NCEES (FS) FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING
|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
1.) On a topographic map with a scale of 1: 100,000, a distance of 14,000 ft on the ground
would be represented by what distance on the map?
(A) 9.5 in
(B) 1.68 in
(C) 2.5 cm
(D) 7.14 in
CORRECT ANSWER
(B) 1.68 in
Question 2
The azimuth from a point to a reference mark is 264°26'50" as measured from astronomic
north. If the Laplace correction is disregarded and the convergence is +0°26'42", what is
the state plane coordinates grid azimuth to the reference mark?
(A) 264°00'08"
(B) 264°26'50"
(C) 264°53'32"
(D) due north
CORRECT ANSWER
(A) 264°00'08"
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,Question 3
When fast land is formed by the gradual natural lowering of the water level, what is the
process called?
(A) accretion
(B) avulsion
(C) reliction
(D) riparian rights
CORRECT ANSWER
(C) reliction
Question 4
For a five-sided, closed traverse with an angular misclosure of 10 sec, what is the sum of
the interior angles?
(A) 360°00'10" or 359°59'50"
(B) 480°00'10" or 479°59'50"
(C) 540°00'10" or 539°59'50"
(D) 720°00'10" or 719°59'50"
CORRECT ANSWER
(C) 540°00'10' or 539°59'50"
Question 5
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,If the bearing of a tangent entering a highway curve to the right is N45°E and the interior
angle of the curve is 15°, what is the bearing of the tangent out of the curve?
(A) N30°E
(B) S45°E
(C) N75°E
(D) N60°E
CORRECT ANSWER
(D) N60°E
Question 6
A distance of 350.25 m is equivalent to which of the following?
(A) 16.9 ch
(B) 1050.8 ft
(C) 1149.1 ft
(D) 1150.8 ft
CORRECT ANSWER
(C) 1149.1 ft
Question 7
What is the width of a rectangle with a length of 400 ft and an area of 1 ac?
(A) 108.7 ft
(B) 108.9 ft
(C) 109.3 ft
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, (D) 110.2 ft
CORRECT ANSWER
(B) 108.9 ft
Question 8
Which of the following is the earliest land information system?
(A) Napoleonic Cadastre in France
(B) Torrens System in Austrialia
(C) Domesday Book in England
(D) Grundbuch in Germany
CORRECT ANSWER
(C) Domesday Book in England
Question 9
A distance of 30 chains in equivalent to which of the following?
(A) 120 rods
(B) 604 m
(C) 1980 ft
(D) both (A) and (C)
CORRECT ANSWER
(D) both (A) and (C)
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|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
1.) On a topographic map with a scale of 1: 100,000, a distance of 14,000 ft on the ground
would be represented by what distance on the map?
(A) 9.5 in
(B) 1.68 in
(C) 2.5 cm
(D) 7.14 in
CORRECT ANSWER
(B) 1.68 in
Question 2
The azimuth from a point to a reference mark is 264°26'50" as measured from astronomic
north. If the Laplace correction is disregarded and the convergence is +0°26'42", what is
the state plane coordinates grid azimuth to the reference mark?
(A) 264°00'08"
(B) 264°26'50"
(C) 264°53'32"
(D) due north
CORRECT ANSWER
(A) 264°00'08"
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,Question 3
When fast land is formed by the gradual natural lowering of the water level, what is the
process called?
(A) accretion
(B) avulsion
(C) reliction
(D) riparian rights
CORRECT ANSWER
(C) reliction
Question 4
For a five-sided, closed traverse with an angular misclosure of 10 sec, what is the sum of
the interior angles?
(A) 360°00'10" or 359°59'50"
(B) 480°00'10" or 479°59'50"
(C) 540°00'10" or 539°59'50"
(D) 720°00'10" or 719°59'50"
CORRECT ANSWER
(C) 540°00'10' or 539°59'50"
Question 5
2
,If the bearing of a tangent entering a highway curve to the right is N45°E and the interior
angle of the curve is 15°, what is the bearing of the tangent out of the curve?
(A) N30°E
(B) S45°E
(C) N75°E
(D) N60°E
CORRECT ANSWER
(D) N60°E
Question 6
A distance of 350.25 m is equivalent to which of the following?
(A) 16.9 ch
(B) 1050.8 ft
(C) 1149.1 ft
(D) 1150.8 ft
CORRECT ANSWER
(C) 1149.1 ft
Question 7
What is the width of a rectangle with a length of 400 ft and an area of 1 ac?
(A) 108.7 ft
(B) 108.9 ft
(C) 109.3 ft
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, (D) 110.2 ft
CORRECT ANSWER
(B) 108.9 ft
Question 8
Which of the following is the earliest land information system?
(A) Napoleonic Cadastre in France
(B) Torrens System in Austrialia
(C) Domesday Book in England
(D) Grundbuch in Germany
CORRECT ANSWER
(C) Domesday Book in England
Question 9
A distance of 30 chains in equivalent to which of the following?
(A) 120 rods
(B) 604 m
(C) 1980 ft
(D) both (A) and (C)
CORRECT ANSWER
(D) both (A) and (C)
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