Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-2

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1. Switches and relays should be shown in this position with no operating force or applied energy:

Normal

Closed

Application

Offset

2. A circular arc is dimensioned in the view where you see its true shape by giving the value for its

Arc length

Radius

Diameter

Chord length

3. In a CAD system, you can draw an ellipse by specifying these

The bounding lines

The midpoint and end points

The center and radius

The center and major and minor axes

4. One way to evenly space dimensions on a drawing is to use the __________.

Dimension Space tool

Linear tool

Continue tool

Baseline tool

5. These are lines drawn on a map to locate, in the plan view, points of equal ground elevation:

Profiles

Hatches

Contours

Elevations

6. A partial auxiliary view is used to show only the __________ in the auxiliary view.

None of these

The projected side view

Projected inclined plane

The projected top view

7. These plans, made by the steel fabricator, are assembly drawings for the steel structure

Welding plans

Construction plans

Erection plans

Assembly plans

8. A projection weld is a type of

Fillet weld

Arc weld

Gas weld

Resistance weld

9. Baseline dimensions are referenced from a common geometric feature known as a ________.

Datum

Edge

Corner

Point of reference

10. Architectural drafters generally prefer to use ________ drawings to help illustrate 3-dimensional views of a structure.

Orthographic

Isometric

Auxiliary

Perspective

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11. In this type of concrete, the steel is pre-tensioned before the superimposed load is applied:

Aggregate

Reinforced

Pre-stressed

Preloaded

12. This is a systematic approach that integrates the design and manufacture of products with the goal of optimizing the process

Concurrent design

The manufacturing process

Traditional engineering design

Design for recycling

13. Approximately this much of the cost of product development and manufacture is determined at the design stage

60-75 %

70-80 %

75-85 %

40-50 %

14. This type of structural steel drawing shows all dimensions necessary for fabrication:

Application drawings

Shop drawings

Design drawings

Weldment drawings

15. The 3-D commands on the Modeling toolbar include __________.

Sphere

Box

All of these

Extrude

16. This is used in drawings to represent the edge of a solid object:

Surface

Line

Vertex

Angle

17. In oblique projection, important shapes should be in this position relative to the viewing plane:

Rotated

Parallel

Perpendicular

Adjacent

18. Circular shapes appear in this fashion when viewed at an angle other than 90 degrees:

Circular

Elliptical

Lengthened

Angular

19. These maps are used in planning installations of trees, shrubbery, drives, and other garden features:

Cadastral maps

Landscape maps

Topographic maps

Engineering maps

20. The maximum and minimum sizes of a feature are identified by a ________ tolerance.

Reference

Allowance

Limits

GD&T

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21. These are accurately drawn maps of cities and towns showing property lines and other features that control property ownership:

City maps

Cadastral maps

Monument maps

Topographic maps

22. These are special installations of stone or concrete marking the locations of points accurately determined by precise surveying:

Pillars

Hatches

Topographic marks

Monuments

23. This type of solid has two bases that are parallel equal polygons:

Prism

Cone

Pyramid

Torus

24. This type of drawing is created to calculate areas, locate property lines, and locate building projects and facilities:

City map

Traverse

Contour

Plat

25. This type of weld is the most common in structural steel fabrication:

Structural weld

Rivet weld

Fillet weld

Beam weld

26. These are vertical distances above a common datum, reference plane, or point:

Elevations

Plats

Traverse

Profiles

27. Perspective drawings are classified according to their number of these features:

Ground lines

Vanishing points

Station points

Picture planes

28. Welding drawings are a special type of this kind of drawing:

Perspective

Symbol

Isometric

Assembly

29. The offset distance for the width (front to back) distance of the auxiliary view is the same distance of the ________ in the top view.

Length

Height

Width

None of these

30. These weld symbols have no arrow-side or other-side significance:

Projection or seam weld

Surface or groove weld

Flash and upset weld

Back or backing weld

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31. Technical drawings typically serve one of three purposes:

Visualization, Communication, or Documentation

Visualization, Dimensioning, or Documentation

Documentation, Installation, or Engineering

Communication, Documentation, or Installation

32. CAD programs which incorporate parametric modeling utilize a system in which the dimensions control the ________.

Shading used to render the model

Size and shape of the model features

All of the above

Perspective of the model

33. Oblique sections are useful to show this

Interior shapes

Foreshortened features

Oblique lines

Projected features

34. In this type of view, the cutting plane line indicates both the location of the cutting plane and the direction of sight:

Partial section

Removed section

Auxiliary section

Revolved section

35. The View toolbar will position the view of the 3-D solid toward the ________.

Front

Left side

SE isometric

All of these

36. The Press-Pull tool will ________ the face of a solid model in the direction it faces.

Spiral

Taper

None of these

Extrude

37. A secondary auxiliary view is a projection off of the __________.

Primary auxiliary view

Top view

None of these

Front view

38. Students can complete an associate's degree in drafting which normally takes about __________ years to complete.

Three

Four

One

Two

39. This material is used in masonry construction, most commonly for ornamental facing:

Aggregate

Clay tile

Face brick

Natural stone

40. This allows the designer to conceptualize objects more easily without having to make costly illustrations, models, or prototypes:

Computer-aided design

Computer-aided prototyping

Computer-aided engineering

Computer-aided manufacturing

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41. These maps are used to plan construction projects that locate construction features so they fit the topography of the area:

Landscape maps

Subdivision plats

Structural topography maps

Structure location plans

42. This type of auxiliary view is projected onto a plane that is perpendicular to one of the principal planes of projection:

Secondary

Successive

Revolved

Primary

43. EDM is the acronym for:

Engineering drawing management

Engineering data manipulation

Enterprise data management

Enterprise drawing manipulation

44. The Free Orbit tool is found on the ________ toolbar.

Rotate

Move

Modify

3-D Move

45. This type of surface may be a plane, a single curved surface, or a warped surface

Edge surface

Auxiliary surface

Ruled surface

Developed surface

46. This is the most common application for developments and intersections:

Architecture

Mechanical engineering

Sheet metal construction

Piping

47. These are joined together in the field to build a structure:

Riveted members

Steel fabrications

Assembled fabrications

Main members

48. An oil refinery relies on which type of drafter to maintain and update the technical piping drawings used for the construction and maintenance of the facility.

Civil

Electrical

Architectural

Process piping

49. The MASSPROP shortcut will provide the following information.

All of these

Volume

Bounding box

Mass

50. This is a common method for connecting steel members of buildings and bridges:

Riveting

Assembly

Fabricating

Welding

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