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Preboard 1 TNP 2023
Preboard 1 TNP 2023
MANILA – DAVAO
PHILIPPINES
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.
Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the
letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES
ALLOWED. GOOD LUCK.
2. It is the angular distance from the zenith to the celestial body measured
along a vertical circle.
A. Polar distance C. Declination
B. Zenith Distance D. Ecliptic distance
7. The base meridian to which all azimuth of lines of the project shall be
referred is called ____.
A. Grid C. Central
B. Primary D. Geodetic
9. A transit station, or point over which the transit is set with a tract in
the top marking, the point is ____.
A. Turning point C. Hub
B. Station D. Stake
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THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SURVEYING SET A
12. In differential levelling, the vertical distance from datum to the line
of sight of the telescope is _____.
A. Height of instrument C. Backsight reading
B. Foresight rod reading D. Vertical rod reading
14. The vernier of engineer’ transit be set to 0°0’0” reading with the use of
_____.
A. Lower clamp tangent screw C. Upper clamp screw
B. Lower clamp screw D. Upper clamp tangent screw
17. In a photograph, the effect of relief is the location image points are
called ____ displacements.
A. Tilt C. Location
B. Relief D. Image
19. In mineral land survey, the distance between location posts should not
exceed ______ meters.
A. 400 C. 500
B. 300 D. 60
20. DENR DAO 2007-29 provides survey accuracy, using new survey technology,
the primary control shall used and project with an area of ______.
A. Less than 15,000 hectares C. 15,000 hectares and above
B. 1,500 to 15,000 hectares D. Over 15,000 hectares
24. In a sectional cadastral map scale 1:2000, the Northeast (NE) section of
the standard cadastral map is the __________
A. Section 3 C. Section 4
B. Section 1 D. Section 2
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THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SURVEYING SET A
25. DENR DAO 2007-2009 provides, survey accuracy on fourth order, the
relative error using new survey technology, shall not be greater than
______.
A. 1/20000 C. 1/50000
B. 1/10000 D. 1/5000
26. Regular stadia rods differ from leveling rods chiefly in ______
A. Readability at longer distance
B. Design of markings
C. Length
D. Width and Thickness
28. The NPD correction in morning solar observation, The hourly variation
multiplied by the difference in hours from 8:00 AM is the ________
A. Parallax and refraction correction for NPD
B. Corrected NPD
C. Hourly difference
D. Total difference
29. The standard scale of seven and one half seconds Cadastral map is _______
A. 1:1000 C. 1:500
B. 1:250 D. 1:2000
30. Is the vertical distance from the station occupied to the horizontal axis
of the transit in mining survey.
A. Height of point
B. Elevation
C. Height of instrument
D. Rod reading
31. Photoscale is also determined from the photo distance dividing to its ___
A. Ground Distance C. Flight altitude
B. Camera Focal Length D. Flight height
32. Refers to all original surveys covering Alienable and Disposable lands
which has not been subjected to private rights nor devoted to public use
pursuant to the provisions of public land laws, as provided in DENR DAO
2007-29
A. Public Land Survey C. Government Land Survey
B. Public Land Subdivision D. Private Land Survey
33. Provincial base maps shall be drawn in the Philippines plane coordinate
system/PRS 92 on drafting film of uniform size 54 x 54 centimetres to a
standard scale of _______.
A. 1:500000 C. 1:300000
B. 1:400000 D. 1:250000
34. In the elements of circular curve, it is the point where curve begins
A. Length of Curve C. Tangent Distance
B. Point of Tangency D. Points of Curvature
36. In afternoon observation, when the mark observed is on the northeast and
on the right side of the sun, the true azimuth of the line station
occupied to the mark is _____
A. A – ( 360 deg – observed horizontal angle )
B. A – observed horizontal angle
C. A + ( 360 deg – observed horizontal angle )
D. A + observed horizontal angle
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THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SURVEYING SET A
40. The difference between the elevations of any two points that are obtained
at the same set-up of the instrument is equal to the difference between
the __________.
A. Foresight and backsight C. Turning point
B. Foresight D. Height of instrument
42. The difference between the grid azimuths of the common control lines as
carried from their respective base meridians when reduced by the angle
convergency between their base meridians shall be less than ____ of arc.
A. 30 seconds C. Two minutes
B. 20 seconds D. One minute
43. Determine the relative error of closure of a tertiary traverse with error
in the latitude = 0.17 m error in departure = 0.31 m. Perimeter =
2,300.17 m.
A. 1/6,506 C. 1/6,516
B. 1/6,500 D. 1/6,490
44. What is the length of economic haul when the cost of borrow is 5.50
pesos. Cost of haul is 2.50 pesos per meter station and free haul
distance is 200 meters.
A. 244 m C. 220 m
B. 215 m D. 210 m
45. Determine the side slope from the following cross-section notes of an
earthwork.
8.6 0 9.0
+1.8 +1.2 +2.0
A. 1:2 C. 1:10
B. 10:1 D. 2:1
46. The mass diagram for an earthwork starts from STA (12 + 010) where the
mass ordinate is + 60 cu.m. and ends at STA (12 + 340) where the mass
ordinate is -210 m^3 The length of economic haul; plotted horizontally,
intersects the summit mass diagram at a point where the mass ordinate is
+140 m^3 What is the volume of the borrow in m^3?
A. 350 m^3 C. 200 m^3
B. 80 m^3 D. 70 m^3
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THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SURVEYING SET A
50. If the tape was supported on both ends only, compute for the correction
due to pull if the steel tape weighs 0.03 kg/m.
A. 11.077 m C. 12.797 m
B. 11.707 m D. 10.770 m
53. Determine the probable error of the mean measurement of the baseline.
A. ± 0.024 C. ± 0.034
B. ± 0.054 D. ± 0.014
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THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SURVEYING SET A
61. The top of a 2 m diam. culvert is to be placed 1.5 m below the lowest
point of the curve. What is the elevation of the invert of the culvert?
A. 70.467 m C. 70.764 m
B. 69.467 m D. 69.764 m
63. What is the total error, in mm, due to earth curvature and atmospheric
refraction?
A. 28 C. 43
B. 38 D. 33
66. Using the weighted value method, what is the most probable difference in
elevation between BM 12 and BM 13?
A. 0.867 C. 0.857
B. 0.877 D. 0.887
68. The curvature of the earth's surface, is taken into account only if the
extent of survey is more than
A. 100 sq. km. C. 200 sq. km.
B. 160 sq. km. D. 260 sq. km.
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76. Which one of the following statements is not applicable to the Simpson's
Rule for the calculation of areas?
A. The geometrical figure must be divided into an odd number of equal
strips.
B. It is assumed that the irregular boundary is composed of a series
of parabolic areas.
C. It is most accurate method of calculating areas.
D. None of these.
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79. The systematic errors which persist and have regular effects in the
performance of a survey operation, are due to
A. carelessness C. inattention
B. faulty instrument D. none of this
80. The ratio of the distances at which a stated length can be distinguished
by the telescope and the human eye, respectively, is called
A. brightness of telescope C. resolving power of telescope
B. magnification of telescope D. none of these
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