1. The coordinates of the center of regular hexagon is (500, 800), while corner 1 is (800,800).

Find the
bearing of the line connecting corner 1 and corner 3.
a. S 30° 00’ E c. S 30° 00’ W
b. S 60° 00’ W d. S 60° 00’ E
2. Given the following data:
Line Bearing Distance
AB N 04° 27’ W 21.36 m.
BC N 02° 34’ E 16.64 m.
CD S 85° 50’ E 19.10 m.
DE S 07° 00’ E 44.83 m.
EA N 75° 37’ W 24.45 m.
Cut an area of 300 sq. m. from corner B to a point P along line DE. Compute the distance DP.
a. 13.56 m. c. 8.97 m.
b. 17.42 m. d. 11.20 m.
3. Three triangulation stations A, B, and C are at elevations of 250 m, 325 m, and 685 m respectively
from sea level. The distance from A to B is 30 km and from B to C is 50 km. If the height of transit
placed at A is 1.2m, find the height of tower that can be constructed at station C such that the line of
sight will just pass through station B with a clearance of 1.5 m.
a. 35 m b. 40 m c. 25 m d. 30 m
4. From the following cross-section field notes of an earthwork, determine the area in square meters.
8.82 0 10.08
+2.88 +2.52 +3.72

a. 36.88 b. 38.66 c. 37.68 d. 34.86

5. Using triangulation by repetition method, the angles for secondary controls shall be measured
a. 7 times c. 6 times
b. 5 times d. 4 times
6. LM shall be established by pair and pairs of location monuments shall be set at an interval of
a. 3 to 4 km c. 5 to 6 km
b. 6 to 7 km d. 4 to 5 km
7. In triangulation control, the triangle observed is called a well-conditioned tringle when no interior
angle measured less than
a. 60° b. 30° c. 45° d. 90°
8. In an observed astronomical observation, the probable error of azimuth shall not exceed
a. 20” of arc c. 15” of arc
b. 10” of arc d. 5” of arc
9. BBM, are 20 x 20 x 100 centimeters set on the ground leaving a projection above the ground of
a. 20 cm b. 15 cm c. 40 cm d. 30 cm
10. Surveys that affects road in residential areas, the notice and consultation be made in the minimum
of roadways to the office of
a. Local Gov’t Planning and Dev’t Office
b. Sangunian Barangay
c. Sangunian Bayan/Panglungsod
d. Department of Public Works and Highways
11. In running a traverse, the correction to be applied to the departure in the algebraic sum of East and
West departure is to the absolute sum of all the departure is a method of adjustment by
a. Crandall method c. Transit rule
b. Compass rule d. Least square method
12. The boundaries/corners marked on the ground by metal pipes, shall be filled with concrete, its
outside diameter shall be greater than
a. 4 cm b. 1 cm c. 2 cm d. 3 cm
13. In a project control, when scheme of quadrilaterals is used there must be a measured base line of at
least.
a. 3 b. 1 c. 4 d. 2
14. Astronomical observation for azimuth in circuit traverse of tertiary control, shall be made at
intervals of not more than.
a. 30 station c. 40 station
b. 60 station d. 50 station
15. ______________ survey is conducted as basis for the preparation of development plan for lots,
roads and drainage canal in a housing subdivision project.
a. Profile c. Cross-section
b. Topographic d. Profile and cross-section
16. The secondary control station shall be defined by concrete monuments having a size of _____.
a. 25 x 25 cm and 35 x 35 cm top and bottom cross-sections, and 120 cm in length
b. 30 x 30 cm and 40 x 40 cm top and bottom cross-sections, and 100 cm in length
c. 25 x 25 cm and 30 x 30 cm top and bottom cross-sections, and 120 cm in length
d. 20 x 20 cm and 35 x 35 cm top and bottom cross-sections, and 100 cm in length
17. A narrow natural bed or channel where water flows continuously intermittently throughout the
year.
a. Creek b. Arroyo c. Estero d. River
18. Stream shall be excluded from the boundaries of the property undergoing surveys, having natural
bed or channels having width
a. Less than 5 meters c. More than 6 meters
b. 5 meters or more d. More than 3 meters
19. Control monuments are 40 x 40 x 100 cm set on the ground leaving a projection above the ground of
a. 20 cm b. 15 cm c. 35 cm d. 40 cm
20. A steel tape is 30m long under a standard pull of 6 kg. The cross-sectional area is 0.05 cm2 and a unit
weight of 0.026 kg/m. Determine the normal tension applied to eliminate the sag correction.
Modulus of elasticity of tape is 2 x 106 kg/cm2.
a. 28 kg b. 14 kg c. 16 kg d. 22 kg
21. A 200-station primary traverse has an angular error of closure of +0°00’04”. What is the corrected
azimuth of P100 to P101 if the recorded azimuth is 98°28’10”?
a. 98°28’08” b. 98°28’07 c. 98°28’12” d. 98°28’13”
22. The following are the data of a closed traverse
LINE BEARING DISTANCE
AB S 70° 14’ E 32.24 m
BC S 36° 30’ W 31.71 m
CD N 65° 19’ W 17.54 m
DE N 80° 35’ W 36.30 m
EA N 60° 05’ E 45.13 m
Compute the correct bearing of line DE using compass rule

