1.

From the following statements, _____________ is true regarding geospatial data

precision.
A. A GIS dataset built to map ‘small scale phenomena’ may be in
appropriate to use in ‘large scale analyses.
B. It is common to find mixed resolution data within the same dataset.
C. Precision is only important to ‘small scale’ analyses and will not affect
‘large scale’ analyses.
D. Imprecise data is not useful at any scale.
2. Process of selecting important details and to leave out irrelevant objects during
map making is known as _____________.
A. generalization of details
B. contour interval
C. plotting accuracy
D. scale
3. Subtense bar is an instrument used for ____________.
A. leveling
B. measurement of horizontal distance in undulated areas
C. measurement of horizontal distance in plane areas
D. measurement of angles
4. _____________ refers to a system that incorporates Global Positioning System
(GPS), Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), Galileo and
other space-based and ground segments to support global navigation position
determination and related measurements.
A. Galileo
B. Global Navigation Satellite System
C. Global Positioning System
D. Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System
5. For the construction of highway (or railway), the ___________ is required.
A. Cross sections
B. Both longitudinal and cross sections
C. Longitudinal sections
D. None of these
6. If the length of the chain is found to be short on testing, it can be adjusted by
_______________.
A. closing the joints of the rings if opened out
B. all of the above
C. straightening the links
D. removing one or more small circular rings
7. Clarity, Order, Balance, Contrast,Unity, Harmony are elements of __________.
A. map rendition C. mapping symbol
B. map design D. map layout
8. “An electromagnetic wave falls on to a boundary between two losses less
homogeneous media with different refractive indices, a part of the wave is
reflected back to the incident medium and the rest is transmitted on to the
second media”. This phenomenon is known as _____________.
A. Fresnel reflection C. Fresnel refraction
B. None of these D. Shell’s law
9. _____________ is considered a correct statement.
A. Electric and magnetic fields of electromagnetic wave remain mutually
orthogonal and transverse to the direction of propagation.
 B. If the electromagnetic wave moves in the z-direction, its electric vector
remains in the XY plane along any direction.
C. All of these.
D. Electromagnetic wave is composed of electric and magnetic fields.
10. _____________ refers to that part of the shore which is alternately covered and
uncovered by the ebb and flow of the (equinoctial) tide.
A. Buffer Zone C. Shoreline
B. Foreshore Land D. Salvage Zone
11. _____________ means any area where mineral resources, as herein defined, are
found.
A. Mineral land C. Mineral claim
B. Mineral deposits D. Mineral reserve
12. In 1:10000 scvale with plotting dimension 0.2 millimeter, the least dimension of
the object that may be plotted is ___________.
A. 20 centimeters C. 2 meters
B. 2 centimeters D. 2 millimeters
13. For an ideal transition curve, the relation between the radius “r” and the distance
“l” measured from the beginning of the transition curve is expressed as
__________.
A. l α l/r C. l α l/r²
B. l α r D. l α r²
14. The projection of altitude and longitude onto the sky is called ____________.
A. Celestial Sphere C. None of these
B. Hemisphere D. Nadir
15. Under the Mining Code, ____________ means the land or body of water delineated
under a Mineral Agreement or Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement
(FTAA) subject to the relinquishment obligations of the Contractor and properly
defined by longitude and latitude.
A. Contract area C. Lease coverage
B. Mineral land D. Permit site
16. The sensivity of a bubble tube depends on ____________.
A. The radius of the curvature.
B. All of these.
C. The smoothness of the inner surface of the tube.
D.
17. ______________ refers to the process of estimating the number of deposits or the
tonnage of metal within some specified region.
A. Mineral assessment C. Mineral exploration
B. Mineral prospecting D. Mineral development
18. A metallic tape is ____________.
A. A tape made of any metal.
B. Is a tape of water proof fabric into which metal wires are woven.
C. Another name of an invar tape.
D. Another name of steel tape.
19. Detailed plotting is generally done by ____________.
A. Resection C. Radiation
B. All of these D. Traversing
20. The length of a chain is measured from ____________.
A. outside of one handle to outside of other handle
B. inside of one handle to inside of other handle
 C. outside of one handle to inside of other handle
D. centre of one handle to centre of other handle

