GE Board Exams 2016

Geodesy

1. A method of adjusting observations in which the sum of squares of all the ________ is made a ____________ is
called least square.
a. Errors, minimum c. residuals, maximum
b. Errors, maximum d. residuals, minimum

2. A Real-Time Kinematic Network provides real-time correctors to field GNSS users over the ______ via cellular
phone network or _____ radio link.
a. Fax machine, digital c. fax machine, analogue
b. Internet, digital d. internet, analogue

3. RTK surveys, a radio at the ______ station brodcasts its position to the __________ and thesystem processes the
baseline between reference and rover stations in real-time during theactual field survey.
a. Field office, rovers c. rover, reference
b. Rover, field office d. reference, rovers

4. The unit of acceleration in the science of gravimetry is one ________, which is equivalent to one _________ per
second squared.
a. Gal, millimeter c. gal, centimeter
b. Milligal, millimeter d. milligal, centimeter

5. The free-air anomaly height correction for every meter above _________ is ____________ mgal.
a. Sea level, -0.3086 c. sea level, +0.3806
b. Terrain, -0.3086 d. terrain, +0.3806

6. A ________ is a graphical display of the size and distribution of __________ in a network adjustment.
a. Histogram, residuals c. histogram, errors
b. Pictogram, residual d. pictogram, errors

7. Orthometric height is the distance along a _____ line from a point on the Earth’s surface to the
____________.
a. Plumb, geoid c. plumb, ellipsoid
b. Parallel, ellipsoid d. parallel, geoid

8. When the ranges from four GNSS satellites are observed _________, the unknown receiver location and clock
error can be computed from ___________ equations.
a. Separately, 8 c. separately, 4
b. Simultaneously, 8 d. simultaneously, 4

9. Grid azimuth is the same as _______ azimuth only when the point of observation falls on the _______ meridian.
a. Plane, central c.geodetic, central
b. Plane, Greenwich d. geodetic, greenwhich10.

10. (antenna) ____________ height measurements determine the height from the surveymovement mark to the
________(phase)center of the GPS antenna.
a. Plane, central c. c. geodetic, central
b. Plane, Greenwich d. geodetic, Greenwich
 11. Adjustment in geodetic surveying is the process of determining and applying _________ to observations for the
purpose of _________ errors in a control network.
a. Correction, distributing c. correction, reducing
b. Deductions d. deductions, distributing

12. The theoretical sum of the _______ triangle in triangulation exceeds 180 degrees by an amountequal to the area
of the triangle divided by the product of the square of the mean radius of theEarth and the ________ of one arc
second.
a. Spherical, sine c. spherical, cosine
b. Plane, cosine d. plane, sine

13. The ________ accuracy established by GNSS is _______ than its horizontal position accuracy.
a. Distance, higher c. height, higher
b. Distance, lower d.height, lower

14. GNSS satellite signals passing through the _____ which is filled charged particles are subjectedto ______
resulting in a change of the GPS signal.
a. Ionosphere, refraction c. troposphere, refraction
b. Troposphere, reflection d. ionosphere, reflection

15. The initial baseline for all _______ networks in the Philippines has its azimuth mark on ________Island in
Marinduque Province.
a.Cadastral, baltazar c.triangulation, balanacan
b.Triangulation, baltazar d. cadastral, balanacan16.

16. ____________ was a Hungarian physicist who is known for his invention of the torsionpendulum used to
measure the density of underlying rock strata and the ________ of gravity.
a. Lorand eotvos, magnitude c. Pierre bouguer, direction
b. Pierre bouguer, magnitude d. Lorand eotvos, direction

17. The _____________ segment of NAVSTAR GPS overseas the building, launching, ____________positioning,
monitoring, and providing of GPS positioning services.
a.Control, orbital c. user, orbital
b.User, flight d. control, flight

18. A horizontal geodetic datum consists of the following: ______________

I.Longitude and latitude of the origin
II. an azimuth mark
III. parameters of the reference ellipsoid
IV. geoid separation at origin
a. I, II, III and IV c. I, II and III
b. I?? or II???, III and IV d. I, II and IV

19. In geodetic traverse, angular closure is the number of seconds allowable for any angle ______by the _________
root of the number of angles in the traverse.
a.Multiplied, square c. multiplied, cube
b.Divided, cube d. divided, square

