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Theory and Practice 2

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Upon issuing the required standards for Certificate of Instrument Registration for Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver, the receiver at static survey, regardless of single or dual frequency, shall have the minimum horizontal accuracy of?

a)

a. 5 mm+1 ppm, multiply by baseline length

b)

b. 10 mm+ 1 ppm, multiply by baseline length

c)

c. 20 mm+1 ppm, divided by baseline length

d)

d. 20 mm+ 1 ppm, multiply by baseline length

2.

The following survey forms for registration and other purposes shall be drawn on LMB prescribed format, these forms are required for forms evaluation EXCEPT

a)

a. Field Notes

b)

b. Survey Plans

c)

c. Tax Declaration

d)

d. Computation Sheets

3.

Since the LIMs are prepared under the PTM/PRS-92 coordinate and projection system, what will happen to surveys for projection that is not on that PRS-92 coordinate system

a)

a. These surveys shall be considered as void/invalid and will be disregarded

b)

b. These surveys shall be accepted and transformed with respect to PRS 92

c)

c. These surveys shall be returned to the Geodetic Engineer for re-surveying

d)

d. These surveys shall be first transformed to the proper coordinate system 

4.

These shall be used in order to classify and identify all kinds of surveys which facilitate the recording, filing and record keeping of survey plans and maps and their corresponding survey returns.

a)

a. Survey Symbols & Letters

b)

b. Survey Figures & Numbers

c)

c. Survey Symbols & Numbers

d)

d. Survey Figures & Symbols

5.

The assignment of this one-letter suffix letter shall be confined to the Cadastral Survey meaning, it indicates that the survey was conducted by a Geodetic Engineer in private practice.

a)

a.G

b)

b. D

c)

c. E

d)

d. P

6.

6. The following procedure shall apply in the cancellation of approved survey plan EXCEPT

a)

a. There is a request for cancellation by a private party

b)

b. The RED concerned shall issue an Order of Investigation

c)

c. The request should be under oath.

d)

d. An investigation/ground verification shall be conducted

7.

This new survey symbol stands for “Free Patent Application”

a)

a. F

b)

b. Fpa

c)

c. Fp

d)

d. Pa

8.

This old survey symbol stands for “Reclaimed Land”

a)

a. Rla

b)

b. Rl

c)

c. Reld. Rec

d)

d. Rec

9.

This new survey symbol stands for “Private Surveys, owned/claimed by Municipal”

a)

a. Ps

b)

b. Psm

c)

c. P

d)

d. Pmu

10.

Upon issuing the required standards for Certificate of Instrument Registration for Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver, it should be capable of tracking at least how many common satellites with good geometry?

a)

a. 3

b)

b. 5

c)

c. 4

d)

d. 6

11.

Scale to be used in LIM shall be exclusively set within 1:4000 as the smallest scale, followed by sectional LIMs of scales of 1:2000, 1:1000 and 1:500,

a)

a. 1:5000, 1:2000 and 1:1000

b)

b. 1:4000, 1:2000 and 1:1000

c)

c. 1:2000, 1:1000 and 1:500

d)

d. 1:1500, 1:750 and 1:400

12.

In the process of Evaluation/Validation of Survey Records, the LMB shall submit monthly progress report to the ____________ and shall include the same in their Monthly and Annual Accomplishment Report.

a)

a. Regional Executive Director

b)

b. Regional Technical Director for Lands

c)

c. Admin of NAMRIA

d)

d. DENR Secretary

13.

The personnel that should strictly monitor the use of projection map and they shall also be held responsible for any loss, tampering of projection maps without justifiable reason.

a)

a. Chief, Surveys and Mapping Division

b)

b. Admin of NAMRIA

c)

c. Regional Technical Director for Lands

d)

d. DENR Secretary

14.

This old survey symbol stands for “Lease Application (Agricultural): Individual”a

a)

a. Lai

b)

b. La

c)

c. Lia

d)

d. Li

15.

This new survey symbol stands for “Insular Government Land or Private Land to be acquired by the (Insular) National Government”

a)

a. Ng

b)

b. Ff

c)

c. Igp

d)

d. Ig

16.

The standard dimensions of a wooden sleeper for a B.G. railway track are

a)

a. . 2.74 m x 25 cm x 13 cm

b)

b. 1.52 m x 15 cm x 10 cm

c)

c. 1.83 m x 20 cm x 11 cm

d)

d. 1.75 cm x 20 cm x 12 cm

17.

