Free New Jersey State-specific portion of the current land surveying examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the New Jersey State-specific portion of the current land surveying examination practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1Who may use the title “land surveyor” in New Jersey?

   1. A. Only a person licensed by the Board
   2. B. Any graduate of a surveying program
   3. C. Any municipal engineering employee
   4. D. Any person supervised by an engineer

   Answer: A

   Explanation: N.J.A.C. 13:40-3.1(b) says a person may not use that title “unless that person is licensed by the Board.” Thus licensure, not education or employment alone, controls.

   Reference: New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Rule Adoption - February 21, 2006 Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors — N.J.A.C. 13:40-3.1(b)

2. 2Before conducting a New Jersey property survey, what information must the surveyor first obtain?

   1. A. All pertinent information and documentation in the client’s possession
   2. B. Only the latest tax map
   3. C. Only a verbal boundary description
   4. D. Only municipal zoning data

   Answer: A

   Explanation: N.J.A.C. 13:40-5.1(b) says the surveyor “shall obtain all pertinent information and documentation in the client’s possession” relative to the property.

   Reference: 52 N.J.R. 46(a) — N.J.A.C. 13:40-5.1(b)

3. 3Which item must always appear on a completed New Jersey survey plat?

   1. A. A compliant professional title block
   2. B. A lender’s appraisal certification
   3. C. A municipal building permit
   4. D. A geotechnical soil-boring log

   Answer: A

   Explanation: N.J.A.C. 13:40-5.1(f)1 lists “Title block complying with N.J.A.C. 13:40-8” among items that must always be shown.

   Reference: New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Rule Adoption - February 21, 2006 Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors — N.J.A.C. 13:40-4.2

4. 4Which set of data-map deliverables must be prepared by a New Jersey licensed professional land surveyor under N.J.A.C. 13:40-5.1(n)?

   1. A. Hydrographic and bathymetric maps only
   2. B. Topographic and planimetric maps only
   3. C. Hydrographic, bathymetric, topographic, and planimetric maps
   4. D. Only maps that also delineate a property line

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The rule covers maps showing “hydrographic, bathymetric, topographic data, or planimetric data” without conditioning the duty on property-line depiction.

   Reference: 52 N.J.R. 46(a) — N.J.A.C. 13:40-5.1(n)

5. 5What authentication must the print copies of a completed survey bear under N.J.A.C. 13:40-5.1(i)?

   1. A. A digital signature and digital seal used for electronic transmission
   2. B. The surveyor's signature and impression seal
   3. C. A draft legend in place of the seal
   4. D. A county filing stamp and client signature

   Answer: B

   Explanation: N.J.A.C. 13:40-5.1(i) says the prints “shall bear the signature and impression seal” of the licensed surveyor.

   Reference: 52 N.J.R. 46(a) — N.J.A.C. 13:40-5.1(i)

6. 6What must a New Jersey survey-services advertisement include about the services offered?

   1. A. A descriptive professional term such as land surveying
   2. B. Only a slogan
   3. C. Only a street address
   4. D. Only a project photograph

   Answer: A

   Explanation: N.J.A.C. 13:40-3.3(a)1 requires “a term which is descriptive of the professional services to be rendered.”

   Reference: New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Rule Adoption - February 21, 2006 Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors — N.J.A.C. 13:40-3.3(a)1

7. 7A New Jersey county needs land surveying performed for a public project. Who must perform it?

   1. A. A licensed individual
   2. B. Any county employee
   3. C. Only a federal officer
   4. D. Any contractor with five years’ experience

   Answer: A

   Explanation: N.J.A.C. 13:40-3.1(c) requires government land surveying to be “performed by a licensed individual.” Public ownership does not remove that requirement.

   Reference: New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Rule Adoption - February 21, 2006 Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors — N.J.A.C. 13:40-3.1(c)

8. 8A purchaser signs a waiver directing that property-corner markers not be set. How long must the surveyor retain it?

   1. A. One biennial renewal cycle
   2. B. Six years
   3. C. Until the deed is recorded
   4. D. Ninety days after delivering the plat

   Answer: B

   Explanation: N.J.A.C. 13:40-5.1(d) requires the waiver to be “retained for a period of six years by the surveyor performing the survey.”

   Reference: Pels Adoption (2002) — N.J.A.C. 13:40-5.1(d), corner-marker waiver retention

9. 9What street identification must be shown when a street abuts the surveyed property?

   1. A. The street and street name
   2. B. Only the postal ZIP code
   3. C. Only the pavement material
   4. D. Only the traffic count

   Answer: A

   Explanation: N.J.A.C. 13:40-5.1(f)7 requires “Street and street names” when streets abut or adjoin the property.

   Reference: 52 N.J.R. 46(a) — N.J.A.C. 13:40-5.1(f)7

10. 10For which project does N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.18 provide an exception from the foundation-location-survey requirement?

    1. A. A new principal building
    2. B. An addition or deck
    3. C. A new building in a flood hazard area
    4. D. A substantial improvement under N.J.A.C. 5:23-6.3A

    Answer: B

    Explanation: The exception says a survey “shall not be required for additions, decks, swimming pools, sheds or similar structures.”

    Reference: § 5:23-2.1 Title; scope; intent — N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.18(b)1ii(1)(A)