GEORGIA (GA) LAND SURVEYOR LICENSE
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST
RECENT!!) (BRAND NEW!!)
Question 1:
Which state official is the Georgia Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
assigned to for administrative purposes?
A) Governor
B) Secretary of State
C) Attorney General
D) Department of Natural Resources
Answer: B
Rationale: The Georgia Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors is an
attached agency for administrative purposes only to the Secretary of State as provided
in Code Section 50-4-3, but is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State .
Question 2:
How many professional land surveyors serve on the Georgia Board of Professional
Engineers and Land Surveyors?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: B
Rationale: O.C.G.A. §43-15-3(b) requires the board to consist of six professional
,engineers, two professional land surveyors, and one public member appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Senate .
Question 3:
What is the term of appointment for members of the Georgia Board of Professional
Engineers and Land Surveyors?
A) 3 years
B) 4 years
C) 5 years
D) 6 years
Answer: C
Rationale: Board members are appointed for a term of five years .
Question 4:
How many years of land surveying experience must a professional land surveyor
appointed to the board have?
A) 5 years
B) 8 years
C) 10 years
D) 12 years
Answer: D
Rationale: Professional land surveyors appointed to the board must have been engaged
in the practice of land surveying for at least 12 years and in responsible charge of
important land surveying work for at least five years .
Question 5:
Under O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 15, the "Georgia Professional Engineers and Land
Surveyors Act" is enacted to:
A) Promote engineering and surveying businesses
B) Safeguard life, health, and property and promote the public welfare
,C) Reduce competition in the professions
D) Establish fee schedules for survey work
Answer: B
Rationale: The chapter is enacted to safeguard life, health, and property and to
promote the public welfare .
Question 6:
Which Georgia Code contains the definitions for "land surveying" and "professional land
surveyor"?
A) O.C.G.A. Title 15, Chapter 6
B) O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 15
C) O.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 5
D) O.C.G.A. Title 50, Chapter 13
Answer: B
Rationale: O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 15 contains the definitions and statutory
framework for professional land surveying practice in Georgia .
Question 7:
According to the Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Act, which of the
following activities falls within the definition of "land surveying"?
A) Preparing structural engineering plans
B) Establishing or reestablishing property boundary monumentation
C) Designing electrical systems
D) Performing medical land evaluations
Answer: B
Rationale: The definition of land surveying includes establishing or reestablishing,
locating or relocating, or setting or resetting of monumentation for any property,
easement, or right of way boundaries .
, Question 8:
What is the statutory authority for the Georgia Board to adopt rules and regulations
governing the practice of land surveying?
A) O.C.G.A. Title 15, Chapter 6
B) O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 15, Section 43-15-5
C) O.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 2
D) O.C.G.A. Title 50, Chapter 13
Answer: B
Rationale: The board has the power under O.C.G.A. §43-15-5 to adopt and enforce
regulations implementing this chapter, including regulations governing professional
conduct .
Question 9:
Which of the following is NOT within the scope of practice for a professional land
surveyor in Georgia?
A) Establishing property boundaries
B) Designing detention ponds with more than five acre-feet of water storage
C) Preparing site plans
D) Conducting horizontal and vertical control surveys
Answer: B
Rationale: Land surveyors may design detention ponds containing no more than five
acre-feet of water storage at maximum pool (top of dam) or no more than three acre-
feet if the height exceeds ten feet but is less than 13 feet. Larger impoundments require
a professional engineer .
Question 10:
What is a "land surveyor-in-training" in Georgia?
A) An individual with no education requirements
B) An individual who meets qualifications and has been issued a certificate as a land
surveyor-in-training by the board
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST
RECENT!!) (BRAND NEW!!)
Question 1:
Which state official is the Georgia Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
assigned to for administrative purposes?
A) Governor
B) Secretary of State
C) Attorney General
D) Department of Natural Resources
Answer: B
Rationale: The Georgia Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors is an
attached agency for administrative purposes only to the Secretary of State as provided
in Code Section 50-4-3, but is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State .
Question 2:
How many professional land surveyors serve on the Georgia Board of Professional
Engineers and Land Surveyors?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: B
Rationale: O.C.G.A. §43-15-3(b) requires the board to consist of six professional
,engineers, two professional land surveyors, and one public member appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Senate .
Question 3:
What is the term of appointment for members of the Georgia Board of Professional
Engineers and Land Surveyors?
A) 3 years
B) 4 years
C) 5 years
D) 6 years
Answer: C
Rationale: Board members are appointed for a term of five years .
Question 4:
How many years of land surveying experience must a professional land surveyor
appointed to the board have?
A) 5 years
B) 8 years
C) 10 years
D) 12 years
Answer: D
Rationale: Professional land surveyors appointed to the board must have been engaged
in the practice of land surveying for at least 12 years and in responsible charge of
important land surveying work for at least five years .
Question 5:
Under O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 15, the "Georgia Professional Engineers and Land
Surveyors Act" is enacted to:
A) Promote engineering and surveying businesses
B) Safeguard life, health, and property and promote the public welfare
,C) Reduce competition in the professions
D) Establish fee schedules for survey work
Answer: B
Rationale: The chapter is enacted to safeguard life, health, and property and to
promote the public welfare .
Question 6:
Which Georgia Code contains the definitions for "land surveying" and "professional land
surveyor"?
A) O.C.G.A. Title 15, Chapter 6
B) O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 15
C) O.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 5
D) O.C.G.A. Title 50, Chapter 13
Answer: B
Rationale: O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 15 contains the definitions and statutory
framework for professional land surveying practice in Georgia .
Question 7:
According to the Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Act, which of the
following activities falls within the definition of "land surveying"?
A) Preparing structural engineering plans
B) Establishing or reestablishing property boundary monumentation
C) Designing electrical systems
D) Performing medical land evaluations
Answer: B
Rationale: The definition of land surveying includes establishing or reestablishing,
locating or relocating, or setting or resetting of monumentation for any property,
easement, or right of way boundaries .
, Question 8:
What is the statutory authority for the Georgia Board to adopt rules and regulations
governing the practice of land surveying?
A) O.C.G.A. Title 15, Chapter 6
B) O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 15, Section 43-15-5
C) O.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 2
D) O.C.G.A. Title 50, Chapter 13
Answer: B
Rationale: The board has the power under O.C.G.A. §43-15-5 to adopt and enforce
regulations implementing this chapter, including regulations governing professional
conduct .
Question 9:
Which of the following is NOT within the scope of practice for a professional land
surveyor in Georgia?
A) Establishing property boundaries
B) Designing detention ponds with more than five acre-feet of water storage
C) Preparing site plans
D) Conducting horizontal and vertical control surveys
Answer: B
Rationale: Land surveyors may design detention ponds containing no more than five
acre-feet of water storage at maximum pool (top of dam) or no more than three acre-
feet if the height exceeds ten feet but is less than 13 feet. Larger impoundments require
a professional engineer .
Question 10:
What is a "land surveyor-in-training" in Georgia?
A) An individual with no education requirements
B) An individual who meets qualifications and has been issued a certificate as a land
surveyor-in-training by the board
