Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

Page 1 of 5

1. Dimensions are used on the elevation plan to describe ________.

All of these

Finished floor elevations

Roof pitch angles

Roof overhangs

2. In an exploded assembly drawing it is customary for the drafter to use a ________ line to illustrate how parts fit together.

Hidden

Center

Phantom

Dashed

3. The standard number of threads per inch for various diameters is the:

Major diameter

Series of thread

Lead

Thread pitch

4. This type of section is limited by a break line:

Removed section

Revolved section

Half section

Broken-out section

5. The dimension text size is determined by what the architect deems necessary in _________.

Model space

Paper space

The Finished plot

The PDF file

6. When only a small section of an interior area needs to be revealed the drafter can use a ________ section.

Broken out

Full

Half

Quarter

7. The UCS icon represents the intersection of the __________.

Z-axis

Y-axis

All of these

X-axis

8. When using versions of Auto-CAD prior to Release 2006 it may be necessary to ________ a block in order to edit it.

Offset

Explode

Copy

None of these

9. There should be a visible gap between the wall and the _________ line.

Dimension

Extension

Center

Leader

10. The building construction industry relies on sets of ________ drawings to construct homes and commercial buildings.

Mechanical

Isometric

All of the above

Architectural working

Page 2 of 5

11. These types of pipes are generally connected with bell and spigot joints or flanged joints:

Soil and waste

Water and gas

Water and steam

Gas and soil

12. When dimensioning architectural drawings architects will utilize both ________ and ________ options.

Baseline and linear

Quick dim and linear

Linear and continuous

Baseline and continuous

13. This type of drawing shows two lines representing the pipe diameter:

Single-line

Double-line

Centerline piping

Standard piping

14. When creating your own blocks it is important to avoid drawing any portion of the block in the ________ layer.

Zero

Center line

Hatch

Hidden line

15. The foundation contractor will work with the following architectural plans.

Floor plan

Foundation

All of these

Site plan

16. This is the measured size of a finished part:

Production size

Actual size

Dimensioned size

Basic size

17. Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.

Feet and inches

Even numbers

Inches only

Feet only

18. When dimensioning piping drawings, you give the lengths of all runs of this type:

Straight

Angular

Transverse

Filleted

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

Whole

Broken out

All of these

Half

20. Understanding the Cartesian coordinate system will help the beginning drafter __________.

Control the accuracy of the drawing

Produce a visible grid system

Select a different text style

Choose various line types

Page 3 of 5

21. In this type of section, one quarter of the object is removed:

Removed section

Revolved section

Quarter section

Half section

22. In an assembly section, these parts should have their section lines left out or shown solid black:

Bolts

All fasteners

Thin parts

Rivets

23. One critical issue drafters need to pay close attention to is the ________.

Designer's intent

Scale factor

None of these

Size of the sheet

24. When filling an area with a hatch pattern in Auto-CAD the drafter needs to be able to ________.

Set Ortho on

Set the layer to Defpoints

See the entire bounding area to hatch

Turn ISO grid off

25. If designs require changes, they should be documented with:

Development plans

Document reviews

Engineering change orders

Product proposals

26. On a floor plan the dashed line that appears approximately 24" outside the exterior wall represents the ________.

Roof overhang

Sidewalk

Plumbing drain lines

None of the above

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

Whole

Broken out

Half

Revolved

28. When using the direct entry method to create a horizontal line exactly three inches long the drafter should ________ first.

Read the coordinate position on the Dynamic Readout

Pull the line from away from the starting point very carefully

Enter 3 for the length of the line

Insure that Ortho is on

29. This is the bottom surface joining the sides of two adjacent threads:

Pitch

Lead

Crest

Root

30. A full scale technical drawing will have a scale factor of ________.

2 : 1

1 : 4

1 : 2

1 : 1

Page 4 of 5

31. This allows the performance of structures to be analyzed and tested efficiently, accurately, and quickly:

Computer-aided design

Computer-aided manufacturing

Computer-aided prototyping

Computer-aided engineering

32. The Auto-CAD command used to combine two or more primitive shapes into a single complex 3-dimensional model is ________.

Union

Form

Attach

Add

33. Elevation drawings will include information about ________.

Roof pitch

Window style

Siding

All of these

34. The title block used on working drawings should include the _________.

Layer set

Sheet number

Line type

All of these

35. A line with a tapering width can be easily created by using the ________ tool.

Ellipse

Circle

Line

Polyline

36. The site plan illustrates _________.

Where the garage and driveway are located

The roof plan

The floor plan

Where the house sits on the property

37. The architectural and construction industries use the United States National CAD standard (NCS) system on many ________ projects.

Aerospace

Publicly funded

Residential

Commercial

38. When setting up a mechanical drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter should set the units to ________.

Metric

Fractional

Decimal

Architectural

39. Architectural dimensioning standards allow for the placement of dimensions inside the floor plan. These inside dimensions locate interior __________.

Door openings and walls

Windows

Centers of cabinets

All of these

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

Dimension line

Poly line

Hatch line

Center line

Page 5 of 5

41. The architectural drafter usually begins a set of working drawings by creating the ________ plan first.

Floor plan

Foundation

Building section

Elevations

42. This type of rapid prototyping system uses a laser to fuse powdered metals, plastics, or ceramics:

Fused deposition modeling

Selective laser sintering

Stereo lithography apparatus

Solid ground curing

43. This type of thread is a thread on the inside of a member:

External thread

Basic thread

Major diameter thread

Internal thread

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

Quarter section

Symmetric section

Full section

Half section

Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

Related

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Secured Payments

Protection

Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

Share this Now with Friends:

Related

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Secured Payments

Protection