The gradient on which an additional engine is required to negotiate the gradient, is called

a)

a. Momentum gradient

b)

b. Pusher Gradient

c)

c. Ruling Gradient

d)

d. Steep Gradient

18.


The place where a railway line and a road cross each other at the same level, is known as

a)

a. cross over

b)

b. railway junction

c)

c. road junction

d)

d. level crossing

19.

The critical activity has

a)

a. minimum float

b)

b. maximum float

c)

c. zero float

d)

d. none of these

20.

Power stations are generally treated as

a)

a. light construction

b)

b. heavy construction

c)

c. industrial construction

d)

d. electrical construction

21.

The artificial activity which indicates that an activity following it, cannot be started unless the preceding activity is complete, is known as

a)

a. event

b)

b. free float

c)

c. dummy

d)

d. constant

22.

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

a)

a. GIS technology is the same as traditional mapping

b)

b. GIS technology is a tool box for processing maps and fundamental concepts for spatial measurement

c)

c. GIS technology contains analytic capabilities for overlaying maps

d)

d. GIS technology is capable to study the environmental surrondings

23.

The interaction of the electromagnetic radiation produced with a specific wave length to illuminate a target on the terrain for studying its scattered radiance, is called:

a)

a. passive remote sensing

b)

b. static remote sensing

c)

c. neutral remote sensing

d)

d. active remote sensing

24.

Which one of the following parameters is accurate for DGPS

a)

a. Positional accuracies ~ 1 - 2 m if rover is less than 1-2 km from the reference station

b)

b. Positional accuracies ~ 2 - 5m if rover is less than 2-5 fm from the reference station

c)

c. Positional accuracies ~ 5 - 10 m if rover is less than 5-10 km from reference station

d)

d. Positional accuracies ~ 5 - 10 m if rover is less than 25 km

25.

The altitude of a heavenly body is its angular distance, measured on the vertical circle passing through the body, above

a)

a. equator

b)

b. horizon

c)

c. zenith

d)

d. pole

26.

Pick up the correct statement from the following :

a)

a. Ursa Minor's remains always north of pole star

b)

b. Polar star remains always north of Polaris

c)

c. Polaris remains always north of Ursa Minor's

d)

d. Ursa Minor's pole star and polaris are the names of the same star.

27.

The Polaris describes a small circle round the pole whose radius is approximately

a)

a.

b)

b.

c)

c.

d)

d.

28.

The elevation of the star at elongation is obtained by

a)

a. sin α = sin φ cosec δ

b)

b. sin α = sin φ sec δ

c)

c. sin α = cos φ sec δ

d)

d. sin α = cos φ cosec δ

29.

Orbital radius of GPS satellites is approximately:

a)

a. 15,200 km

b)

b. 26,600 km

c)

c. 18,400 km

d)

d. 36,000 km

30.

The perpendicular offset from the tan-get to the central point of the circular curve, is

a)

a. R sin θ/2

b)

b. R cos θ/2

c)

c. R (1 - cos θ/2)

d)

d. R (1 - sin θ/2)

31.

Curves in the same direction separated by short tangents, are called

a)

a. simple circular curves

b)

b. compound curves

c)

c. transition curves

d)

d. broken-back curves

32.

The ratio of the angles subtended at the eye, by the virtual image and the object, is known as telescope's

a)

a. resolving power

b)

b. brightness

c)

c. field of view

d)

d. magnification

33.

In a constant level tube, size of the bubble remains constant because upper wall is

a)

a. of relatively smaller radius

b)

b. of relatively larger radius

c)

c. field of view

d)

d. magnification

34.

The rise and fall method

a)

a. is less accurate than height of instrument method

b)

b. is not suitable for levelling with tilting levels

c)

c. provides a check on the reduction of intermediate point levels

d)

  d. quicker and less tedious for large number of intermediate sights

35.

Size of a theodolite is specified by

a)

a. the length of telescope

b)

b. the diameter of vertical circle

c)

c. the diameter of lower plate

d)

d. the diameter of upper plate

36.

An imaginary line lying throughout the surface of ground and preserving a constant inclination to the horizontal is known as

a)

a. contour line

b)

b. horizontal equivalent

c)

c. contour interval

d)

d. contour gradient

37.

If α is the observed altitude, the refraction correction in seconds, is

a)

a. 58" cot α

b)

b. 58" tan α

c)

c. 58" sin α

d)

d. 58" cos α

38.