20. A 750-meter baseline distance is measured with an electronic total station. If the vendor’s
accuracy specification of the instruments is +- (3mm +2ppm), calculate the precision of the measured distance to the
nearest thousand.
a.1/166,000 c. 1/167,000
b.1/165,000 d. 1/168,00021.
21. In a conventional GNSS real-time kinematic survey, the data transfer link from the base to the ______ can be
either a UHP/VHP radio link or a _____________ telephone link.
a.Office, landline c. rover, landline
b.Office, cellular d. rover, cellular

22. In geodesy, ____ problem deals with the determination of the coordinates of a second point from a first point
which has given coordinates plus the azimuth and distance from the first point to the second point.
a. A reverse c. an inverse
b. An indirect d. a direct

23. Each satellite of the Global Positioning System transmits two carrier signals in the ________range, designated as
__________.
a.Infrared, P3 and P4 c. infrared, P1 and P2
b.Microwave, L1 and L2 d. microwave, L3 and L4

24. The GNSS receiver height of instrument is the distance from the _________ to the survey _________.
a.Antenna top, tripod foot c. Antenna phase center, control point???
b.Antenna phase center, tripod point d.Antenna top, control point.

25. The ___________ shape of the Earth was originally proposed by ___________.
a.Prolate, Isaac newton c. oblate, gerard Mercator
b.Prolate, gerard Mercator d.oblate, Isaac newton

26. The first estimation of the _______ of the earth was given by ___________.
a.Radius, Eratosthenes c. diameter, Eratosthenes
b.Diameter, Pythagoras d. oblate, Isaac newton

27. The agency that established, and maintains, the Global Positioning System (GPS) is the ____________, while the
Galileo constellation is maintained by the ___________.
a.U.S. Department of Defense, Japan Space Agency
b.U.S. Department of Transportation, Japan Space Agency
c.U.S. Department of Transportation, European Space Agency???
d.U.S. Department of Defense, European Space Agency (or this???)

28. A laplace station is a geodetic control station where _______ observation are made for _________ and longitude
to control the accumulation of errors along the control network
a.Astronomical, time c. astronomical, latitude
b.Terrestrial, latitude d. terrestrial, time

29. The GNSS measured distance is called a pseudo-range because it has a ___ bias error due to the clock error of
the _______.
a.Constant, receiver c.variable, receiver
b.Variable, satellite d. constant, satellite30.

30. Site __________ is the rate of change of geodetic coordinates due to _______ plate motion.
a.Acceleration, tectonic c.velocity, tectonic
b.Velocity, diamond d. acceleration, diamond

31. _____ date is the date, usually expressed in __ years, which published GNSS coordinates anddata are valid.
a.Calendar, decimal c. calendar, fractional
b.Epoch, fractional d. epoch, decimal
32. If the relative precision of a distance is 1:100,000, what is the equivalent distance error in centimeter per
kilometer?
a.+- 10 c. +- 5
b.+- 2 d.+- 1

33. Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) GNSS survey is a method of determining __________ positions between known
control and unknown positions using ______ phase measurements.
a.Relative, carrier c. absolute, carrier
b.Absolute, code d. relative, code

34. ________ height is the _________ distance along the plumb line from the geoid to a point orsurface of the
earth.
a.Ellipsoid, curved c.orthometric, straight
b.Ellipsoid, straight d. orthometric, curved

35. There are two classes of GPS services: the ____ Positioning Service, which is available only to users authorized
by the military, and the Standard Positioning Service, which is available or ___________ use.
a.Precise, military c. perfect, civilian
b.Perfect, military d.precise, civilian

36. ___________ was a Greek mathematician who is considered the founder of trigonometry and is most famous
for his incidental discovery of the _______ of the equinoxes.
a.Hipparchus, precession c. Pythagorean precession
b.Pythagoras, rotation d. Hipparchus, rotation

37. _____ closure refers to the number of seconds allowable for any angle ________ by the square root of the
number of angles in a traverse.
a.Linear, divided c. angular, divided
b.Angular, multiplied d. linear, multiplied

38. Antenna _____ error can be eliminated if the GNSS user orients all antennas in a given session to the same
direction, usually ______, and uses the same type of antenna in the session.
a.Height, south c. phase, south
b.Phase, north d. height, north

