URBAN PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION EXAM

1. The length of a line AB with coordinates of A (1234.432, 1256.765) and B(2341.234,

2516.235) is:
A. 1676.686 B. 259.47 C. 1679.015 D.
245.354
2. The telescope of theodolite is said to be normal or direct when its vertical circle is
A. To the right of the operator B. On the telescope
C. To the left of the operator D. On the standard
3. Before executing a survey task, a surveyor should perform the following first:
A. Check the survey instruments B. Adjust the survey instruments
C. Prepare a free hand sketch of the project area D. Select the proper instruments for
the task
4. Mr. X inherits 1500m2 plot of land to his 3 sons equally. Later, one of the sons wants to
transfer his right to somebody else. What shall be done first to legalize the transfer?
A. Adjudication must be performed in between his brother’s properties
B. He has to agree with his father and brothers
C. There must be infrastructure around the plot
D. His brothers need to confirm the transfer
5. The first requirement for any survey work is
A. Inter-visibility between stations B. Angle measurement
C. Centering the surveying instrument D. Control point establishment
6. To plan and organize survey expeditions, one is not mandatory
A. All survey activities should be identified first
B. The name of the survey team members should be known in advance
C. Logistical considerations have to be taken into account
D. Existing map of the project area is required
7. An action to be taken by a surveyor to maintain the quality of a survey work
A. Make measurements at once B. Making fast measurements
C. Using EDM instruments only D. Identify and eliminates errors
8. _______________Made to establish the horizontal or vertical positions for arbitrary
points to be used as a reference in prior and future surveys.
A. Control Survey B. Property Survey C. Topographic Survey D. Engineering
Survey
9. _______________is refers to how close an estimate (or measurement) is to true but
Unknown values?
A. Errors B. Mistake C. Precision D. Accuracy
10. During Travers computation when we compute departure & latitude which one is correct
about latitude?
A. Latitude=Length*sin (AZ) B. Latitude=Length*Cos(AZ)
C. Latitude=Length*(AZ) D. Latitude=Length*sin(AZ)/cos(AZ)
11. During Travers computation when we compute departure & latitude which one is correct
about departure?
A. Departure =Length*sin (AZ) B. Departure =Length*Cos(AZ)
C. Departure =Length*(AZ) D. Departure =Length*sin(AZ)/cos(AZ)
12. Method of surveying in which lengths & directions of lines between points on the earth
are obtained by or from field measurements and are used in determining positions of the
points.
A. Presidion B. Traverse C. Original survey D. Trilateration
13. Which of the following is not true about traverse?
A. Traverse is a method in the field surveying to establish control networks
B. Link traverse starts at a known point in any corresponding linear direction but close up
on a point of less order accuracy.
C.A traverse is said to be closed when the terminal point closes at the starting point.
D. A loop traverse is closed if all its distances and angles are measured
14. A type of survey which conducted to determine the configuration of the ground and all
manmade and natural features is:
A. Cadastral Survey B. Topography Survey C. Control Survey D.
Route Survey
15. What type surveying is implemented for large areas to account for curvature of the earth?
A. Plane Surveying B. Cadastral surveying C. Geodetic Surveying D.
Marine Surveying
16. The type of surveying which assumes that the Earth is flat , which is the most commonly
practiced form of surveying is__?

A. Plane Surveying B. Geodetic Surveying

C. Land surveying D. Astronomical surveys
17. Which of the following is true about Geodetic Surveying?
 A. The basic and oldest type of surveying B. Covers largest area
C. Consider the shape of the earth as spherical D. Astronomical surveys
18. A traverse which either originates from known station or close the same station?
A. Open traverse B. cloth traverse C. chain traverses D. All
19. ______is defined as the science of determining the position, in three dimensions, of natural
and man-made features.
A. Surveying B. Cadastre
C. Topography D. Measuring
20. Of the following, one is performed with a methodical and orderly sequence wherein, area
by area
A. Sporadic adjudication B. Systematic adjudication
C. Deed registration D. Title registration
21. Which of the following is true about title registration?
A. used to show the sale or transfer of property
B. The title is not registered
C. Identifies and locates any easement right
D. a group of documents that shows transaction
22. A mathematical surface obtained by revolving an ellipse about the earth’s polar axis.
A. Reference surface
B. Datum
C. Geoid
D. Ellipsoid

23. ________is an operation in surveying performed to determine the difference in levels of two
points.