Size of a theodolite is specified by

a)

a. At culimination

b)

b. At elongation

c)

c. Neither at culmination nor at elongation

d)

d. Either at culmination or at elongation

39.

If the magnetic bearing of the sun at a place at noon in southern hemisphere is 167°, the magnetic declination at that place is

a)

a. 13° N

b)

b. 13° S

c)

c. 13° E

d)

d. 13° W

40.

Which of the following methods of contouring is most suitable for a hilly terrain?

a)

a. Direct Method

b)

b. Tachometric Method

c)

c. Square Method

d)

d. Cross-sections Method

41.

The arrangement of terrain features which provides attributes: the shape, size and texture of objects, is called:

a)

a. Spectral Variation

b)

b. Spatial Variation

c)

c. Spatiotemporal Variation

d)

d. Temporal Variation

42.

For interpolation of satellite data used for monitoring dynamic changes that occurs on the earth surface, the most suitable orbit for the satellite is:

a)

a. Circular Orbit

b)

b. Sun-synchronous orbit

c)

c. Earth-centered orbit

d)

d. Near polar orbit

43.

Pick up the wrong statement from the following:

a)

a. Spatial resolution of the imaging system becomes poorer with decrease of platform height

b)

b. In remote sensing technique, the observation place, is called a platform

c)

c. Spatial resolution of the imaging system becomes poorer with increase of platform height

d)

d. Platforms may be either stationary or mobile

44.

DGPS is based on the concept that bias errorsin the position of locations in a given local area, are same if their distances are within

a)

a. 25 km

b)

b. 50 km

c)

c. 75 km

d)

d. 100 km

45.

The refractive index of the ocean water:

a)

a. Increases with salinity

b)

b. Increases with temperature

c)

c. Decreases with salinity

d)

d. Decreases with temperature

46.

Remote sensing  techniques make use of the properties of ___________ emitted, reflected or diffracted by the sensed objects:

a)

a. Electric waves

b)

b. Sound waves

c)

c. Electromagnetic waves

d)

d. Wind waves

47.

The attainment of super elevation by rotation of pavement about the inner edge of the pavement

a)

a. is preferable in steep terrain

b)

b. results in balancing the earthwork

c)

c. avoids the drainage problem in flat terrain

d)

d. does not change the vertical alignment of the road

48.

Most suitable material for highway embankments is

a)

a. Granular Soil

b)

b. Organic Soil

c)

c. Silts

d)

d. Clays

49.

Which one of the rail failures is caused by loose fish bolts at expansion joints?

a)

a. Crushed head

b)

b. Angular break

c)

c. Split Head

d)

d. Transverse Fissures

50.

Consider the following surveys

I.) Reconnaissance Survey
II.) Preliminary Survey
III.) Traffic Survey
IV.) Location Survey

The correct sequence in which these surveys are conducted before the alignment of a track is finalized is

a)

a. I, III, II, IV

b)

b. I, III, IV, II

c)

c. III, I, IV, II

d)

d. III, I, II, IV

51.

What should be selected as a common point in preference to concrete stone or other monuments?

a)

a. Temporary markers

b)

b. Wooden stakes

c)

c. Monuments of approved surveys

d)

Plastic flags

52.

What must be included in the survey return for private lands to be purchased by the national government?

a)

a. A financial report

b)

b. A narrative report

c)

c. A geological survey

d)

d. A historical analysis

53.

What is required before conducting a survey of local government lands?

a)

a. Community approval

b)

b. Public consultation

c)

c. Environmental impact assessment

d)

d. Provincial or Municipal/City Board Resolution

54.

What is the maximum length of side shots from the traverse station to the lot corners when using ETS or EDM?

a)

a. 1000 metersb

b)

b. 500 meters

c)

c. 300 meters

d)

d. 200 meters

55.

What must be submitted for an amendment survey of approved surveys?

a)

a. Sepia copy of the approved survey plan

b)

b. A new survey plan

c)

c. A land use certificate

d)

d. A tax declaration

56.

What is the purpose of a verification survey?

a)

a. To check for errors in approved surveys

b)

b. To establish new boundaries

c)

c. To create new land titles

d)

d. To conduct public consultations

57.

What should be recorded in the field notes if monuments of approved surveys appear to have been moved?a

a)

a. The new location of the monuments

b)

b. The observation of movement

c)

c. The date of movement

d)

d. The reason for movement

58.

What is the required action if the position of a corner from an approved survey exceeds the allowable position of error?

a)

a. Accept the new position

b)

b. Ignore the discrepancy

c)

c. Re-establish the corner

d)

d. Conduct a new survey

59.

