Engineering Drawing 1000+ MCQ with answer for CTET

1. Some of the standard Auto-CAD text styles used in architectural drawings includes ________.
A. City Blueprint
B. Country Blueprint
C. Stylus BT
D. All of the above
Answer : D

2. The Conceptual Visual Style tool is located on the ________ toolbar.
A. Visual Styles
B. Modify
C. 3-D Modeling
D. All of the above
Answer : A

3. Once the architect has finalized the house plans with the client any changes to the design requested by the client will require a ________.
A. Change order
B. Modification slip
C. Whole new set of drawings
D. None of the above
Answer : A

4. This is an angled surface used on cylinders to make them easier to handle:
A. Fillet
B. Taper
C. Chamfer
D. Lug
Answer : C

5. This type of solid is egg-shaped and can be created by revolving an ellipse around one of its axes:
A. Ellipsoid
B. Torus
C. Cone
D. Cylinder
Answer : A

6. This type of solid has two bases that are parallel equal polygons:
A. Pyramid
B. Prism
C. Cone
D. Torus
Answer : B

7. This is used to indicate that a surface is to be machined:
A. Finish mark
B. Machining mark
C. Roughness indicator
D. Coordinate mark
Answer : A

8. This is the bottom surface joining the sides of two adjacent threads:
A. Lead
B. Pitch
C. Crest
D. Root
Answer : D

9. If a plane is parallel to the plane of projection, it appears:
A. True size
B. As a line or edge
C. Foreshortened
D. As an oblique surface
Answer : A

10. Before starting an isometric drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter needs to ________.
A. Set the grid to isometric
B. Set the current layer to Defpoints
C. Turn Object Snap off
D. Turn Ortho off
Answer : A

11. The title block used on working drawings should include the __________.
A. Sheet number
B. Line type
C. Layer set
D. All of the above
Answer : A

12. Architectural drafters generally prefer to use ________ drawings to help illustrate 3-dimensional views of a structure.
A. Isometric
B. Perspective
C. Orthographic
D. Auxiliary
Answer : B

13. This means that a feature of a finished product contains the maximum amount of material permitted by the tolerance dimensions for that feature:
A. Maximum material condition
B. Machined material condition
C. Maximum machined indication
D. Machine mark indication
Answer : A

14. This type of circuit is a semiconductor wafer or chip:
A. Integrated circuit
B. Transmission circuit
C. Plotted circuit
D. Conducted circuit
Answer : A

15. In oblique projection, important shapes should be in this position relative to the viewing plane:
A. Parallel
B. Perpendicular
C. Adjacent
D. Rotated
Answer : A

16. The Auto-CAD command used to combine two or more primitive shapes into a single complex 3-dimensional model is ________.
A. Add
B. Union
C. Attach
D. Form
Answer : B

17. This is the range of digital or hard copy documents that specify the physical function requirements for a product:
A. Product design
B. Product definition
C. Drawing definition
D. Engineering design
Answer : B

18. Baseline dimensions are referenced from a common geometric feature known as a ________.
A. Edge
B. Corner
C. Datum
D. Point of reference
Answer : C

19. When dimensioning piping drawings, you give the lengths of all runs of this type:
A. Straight
B. Angular
C. Filleted
D. Transverse
Answer : A

20. These are lines drawn on a map to locate, in the plan view, points of equal ground elevation:
A. Contours
B. Elevations
C. Profiles
D. Hatches
Answer : A

21. The first step in creating a traditional technical drawing is to ________.
A. Draw a series of guide lines
B. Set up the meter line
C. Align the paper so that it will be positioned square to the parallel bar
D. Sharpen the leads in the technical pens
Answer : C

22. These drawings are given to contractors to perform work or manufacture individual parts:
A. Assembly details
B. 3D drawings
C. Working drawings
D. Skeleton assemblies
Answer : C

23. How can the drafter prevent Auto-CAD from placing or stacking another center mark on a circle when adding a diameter dimension to it?
A. Explode the dimension and then erase the center mark
B. Use the Properties dialog box to turn off the center mark of the dimension
C. It can't be done
D. Use the trim tool to take away the stacked center mark
Answer : B

24. A cylinder can be created by drawing a rectangular shape then the ________ tool.
A. Revolve
B. Sweep
C. Extrude
D. None of the above
Answer : A

25. These maps are used in planning installations of trees, shrubbery, drives, and other garden features:
A. Landscape maps
B. Engineering maps
C. Topographic maps
D. Cadastral maps
Answer : A

