Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-1

May 20, 2021

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

Countersink

Counter-bore

Spot-face

Boss

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

Sweep

Extrude

None of these

Revolve

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

Document strips

Title and record strips

Formatting forms

Portable documents

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

Angle joint

Rear joint

T-joint

Groove joint

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

0, 0 and 34, 24

0, 0 and 2, 9

0, 0 and 18, 24

0, 0 and 17, 11

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

The beginning point of the last line

The ending point of the last line

None of these

0, 0

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

They seem to transmit better in a fax machine

It makes no difference

Different line widths convey different information

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

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

Architectural

Engineering

Civil

Metric

9. There are two main types of projection

Parallel and Convergent

Parallel and Orthographic

Station-point and Perspective

Perspective and Parallel

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

Three

Two

Any number

One

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

Center of a circle

Center of a radius

Hidden feature

Center axis of a hidden cylinder

12. Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this:

Gear size

Tooth size

Pitch diameter

Rack size

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

Vertical lines

Circles

None of these

Horizontal lines

14. 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:

Oblique projection

Aesthetic projection

Perpendicular projection

Angular projection

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

Inside

Outside

Isoplane

Radial

16. 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.

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 forward slash and enter

Type @3<45 and enter

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

Type 3 back slash and enter

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

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

All of these

Check the engineer's scale

Look on a metric conversion chart

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

Functional process

Engineering process

Aesthetic process

Design process

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

Circles

Iso-circles

Iso-ellipses

Ellipses

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

Set up the meter line

Sharpen the leads in the technical pens

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

Draw a series of guide lines

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

A working drawing to a draft

A finished to a working drawing

A draft to a finished drawing

An assembly to a finished drawing

23. 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.

Inclined

Vertical

Horizontal

None of these

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

None of the above

Change order

Modification slip

Whole new set of drawings

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

Lug

Chamfer

Spot face

Boss

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

Electrical layer

Part number

List

Electrical legend

27. 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

It can't be done

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

Use the trim tool to take away the stacked center mark

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

Kilometer

Millimeter

Centimeter

Meter

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

All of these

3-D Modeling

Visual Styles

Modify

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

None of these

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

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31. 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 Union to join them

Use the Join command

Use the Add Parts tool

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

Turn Object Snap off

Set the current layer to Def-points

Set the grid to isometric

Turn Ortho off

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

Isometric

Parallel

Angular

Orthographic

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

Design for manufacture and assembly

Design for concurrent engineering

Design for assembly

Design for manufacture

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

Gantt charts

Development plans

The Internet and e-mail

Portable document files

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

20, 20, 20

10, 10, 10

0, 0, 0

None of these

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

Convolute profile

Spur circle

Base circle

Involute profile

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

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

Ortho

O Snaps

Grid

Dynamic Input

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

Rapid prototypes

Change orders

Draft drawings

Electronic files

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