a. N 80° 38’ W b. N 80° 28’ W c. N 80° 33’ W d. N 80° 18’ W

23. A sight is taken with an engineer’s level at a rod 100 m away. The initial reading is 2.245 m. The
bubble is leveled thru 4 spaces on the level tube and the rod reading became 2.292 m. Find the
angular value of one space on the tube in seconds of an arc.
a. 33” b. 18” c. 24” d. 38”
24. In the two-peg test of a level instrument, the following observations were taken: with level setup
near A, the observed reading at A was 1.855 m and foresight at B was 1.418 m; with level setup near
B, backsight at B was 1.798 m while reading at A was 2.211 m. Find the correct rod reading at A with
instrument still setup at B for horizontal line of sight
a. 2.223 m b. 2.199 m c. 2.211 m d. 1.855 m
25. A vein has a strike of N 22° 30’ E and a dip of 28° 10’. What will the bearing of the drift in the
vein having a grade of 3%?
a. N 25° 43’ E b. N 26° 34’ E c. N 20° 43’ E d. N 24° 45’ E
26. Municipal base map shall be drawn in the Philippine Plane Coordinate System/PRS’ 92 of uniform
size 54 x 54 centimeters to a standard scale of
a. 1:30,000 b. 1:50,000 c. 1:40,000 d. 1:60,000
27. The uniform size of a cadastral map is
a. 60 x 60 cm b. 54 x 54 cm c. 64 x 64 cm d. 45 x 45 cm
28. In isolated land surveys, before leaving the place of surveys the traverse shall be computed and
closed and determine the
a. Relative error of closure b. Linear error of closure
c. Azimuth error of closure d. Error of latitude & departure