What is the maximum distance for side shots when using steel tapes in isolated surveys?

a)

a. 100 metersb

b)

b. 200 meters

c)

c. 300 metersd

d)

d. 500 meters

60.

What must be done if the person requesting an amendment survey is not the land owner?

a)

a. Submit a written authorization

b)

b. Conduct the survey anyway

c)

c. Notify the local government

d)

d. Wait for the owner to request

61.

What is the purpose of a narrative report in the survey return?

a)

a. To provide financial details

b)

b. To outline construction plans

c)

c. To describe land use and condition of improvement

d)

d. To summarize survey methods

62.

What must be done if the boundaries of a municipality or city cannot be determined on the ground?

a)

a. Conduct a new survey

b)

b. Refer to the law creating the boundaries

c)

c. Ignore the ambiguity

d)

d. Use approximate measurements

63.
  1. What is required for the conduct of verification surveys?

a)

a. Order from the Regional Technical Director for Lands

b)

b. Approval from the local government

c)

c. Community consentd

d)

d. Financial backing

64.
  1. What is the purpose of the Boundary Agreement Process (BAP)?

a)

a. To establish new land titles

b)

b. To conduct public consultations

c)

c. To create new boundaries

d)

d. To formalize agreements through the Parcel Information Sheet

65.

What must be included in the survey return for a complex subdivision survey of private land?a

a)

a. Affidavit of Landowner

b)

b. Environmental impact assessment

c)

c. Community consultation report

d)

d. Financial statement

66.

Hydrographic surveys deal with the mapping of

a)

a. large water bodies

b)

b. heavenly bodies

c)

c. heavenly bodies

d)

d. canal system

67.

An ideal vertical curve to join two gradients, is

a)

a. circular

b)

b. parabolic

c)

c. elliptical

d)

d. hyperbolic

68.

The intercept of a staff

a)

a. is maximum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight.

b)

b. is minimum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight.

c)

c. decreases if the staff is tilted away from normal

d)

d. increases if the staff is tilted towards normal.

69.

If S is the length of a subchord and R is the radius of simple curve, the angle of deflection between its tangent and sub-chord, in minutes, is equal to

a)

a. 171.9 S/R

b)

b. 171.9 R/Sc

c)

c. 1718.9 R/S

d)

d. 1718.9 S/R

70.

In chain surveying tie lines are primarily provided

a)

a. to check the accuracy of the survey

b)

b. to take offsets for detail survey

c)

c. to avoid long offsets from chain lines

d)

d. to increase the number of chain lines.

71.

If the angular measurements of a traverse are more precise than its linear measurements, balancing of the traverse, is done bya

a)

a. Bowditch's rule

b)

b. Transit rule

c)

c. Empirical rule

d)

d. all of the above

72.

If the rate of gain of radial acceleration is 0.3 m per sec3 and full centrifugal ratio is developed. On the curve the ratio of the length of the transition curve of same radius on road and railway, is

a)

a. 2.828a

b)

b. 3.828

c)

c. 1.828

d)

d. 0.828.

73.

A uniform slope was measured by the method of stepping. If the difference in level between two points is 1.8 m and the slope distance between them is 15 m, the error is approximately equal toa

a)

a. compensating, + 0.11 mb

b)

b. compensating, - 0.11 m

c)

c. cumulative, - 0.11 m

d)

d. cumulative, + 0.11 m

74.
  1. The parallax equation (shown below) is applicable to entire overlap of the photographs only if parallax is measured

a)

a. normal to base line

b)

b. parallel to base line

c)

c. both (a) and (b)

d)

d. neither (a) nor (b)

75.

The latitude (λ) of a place and the altitude (α) of the pole are related by

a)

a. λ = α

b)

b. λ = 90° - α

c)

c. λ = α - 90°

d)

d. λ = 180° - α

76.

The total length of a valley formed by two gradients - 3% and + 2% curve between the two tangent points to provide a rate of change of centrifugal acceleration 0.6 m/sec2, for a design speed 100 km ph, is

a)

a. 16.0 m

b)

b. 42.3 m

c)

c. 84.6 m

d)

d. none of these

77.

While calculating the sight distances, the driver's eye above road surface, is assumed

a)

a. 90 cm

b)

b. 100 cm

c)

c. 110 cm

d)

d. 120 cm

78.