21. If the standard deviation of an observation is ±10m the most probable error would
be _________.
A. 0.6745 m C. 20 m
B. 6.745 m D. 10 m
22. Elevation, relief, and slope on a topographic map are shown using symbols called
____________.
A. GPS units C. countour intervals
B. Contour lines D. pixels
23. ____________ refers to the procedure of analysis and planning of the allocation,
in space and time, of human activities in marine areas, for the achievement of
economic, environmental and social goals.
A. Water Resources Planning
B. Maritime Zone Development Planning
C. Off-shore Development Agenda
D. Marine Spatial Planning
24. Accuracy of location and distances for preparation of a map should have
confidence level of ____________.
A. 85％ C. 95％
B. 99％ D. 90％
25. The curve preferred for vertical curves is a ____________.
A. Hyperbola C. Parabola
B. Circular arc D. Spiral
26. _____________ are used for relief maps.
A. Hachure lines
B. Perspective renditions
C. Shading represeting shadows
D. 3-D models
27. The maximum tolerance in a 20 m chain is ___________.
A. ±2 mm C. ±5 mm
B. ±8 mm D. ±3 mm
28. A mining right that grants a holder the exclusive right to search and develop any
mineral substance within a given is called __________.
A. Grant C. Claim
B. Right D. Patent
29. If the horizontal distance between the staff points and the point of observation is d,
then the error due to curvature of earth is proportional to _____________.
A. D C. d2
B. 1/d2 D. 1/d
30. A roll film high sensitivity, high intrinsic resolution power and dimensionally
stable emulsion support is called ____________.
A. Terrestrial film C. Digital film
B. Aerial film D. None of these
31. In railway engineering, flat mild steel bearing plates are used _____________.
A. with wooden sleepers at locations where creep is likely to be
developed
B. for points and crossings in the lead portion
C. on all joints and curves
 D. on all these
32. With the rise of temperature, the sensitivity of a bubble tube _____________.
A. decreases C. increases
B. none of the above D. remains unaffected
33. ______________ refers to any bed or channel through the stagnant, dirty and salt
water flows under the influence of the tides.
A. Estero C. Arroyo
B. River D. Creek
34. ______________ is the reason why green plants are absent in deep sea.
A. Light is absent C. Low temperature
B. Great depth D. High pressure
35. Given the following, ____________ is the correct statement.
A. In surveys of small extent, the effect of curvature may be ignored and
the level surface of the earth is assumed as horizontal.
B. All of these.
C. In surveys of large extent, the effect of curvature of the earth must be
considered.
D. The direction of the plumb lines suspended at different points in a
survey are not strictly parallel.
36. ___________ is the survey symbol for group settlement surveys.
A. Gs C. Grs
B. Gset D. Gss
37. ___________ refers to the condition caused by failure to orient the camera with
respect to the tract of airplane due to side wind.
A. Drift C. Photo Slip
B. Crab D. All of these
38. The rod person must hold the level rod ______________ when it is being read.
A. As best they can C. Vertically
B. D.
39. ___________ is one color used in “must do” signs.
A. Black C. Green
B. Blue D. Red
40. Which of the following frequency regions is a part of sun’s radiation?
A. Radio frequency region
B. Infrared frequency region
C. Ultraviolet frequency region
D. All of these
41. The characteristic of a signal or component frequency of a signal that expresses a
range of time-dependent magnitude variations is called _____________.
A. Filter C. Frequency
B. Parameter D. Amplitude
42. The projection of equator onto the sky is called ____________.
A. Equator C. Celestial bodies
B. Celestial equator D. Celestial Meridian
43. The temporary adjustments of a prismatic compass are ____________.
i. ) centering
ii. ) leveling
iii. ) focusing the prism

