FE Civil Engineering Exam Prep - Question List

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81. The only evidence found at the northwest corner of a section was a concrete monument set by a private surveyor in 1948. Research revealed a recorded plat with a notation that the monument was set immediately adjacent to a stone determined to be original corner monument. Which of the following designations currently describes the northwest corner?
  1. Original corner
  2. Found corner
  3. Lost corner
  4. Obliterated corner
82. Which of the following statements best describes the legal term “by operation of law”?
  1. The rights or liabilities created for a party that are dictated by existing legal principles regardless of the party’s intent.
  2. The process by which surveyors prepare title instruments.
  3. The process by which a surveying company is to be operated.
  4. None of the above
83. Which of the following is a common procedural error encountered during leveling?
  1. The rod is not held plumb.
  2. The rod is not a standard length.
  3. The instrument used is out of adjustment.
  4. All of the above.
84. The deflection angles of a closed traverse should equal:
  1. 90°
  2. 270°
  3. 360°
85. Which of the following statements is valid when considering a fence as representing a boundary?
  1. The fence is 20 or more years old.
  2. The fence was built per the original survey.
  3. All parties involved have recognized the fence as a boundary line for a long time.
  4. All the original survey corner monuments are missing.

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