39. Multipath error results when a reflected GNSS signal reaches the receiver via two or moredifferent paths
wherein the reflected paths are ___________ and cause incorrect ________.
a.Longer, pseudo-ranges c. shorter, wavelengths
b.Longer, wavelengths d. shorter, pseudo-ranges

40. The satellite geometry factors to be considered when planning a GNSS survey include thefollowing:
I.The number of satellites available
II.The minimum elevation angle for the satellite
III.Obstructions that limit satellite visibility

a.I and II c.I, II and III

b.I and III d. II and III

41. Static GNSS surveying uses _______ grade satellite receivers to collect satellite data on a fixedpoint requiring
__________ - processing determine position.
a.Mapping, post c. survey, real-time
b.Mapping, real-time d. survey, post
 42. GNSS occupation time during observation sessions depends on the following factors:
I. Type of GNSS receiver
II. Separation distance between receivers
III. Ionospheric activity
IV. Number of satellite and their geometry

a.II, III and IV c.I, III and IV

b.I, II, III and IV d. I, II and IV

43. _____________ coordinated are point coordinates whose values do not change whenperforming a network
adjustment.
a. Mobile c.fixed
b.Linear d. decimal

44. If the semi-major axis of a reference ellipsoid is “a” and the semi-minor axis is “b”, the flattening of the ellipsoid
is equal to “a” _________ “b” the quantity ________ by “a”.
a.Minus, divided c. plus, divided
b.Minus, multiplied d. plus, multiplied

45. An ____________ occurs when one celestial body _________ another.

a.Occultation, conceals c. occupation, conceals
b.Occupation, reveals d. occultation, reveals

SITUATION 1 - Differential leveling is carried out from BM 21 to BM 22 along three different routes but with the same
precision. The route lengths and respective difference in elevation as determined in the field for each route
are indicated below.

Route Length (km) Difference in Elevation(meters)

1 8 16.010
2 9 16.100
3 10 16.160

46. Using the least squares method, determine the correction, in millimeters, to the field difference in elevations
along route 1.
a.+84 c. +79
b.+74 d. +89

47. Using the least squares method, determine the correction, in millimeters, to the field differencein elevations
along route 3.
a.-66 c.-76
b.-71 d. -61

48. Using the three routes, what is the adjusted difference in elevation between BM 21 and BM 22,in meters?
a.16.084 c. 16.089
b.16.099 d. 16.094
SITUATION 4 - The closed traverse data for a by-pass road project are reflected below. From initial baseline stations
BU-7 to BU-8, the traverse established stations P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 then closed on station BU-9.

Published Coordinates (Meters)

Station Northings Eastings
BU-7 986,993.323 562,389.661
BU-8 987,034.134 561,741.456
BU-9 989,024.980 564,072.519

Station Backsight Station Angle Measured Distance

Occupied Station Observed Clockwise (meters)
BU-7 BU-8 P1 104°35’53.6” 364.513
P1 BU-7 P2 212°02’25.8” 614.059
P2 P1 P3 153°16’27.0” 511.739
P3 P2 P4 153°27’30.7” 212.227
P4 P3 P5 255°42’50.9” 213.687
P5 P4 BU-9 159°15’14.8” 888.844

49. Determine the geodetic azimuth closure for the line BU8-BU9 of the traverse, in arc seconds.
a.6.0 c.4.0
b.5.0 d. 3.0.

50. Determine the geodetic survey accuracy level of the azimuth closure.
a.First-order c. third-order
b.Fourth-order d. second-order

51. Calculate the relative error of closure, expressed as a fraction to the nearest thousand.
a.1/28,000 c. 1:30,000
b.1/29,000 d. 1/27,00

SITUATION 5 - In a triangulation project, an eccentric station (E) is set up at a distance of 400,000

meters from true station (T). Line TE has an azimuth of 335°00’00”. From station E, three triangulation
stations, W, X and Z, are observed with angles in a clockwise direction. Angle WEX = 135°00’00”;
angle XET = 45°00’00”; and angle WEZ = 275°00’00”. Line EW=6 km; EX=8 km; and line EZ=12 km.

