Distance Measurements

1. Determine the length of a line negotiated in 208 paces by a person whose pace factor is 0.76
meter long.

a. 158.08 c. 185.05
b. 273.68 d. 188.05

2. A surveyor during his pacing has found out that the paced distance is 0.035 meter longer than
the taped distance, which is equal to 53.35 meter. The discrepancy is equal to

a. 0.35 c. 53.315
b. 0.035 d. 53.385

3. The length of a line was measured and was found to be 1640 meter. It was found that the 100-m
tape was 0.05 m too long. Find the correct length of the line.

a. 1648.208 c. 1640.820
b. 1640.082 d. 1640.280

4. The 30-m tape is suspended between its ends under a pull of 16 kg. The weight of the tape is 1.6
kg. Find the corrected length of the tape.

a. 29.9875 c. 30.0125
b. 29.0125 d. 29.1250

5. A slope distance of 465. 82 meter is measured between two points with a slope angle of 12 ° 35 '
. The corresponding horizontal distance between the point is:

a. 101.48 c. 358.70
b. 454.63 d. 207.54

6. A line measured with a 30-m steel tape was recorded as 325.70 m. If the tape is found to be
30.05 m long during standardization, the corrected length of the line is:

a. 325.16 c. 325.44
b. 327.45 d. 326.24
7. A 50-m tape was standardized and found to be 0.00335 m shorter at an observed temperature
of 22 ° C . What is the amount of the correction per tape length is during measurement the
temperature is 33 ° C . Use K=11.6 ×10−6

a. 0.0099 c. 0.0029
b. 0.0012 d. 0.0064

8. The length of the tape is decreased by 0.006 m at a temperature of 21 ° C . At what temperature

will it increased by 0.006? The length of tape is 50 m. K=11.6 ×10−6

a. 41.6 ° c. 38.6 °
b. 31.3 ° d. 10.4 °

9. The distance measured along a 3% slope is 138.12 m. The horizontal distance measured is:

a. 138.04 c. 138.11
b. 138.07 d. 138.09

10. A 50 m steel tape was standardized and supported throughout its whole length and found to be
0.00205 m longer and at observe temperature of 31.8 ° C and a pull of 10 kg. This tape was
used to measure a line, which was found to be 662.702 m at an average temperature of 24.6 ° C
using the same pull. What is the correct length of the line? Use the coefficient of expansion of
0.0000116 m per degree centigrade. CE Board May 1991

11. In measuring a line with a “too-short” tape, in order to obtain the corrected distance, the total
error is: CE Board Nov 1992

a. Divided c. Multiplied
b. Added d. Subtracted

12. A type of survey which is wide extent and takes into account the spheroid shape of earth is
known as. CE Board May 1993

a. Plane surveying c. Mine surveying

b. Geodetic surveying d. Cadastral surveying

13. 50 m length of tape is of standard length at temperature of 50.76 ° C . At a temperature of

68 ° C , what would be the error in the length of tape is K=0.0000116 m/° C ? . CE Board Nov
1993
 a. 0.02 c. 0.01
b. 0.03 d. 0.04

14. Compute the normal tension which will be applied to a tape (30 m) supported over two
supports in order to eliminate pull correction and sag correction is the total weight of the tape is
26 N with a cross sectional area of 0.35 mm2. Modulus of elasticity of the tape is 200,000 MPa.
Standard tension at which tape is standardized is 157 N. CE Board Nov 1993

a. 204.22 N c. 210.33 N
b. 215.32 N d. 200.63 N

15. A line was measured to have 5 tallies, 6 marking pins and 63.5 links. How long is the line? CE
Board May 1994

a. 1205.5 cm c. 1887.50 m
b. 5663. 5 ft d. 119.5 in

16. Using a 50-m tape that is 0.02 m too long, the measured distance from A to B is 160.42 m. What
is the correct distance from A to B? CE Board Nov 1994

a. 160.484 m c. 160.356 m
b. 160.4 m d. 160.44 m

17. The distance from point D to point E as measured is 165.2 m. If the 50 m tape used is 0.01 m too
short, what is the correct distance in m? CE Board May 1996

a. 165.299 c. 165.365
b. 165.167 d. 165.233

18. A steel tape is 100 m long at standard pull of 65 kN. Compute the pull correction in mm if during
measurement applied. CE Board May 1996

a. -4 c. -5
b. -6 d. -7

19. The correct distance between point E and point F is 213.5 m. Tape that is 0.025 m too long is
used to measure EF, what will be the measured distance in meter? CE Board Nov 1997
 a. 213.45 c. 243.23
b. 231.57 d. 324.64