29. Lands bordering the seas, gulf, bays, or ports are subject to easement of coast police of
a. 3 m wide b. 6 m wide c. 20 m wide d. 40 m wide
30. The standard scale of one (1) minute Cadastral Map is
a. 1:1000 b. 1:3000 c. 1:2000 d. 1:4000
31. Survey Authority or Order in subdivision of Public Land Survey covered by public land application
shall be issued by
a. Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer
b. Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer
c. Regional Technical Director for Lands
d. Regional Executive Director
32. Side shots length for residential lots corners from control station shall not exceed
a. 100 m b. 75 m c. 50 m d. 30 m
33. In cases of nearby reference points not existing, tracts to be surveyed may be tied to previously
patented decreed survey, provided a common point can be established from at least
 a. 4 corners b. 3 corners c. 5 corners d. 2 corners
34. In isolated survey, reference points from the designated corner “1” of the tract shall be within but
not beyond
a. 1 km b. 3 km c. 4 km d. 2 km
35. In executing closed circuit traverse, in isolated survey, no traverse line shall exceed
a. 500 m b. 100 m c. 400 m d. 300 m
36. Field notes of tertiary traverse shall be bound in hard field book cover for records preservation and
filing. These books are called _______.
a. Field books b. Tract book
c. Tertiary azimuth book d. Tertiary angle book
37. In figure adjustment, the sum of the interior angles of a plane rectilinear figure is equal to number of
sides of the figure minus 2 times 180° is the ____.
a. Geometric condition b. Side condition
c. Trigonometric condition d. Forward solution
38. In tertiary control, the weight of steel tape per meter does not exceed ____.
a. Ten thousandths kg b. twenty thousandths kg
c. fifteen thousandths kg d. five thousandths kg
39. In primary control triangulation, the check on base not to exceed ____.
a. 1:15,000 b. 1:10,000 c. 1:20,000 d. 1:5,000
40. In leveling the instrument, if the bubble is on the right of the level tube, in what turn shall be done
to leveling screws?
a. outward both b. rightward both
c. leftward both d. inward both
41. In solar observation the sun is tangent to NE quadrant of the telescope, when the telescope is
reverse, where does the former NE quadrant located?
a. SW quadrant b. NW quadrant c. SE quadrant d. NE quadrant
42. The angle of intersection of a simple curve is 45°30’ and the tangent distance is 201.66 m. The PC is
at station 0+700. Compute the right angle offset from the back tangent to station 0+736.58 on the
curve.
a. 0.98 m b. 1.76 m c. 1.39 m d. 2.41 m
43. Cross-section note of one of the stations of the road was given:
6.45 0.0 4.5
+2.3 +1.5 +1.0
Find the area of the section.
a. 13.1625 𝑚 2 b. 12.8961 𝑚 2 c. 14.2810 𝑚 2 d. 11.3821 𝑚 2
44. From station 10+100 with center height of 3.4 m in cut has a ground line which makes uniform slope
of -4% to station 10+180 whose center height in fill is 1.2 m. Assume both sections to be trapezoidal
with roadway of 8.0 m and sideslope of 1:1 for both cut and fill. If the shrinkage factor 1.3, compute
the volume of waste or borrow.
a. 786.23 b. 897.54 c. 926.58 d. 996.18
45. A parabolic sag curve has tangent grades of -3% and +2%. The tangents intersect at station 10+000.
If the distance of the lowest point of the curve from the PT is 80 m, determine the elevation at the
lowest point of the curve. Elevation at the PC is 242.60 m.
a. 240.8 b. 243.6 c. 241.6 d. 238.9
46. A car travels along a curve with radius of 110 m and angle of embankment of 12°. The coefficient of
friction between the tires and the pavement is 0.26. At what speed in kph can the car run without
sliding on the track?
a. 83.6 kph b. 96.4 kph c. 78.5 kph d. 66.9 kph
47. The transit with stadia interval factor of 100 is set at point A then the upper and lower stadia hair
readings were observed at point B as 3.5 m and 1.0 m respectively. The height of instrument is 1.45
m and the rod reading is taken at 2.25 m. If the vertical angle observed is -23°34’, determine the
elevation of A if B is at elevation 155.54 m. Stadia constant is 0.30 m.
a. 240.475 m b. 193.107 m c. 240.355 m d. 256.294 m
48. A spiral curve is connected to a 6° circular curve. If the design velocity is 60 kph, determine the
superelevation.
a. 0.195 m/m b. 0.206 m/m c. 0.187 m/m d. 0.149 m/m
49. A compound curve passes thru a common tangent AB having a length of 300 m. The radius of the
first curve is equal to 290 m and a central angle of 42°. If the radius of the second curve is 740 m,
compute the central angle of the second curve.
a. 32°15’ b. 30°20’ c. 29°30’ d. 28°36’
50. Determine the bearing of line DE of the closed traverse whose directions of two adjacent sides were
missing.

