Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

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

Groove joint

T-joint

Rear joint

Angle joint

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

List

Part number

Electrical layer

Electrical legend

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

Chamfer

Boss

Spot face

Lug

4. 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

Aesthetic projection

Oblique projection

Perpendicular projection

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

5"

4"

8"

6"

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

Extrude

None of these

Revolve

Sweep

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

Look on a metric conversion chart

Check the engineer's scale

All of these

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

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

Millimeter

Centimeter

Kilometer

Meter

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

Turn Ortho off

Turn Object Snap off

Set the grid to isometric

Set the current layer to Def-points

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

Isometric

Parallel

Orthographic

Angular

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

Isoplane

Outside

Inside

Radial

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

They seem to transmit better in a fax machine

Different line widths convey different information

It makes no difference

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

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

Modify

3-D Modeling

Visual Styles

All of these

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

Iso-circles

Circles

Ellipses

Iso-ellipses

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

Spot-face

Counter-bore

Countersink

Boss

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

Position the isometric drawing in paper space

Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal

Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size

None of these

17. 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 back slash and enter

Type 3 forward slash and enter

Type @3<45 and enter

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

18. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Pitch diameter

Tooth size

Gear size

Rack size

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

0, 0

The beginning point of the last line

None of these

The ending point of the last line

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

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for manufacture

Design for manufacture and assembly

Design for assembly

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

One

Three

Any number

Two

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

Explode the dimension and then erase the center mark

Use the trim tool to take away the stacked center mark

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

It can't be done

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

Civil

Engineering

Metric

Architectural

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

Grid

O Snaps

Dynamic Input

Ortho

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

Design process

Functional process

Engineering process

Aesthetic process

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

Horizontal lines

Vertical lines

None of these

Circles

27. 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

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

Change order

None of the above

Modification slip

Whole new set of drawings

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

A finished to a working drawing

A working drawing to a draft

An assembly to a finished drawing

A draft to a finished drawing

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

None of these

Use the Join command

Use Union to join them

Use the Add Parts tool

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

Rapid prototypes

Change orders

Electronic files

Draft drawings

32. 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.

F8

F3

F5

F1

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

Portable document files

Gantt charts

The Internet and e-mail

Development plans

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

Base circle

Involute profile

Convolute profile

Spur circle

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

10, 10, 10

None of these

20, 20, 20

0, 0, 0

36. 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

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

0, 0 and 2, 9

0, 0 and 17, 11

0, 0 and 18, 24

0, 0 and 34, 24

38. 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.

None of these

Horizontal

Inclined

Vertical

39. There are two main types of projection

Parallel and Orthographic

Parallel and Convergent

Station-point and Perspective

Perspective and Parallel

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

Set up the meter line

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

Draw a series of guide lines

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

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