20. A tape has a standard length at 20 ° C , a line was measured at a coefficient of thermal
expansion is 0.0000116 m/° C and its true horizontal length is 865.30 m, what is the measured
length? CE Board May 1998

a. 865.47 m c. 865.52 m
b. 865.21 m d. 865.19 m

21. A 30- tape which is of standard length of temperature of 20 ℃ is used to measure distance of
412 m. The temperature during the of measurement was 52 ℃ . If the coefficient of thermal
expansion of the tape is 0.0000116 m/℃ , determine the corrected length of the tape.

a. 412.153 m c. 416.253 m
b. 411.986 m d. 410.364 m

Horizontal Angles and Directions

1. The forward bearing of a line is N 45 ° 00' E . Its back azimuth measured from north is equal to:

a. 45 ° c. 135 °
b. 225 ° d. 315 °

2. The magnetic azimuth reckoned from north of a line is 205 ° 40 ' . If the magnetic declination is
3 ° 15 ' east, the true bearing of the line is

a. S 28 ° 55' W c. S 22° 25' W

b. S 25 ° 40' W d. S 25 ° 40' E

3. A 6-sided closed compass traverse was surveyed and was found out that the sum of the interior
angles is 718 ° 30 ' . Its error is:

a. 3 ° 10 ' c. 2 ° 15 '
b. 1 °30 ' d. 1 ° 25 '
4. Given the bearing of the sides of a closed quadrilateral

AB N 12° 15' E
BC N 15° 40 ' E
CD S 60 ° 20' E
DA S 18° 30' W
Find the interior angle CDA at point D of the quadrilateral.

a. 78 ° 50 ' c. 75 ° 30 '
b. 101 ° 10 ' d. 122 ° 10 '

5. In 1930, a line was measured to have a magnetic bearing of N 65 ° 15' E when the deflection
was 3 ° 45' E . From the isogonic chart it was noticed that an annual variation of 02' W occurred
from 1955 up to year 1995. What is the magnetic bearing of the line in 1995?

a. N 68 ° 25' E c. N 68 ° 40' E
b. N 68 ° 15' E d. N 68 ° 05' E

6. The magnetic bearing of a line was recorded as N 72° 20' E in 1870 at a place where the
prevailing declination was 10 ° 30 ' W . What is the present magnetic bearing if the declination is
now 2 ° 50' E?

a. N 58° 00' E c. N 65 ° 00' E

b. N 59° 00' E d. N 48 ° 00' E

7. The observed compass bearing of a line in 1981 was S 37 ° 30' E and the magnetic declination of
the place hen was known to be 3 ° 10 ' W . It has also discovered that during the observation,
local attraction of the place at the moment of 5 ° E existed. Find the true azimuth of the line.

a. 234 ° 20 ' c. 198 ° 40 '

b. 324 ° 20 ' d. 223 ° 30 '

8. A line has a magnetic bearing of S 41 ° 30 ' E when the declination was 1 ° 30' E. What was the
true bearing of the line if a local attraction of 3 ° 30 ' to the east at the vicinity?

a. S 30 ° E c. S 33 ° 30' E
b. S 35 ° E d. S 36 ° 30' E
9. The lines OA and OB whose magnetic bearings are N 39° 25' W and N 75° 50' E respectively,
what is the angle between the lines?

a. 115 ° 15' c. 87 ° 34 '

b. 36 ° 25' d. 50 ° 04 '

10. The observed interior angles of a triangle are A=35° 14 ' 37 , B=96° 30 ' 09 and
C=48 ° 15 ' 05 . Determine the most probable value of angle A.

a. 35 ° 14 ' 40 c. 35 ° 14 ' 42
b. 35 ° 14 ' 39 d. 35 ° 14 ' 38