PEC EPE Exam Surveying MCQs
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The process of determining the relative positions of points on the Earth’s surface is called:
a) Cartography
b) Topography
c) Surveying
d) Geodesy
Answer: c) Surveying
The instrument used for measuring horizontal angles in surveying is called a:
a) Theodolite
b) Level
c) Chain
d) Compass
Answer: a) Theodolite
The angle measured in the clockwise direction from the meridian is called:
a) Azimuth
b) Zenith
c) Altitude
d) Declination
Answer: a) Azimuth
The method of surveying in which the curvature of the Earth is taken into account is called:
a) Plane surveying
b) Geodetic surveying
c) Topographic surveying
d) Engineering surveying
Answer: b) Geodetic surveying
The correction applied to measured angles due to the difference between the magnetic meridian and the geographic meridian is called:
a) Declination correction
b) Graduation correction
c) Parallax correction
d) Refraction correction
Answer: a) Declination correction
The ratio of the length of the object on the map to its actual length on the ground is called:
a) Scale factor
b) Linear correction
c) Vertical exaggeration
d) Reduction factor
Answer: a) Scale factor
The benchmark in surveying refers to:
a) A point of known elevation used as a reference for leveling
b) A line connecting two survey stations
c) The area enclosed by a closed traverse
d) A temporary reference mark on the ground for total station measurements
Answer: a) A point of known elevation used as a reference for leveling
The type of leveling used to determine the difference in elevation between two distant points is called:
a) Differential leveling
b) Reciprocal leveling
c) Profile leveling
d) Fly leveling
Answer: a) Differential leveling
The correction applied to measured angles due to the curvature of the Earth is called:
a) Refraction correction
b) Parallax correction
c) Curvature correction
d) Dip correction
Answer: c) Curvature correction
The horizontal distance between two consecutive points on a survey line is measured using a:
a) Theodolite
b) Total station
c) Chain or tape
d) Level
Answer: c) Chain or tape
The surveying method used to determine the elevation of different points on the ground is called:
a) Plane surveying
b) Topographic surveying
c) Engineering surveying
d) Differential leveling
Answer: d) Differential leveling
The process of determining the area of a field or a plot of land is called:
a) Linear measurement
b) Angular measurement
c) Plane table surveying
d) Chain surveying
Answer: c) Plane table surveying
The magnetic declination at a particular location indicates the angle between:
a) The magnetic north and the geographic north
b) The true north and the magnetic north
c) The geographic north and the true north
d) The magnetic south and the geographic south
Answer: b) The true north and the magnetic north
The most accurate method of leveling that takes into account the curvature of the Earth is:
a) Differential leveling
b) Precise leveling
c) Fly leveling
d) Reciprocal leveling
Answer: b) Precise leveling
The method of surveying in which the bearings of the survey lines are measured in relation to one fixed direction is called:
a) Compass surveying
b) Traverse surveying
c) Triangulation surveying
d) Topographic surveying
Answer: a) Compass surveying
The bearing of a line is N30°E. The back bearing of the line is:
a) S30°W
b) S60°E
c) N30°W
d) N60°E
Answer: c) N30°W
The vertical angle measured between the line of sight and the horizontal plane is called:
a) Azimuth angle
b) Vertical angle
c) Zenith angle
d) Inclination angle
Answer: b) Vertical angle
The surveying instrument used to measure the difference in elevation between two points is called a:
a) Theodolite
b) Level
c) Total station
d) Alidade
Answer: b) Level
The process of measuring distances on the ground using a chain or a tape is called:
a) Chaining
b) Ranging
c) Taping
d) Traversing
Answer: a) Chaining
The sum of the interior angles of a closed traverse is:
a) 180 degrees
b) 360 degrees
c) 540 degrees
d) 720 degrees
Answer: c) 540 degrees