LINE BEARING DISTANCE

AB S 35° 30’ W 44.37 m
BC N 57° 15’ W 137.84 m
CD N 01° 45’ E 12.83 m
DE ---- 64.86 m
EA ---- 106.72 m

a. N 72°10’ E b. N 68°40’ E c. N 60°48’ E d. N 78°32’ E

51. A 20 m metallic tape was standardized and found to be 20.05 m long. If this tape is to be used in
staking out a 26 m by 36 m building, what measurements must be made in order to lay out correctly
the corners of the building?
a. 25.935 m X 36.090 m b. 26.065 m X 35.910 m
c. 25.935 m X 35.910 m d. 26.065 m X 36.090 m
52. A 3°30’ simple curve connects two tangents that intersect at an angle of 38°. If the center of
curvature is moved 6m away from the vertex and the direction of the tangents remains the same
while maintaining PC, determine the new radius of the curve.
a. 274.84 m b. 244.61 m c. 346.22 m d. 333.07 m
53. A line of levels 9.36 km long is run to check the elevation of 𝐵𝑀2 which was found to be 31.388 m.
The backsight and foresight distances are consistently 110 m and 70 m respectively. Determine the
correct elevation of 𝐵𝑀2 considering the combined effect of earths curvature and atmospheric
refraction.
a. 32.413 m b. 31.313 m c. 31.333 m d. 31.413 m
54. The sag correction of a 100 m tape which is supported only at both ends was 0.24 m. What will be
the sag correction on the same tape when supported also at the mid-point aside from the support at
the ends?
a. 0.24 m b. 0.48 m c. 0.12 m d. 0.06 m
55. What is the error in the measured horizontal angle when the telescope at normal position is
deflected 15” to the left or the line of sight is not perpendicular to horizontal axis. The measured
angle to the first point is 42°30’ and that the second point is 63°58’
a. 13.83” b. 11.85” c. 12.64” d. 14.37”
56. Determine the minimum length of a summit curve needed to join a +2% grade and a -3% grade on a
portion of a highway with a design speed of 80.49 kph. The coefficient of friction between the road
and tire of vehicle is 0.30 and the perception time is 2.5 seconds.
a. 173.5 m b. 165.2 m c. 223.1 m d. 195.5 m
57. A vein of ore has a dip of 57°. A drift is driven N 37° W in the plane of the vein. If the strike is N 40°
W, determine the grade of the drift.
a. 5.8% b. 8.4% c. 6.9% d. 9.6%
58. Three tangent lines are given: AB is S 38° 13’ E, BC is N 47° 31’ E, 280.5 m long and CD is S 72°45’ E.
Compute the common radius of the reverse curve that can connect these three tangent lines.
a. 173.86 m b. 165.64 m c. 185.34 m d. 169.83 m
59. Two tangents intersect at an angle of 26°30’. Determine the radius of a simple curve that will cut off
an area of 5000 sq. m. between the arc of the curve and the tangent lines
a. 1124.64 m b. 1089.45 m c. 968.82 m d. 998.42 m
60. The angle between two lines is 1600 mils. What is the equivalent value of the angle in radians?
a. 1.57 b. 1.86 c. 2.18 d. 2.62
61. The bearing of line 1-2 of a regular hexagonal lot is N 20° E. What would be the bearing of line 5-6 if
the corners of the lot are marked in a clockwise direction.
a. S 84° W b. S 75° W c. S 80° W d. S 77° W
62. The uniform size of the material where Geologic map is drawn
a. 42 X 54 cm b. 60 X 75 cm c. 54 X 54 cm d. 75 X 55 cm
63. The standard scale of fifteen (15) seconds Cadastral Map is
a. 1:1,000 b. 1:3,000 c. 1:2,000 d. 1:4,000
64. For secondary traverse the relative error of closure shall not be greater than one part in
a. 20,000 of perimeter b. 10,000 of perimeter
c. 5,000 of perimeter d. 2,000 of perimeter
65. In a sectional cadastral maps scale 1:1000, the NE section of the sectional cadastral maps scale
1:2000 is the
a. Section 1-C b. Section 1-A c. Section 1-B d. Section 1-D
66. Municipal base map shall be drawn in the Philippine Plane Coordinate System/PRS’92 of uniform 54
X 54 cm to a standard scale of
a. 1:30,000 b. 1:40,000 c. 1:50,000 d. 1:60,000
67. If in case a correction be applied in the field notes, the erroneous value shall be crossed out with a
pencil and the correction should be written
a. After b. Before c. Above d. below
68. Between the carried azimuth and astronomical azimuth with covergency correction for secondary
control traverse, the allowable difference is within
a. 15” of arc b. 30” of arc c. 10” of arc d. 5” of arc
 69-83 Given the field notes of the traverse of a four cornered lot below whose area is 1,280 sq.m.

