MAURITIUS INSTITUTE OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Course Title and

Course Code: CN/CE6 Level: National Diploma in Civil Engineering - Level 6
Paper/Module Paper/Module
Code: Title: Site Surveying 1
Assessment: Written Semester: 1 Date:
Ending Room
Starting Time: 09:30 Time: 12:30 Duration: 3 hrs No
NATIONAL DIPLOMA EXAMINATIONS

Read these instructions carefully For official use only

1. Answer all questions Question Markers Moderators

No. Marks Marks
2. This Question Paper contains 12 pages Sec A
including this cover page.
MCQ (1-10)
Sec B:Part I Q
3. It consists of TWO Sections:
I. Section A: 10 Multiple Choice Questions. 1
2
II. Section B: 3
Part I: 5 Short Answer Questions 4
5
Part II: 4 Structured Questions Part II SQ1
1
4. Use ball pen to write your answers.
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3
5. Do not use red or green ink. TOTAL
6. Write your Index Number and name only in the SIGNATURE
space provided for
DATE
7. Answer in the space provided on the Question
paper itself.

Total marks: 100

Please write your Full Name and Index Number in the space provided below

Candidates Name: ..

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 SECTION A Multiple Choice Questions (20 Marks)

Write down the correct answer for the multiple choice questions of Section A on the
Multiple Choice Answer Sheet provided at the last page of this question paper.

You will be allotted TWO marks for each correct answer.

Official
use.
Marks
Scored

1. An imaginary line joining the points of equal elevation on the surface of earth
represents:

A Contour Surface

B Contour Gradient

C Contour Line

D Level Line

2. Closed contours of decreasing values towards their centres represent a

A Hill

B Depression

C Saddle

D Riverbed

3. While viewing through a level telescope and moving the eye slightly, a relative
movement occurs between the image of the levelling staff and the cross hairs.
The instrument is

A correctly focused

B not correctly focused

C said to have parallax error

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 D free from parallax error

4. A bearing of a line is also called:

A Magnetic Bearing

B True Bearing

C Azimuth

D Reduced Bearing

5. In levelling operation?

A If second reading is more than first, it represents a rise

B If first reading is more than second, it represents a rise

C Both (A) and (B)

D None of the above

6. The rise and fall method of reduction of levels, provides a check on In levelling
operation?

A Back sights

B Fore sights

C Intermediate Sights

D All of the above

7. When the bubble of the level tube of a level remains central,

A Line of sight is horizontal

B Axis of the telescope is horizontal

C Line of collimation is horizontal

D Geometrical Axis of telescope is horizontal

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8. A traverse deflection angle is:

A less than 900

B more than 900 but less than 1800

C Difference between included angle and 1800

D Difference between 3600 and included angle

9. The back staff reading on a B.M of R.L 500.000 m is 2.685m. If the foresight reading
of a point is 1.345m, the reduced level of the point is:

A 502.685 m

B 505.345 m

C 501.340 m

D 504.030 m

10. The bearing of line AB is 152030 and angle ABC measured clockwise is 124028.

The bearing of BC is:

A 27052

B 96058

C 148008

D 186058

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 SECTION B [80 marks]
Part I [30 marks]

Answer all questions.

Marks Official
Allocated Use

Question 1 (8 marks)

A point X is to be set out using co-ordinates and vertical angle as

follows:

Station E N
A 232.72 168.24
B 293.89 180.51
X 284.60 135.80
Reduced level of A = 86.72 m

Vertical angle (A to T) = -3024

Calculate:

a) The Whole circle bearings of AB and AX 4

b) Horizontal Distance AX 4

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Question 2 (4 marks)

The drawing below shows the cross section of site. Use the Simpsons
4
rule to calculate the enclose area

Question 3 (6 marks)

The invert level of a sewer inspector chamber is 56.0 m as shown in the

figure below.

Calculate the invert level at

i. CX2 3

ii. CX3
3

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Question 4 (6 marks)

a) State THREE uses of a Mass Haul Diagram

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Question 5 (6 marks)

a) Write down the features of the automatic level listed below

1:

2:

3:

4:

5:

6:

Total SAQ:../30

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Part II (50 marks)

Answer all questions.

Marks Official
Allocated Use

Question 1 (20 marks)

a) Complete the levelling exercise from the field exercise shown in
the figure below. Take the reduced level at A to be 100m

B.S I.S F.S H.I R.L Remarks

20

Question 2 (15 marks)

a) Calculate the cross sectional areas of cut and fill on the hillside

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 section as shown below:

Question 3 (15 marks)

a) The chainage of the intersection point of two straights is 1060m
and the angle of intersection is 1200. If radius of a circular curve to

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 be set out is 570m and peg interval is 30m. Using the figure below,
determine
i. Tangent length (T)
ii. Length of curve (L)
iii. Chainage at beginning of curve (T1)
iv. Chainage at end of curve (T2)

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 Total LAQ:../50

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 MAURITIUS INSTITUTE OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Multiple Choice Answer Sheet

Module : Site Surveying 1

Please provide your answer in the box adjacent to the Question no.

Do not use red or green ink.

Date of Examination:

Question No. Answer Marks

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TOTAL /20

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