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NCEES PLS Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
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Which of the following statements best describes an Undefined Easement?
Ans: "A 25' easement on the Smith property for a power line from Florida
Power & Light that will terminate on Jan 1, 2025"
A PLSS corner is determined to be ______ when the corner cannot be
located and there are no nearby accessories to re-establish it using azimuth
marks, bearing trees, etc.
Ans: Lost
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A developer creates a subdivision with five lots. Each lot measures 100' by
Approved By:
400' and the lots are created by a survey plat that is also filed with the
county recorder's office. Twenty years goes by and some of the original
monuments are missing. Each of the five lots came into legal existence
when:
Ans: The county recorder accepts the plat
A -2.50% grade meets a +2.50% grade at station 4+200 and elevation
293.585 m, 300-m curve, stakeout at 30-m increments. What is the lowest
elevation on the vertical curve?
Ans: 295.460 @ station 4+200
A client is a strict Mormon and wishes that his business complex never be
used to sell any alcohol or cigarettes. He asks you what to do in order to
make sure the sales are never allowed to take place. You recommend that
he:
Ans: Create a restrictive covenant
To obtain a two-dimensional fix with a GNSS unit, what is the minimum
number of satellites that must be "fixed" to the receiver?
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Ans: Three
Which tool would NOT be useful to find a brass cap buried beneath 3 feet
of grass and dirt?
Ans: Metal detector
GPS coordinates are computed using?
Ans: Relative time
Examples of a Real Property Covenant include
Ans: "I, John Smith, Promise Never to Build a Home on This Land Above
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1018 feet MSL" & "We, Water's Edge HOA, Hereby Restrict the Use of
Approved By:
Homes in This Community to Single-Family Residence Not to Exceed
3,000 sqft in size"
A vertical curve is based which of the following basic shapes?
Ans: Parabola
The ______ accuracy of a control point is a number, expressed in
centimeters, that represents the uncertainty, at 95% confidence level, in the
coordinates of this control point relative to the other directly connected,
adjacent control points.
Ans: Local
What is the maximum allowable Relative Positional Precision for an
ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey?
Ans: 2cm + 50 PPM
During a survey, a field crew uses an RTK GPS to locate points in a
downtown area of the city. Downtown includes many mid-rise and high rise
NCEES PLS Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
(100% Correct Answers) /Already Graded A+
Which of the following statements best describes an Undefined Easement?
Ans: "A 25' easement on the Smith property for a power line from Florida
Power & Light that will terminate on Jan 1, 2025"
A PLSS corner is determined to be ______ when the corner cannot be
located and there are no nearby accessories to re-establish it using azimuth
marks, bearing trees, etc.
Ans: Lost
Exampromax - Stuvia US
A developer creates a subdivision with five lots. Each lot measures 100' by
Approved By:
400' and the lots are created by a survey plat that is also filed with the
county recorder's office. Twenty years goes by and some of the original
monuments are missing. Each of the five lots came into legal existence
when:
Ans: The county recorder accepts the plat
A -2.50% grade meets a +2.50% grade at station 4+200 and elevation
293.585 m, 300-m curve, stakeout at 30-m increments. What is the lowest
elevation on the vertical curve?
Ans: 295.460 @ station 4+200
A client is a strict Mormon and wishes that his business complex never be
used to sell any alcohol or cigarettes. He asks you what to do in order to
make sure the sales are never allowed to take place. You recommend that
he:
Ans: Create a restrictive covenant
To obtain a two-dimensional fix with a GNSS unit, what is the minimum
number of satellites that must be "fixed" to the receiver?
, 2 promax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
Ans: Three
Which tool would NOT be useful to find a brass cap buried beneath 3 feet
of grass and dirt?
Ans: Metal detector
GPS coordinates are computed using?
Ans: Relative time
Examples of a Real Property Covenant include
Ans: "I, John Smith, Promise Never to Build a Home on This Land Above
Exampromax - Stuvia US
1018 feet MSL" & "We, Water's Edge HOA, Hereby Restrict the Use of
Approved By:
Homes in This Community to Single-Family Residence Not to Exceed
3,000 sqft in size"
A vertical curve is based which of the following basic shapes?
Ans: Parabola
The ______ accuracy of a control point is a number, expressed in
centimeters, that represents the uncertainty, at 95% confidence level, in the
coordinates of this control point relative to the other directly connected,
adjacent control points.
Ans: Local
What is the maximum allowable Relative Positional Precision for an
ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey?
Ans: 2cm + 50 PPM
During a survey, a field crew uses an RTK GPS to locate points in a
downtown area of the city. Downtown includes many mid-rise and high rise
