Engineering Drawing MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. A circle will appear on an isometric drawing as a(n)

1. ellipse
2. cycloid
3. circle
4. parabola

2. A cutting plane normal to a face of a cube has to be ___________ in order to cut an oblique face.

1. rotated about one axis
2. rotated about one axis and translated
3. rotated about two axes
4. rotated about two axes and translated

3. A drawing instrument set usually contains all of the following, except:

1. bow compass
2. scale
3. dividers
4. extra leads

4. A point P is above Horizontal Plane (HP) and in front of Vertical Plane (VP). The point is in

1. First quadrant
2. Second quadrant
3. Third quadrant
4. Fourth quadrant

5. All of the following are variables involved in the use of image planes, except:

1. the object being viewed
2. the size of the object
3. the eye of the viewer
4. the image plane

6. An axonometric drawing which has all three axes divided by equal angles is

1. dimetric
2. trimetric
3. orthographic
4. isometric

7. An axonometric drawing which has two axes divided by equal angles is

1. dimetric
2. trimetric
3. orthographic
4. isometric

8. By using a ________ section of a cylindrical mechanical part the drafter should be able to show only one view of the part

1. Half
2. Whole
3. Revolved
4. broken out

9. Drafters should use a ________ in a section view of a mechanical part that includes the cylindrical view of a threaded hole

1. Center line
2. Hatch line
3. Poly line
4. Dimension line

10. Hatching lines are drawn at ___ degree to reference line

1. 30
2. 45
3. 60
4. 90

11. In a trimetric drawing, the relationship of the angle between axes to each other is

1. three are equal
2. two are equal
3. three are unequal
4. none of the above

12. In aligned system of dimensioning, the dimensions may be read from

1. Bottom or right hand edges
2. Bottom or left hand edges
3. Only from bottom
4. Only from left side

13. In an isometric sketch of a cube:

1. the frontal face appears in its true shape
2. the receding axes are at 45 degrees to the horizontal
3. all faces are equally distorted
4. only the depth distances must be reduced

14. In an oblique sketch of a cube:

1. the frontal face appears in its true shape
2. both receding axes are at 30 degrees to the horizontal
3. all faces are equally distorted
4. the depth distances must be reduced

15. In first angle projection method, object is assumed to be placed in

1. First quadrant
2. Second quadrant
3. Third Quadrant
4. Fourth quadrant

16. In isometric drawings:

1. Two axes are perpendicular
2. True measurements can be made only along or parallel to the isometric axes
3. All faces are unequally distorted
4. None of the above

17. In offset sections, offsets or bends in the cutting plane are all

1. 90 degrees
2. 180 degrees
3. Either 90 or 180 degrees
4. 30, 60, or 90 degrees

18. Non-isometric lines are located and sketched how?

1. They are drawn parallel to the isometric axis.
2. They are measured using the angle from the multiview.
3. They are measured using a non-isometric template.
4. They are located by determining the endpoints of the non-isometric line.

19. Objects that are symmetric can be shown effectively using this type of section

1. Quarter section
2. Half section
3. Full section
4. Symmetric section

20. One method of drawing an ellipse that represents an isometric pictorial circle is known as:

1. the box construction method
2. the coordinate construction method
3. the four-center approximation method
4. the offset construction method

21. The dotted lines represents

1. Hidden edges
2. Projection line
3. Centre line
4. Hatching line

22. The following is not included in title block of drawing sheet

1. Sheet No
2. Scale
3. Method of Projection
4. Size of sheet

23. The following line is used for dimension line

1. Continuous thick
2. Continuous thin
3. Chain thin line
4. Short zigzag thin

24. The following line is used for visible outlines

1. Continuous thick
2. Continuous thin
3. Chain thin line
4. Short zigzag thin

25. The internal angle of regular hexagon is ___ degree

1. 72
2. 108
3. 120
4. 150

26. The internal angle of regular pentagon is ___ degree

1. 72
2. 108
3. 120
4. 150

27. The section view drawing in which one fourth of an object has been marked for removal is known as a ________ section

1. Full
2. Half
3. Quarter
4. none of the above

28. This type of section is not in direct projection from the view containing the cutting plane

1. Revolved section
2. Removed section
3. Broken-out section
4. Full section

29. To avoid having to dimension to a hidden feature the drafter can utilize a ________ section

1. Whole
2. Half
3. broken out
4. all of the above

30. What type of sketch incorporates convergence?

1. isometric
2. perspective
3. oblique
4. multiview

31. What type of sketch shows the front in true shape?.

1. isometric
2. perspective
3. oblique
4. axonometriC

32. What type of sketch uses a miter line?

1. a two-view multiview
2. an isometric pictorial
3. a three-point perspective pictorial
4. a three-view multiview

33. What type of sketches are typically used in the refinement stage of the design process?

1. isometric
2. document
3. oblique
4. ideation

34. When filling an area with a hatch pattern in AutoCAD the drafter needs to be able to

1. see the entire bounding area to hatch
2. set Ortho on
3. turn ISO grid off
4. set the layer to Defpoints

35. When you want to make sure that all of the text stays to the right of a given point on the drawing, you wound set its

1. aspect
2. scale
3. alignment
4. font

36. When you want to make the letters of a line of text narrower, you would set its:

1. aspect
2. scale
3. alignment
4. font

37. Where do the projection lines converge in a perspective sketch?

1. the vanishing point
2. the ground line
3. the horizon line
4. the eye point

38. Which angle cannot be made with either a 45 or 30/60 triangle or a combination of the two?

1. 90
2. 70
3. 30
4. 15

39. Which line type is thick and black?

1. visible lines
2. center lines
3. construction lines
4. all of the above

40. Which line type is thin and light?

1. visible lines
2. center lines
3. construction lines
4. all of the above

41. Which of the following is not a pictorial drawing?

1. isometric
2. multiview
3. perspective
4. axonometric

42. Which of the following is typically represented in a drawing but does not have a true physical counterpart on the object?

1. edge of planar surface
2. edge of a circular face
3. corner of a rectangle
4. limiting element of a curved surface

43. Which of the following projection methods does not use projectors perpendicular to the projection plane?

1. isometric
2. orthographic
3. oblique
4. axonometric

44. Which statements is true about the precedence of lines?

1. a hidden line has precedence over a center line
2. a center line has precedence over a visible line
3. a visible line has precedence over a miter line
4. all of the above

45. Which type of line has precedence over all other types of lines?

1. a hidden line
2. a center line
3. a visible line
4. none of the above

46. Which type of line is part of a dimension?

1. break lines
2. phantom lines
3. extension lines
4. cutting plane lines

47. Which type of line is particular to section drawings?

1. break lines
2. phantom lines
3. extension lines
4. cutting plane lines