The minimum vertical clearance of overhanging cliffs or any other structure above the surface of a hill road, should be

a)

a. 3 m

b)

b. 4 m

c)

c. 5 m

d)

d. 6 m

79.

Reconnaissance is best done with the help of

a)

a. aerial photographic survey

b)

b. topographical surveys

c)

c. triangulation surveys

d)

d. none of these

80.

Time and progress chart of a construction, is also known as

a)

a. Gantt chart

b)

b. Modified Mile stone chart

c)

c. Critical path method chart

d)

d. All the above

81.

Critical Path Net Work helps an engineer

a)

a. to concentrate his attention on critical activities

b)

b. to divert the resources from non-critical advanced activities to critical activities

c)

c. to be cautious for avoiding any delay in the critical activities to avoid delay of the whole project

d)

d. all the above

82.

Charles Vignoles invented the flat footed rails in

a)

a. 1814

b)

b. 1836

c)

c. 1846

d)

d. 1856

83.

n GPS, receivers are used are ;

a)

a. electronic clocks

b)

b. atomic clocks

c)

c. quartz clocks

d)

d. mechanical clocks

84.

Which one of the following factors does not affect the scale of the air photographs?

a)

a. Focal length

b)

b. Flying height

c)

c. Ground elevation

d)

d. None of these

85.

The changes in the reflectivity/emissivity with time, is called:

a)

a. Spectral variation

b)

b. Spatial variation

c)

c. Temporal variation

d)

d. none of these

86.

The terrain may be classified as rolling terrain if the cross slope of land is

a)

a. upto 10%

b)

b. between 10% and 25%

c)

c. between 25% and 60%

d)

d. more than 60%

87.

The effect of grade on safe overtaking sight distance is

a)

a. To increase it on descending grades and to decrease it on ascending grades

b)

b. To decrease it on descending grades and to increase it on ascending grades

c)

c. To increase it on both descending and ascending grades

d)

d. To decrease it on both descending and ascending grades

88.

Coefficient of friction is less when the pavement surface is

a)

a. Rough

b)

b. Dry

c)

c. Smooth and dry

d)

d. Smooth and wet

89.

 If an ascending gradient of 1 in 50 meets a descending gradient of 1 in 50, the length of summit curve for a stopping sight distance of 80 m will be

a)

a. Zero

b)

b. 64 m

c)

c. 80 m

d)

d. 60 m

90.

Standard size of wooden sleeper for Broad Gauge track isa

a)

a. 275x25x13 cm

b)

b. 180x20x11.5 cm

c)

c. 225x23x13 cm

d)

d. 250x26x12 cm

91.

Which of the following mechanical devices is used to ensure that route cannot be changed while the train is on the point eve after putting back the signal?

a)

a. Detectors

b)

b. Point lock

c)

c. Lock bar

d)

d. Stretcher bar

92.

 One degree of curve is equivalent to (where R is the radius of curve in meters.)

a)

a. 1600/R

b)

b. 1700/R

c)

c. 1750/R

d)

d. 1850/R

93.

The rail is designated by its

a)

a. Length

b)

b. Weight

c)

c. Cross-section

d)

d. Weight per unit length

94.

A treadle bar is used for

a)

a. Interlocking points and signal

b)

b. Setting points and crossings

c)

c. Setting marshalling yard signals

d)

d. Track maintenance

95.

If 16 flight lines are run perpendicular to an area 30 km wide, their spacings on a photographical map on scale 1:50,000, will be

a)

a. 1 cm

b)

b. 2 cm

c)

3 cm

d)

d. 4 cm

96.

The size of a plane table is

a)

a. 750 mm x 900 mm

b)

b. 600 mm x 750 mm

c)

c. 450 mm x 600 mm

d)

d. 300 mm x 450 mm

97.

if the magnetic bearing of the sun at a place at noon in southern hemisphere is 167°, the magnetic declination at that place is

a)

a. 77°N

b)

b. 23na

c)

c. 13°E

d)

d. 13°W

98.

The great circle which passes through the zenith, nadir and the poles, is known as

a)

a. Meridian

b)

b. Vertical circle

c)

c. Prime vertical

d)

d. None of these

99.

An imaginary line lying throughout the surface of ground and preserving a constant inclination to the horizontal is known asa

a)

a. Contour line

b)

b. Horizontal equivalent

c)

c. Contour interval

d)

d. Contour gradient

100.

The angle between the prolongation of the preceding line and the forward line of a traverse is called

a)

a. Deflection angle

b)

b. Included angle

c)

c. Direct angle

d)

d. One of the above