MARYLAND SURVEYOR LICENSING EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) Q&A 2026 |INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. What is the primary purpose of land surveying?
A. To construct buildings
B. To determine property boundaries
C. To design roads
D. To analyze soil composition
Rationale: Surveying primarily defines and measures land
boundaries for legal and construction purposes.
*Correct Answer: B. To determine property boundaries
2. Which instrument is commonly used to measure horizontal
and vertical angles?
A. GPS receiver
B. Leveling rod
C. Theodolite
D. Compass only
Rationale: A theodolite is designed to measure precise
horizontal and vertical angles.
*Correct Answer: C. Theodolite
3. What does a benchmark in surveying represent?
,A. A property boundary marker
B. A reference point of known elevation
C. A soil test location
D. A construction stake
Rationale: Benchmarks provide known elevation references for
leveling.
*Correct Answer: B. A reference point of known elevation
4. Which law governs property boundary disputes in Maryland
surveying practice?
A. Criminal law
B. Tort law
C. Real property law
D. Maritime law
Rationale: Boundary disputes fall under real property law.
*Correct Answer: C. Real property law
5. What is a plat map?
A. A soil analysis chart
B. A map showing land subdivisions and boundaries
C. A weather map
D. A construction blueprint
Rationale: A plat map shows land divisions and property
boundaries.
,*Correct Answer: B. A map showing land subdivisions and
boundaries
6. What is the function of a total station?
A. Measures temperature
B. Combines electronic distance and angle measurement
C. Records soil samples
D. Detects underground water
Rationale: A total station measures both distance and angles
electronically.
*Correct Answer: B. Combines electronic distance and angle
measurement
7. Which coordinate system is most commonly used in
modern surveying?
A. Cartesian only
B. Polar system only
C. Geographic coordinate system (latitude/longitude)
D. Fictional grid system
Rationale: Modern surveying uses geographic coordinates for
accuracy.
*Correct Answer: C. Geographic coordinate system
(latitude/longitude)
, 8. What is triangulation used for in surveying?
A. Measuring soil density
B. Determining distances using triangle geometry
C. Calculating rainfall
D. Marking trees
Rationale: Triangulation uses triangles to determine unknown
distances.
*Correct Answer: B. Determining distances using triangle
geometry
9. What is the purpose of a surveyor’s chain or tape?
A. Measuring temperature
B. Measuring distances on land
C. Marking boundaries permanently
D. Collecting soil samples
Rationale: Chains/tapes are used for distance measurement.
*Correct Answer: B. Measuring distances on land
10. What does a contour line represent on a map?
A. Property ownership
B. Equal elevation points
C. Road networks
D. Soil layers
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) Q&A 2026 |INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. What is the primary purpose of land surveying?
A. To construct buildings
B. To determine property boundaries
C. To design roads
D. To analyze soil composition
Rationale: Surveying primarily defines and measures land
boundaries for legal and construction purposes.
*Correct Answer: B. To determine property boundaries
2. Which instrument is commonly used to measure horizontal
and vertical angles?
A. GPS receiver
B. Leveling rod
C. Theodolite
D. Compass only
Rationale: A theodolite is designed to measure precise
horizontal and vertical angles.
*Correct Answer: C. Theodolite
3. What does a benchmark in surveying represent?
,A. A property boundary marker
B. A reference point of known elevation
C. A soil test location
D. A construction stake
Rationale: Benchmarks provide known elevation references for
leveling.
*Correct Answer: B. A reference point of known elevation
4. Which law governs property boundary disputes in Maryland
surveying practice?
A. Criminal law
B. Tort law
C. Real property law
D. Maritime law
Rationale: Boundary disputes fall under real property law.
*Correct Answer: C. Real property law
5. What is a plat map?
A. A soil analysis chart
B. A map showing land subdivisions and boundaries
C. A weather map
D. A construction blueprint
Rationale: A plat map shows land divisions and property
boundaries.
,*Correct Answer: B. A map showing land subdivisions and
boundaries
6. What is the function of a total station?
A. Measures temperature
B. Combines electronic distance and angle measurement
C. Records soil samples
D. Detects underground water
Rationale: A total station measures both distance and angles
electronically.
*Correct Answer: B. Combines electronic distance and angle
measurement
7. Which coordinate system is most commonly used in
modern surveying?
A. Cartesian only
B. Polar system only
C. Geographic coordinate system (latitude/longitude)
D. Fictional grid system
Rationale: Modern surveying uses geographic coordinates for
accuracy.
*Correct Answer: C. Geographic coordinate system
(latitude/longitude)
, 8. What is triangulation used for in surveying?
A. Measuring soil density
B. Determining distances using triangle geometry
C. Calculating rainfall
D. Marking trees
Rationale: Triangulation uses triangles to determine unknown
distances.
*Correct Answer: B. Determining distances using triangle
geometry
9. What is the purpose of a surveyor’s chain or tape?
A. Measuring temperature
B. Measuring distances on land
C. Marking boundaries permanently
D. Collecting soil samples
Rationale: Chains/tapes are used for distance measurement.
*Correct Answer: B. Measuring distances on land
10. What does a contour line represent on a map?
A. Property ownership
B. Equal elevation points
C. Road networks
D. Soil layers