52. Determine the azimuth line XZ

a.265°50’11.6” c. 266°50’11.6”
b.263°50’11.6” d. 264°50’11.6”

53. Determine the azimuth of line XW.

a.311°06’48.8” c.308°06’48.8”
b.310°06’48.8” d.309°06’48.8”

54. Determine the azimuth of line WZ.

a.223°29’23.4” c. 224°29’23.4”
b.222°29’23.4” d. 225°29’23.4”
SITUATION 6 – The WGSH4 geographic coordinates of a road project control station, ILO-3002, are
latitude = 10°41’20.41990” and longitude = 122°31’19.81245”. If the semi-major axis, a =6,378,137meter;
first eccentricity, e = 0.0818191909; and h=0,

55. Determine the X-Cartesian coordinates of ILO-3002, in meters.

a.-3,369,940.277 c. -3,369,939.277
b.-3,369,942.277 d. -3,369,941.277

56. Determine the Y-Cartesian coordinates of ILO-3002, in meters.

a.5,285,231.550 c. 5,285,233.550
b.5,285,232.550 d. 5,285,234.550

57. Determine the Z-Cartesian coordinates of ILO-3002, in meters.

a.1,175,219.322 c. 1,175,222.322
b.1,175,221.322 d. 1,175,220.322

SITUATION 7 – The following PRS92 geographic and grid coordinates of station JLZ-32 and AJR-1 are provided as
provided as project control stations:

Station Geographic Coordinate Grid Coordinates (meters)

Latitude / Longitude Northings / Eastings
JLZ-32 10°50’26.39973” / 1,198,734.020 /
122°36’31.11365” 457,208.015
AJR-1 10°41’24.28778” / 1,182,092.433 /
122°31’09.62809” 447,417.26858.

58. Determine the grid azimuth from station AJR-1 to station JLZ-32.
a.210°28’20.5” c. 210°28’00.5”
b.210°28’30.5” d. 210°28’10.5”

59. Determine the meridian convergence, in seconds.

a.60.0 c. 59.0
b.62.0 d. 61.0

60. Determine the geodetic azimuth from station AJR-1 to station JLZ-32, assuming that the arc-to-chord correction
is negligible.
a.210°29’09.5” c. 210°29’12.5”
b.210°29’10.5” d. 210°29’11.5”

SITUATION 8 – First-order differential leveling is carried out from BM 25 –BM 26 along three different outes but with
the same precision. The route lengths and respective differences in elevation as determined in the field for each route
are indicated below.

Route Length (km) Difference in Elevation (meters)

1 10 18.085
2 11 18.160
3 12 18.195

61. Using the least squares method, determine the correction, in millimeters, to the field difference in elevation along
route 1.
a.+68 c.+58
b.+63 d. +53
 62. Using the least squares method, determine the corrections in millimeters, to the field difference in elevation
along route 3.
a.-42 c. -52
b.-57 d. -47

63. Using the three routes, what is the adjusted difference in elevation between BM 25 and BM 26,in meters?
a.18.143 c. 18.148
b.18.153 d. 18.138

SITUATION 9 – Differential leveling between two bench marks BM 7 and BM 8 is carried out across two different
routes. The route lengths and respective difference in elevation as determined in the field foreach route are indicated
below.

Route Length (km) Difference in Elevation (meters)

1 2 18.090
2 7 18.140

64. Using the least squares method, determine the correction in millimeters, to the elevation difference along
route 1.
a.+0.027 c. +0.022
b.+0.037 d. +0.03265.

65. Using the least square method, determine the correction in millimeters, to the elevation difference along
route 2.
a.-0.018 c. -0.023
b.-0.028 d. -0.013

66. Using the least square method, determine the adjusted difference in elevation between BM 7and BM 8.
a.18.122 c.18.127
b.18.112 d. 18.117

SITUATION 10 – The following PRS92 geographic and grid coordinates of stations MMA-1 and BTC-1 are provided as
reference stations:

Station Geographic Coordinates Grid Coordinates

(mtrs) Latitude Longitude Northings Eastings
MMA-1 14°32’13.66238” 121°02’23.14210” 1,607,761.469 504,138.600
BTG-1 13°49’13.20735” 120°57’20.62279” 1,528,297.446 495,213.663

