Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

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

Broken-out section

Half section

Removed section

Revolved section

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

Major diameter

Thread pitch

Lead

Series of thread

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

The Finished plot

Paper space

The PDF file

Model space

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

Root

Pitch

Crest

Lead

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

Angular

Straight

Filleted

Transverse

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

Symmetric section

Half section

Quarter section

Full section

7. Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.

Inches only

Feet only

Feet and inches

Even numbers

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

Attach

Union

Add

Form

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

Hidden line

Center line

Hatch

Zero

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

Insure that Ortho is on

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

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

Half

Whole

All of these

Broken out

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

None of the above

Sidewalk

Roof overhang

Plumbing drain lines

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

Fractional

Decimal

Metric

Architectural

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

Computer-aided manufacturing

Computer-aided prototyping

Computer-aided engineering

Computer-aided design

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

Water and gas

Soil and waste

Water and steam

Gas and soil

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

Center

Dashed

Hidden

Phantom

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

Layer set

Sheet number

Line type

All of these

18. 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

Center line

Poly line

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

Z-axis

Y-axis

All of these

X-axis

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

Line

Circle

Polyline

Ellipse

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

Aerospace

Residential

Publicly funded

Commercial

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

Dimension

Extension

Center

Leader

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

Finished floor elevations

Roof overhangs

Roof pitch angles

All of these

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

Control the accuracy of the drawing

Select a different text style

Choose various line types

Produce a visible grid system

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

Basic thread

Major diameter thread

External thread

Internal thread

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

Revolved

Whole

Broken out

Half

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

Size of the sheet

None of these

Designer's intent

Scale factor

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

Architectural working

All of the above

Mechanical

Isometric

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

Quick dim and linear

Baseline and continuous

Baseline and linear

Linear and continuous

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

Fused deposition modeling

Solid ground curing

Stereo lithography apparatus

Selective laser sintering

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

Full

Quarter

Half

Broken out

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

Centers of cabinets

All of these

Door openings and walls

Windows

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

Development plans

Product proposals

Document reviews

Engineering change orders

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

Foundation

Elevations

Building section

Floor plan

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

Copy

Offset

None of these

Explode

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

Site plan

Floor plan

All of these

Foundation

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

Actual size

Production size

Dimensioned size

Basic size

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

See the entire bounding area to hatch

Set Ortho on

Set the layer to Defpoints

Turn ISO grid off

39. The site plan illustrates _________.

Where the house sits on the property

The floor plan

The roof plan

Where the garage and driveway are located

40. Elevation drawings will include information about ________.

All of these

Window style

Siding

Roof pitch

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

1 : 1

2 : 1

1 : 4

1 : 2

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

Quarter section

Removed section

Half section

Revolved section

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

Bolts

Rivets

Thin parts

All fasteners

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

Standard piping

Centerline piping

Single-line

Double-line

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