FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING EXAM
ACTUAL /NEWEST 2024 120 WITH WELL
SORTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
/GRADED A+/BEST FOR THAT GOOD
GRADE
A tract of land is described as the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of
the southwest quarter of a typical public land survey section. In which direction
would this tract of land lie in relation to the southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of the same section?
a. North
b. East
c. South
d. West - ANSWERS-b. East
Which is the controlling call in the following description?
N54E for a distance of 298 ft to the shore of Wolf Creek
a. N54E
b. 298 ft
,c. The thread of Wolf Creek
d. The shore of Wolf Creek - ANSWERS-d. The shore of Wolf Creek
The recorded plat of the Silver Lake Subdivision shows lot 2 to be a 100 ft by 200
ft rectangular lot. The owner conveyed the northern one-half of the lot and later
conveyed the southern 100 ft of the lot. A survey conducted for the second
conveyance revealed that the western and eastern lines of the lot are 198.5 ft
long. Where should the northeast corner of the later conveyance be placed?
a. 89.25 ft from the southeast corner of lot 2
b. 98.50 ft from the southeast corner of lot 2
c. 99.25 ft from the northeast corner of lot 2
d. 100.00 ft from the southeast corner of lot 2 - ANSWERS-c. 99.25 ft from the
northeast corner of lot 2
In the event of conflict among calls in a description, which of the following calls
has the lowest priority?
a. Call for an artificial monument
b. Call for distance
c. Call for a natural monument
d. Call for a course - ANSWERS-b. Call for distance
,In the event of conflict among calls in a description, which of the following calls
has the second highest priority?
a. Call for an artificial monument
b. Call for distance
c. Call for a natural monument
d. Call for a course - ANSWERS-a. Call for an artificial monument
In the following description, what would be considered an example of a bounds?
A parcel of land situated in Jefferson County, Florida being part of Section 12,
Township 3 North, Range 5 East and being more particularly described as follows:
Begin at an old axle marking the southwest corner of said SEction 12; then go
N80-42E for 542.0 ft to the western right of way of County Road 246; then go N2-
35W for 120.o ft along said right of way; then go N50-15W for 502.5 ft to an old
iron pipe; then go S15-09W for 547.8 ft to the point of beginning.
a. N80-42E
b. 542.0 ft
c. Westerly right of way of County Road 246
d. There are no bounds in this description - ANSWERS-c. Westerly right of way of
County Road 246
English common law
, a. Was referred to as unwritten law
b. Was evolutionary
c. Evolved from court decisions over hundreds of years
d. All of the above - ANSWERS-d. All of the above
Colonial law was
a. Evolutionary
b. Based on English common law to fit the colonies' new social economic
environment
c. Adopted in full by each colony
d. Statutory - ANSWERS-d. Statutory
Multipath errors are most likely to occur in a receiver in which of the following
locations?
a. Open field of crops
b. Dense forest
c. Urban area with numerous tall buildings
d. Right of way of an interstate highway - ANSWERS-c. Urban area with numerous
tall buildings
ACTUAL /NEWEST 2024 120 WITH WELL
SORTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
/GRADED A+/BEST FOR THAT GOOD
GRADE
A tract of land is described as the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of
the southwest quarter of a typical public land survey section. In which direction
would this tract of land lie in relation to the southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of the same section?
a. North
b. East
c. South
d. West - ANSWERS-b. East
Which is the controlling call in the following description?
N54E for a distance of 298 ft to the shore of Wolf Creek
a. N54E
b. 298 ft
,c. The thread of Wolf Creek
d. The shore of Wolf Creek - ANSWERS-d. The shore of Wolf Creek
The recorded plat of the Silver Lake Subdivision shows lot 2 to be a 100 ft by 200
ft rectangular lot. The owner conveyed the northern one-half of the lot and later
conveyed the southern 100 ft of the lot. A survey conducted for the second
conveyance revealed that the western and eastern lines of the lot are 198.5 ft
long. Where should the northeast corner of the later conveyance be placed?
a. 89.25 ft from the southeast corner of lot 2
b. 98.50 ft from the southeast corner of lot 2
c. 99.25 ft from the northeast corner of lot 2
d. 100.00 ft from the southeast corner of lot 2 - ANSWERS-c. 99.25 ft from the
northeast corner of lot 2
In the event of conflict among calls in a description, which of the following calls
has the lowest priority?
a. Call for an artificial monument
b. Call for distance
c. Call for a natural monument
d. Call for a course - ANSWERS-b. Call for distance
,In the event of conflict among calls in a description, which of the following calls
has the second highest priority?
a. Call for an artificial monument
b. Call for distance
c. Call for a natural monument
d. Call for a course - ANSWERS-a. Call for an artificial monument
In the following description, what would be considered an example of a bounds?
A parcel of land situated in Jefferson County, Florida being part of Section 12,
Township 3 North, Range 5 East and being more particularly described as follows:
Begin at an old axle marking the southwest corner of said SEction 12; then go
N80-42E for 542.0 ft to the western right of way of County Road 246; then go N2-
35W for 120.o ft along said right of way; then go N50-15W for 502.5 ft to an old
iron pipe; then go S15-09W for 547.8 ft to the point of beginning.
a. N80-42E
b. 542.0 ft
c. Westerly right of way of County Road 246
d. There are no bounds in this description - ANSWERS-c. Westerly right of way of
County Road 246
English common law
, a. Was referred to as unwritten law
b. Was evolutionary
c. Evolved from court decisions over hundreds of years
d. All of the above - ANSWERS-d. All of the above
Colonial law was
a. Evolutionary
b. Based on English common law to fit the colonies' new social economic
environment
c. Adopted in full by each colony
d. Statutory - ANSWERS-d. Statutory
Multipath errors are most likely to occur in a receiver in which of the following
locations?
a. Open field of crops
b. Dense forest
c. Urban area with numerous tall buildings
d. Right of way of an interstate highway - ANSWERS-c. Urban area with numerous
tall buildings
