Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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1. Which of the following is one of the basic types of welded joints:

Angle joint

Rear joint

T-joint

Groove joint

2. In order to convert fractional inches into decimal inches __________.

Divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number)

Look on a metric conversion chart

All of these

Check the engineer's scale

3. Inserting blocks into a drawing file usually requires exacting placement. The drafter should insure that ________ is turned on.

Ortho

Dynamic Input

Grid

O Snaps

4. Generally, the units used on an architectural drawing are set to __________.

Civil

Metric

Engineering

Architectural

5. Oblique drawings are dimensioned in a similar fashion as these types of drawings:

Parallel

Orthographic

Angular

Isometric

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

Meter

Centimeter

Kilometer

Millimeter

7. Before starting an isometric drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter needs to ________.

Set the current layer to Def-points

Turn Ortho off

Turn Object Snap off

Set the grid to isometric

8. In order to create an isometric circle to represent a hole through the top surface of a box, the drafter must insure that the correct iso-plane has been selected by scrolling through the iso-planes using the ________ key.

F1

F3

F5

F8

9. In order to create one solid model from two or more separate solid shapes the drafter will need to position them and then ________.

Use the Join command

Use Union to join them

None of these

Use the Add Parts tool

10. This is a conical-shaped recess around a hole, often used to receive a tapered screw head

Spot-face

Counter-bore

Countersink

Boss

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11. This process recognizes the inherent interrelationships between design and manufacturing:

Design for manufacture

Design for assembly

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for manufacture and assembly

12. When drawing a line using the relative coordinate system a line is created from ________.

0, 0

The ending point of the last line

The beginning point of the last line

None of these

13. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Tooth size

Rack size

Pitch diameter

Gear size

14. Using the Relative Polar Coordinate System to add a 3 inch line that is 45 degrees from the end point of the line created above the drafter would ________.

Type 3 and try to use the Dynamic Input readout to find the end point

Type @3<45 and enter

Type 3 forward slash and enter

Type 3 back slash and enter

15. The Conceptual Visual Style tool is located on the ________ toolbar.

Modify

All of these

Visual Styles

3-D Modeling

16. The most common geometric form used in gears today is this

Involute profile

Convolute profile

Spur circle

Base circle

17. When creating an isometric drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter can utilize the Dynamic Input and Polar Coordinate system to place both vertical and horizontal lines. A line created from one point 3 inches at 180 degrees would be a ________ line.

Horizontal

Inclined

Vertical

None of these

18. How can the drafter prevent Auto-CAD from placing or stacking another center mark on a circle when adding a diameter dimension to it?

It can't be done

Use the Properties dialog box to turn off the center mark of the dimension

Explode the dimension and then erase the center mark

Use the trim tool to take away the stacked center mark

19. Traditional drafters need to be able to create several different line widths because ________.

Different line widths convey different information

The line width has to do with how dark it appear in the finished drawing

It makes no difference

They seem to transmit better in a fax machine

20. The text height for room names should be set to ________for a drawing that will be plotted to a scale of ¼" = 1'-0".

6"

8"

5"

4"

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21. A cylinder can be created by drawing a rectangular shape then the ________ tool.

None of these

Revolve

Sweep

Extrude

22. When lettering a CAD drawing, for clarity you should limit the number of fonts to:

One

Two

Any number

Three

23. This type of projection is when projectors are parallel to each other, but are at an angle other than 90 degrees to the plane of projection:

Angular projection

Oblique projection

Perpendicular projection

Aesthetic projection

24. The first step in creating a traditional technical drawing is to ________.

Set up the meter line

Draw a series of guide lines

Align the paper so that it will be positioned square to the parallel bar

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

25. The default position of the UCS icon is positioned at ________ on the Auto-CAD grid.

20, 20, 20

10, 10, 10

None of these

0, 0, 0

26. A line drawn with a long section, short dash, and another long section is a __________.

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

Center of a circle

Center of a radius

Hidden feature

27. There are two main types of projection

Station-point and Perspective

Parallel and Orthographic

Perspective and Parallel

Parallel and Convergent

28. Auto-CAD refers to isometric ellipses as ________.

Iso-ellipses

Ellipses

Iso-circles

Circles

29. A fillet is a rounded surface on the ________ corner of a part.

Isoplane

Radial

Inside

Outside

30. This is a flat or rounded tab protruding from a surface, usually to provide a method for attachment:

Spot face

Chamfer

Lug

Boss

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31. To insure that everyone understands what the electrical symbols represent it is customary to include a ________ on the electrical sheet.

List

Electrical layer

Part number

Electrical legend

32. Using this as a communication and design review tool can help shorten the process and eliminate productivity barriers:

Development plans

Gantt charts

The Internet and e-mail

Portable document files

33. In order to set drawing limits for a 'C' size architectural drawing the drafter should set the limits to ________.

0, 0 and 18, 24

0, 0 and 34, 24

0, 0 and 17, 11

0, 0 and 2, 9

34. In working drawings, these show all necessary information not given directly on the drawing with its dimensions and notes:

Title and record strips

Formatting forms

Portable documents

Document strips

35. Drawings created with commercial software are typically saved as:

Change orders

Draft drawings

Electronic files

Rapid prototypes

36. Once a drawing is determined to be complete, the title block is used to document the change from:

An assembly to a finished drawing

A finished to a working drawing

A draft to a finished drawing

A working drawing to a draft

37. The Offset tool should only be used for placing _________ in an isometric drawing.

Horizontal lines

Vertical lines

None of these

Circles

38. The bounding box method for setting up an isometric drawing helps the drafter ________.

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

None of these

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

39. Once the architect has finalized the house plans with the client any changes to the design requested by the client will require a ________.

Whole new set of drawings

Change order

None of the above

Modification slip

40. The organized and orderly approach to solving problems is known as the

Aesthetic process

Design process

Engineering process

Functional process

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