26. Some common blocks used by architectural drafters include ________.
A. Door swings
B. Ceiling fans
C. Appliances
D. All of the above
Answer : D

27. When adding dimensions to an auxiliary view it will be necessary to use the ________ tool.
A. Linear dimension
B. Aligned dimension
C. Baseline dimension
D. Angle dimension
Answer : B

28. A drafter who develops technical drawings of a highway overpass would most likely be a ________ drafter.
A. Architectural
B. Civil
C. Mechanical
D. Process piping
Answer : B

29. The View toolbar will position the view of the 3-D solid toward the ________.
A. Front
B. Left side
C. SE isometric
D. All of the above
Answer : D

30. The edges of a cube in isometric projection make angles of this many degrees with each other:
A. 30
B. 60
C. 90
D. 120
Answer : D

31. The condition of a part when it contains the least amount of material is referred to as ________.
A. Smallest
B. LMC
C. MMC
D. Actual size
Answer : B

32. This type of drawing shows two lines representing the pipe diameter:
A. Single-line
B. Double-line
C. Standard piping
D. Centerline piping
Answer : B

33. This type of solid is formed by sweeping a shape along a linear path:
A. Planar solid
B. Revolved solid
C. Warped solid
D. Extruded solid
Answer : D

34. In this type of projection, each of the axes has different ratios of foreshortening:
A. Isometric
B. Dimetric
C. Trimetric
D. Parallel
Answer : C

35. The distance a screw thread advances axially in one turn is the:
A. Lead
B. Pitch
C. Turn
D. Crest
Answer : A

36. Placement of dimensions on a drawing is controlled by ________.
A. ANSI
B. The design engineer
C. Corporate drafting standards
D. All of the above
Answer : D

37. In an oblique drawing, equally spaced partial circles may be used to show this:
A. Symbolic thread pitch
B. Ellipses
C. Cavalier drawings
D. Projection points
Answer : A

38. Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.
A. Even numbers
B. Feet and inches
C. Feet only
D. Inches only
Answer : B

39. This allows the designer to conceptualize objects more easily without having to make costly illustrations, models, or prototypes:
A. Computer-aided manufacturing
B. Computer-aided design
C. Computer-aided engineering
D. Computer-aided prototyping
Answer : B

40. When drawing a line using the relative coordinate system a line is created from ________.
A. 0, 0
B. The ending point of the last line
C. The beginning point of the last line
D. None of the above
Answer : B

41. 3.When lines intersect on a drawing at angles of this many degrees, it is customary not to dimension the angle:
A. 360
B. 180
C. 90
D. 45
Answer : C

42. The second line of dimensions out from the plan generally includes ________.
A. Centers of doors and windows
B. The distances between outside walls and interior walls
C. The measurement from the outside of the brick to the inside of the exterior wall
D. The measurement from one outside corner to the opposite outside corner
Answer : B

43. If designs require changes, they should be documented with:
A. Development plans
B. Product proposals
C. Document reviews
D. Engineering change orders
Answer : D

44. In multi-view drawing it is common practice to include three views, the front, the top and the right side. If no dimensions are required on the right side view the drafter can ________.
A. Leave the view as is
B. Eliminate the view
C. Use the left view instead
D. None of the above
Answer : B

45. A ________ section allows the drafter to create a Cutting Plane line which is not in a straight line across the part.
A. Offset
B. Half
C. Whole
D. Broken out
Answer : A

46. An engineer's scale would be used to measure lines on a drawing where the scale factor reads ________.
A. 1/4 = 1'-0
B. 1/8 = 1'-0
C. 1 = 100'
D. 3/4 = 1'-0
Answer : C

47. An accurate record of changes made to release drawings is tracked via this:
A. A revision block
B. The basic title form
C. Working drawings
D. Portable documents
Answer : A

48. This is the total amount that the feature on the actual part is allowed to vary from what is specified by the dimension:
A. Allowance
B. Tolerance
C. Specification
D. Difference
Answer : B

49. When positioning this feature of perspective projection, the centerline of the cone of visual rays should be directed toward the approximate center of the object:
A. Station point
B. Vanishing point
C. Horizon
D. Ground line
Answer : A

50. When using the descriptive geometry method to create an auxiliary view the drafter should __________.
A. Rotate the snap grid to the same angle of the inclined plane
B. Offset the right vertical line of the front view
C. Rotate the top line of the front view 45 degrees
D. Offset the top line of the front view 2 inches
Answer : A