Free Kansas State Specific Land Surveying Examination — Part II Practice Questions

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1. 1When directed by the county commissioners, what original federal-survey material must a Kansas county surveyor procure for lands in the county?

   1. A. Official copies of the original plats and field notes
   2. B. Certified tax maps and county valuation rolls
   3. C. Recorded subdivision plats and county road records
   4. D. Title abstracts and the register-of-deeds index

   Answer: A

   Explanation: K.S.A. 19-1418 makes it the county surveyor's duty to procure "official copies of the plats and field notes of the original surveys of the United States" when instructed by the county commissioners.

   Reference: 19-1418 — § 19-1418

2. 2Opposite quarter-section lines in a Kansas section intersect 2,615 feet north and 2,701 feet east of the southwest corner. Under K.S.A. 19-1409, which coordinates locate the center corner?

   1. A. 2,658 feet north, 2,658 feet east
   2. B. 2,615 feet north, 2,701 feet east
   3. C. 2,640 feet north, 2,640 feet east
   4. D. 2,701 feet north, 2,615 feet east

   Answer: B

   Explanation: K.S.A. 19-1409 makes "the said point of intersection" the common corner of the four quarters. The measured intersection itself, not an averaged or nominal point, controls.

   Reference: 19-1409 — § 19-1409

3. 3During a Kansas resurvey, a government section corner is found displaced from the record-distance position but is authenticated as the original corner. Which position controls?

   1. A. The original government-corner position
   2. B. The record-distance position
   3. C. The midpoint between the two
   4. D. The occupation line nearest the computed point

   Answer: A

   Explanation: K.S.A. 19-1422 states, "Section and quarter-section corners, and all other corners established by the government survey, must stand as the true corners."

   Reference: 19-1422 — § 19-1422, First

4. 4Under Kansas's statutory method for subdividing a normally surveyed section, how is the common corner of the four quarter sections established?

   1. A. At the midpoint of the longest section line
   2. B. At the intersection of straight lines connecting opposite quarter-section corner monuments
   3. C. Forty chains north of the southwest corner in every case
   4. D. At the mean of four GPS coordinates

   Answer: B

   Explanation: K.S.A. 19-1409 directs connection of opposite quarter-section monuments and says "the said point of intersection shall be the point of position of the corner common to the four quarters."

   Reference: 19-1409 — § 19-1409

5. 5Using Kansas's rule for a section closing on a parallel, how many feet north of the south quarter-section corner is the center corner established?

   1. A. 1,320 feet
   2. B. 2,000 feet
   3. C. 2,640 feet
   4. D. 5,280 feet

   Answer: C

   Explanation: K.S.A. 19-1411 places the center "at 40 chains" from the south quarter corner. The BLM unit table gives 1 chain = 66 feet, so 40 × 66 = 2,640 feet.

   Reference: 19-1411 — § 19-1411

6. 6When evidence determines the exact original government-corner spot during a Kansas resurvey, where must the corner be reestablished?

   1. A. At the nearest stable occupation corner
   2. B. At the identical original spot
   3. C. At a single-proportion position
   4. D. At a convenient witness point

   Answer: B

   Explanation: K.S.A. 19-1422, Second, requires corners to be "re-established at the identical spot where the original corner was located by the government surveyor, when this can be determined."

   Reference: 19-1422 — § 19-1422, Second

7. 7A certified copy of an original federal plat or field note is offered in a Kansas proceeding where the original could be used. What evidentiary status does the copy have?

   1. A. It is admissible only as an illustrative exhibit
   2. B. It is received in evidence when duly certified by the county surveyor
   3. C. It is conclusive evidence immune from rebuttal
   4. D. It is admissible only after the original is proved unavailable

   Answer: B

   Explanation: K.S.A. 19-1415 provides, "Copies of said plats and field notes, duly certified by the county surveyor, shall be received in evidence in any cause where the original plats and field notes could be used."

   Reference: 19-1415 — § 19-1415

8. 8A GLO record reports a line length of 12 chains. What is the equivalent distance in U.S. survey feet?

   1. A. 660 feet
   2. B. 720 feet
   3. C. 792 feet
   4. D. 1,200 feet

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The BLM unit table gives "1 chain = 100 links = 66 feet" in U.S. survey-foot units. Therefore 12 chains equal 12 × 66 = 792 feet.

   Reference: Manual of Surveying Instructions 2009 — § 66-12-1

9. 9If the identical original government-corner spot cannot be determined in a Kansas resurvey, which statute supplies the next reestablishment method?

   1. A. K.S.A. 58-20a05
   2. B. K.S.A. 74-7046
   3. C. K.S.A. 19-1412
   4. D. K.S.A. 82a-209

   Answer: C

   Explanation: K.S.A. 19-1422, Third, says that when the identical spot cannot be determined, corners "must be re-established in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1412."

   Reference: 19-1422 — § 19-1422, Third

10. 10A witness may have material knowledge about the true location of a corner involved in a Kansas county survey. What may the county surveyor do?

    1. A. Summon the witness, administer an oath or affirmation, and take written testimony
    2. B. Accept only an unsigned oral statement relayed by the client
    3. C. Compel the register of deeds to decide the corner location
    4. D. Disregard testimony whenever the monument is absent

    Answer: A

    Explanation: K.S.A. 19-1419 authorizes the county surveyor to summon a person who may furnish material evidence, "administer the proper oath or affirmation" and "take their testimony in writing."

    Reference: 19-1419 — § 19-1419