A. Levelling
B. Surveying
C. measuring
D. Demarcation

24. Which of the following surveying instrument is considered as a versatile instrument basically
designed to measure horizontal and vertical angles?

A. GPS B. Tape C. Total station D. theodolite

25. Which of the following statement is correct about spatial data and its characteristics?
A. It is a data type that describes characteristics of the features
B. It is a data type which is satellite-based system providing precise positional data
C. It is a data type which provides the location information of the features
D. It is a data which provide structures for storage and analysis of data
26. --------- is a multiuser geodatabase which is unlimited in size and numbers of users?
A. Relational database B. Enterprise C. File based D. Personnel
27. UTM projection deals about---?
A. a reference system used to represent the locations of geographic objects within a common
geographic framework
B. a projection type which divides the world into 60 zones with central meridians at 6 intervals
C. zoning start at east, and the zone numbers rise as you travel west
D. UTM is a conformal projection, so all distances, shapes, and areas are reasonably accurate
28. Among below, one is correct regarding Handheld GPS?
A. GPS is a ground-based global navigation satellite system developed in the early 1970s
B. GPS systems are used in both military and civil applications
C. It takes 1 day for a GPS satellite to revolve around the earth/ to complete one revolution
D. GPS satellites are arranged on 4 planes with 6 slots where satellites arranged equidistantly
29. Which of the below is correct about GPS segments?
A. Navigation message contains coordinates of the satellites and Satellite health
B. Space segments used to control atmospheric data and the satellite almanac
C. Control segment includes all military and civilian users
D. Space segments allow to determine his or her position anywhere in the world
30. GPS signal digital codes consists of -----------------?
A. Satellite coordinate B. Navigation message C. Distances to GPS satellites D. Users
31. GPS error introduced due to local obstructions on the Earth's surface is called-------------?
A. Receiver error B. Atmospheric error C. Multipath error D. Satellite error
32. Among below one is not among main pages of HHGPS?
A. Satellite page B. Main menu page C. Tool page D. Map page
33. ------page shows your current location, GPS accuracy, satellite locations, and signal strength?
A. Main menu page B. Accuracy page C. Map page D. Satellite page
Model Exam on ‘Perform Spatial Data Acquisition using GNSS’
34. Which of the following is not among the steps followed during Preparation for GPS data
collection?
A. Create the data collection sheet that contains all the information items
B. Prepare equipment for the survey
C. Conduct site assessment
D. Get acquainted with a HHGPS receiver
35. The data storage format you use when you are saving your data in excel format is ---?
A. Geodatabase B. CSV C. Shapefile D. Table
36. -------is the act of assigning accurate locations to produce spatial information?
A. Spatial database B. Enterprise geodatabase C. Georeferencing D. GPS
37. If you are extracting information from georeferenced data with the help of GIS components,
what is
the procedure called?
A. Mapping B. Data storing C. Digitizing D. Retrieving data
38. The type of error you commit when the line digitized doesn’t connect properly with the
neighboring
line it should intersect with is called----?
A. Dangling nodes B. Loops C. Over and under shoots D. Silver error
39. Accuracy of spatial data depends on ------------------?
A. Data collection steps B. Data storage C. Data analysis and dissemination D. All
40. If you are asked to map parcels with area greater than 1ha and used for governmental cases,
which
method would you apply?
A. Digitization B. Feature extraction C. Query/ data retrieve D. Georeference