67. Determine the grid azimuth from station BTG-1 to station MMA-1
a.186°24’39.8” c. 186°24’29.8”
b. 186°24’34.8” d. 186°24’24.8”

68. Determine the meridian convergence, in seconds.

a.69.1 c. 84.1
b.79.1 d.74.1

69. Determine the geodetic azimuth from station BTG-1 to station MMA-1, assuming that the arc-to-chord
correction is negligible.
a.186°25’53.9” c. 186°25’48.9”
b.186°25’43.9” d. 186°25’38.9”
GE BOARD 2016
MATHEMATICS

1.__________ are the factor of 66x2–16x.

a. 16x(2x-1)(2x+1) c. 16(x2-x)
b. 4(16x2-16x) d. 16x(6x2)

2. The inequality -3n < 12 is equivalent to ___________.

a. N > -4 c. N > 4
b. N < 4 d.N < -4

3. Using factor method, the depletion at any given year us equal to

a. Initial cost of property divided by the total units in property
b. Initial cost of property divided by the number of units sold during the year
c. Initial cost of property times number of units sold during the year
d. Initial cost of property times number of unit sold during the year divided by the total units inproperty

4. If f(x) = 6x + 4 and g(x) = x2 –1, then the value of g(f(x)) is _______.

a. 36x2+ 98x + 16 c. 36x2+ 16
2
b. 36x + 98x + 15 d. 6x2 –2

5. The moment of Inertia of a sphere of mass “m” and radius “r”, about an axis tangential to it, is
___________.
a.(2mr2)/5 c. (2mr2)/3
2
b.(7mr )/3 d.(7mr2)/5

6. The unit of work or energy is S.I. units is __________.

a. Watt c. Newton
b. Pascal d. Joule

7. ____________ is not a vector quantity.

a. Acceleration c. weight
b. Velocity d. force

8. Two angles are called _____ if they share the same vertex having one side in common between them.
a. Complementary angles c.adjacent angles
b. Opposite angles d. right angles

9. If the bearing of A from B is S 40° W, then bearing of B from A is ________.

a. N 50° E c.N 40° E
b. N 40° W d. N 50° W

10. A line that helps to define a geometric figure is called the __________.
a. Tangent line c. directrix
b. Curve d. Axis of symmetry

11. Angle A in the spherical triangle ABC, given a = 106°25’ , c = 42°16’ and B = 114°53’ is________.
a. 80°42’ c. 72°43’
b. 97°09’ d. 45°54’
12. A spherical triangle has an area of 127.25 sq. km. The radius of the sphere if its spherical excess is 30°
in ________.
a. 20 km c.25 km
b. 22 km d. 28 km

13. An operation obeys the ___ if the order of the two numbers involved does not matter.
a. Commutative property c. distributive property
b. Identity property d. associative property

14. The aggregation of individuals formed for the purpose of conducting a business and recognized by law as
a fictitious person is called __________.
a. Investors c. stockholders
b. Partnership d.corporation

15. Geometrically, _______ means finding the slope of the tangent line is a function at a particular point, physically,
this means finding the speed of an object given its position as function of time.
a. Analysis c. velocity
b. Calculus d. acceleration

16. The theorem that tells how to find the exponential of an imaginary number is called _______.
a. Binomial theorem c. de moivre’s theorem
b. Pythagorean theorem d. Euler’s Theorem

17. ___________ is equal to left-hand derivation of f at x=0,

Let f(x) = 2x +1, x > 0

x2+ 1, x > 0

a. 2x c. -∞
b. 0 d. 2

18. The researchers are not satisfied with their confidence interval and want to do another study to find a shorter
confidence interval. They should change _____ to ensure they find a shorter confidence interval.
a. They should decrease their confidence level and decrease their sample size
b. They should increase their confidence level and increase their sample size
c. They should decrease their confidence level but increase their sample size
d. They should increase their confidence level but decrease their sample size

19. _________ refers to the amount of a product made available for sale.
a. Good c. product
b. Supply d. demand

20. The equation 2 sinh x cosh x is equal to _____.

a. ex c.sinh2x
b. e-x d. cosh x

21. If sec2A is 5/2, the the quantity 1- sin2A is equivalent to _________.

a. 1.5 c. 0.4
b. 0.6 d. 2.5
22. From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top tower is 30°. If the tower is100 m high, then
the distance of point P from the foot of the tower is ______.
a. 156 m c. 149 m
b. 200 m d.173 m

