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A GPS Satellite has an approximate orbital time of: -
Answer-#3 12 hours
A "two-pole" chain is: - Answer-#2 33 feet long
Which of the following tapes will lay out a distance longer
than actual? - Answer-#4 temperature 30° above standard
What is the true difference in elevation (in Feet) between
two points in a two-peg test of a level? The following
observations were made: Instrument at mid-point between
A and B reading on A = 6.35, reading on B = 4.78.
Instrument at B reading on A = 4.57, reading on B = 2.90 -
Answer-#1 the true difference between point A and B is
1.57
Which of the following is INCORRECT in reference to the
setting up and using a surveyor's instrument? - Answer-#1
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use light pressure when pushing tripod legs into the
ground
When the bubble of a level is centered: - Answer-#1 the
axis of the level tube is perpendicular to the vertical axis -
The reason most survey instruments go out of level is: -
Answer-#1 settlement of the tripod
A NGS station whose coordinates are Y21786.09 and
X23086.72 is to be occupied. The azimuth mark bears N
21° 10' 03" E. What clockwise angle must be turned to
pass through a second station whose coordinates are
Y22243.91 and X23948.00? - Answer-#3 40°-50'-21"
The backsight at a station is South 0° East. Projecting
forward you turn the following deflection angles: 30° 30'
right; 29° 21' 15" left; 46° 31' right. What is the forward
bearing of your last reading? - Answer-#3 N 47° 39' 45" E
In a route survey, a station is? - Answer-#3 any point along
a centerline measured from the point of the beginning
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The standard dimensions of the SW ¼ of the SW ¼ of the
SW ¼ of a section are ___feet by ___ feet. - Answer-#2
660, 660
To prolong a survey line in a direction ahead of your
current set up the best results would be achieved by: -
Answer-#2 double centering a series of points to set the
foresight
Drawing file names have two parts: the name and the ___
? - Answer-#3 extension
What is the ground area in acres if the scale of a map is 1"
= 200' and the map area is equal to 13.351 square
inches? - Answer-#1 12.26 acres
. If the magnetic azimuth (from north) of a line is 135° 30'
in a location where the magnetic declination is 12° E, what
is the true azimuth of the line? - Answer-#3 147°-30'
The number of the section that is directly east of section
13 in a standard township is: 1. 7 2. 18 3. 12 4. 14 -
Answer-#2. 18
CNMI Surveying Technician Certification Exam
Practice Questions And Correct Answers||Verified
Exam!!|| (Verified Answers) Plus Rationales 2026/2027
Q&A | Instant Download Pdf
A GPS Satellite has an approximate orbital time of: -
Answer-#3 12 hours
A "two-pole" chain is: - Answer-#2 33 feet long
Which of the following tapes will lay out a distance longer
than actual? - Answer-#4 temperature 30° above standard
What is the true difference in elevation (in Feet) between
two points in a two-peg test of a level? The following
observations were made: Instrument at mid-point between
A and B reading on A = 6.35, reading on B = 4.78.
Instrument at B reading on A = 4.57, reading on B = 2.90 -
Answer-#1 the true difference between point A and B is
1.57
Which of the following is INCORRECT in reference to the
setting up and using a surveyor's instrument? - Answer-#1
,2|Page
use light pressure when pushing tripod legs into the
ground
When the bubble of a level is centered: - Answer-#1 the
axis of the level tube is perpendicular to the vertical axis -
The reason most survey instruments go out of level is: -
Answer-#1 settlement of the tripod
A NGS station whose coordinates are Y21786.09 and
X23086.72 is to be occupied. The azimuth mark bears N
21° 10' 03" E. What clockwise angle must be turned to
pass through a second station whose coordinates are
Y22243.91 and X23948.00? - Answer-#3 40°-50'-21"
The backsight at a station is South 0° East. Projecting
forward you turn the following deflection angles: 30° 30'
right; 29° 21' 15" left; 46° 31' right. What is the forward
bearing of your last reading? - Answer-#3 N 47° 39' 45" E
In a route survey, a station is? - Answer-#3 any point along
a centerline measured from the point of the beginning
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The standard dimensions of the SW ¼ of the SW ¼ of the
SW ¼ of a section are ___feet by ___ feet. - Answer-#2
660, 660
To prolong a survey line in a direction ahead of your
current set up the best results would be achieved by: -
Answer-#2 double centering a series of points to set the
foresight
Drawing file names have two parts: the name and the ___
? - Answer-#3 extension
What is the ground area in acres if the scale of a map is 1"
= 200' and the map area is equal to 13.351 square
inches? - Answer-#1 12.26 acres
. If the magnetic azimuth (from north) of a line is 135° 30'
in a location where the magnetic declination is 12° E, what
is the true azimuth of the line? - Answer-#3 147°-30'
The number of the section that is directly east of section
13 in a standard township is: 1. 7 2. 18 3. 12 4. 14 -
Answer-#2. 18
