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This set of Basic Civil Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Basic
Surveying Terms”.

1. How many types of bench mark are there?

a) 3
b) 2
c) 5
d) 4

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2. The di erence between magnetic north and geographic north is:

a) Dip
b) Strike
c) Declination
d) Bearing

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3. In the triangulation method, the whole area is divided into:

a) Scale triangles
b) Triangles
c) Obtuse triangles
d) Well-conditioned triangles

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4. A stone that marks boundary is called:

a) Merestone
b) Milestone
c) Metestone
d) Linestone

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5. Which of the below is not a classi cation of surveying?

a) Marine
b) Basement
c) Astronomical
d) Land

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6. EDM stands for:

a) Errorless Distance Measurement
b) Electronic Direct Measurement
c) Electronic Distance Measurement
d) Errorless Direct Measurement

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7. Plane and geodetic surveying are classi cations of surveying based on:
a) Methodology
b) Earth’s curvature
c) Object of survey
d) Instrument

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8. _________ errors are small unavoidable uctuation.

a) Random
b) Gross
c) Systematic
d) Mistake

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9. Plan is a small-scale representation of a large area.

a) True
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b) False

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10. Which of the below is not a means of linear surveying methods?

a) Theodolite
b) EDM
c) Tape
d) Chain

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11. The term Gore is used to indicate:

a) Rectangular land
b) Perimeter of a land
c) Thin triangular land
d) A measure of distance

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12. An acre is equal to 107,639 square feet.

a) True
b) False

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