The correct order is

 A. (0, (iii), 00 C. (0, (ii), (iii)
B. (in), (i), (ii) D. (ii), (iii), 0)
44. Aquatic life is damaged by _____________.
A. sound pollution C. air pollution
B. all of these D. thermal pollution
45. Earth observations from a satellite platform provides ______________.
A. Constant solar zenith angles and similar illumination conditions.
B. All of these.
C. synoptic view of a large area
D. repetitive observations of the same area with intervals of a few minutes
to a few weeks.
46. While working on a plane table, the correct rule is ____________.
A. Draw continuous lines from all instrument stations.
B. Take maximum number of sights as possible from each station to
distant objects.
C. Intersection should be obtained by actually drawing second rays.
D. Draw short rays sufficient to contain the points sought.
47. The spherical excess for a triangle area 200 sq km is approximately ___________.
A. 2.0” C. 1.0”
B. 1.5” D. 0.5”
48. ______________ means the extraction , mineral processing and/or disposition of
minerals.
A. Disposition C. Utilization
B. Processing D. Extraction
49. ______________ refers to the process used to correlate a fundamental station of a
continental survey network with the geoid.
A. Position determination C. Mapping
B. Surveying D. Solar Observation
50. The dimensio of a Barangay Boundary Monument normally established in a
cadastral survey is _____________.
A. 20 cm x 20 cm x 100 cm C. 20 cm x 20 cm x 130 cm
B. 30 cm x 30 cm x 120 cm D. 25 cm x 25 cm x 100 cm
51. The purpose of providing fillet in a rail section is to ____________.
A. Increase the lateral strength
B. Reduce the wear
C. Avoid the stress concentration
D. Increase the vertical stiffness
52. ______________ is defined as a spatial information and registration system of the
marine space which includes overlying imminent and underlying rights (mainly
use and lease rights), restrictions, and responsibilities, which are exercised on all
the legal (spatial) entities into the sovereign space of a coastal or archipelagic state.
A. Water Resources Database
B. Marine Cadastre
C. Ancestral Waters Information System
D. Land and Water Cadastre
53. Areas of an underground mine which have been excavated are called __________.
A. Exploration works
B. Underground workings
C. Sub-surface exploration site
D. Main tailings
55. _____________ is an example of non-spatial data.
A. The number of rooms in an office building.
B. The intersection of two streets
C. The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
D. The site of ‘Libingan ng mga Bayani’
56. _____________ refers to the pairs of models, of which one is a specialization of
the other obtained by freezing certain parameter(s) at prespecified values.
A. Bundled models C. Nested models
B. All of these D. Stereo models
57. The closeness of a calibration curve to a straight line is called ____________.
A. Precision C. Accuracy
B. Linearity D. Measurand
58. 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. 23° S C. 77° N
B. 13° W D. 13° E
59. 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. 13° W C. 13° E
C. 77° N D. 23° S
60. The most important consideration for preparation of map is _____________.
A. scale
B. plotting accuracy
C. generalization of details
D. contour interval
61. If the altitude bubble is provided both on index frame as well as on the telescope
of a theodolite, the the instrument is levelled with reference to
i. ) index frame
ii. ) index frame if it is to be used as a level
iii. ) telescope
iv. ) telescope if it is to be used as a level

The correct answer is ____________.

A. only (i) C. both (i) and (iv)
B. both (ii) and (iii) D. only (iii)
62. ______________ is a type of image matching based on photometric intensities.
A. Edge matching C. Nested modeling
B. Least squares matching D. Internal alignment
66. _____________ refers to the geographic-based instruments for planners and
decision-makers, which presents a description of the environmental setting
including the state of a environmental quality and evaluation of the assimilative
capacity of an area.
A. Land Use Plan C. Master Plan
B. Ecological Profile D. Disaster Management Plan
67. The angle between the prolongation of the preceding line and the forward line of a
traverse is called _____________.
A. direct angle C. deflection angle
B. included angle D. none of the above
68. Killing of animals disturbs ____________.
A. none of these C. the balance of nature
 B. good for man D. good for ecosystem
69. In the World of Geographic Information System (GIS), another term for the
property of connectivity is ___________.
A. Topology C. Proximity
B. Neighborhood D. Location
70. A successful accident investigation must answer the following questions.
A. None of these
B. Who is behind it?; Who are involved?; Why they involved?
C. Why did they do?; Why they couldn’t avoid it? What went wrong?
D. What happened?; How it happened?; Why it happened?
71. If the reduced bearing of a line AB id N60°W and the length is 100 m, then the
latitude and departure respectively of the line AB will be ___________.
A. +50 m, -86.6 m C. +50 m, +86.6 m
B. +86.6 m, -50 m D. +70.7 m, -50 m
72. ______________ is considered the purpose of photo-interpretation.
A. recognition of objects
B. all of these
C. identification
D. judging the significance of objects
73. Which one of the following geometric errors of satellite sensors is random?
A. Panoramic distortion C. Scan skew
B. Altitude variation D. Earth rotation
74. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. All of these are incorrect.
B. Error due to refraction may not be completely eliminated by reciprocal
levelling.
C. The last reading of levelling is always a foresight.
D. Tilting the levels are commonly used for precision work.
75. The main function of a fish plate is ____________.
A. To join rails with the sleeper.
B. To allow rail to expand and contract freely.
C. None of these.
D. To join the two rails together.
76. _____________ pertains to the user definable angle (in degrees) below which data
measurements from a satellite will not used.
A. Angle of Depression C. Satellite Mask
B. Elevation Mask Angle D. Reckoning Angle
78. ____________ method of offsets involves less measurement on the ground.
A. method of perpendicular offsets
B. all of these involve equal measurement on the ground
C. method of ties
D. method of oblique offsets
79. ____________ can be best defined according to its function i.e., as areas for
recreation; preservation/conservation, ecology and as tools to enhance and contril
urban growth.
A. Open Space C. Open Market Housinh
B. Public Facilities D. Playground