Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

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

1 : 1

1 : 2

1 : 4

2 : 1

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

Symmetric section

Half section

Quarter section

Full section

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

Lead

Major diameter

Thread pitch

Series of thread

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

Internal thread

Basic thread

External thread

Major diameter thread

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

Actual size

Dimensioned size

Production size

Basic size

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

Designer's intent

Scale factor

Size of the sheet

None of these

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

Foundation

Floor plan

Building section

Elevations

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

Half

Whole

Broken out

All of these

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

Offset

Copy

Explode

None of these

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

Architectural working

Isometric

All of the above

Mechanical

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

The PDF file

Model space

Paper space

The Finished plot

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

X-axis

All of these

Y-axis

Z-axis

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

Quarter

Broken out

Full

Half

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

Baseline and linear

Linear and continuous

Quick dim and linear

Baseline and continuous

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

Publicly funded

Commercial

Residential

Aerospace

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

Add

Attach

Form

Union

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

Solid ground curing

Selective laser sintering

Stereo lithography apparatus

Fused deposition modeling

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

Computer-aided prototyping

Computer-aided engineering

Computer-aided manufacturing

Computer-aided design

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

Roof pitch angles

Roof overhangs

Finished floor elevations

All of these

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

Windows

Door openings and walls

All of these

Centers of cabinets

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

Removed section

Quarter section

Half section

Revolved section

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

Set Ortho on

Turn ISO grid off

Set the layer to Defpoints

See the entire bounding area to hatch

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

Zero

Hidden line

Center line

Hatch

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

Center

Leader

Dimension

Extension

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

Soil and waste

Water and gas

Gas and soil

Water and steam

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

Fractional

Metric

Decimal

Architectural

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

Broken-out section

Half section

Revolved section

Removed section

28. Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.

Feet and inches

Even numbers

Inches only

Feet only

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

Hatch line

Dimension line

Poly line

Center line

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

All fasteners

Thin parts

Rivets

Bolts

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

Whole

Half

Broken out

Revolved

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

Document reviews

Engineering change orders

Development plans

Product proposals

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

Polyline

Circle

Line

Ellipse

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

Dashed

Phantom

Center

Hidden

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

Line type

All of these

Layer set

Sheet number

36. 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

Enter 3 for the length of the line

Pull the line from away from the starting point very carefully

Insure that Ortho is on

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

Angular

Straight

Filleted

Transverse

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

Produce a visible grid system

Select a different text style

Control the accuracy of the drawing

Choose various line types

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

All of these

Site plan

Foundation

Floor plan

40. The site plan illustrates _________.

The floor plan

Where the house sits on the property

The roof plan

Where the garage and driveway are located

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

Double-line

Standard piping

Single-line

Centerline piping

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

Root

Pitch

Lead

Crest

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

None of the above

Sidewalk

Plumbing drain lines

Roof overhang

44. Elevation drawings will include information about ________.

All of these

Siding

Roof pitch

Window style

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