LINE BEARING DISTANCE

TP-1 N 54° 41’ W 112.32 m
1-2 N 53° 59’ W 49.02 m
2-3 N 52° 59’ E 26.77 m
3-4 S 57° 25’ E 46.54 m
4-1 S 46° 29’ W 28.88 m
TP is BLLM-1, Opon Cadastre coordinates 2000,
2000; along line 1-2 is Nat’l Road.

Sta. Assumed DISTANCE Azimuth Corrected

Sta. Obs. Remarks
Occ. Azimuth (m) Correction Azimuth
T1 355°44'26" 40.874
T3
T3 246°13'24" 30.347
PS = 2/Bdry 169°14'48" 4.430
T2
T2 132°47'53" 41.987
PS = 4/Bdry 236°13'24" 33.623
PS = 1/Bdry 262°28'34" 5.397
T1
69. Determine the azimuth correction.
a. +4°15’ b. -4°49 c. -5°00’ d. +5°04’
70. True coordinates of T1
a. N=2,063.769, E=1,903.084 b. N=2,063.869, E=1,903.184
c. N=2,064.769, E=1,905.084 d. N=2,062.869, E=1,904.184
71. Determine the true azimuth of T1-T2
a. 127°57'53" b. 127°47'53" c. 132°47'53" d. 129°47'53"
72. True coordinates of T2
a. N=2,089.602, E=1,979.961 b. N=2,089.402, E=1,979.907
c. N=2,089.602, E=1,869.991 d. N=2,089.502, E=1,869.907
73. Determine the true azimuth of T2-T3
a. 241°13'24" b. 241°31'24" c. 241°24'31" d. 242°13'24"
74. True coordinates of T3
a. N=1,896.506, E=2,104.110 b. N=2,104.110, E=1,896.506
c. N=2,089.602, E=1,869.991 d. N=2,104.411, E=1,869.506
75. Determine the true bearing of T3-T1
a. 350°45'40" b. 350°44'20" c. S 9°15'40" E d. S 8°15'40" E
76. The above lot is divided into two equal parts wherein each has access to the road and subdividing
line is parallel to line 4-1. Determine the length of subdividing line.
a. 27.452 m. b. 27.542 m. c. 26.542 m. d. 28.452 m.
77. Determine the true bearing and distance in order to layout corner 3 of the boundary from T3.
a. 131°56'25", 6.841 m. b. N 38°04'35" E, 8.841 m.
c. N 48°03'35" W, 8.641 m. d. S 48°03'35" W, 8.641 m.
78. Determine the true bearing and distance of new corner along the road if it is laid out from T1.
 a. N 42°17'5" W, 19.945 m. b. N 41°11'5" W, 19.945 m.
c. N 41°17'5" W, 18.641 m. d. N 42°19'5" W, 18.941 m.
79. Distance from corner 1/Bdry to new corner along the road.
a. 23.505 m. b. 25.105 m. c. 21.305 m. d. 23.105 m.
80. Distance from new corner at the back to corner 4/Bdry.
a. 23.505 m. b. 23.409 m. c. 23.305 m. d. 23.105 m.
81. Determine the true bearing and distance of new corner along the road if it is laid out from T1.
a. S 62°55'11" E, 14.763 m. b. S 64°55'11" E, 14.673 m.
c. S 62°45'11" E, 14.673 m. d. S 62°55'11" E, 14.673 m.
82. If the NW half portion is subdivided further into two equal parts fronting the same on the road,
compute the length of subdividing line parallel to line 4-1 of boundary.
a. 26.709 m. b. 26.907 m. c. 27.709 m. d. 27.609 m.
83. Distance from new corner of the NW half portion along the road to corner 2/Bdry.
a. 13.499 m. b. 13.409 m. c. 13.899 m. d. 13.999 m.

