Introduction to Engineering Graphics MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

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

1. Bow compass
2. Scale
3. Dividers
4. Extra leads

2. A French curve is used to draw

1. Circle
2. Ellipse
3. Smooth free form curve
4. Polygon

3. The primary unit of measurement for engineering drawings and design in the mechanical industries is the

1. Millimeter
2. Centimeter
3. Meter
4. Kilometer

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

1. Aspect
2. Scale
3. Alignment
4. Font

5. 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

6. 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

7. Which line type is thick and black?

1. Visible lines
2. Center lines
3. Construction lines
4. All of the above

8. Which line type is thin and light?

1. Visible lines
2. Center lines
3. Construction lines
4. All of the above

9. Which statement(s) 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

10. 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

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

1. Break lines
2. Phantom lines
3. Extension lines
4. Cutting plane lines

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

1. Break lines
2. Phantom lines
3. Extension lines
4. Cutting plane lines

13. Which tool can be used to draw a 90 degree angle?

1. 30/60 triangle
2. Protractor
3. Drafting machine
4. All of the above

14. Which set of lead grades has a grade out of sequence?

1. H, HB, B, 38
2. 7B, H, F, 3H
3. 6B, B, H, 4H
4. 9H, HB, B, 2B