23. If ½ x + 6 = -x-3, then the value of -2x is __________-.

a. -3 c. -6
b. -12 d.12

24. The ____ is a function that is to be integrated.

a. Linear function c. integral
b. Derivative

25. A means of estimating the value of a particular number if you know the value of the function for two other
numbers above and below the number in question is known as ____.
a. Newton’s Method c.Interpolation
b. Lagrange method d. Direct method

26. The number of terms in the expression 2x2+ 3x + 5 is ______

a. 3 c. 1
b. 2 d. 0

27. From the third floor window of a building the angle of depression of an object on the ground is
35°58’, while from a sixth floor window, 9.75 m above the first point of observation the angle of depression is 58°35’.
The object from the building is ______ far.
a. 10.7 m c. 15.3 m
b. 9.3 m d. 11.9 m

28. The expression 7xy has the factors _______.

a. x, y c.7, x, y
b.7, x d. 7, y

29. (9x+a)(a+b) is equal to ____________.

a. x2+bx+ab c. x2ax+ab
b. x2+(a+b)x+ab d. x2+ab

30. Given the equations below, the value of y-x is ___________.

3x +4 = -5y +8
9x +11y = -8

a. 2 c. -2
b. 12 d. -12

31. Let y = uv be the product of the function u and v.

Find y’ (1) if u (1) = 2, u (1) = 3, v (1) = -1, and v’(1) = 1.
a. 1 c. 4
b. -4 d. -1

32. What refers to the goods and services that are required to support human life, needs and activities?
a. Necessity c. luxury
b. Consumer products d. producer products
33. If each term in the sequence below is nine less than the previous term, then the ninth term of the sequence is
__________.
101, 92, 83, 74,…
a. 38 c. 9
b. 20 d.29

34. If (x-7) (x-5) = -1, then the value of x is ______________.

a. 6 c. -2
b. -6 d. -4

35. An infinitesimal change in variable is called ____________- .

a. Integral c. Substitution
b. Exponential d. differential

36. Suppose men always married woman who were 10% shorter than they were. The correlation coefficient of the
heights of married couples would be ______.
a. 1.0 since the height of the man is always predictable from the height of the woman.
b. -0.10 if the correlation were computed with corr(female, height, male, height)
c. 0.10 if the correlation were computed with corr(male, height, female, height)
d. 0.10 no matter which way the correlation were computed.

37. Any particular raw material or primary product such as cloth, wool, flour, coffee, etc. are called __________.
a. Necessity c. utility
b. Commodity d. stock

38. The differential equation 2 dy/dx + x2y = 2x + 3, y(0) =5 is _________.

a. Linear
b. Linear with fixed constants
c. Undeterminable to be or nonlinear
d. Nonlinear

39. When a transversal cuts two lines, it forms two pairs of ________.
a. Corresponding angles
b. Parallel lines
c. Alternate exterior angles
d. Alternate interior angles

40. The ___________ of a number is the number that, when multiplied together three times gives that number.
a. Product c. square root
b. Least common multiple d.cube root

41. Using the curve x2 – xy2+ y2 = 1, ___ is equal to dy/dx.

a. Y + 2x/2y – x
b. 2 x/x–2y
c. 2x + y/x –2y
d. Y - 2x/2y –x

42. The center of gravity of a right circular solid cone is at a distance of _______from its base,measured along the
vertical axis. (where h= Height of a right circular solid cone.)
a. h/4 c. h/2
b. h/6 d. h/3
43. Two sides of a triangle measures 6 cm and 8 cm and their included angle is 40°. The third side would
be ______________.
a. 5.645 cm c. 4.256 cm
b. 5.144 cm d. 5.263 cm

44. Two ships are sailing in the sea on two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse is
observed from the ships are 30° and 45° respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two
ships is ________.
a. 300 c. 200
b. 173 d.273

45. ____________ is one value that makes the fraction (x 2 –25)/(x3–125) undefined.
a. -5 c. 5
b. -25 d. -146.

46. _______ is called a one-time credit against taxes.

a. Credible credit c.tax credit
b. Due credit d. revenue credit