84-88 Given the following data of a three-point resection problem.

LINE AZIMUTH DISTANCE

AB 97°25'33" 7,845.781 m.
AC 242°36'6" 9,897.118 m.
The instrument is at point O, south of A, B, and C with an angle of BOA = 33°57’38” and angle AOC =
38°29’39”.
84. Find the length of line AO.
a. 8383.510 m. b. 8833.510m. c. 8843.510 m. d. 8833.150 m.
85. Find angle ACO.
a. 33°34’53” b. 33°54’53” c. 33°44’53” d. 33°54’53”
86. Find the length of line OC.
a. 15,143.069 m. b. 15,343.069 m. c. 15,148.069 m. d. 15,341.069 m.
87. Find angle ABO.
a. 38°56’53” b. 38°54’22” c. 33°44’53” d. 38°58’22”
88. Find the length of line OB.
a. 13,436.367 m. b. 13,425.367 m. c. 13,426.367 m. d. 13,427.367 m.
89. Mandatory requirement if the person/entity requesting amendment survey is not the owner or
claimant of the land.
a. Survey Authority/Order b. Deed of Sale from owner duly notarized
c. Special Power of attorney from the owner d. Waiver of rights
duly notarized
90. All survey work undertaken for verification purposes shall be subject of verification and approval in
the DENR-LMS Regional Office concerned and upon approval survey symbol shall be designated as
_____.
a. Fla b. Fls
c. Vps d. Vs
91. PRS92 Zone projection assignment for the province of Capiz.
a. Zone 1 b. Zone 2 c. Zone 3 d. Zone 4
92. PRS92 Zone projection assignment for the province of Ilocos Norte.
a. Zone 1 b. Zone 2 c. Zone 3 d. Zone 4
93. Zone extent of Zone 4 projection.
a. 119º 30’ to 122º 30’ b. 117º 30’ to 120º 30’
c. 121º 30’ to 124º 30’ d. 123º 30’ to 127º 00’
94. Provincial code of control points established in Davao del Sur.
a. DAO b. DVS c. DSR d. DVN
95. Preferable working temperature conditioned of electronic total station.
a. -10°C to +30°C. b. -1°C to +40°C. c. 0°C to +45°C. d. -15°C to +40°C.
96. GPS receivers should be capable of achieving precision of ____.
a. 1 ppm to 0.1 ppm b. 1 ppm to 0.01 c. 0.1 ppm to 0.01 d. 1 ppm to 0.05
ppm ppm ppm
97. Upon evaluation, transformation, and conversion of the aforementioned survey records into digital
files, the _________ shall furnish the same to the LMB for integration of land survey records
nationwide.
a. DENR-MGB Regional Offices b. DENR-LMS Regional Offices
c. PENRO Regional Offices d. LAMP Offices
98. The ____ shall verify the correctness and technical accuracy of the survey returns of the covering
Political Boundary Survey.
a. MGB Regional Offices b. DENR-LMS Regional Offices
c. LGU Offices d. CENRO Offices
99. Shall refer to the strip of land with natural or established vegetation, which provides added layer
protection to the natural forest including mangrove forest.
a. Legal Easement b. Bank Protection
c. Buffer Zone d. Forest strip
100. Are responsible in the conduct of delimitation of forest boundary, reservations, protected
areas/national parks in the region.
a. PAWCZMS b. PENRO Officer
c. RCST d. RTD for Lands