staff

Question 4

Which of the following errors/mistakes may add up to + or -?

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Erroneous length of chain

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Bad ranging

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Sag

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Bad straightening

Question 5

Correction for a chain of 100 links with a rise of 1 unit every n horizontal units is

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100/n2

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100/n3

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100/n

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100/n3

Question 6

Grid lines are perpendicular to

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Line representing the central true meridian of the grid

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Geographical equator

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Magnetic meridian of the central point of the grid

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None of these

Question 7

Number of subdivisions per metre length of a levelling staff is

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200

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500

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1000

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100

Question 8

Included angles in a precise traverse are determined by setting the vernier

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Indefinite contour gradients are possible

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Two contour gradients are possible

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Only one contour gradient is possible

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All of the above

Question 9

A dumpy level was placed halfway between the 50-meter-distance pegs A and B, and the staff readings at "A" and "B" were 1.22 and 1.06, respectively. The readings at "A" and "B" with the level set to "A" were 1.55 and 1.37, respectively. The collimation error for a sight line of 100 meters is

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0.04 m inclined downwards

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0.04 m inclined upward

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0.02 m inclined upwards

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None of these

Question 10

A prismatic compass's graded circle's zero is situated at

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South end

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West end

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East end

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North end