Engineering Drawing MCQ Solved Paper for DRDO

1. 5.These items typically are not used in new designs, but are still common in high-power amplifiers:
A. Amplifier tubes
B. Electron tubes
C. Signal relays
D. Switches
Answer : B

2. The most common geometric form used in gears today is this:
A. Involute profile
B. Convolute profile
C. Base circle
D. Spur circle
Answer : A

3. This is a solid shape that fits inside the mold and forms a hole in a cooled cast metal or molten plastic object:
A. Core
B. Cavity
C. Prototype
D. Hole mold
Answer : A

4. The thread note for a typical bolt will include the ________.
A. Major diameter of the thread
B. Material
C. Center line
D. Offset distance
Answer : A

5. This type of structural steel drawing shows all dimensions necessary for fabrication:
A. Shop drawings
B. Design drawings
C. Weldment drawings
D. Application drawings
Answer : A

6. This process recognizes the inherent interrelationships between design and manufacturing:
A. Design for manufacture
B. Design for manufacture and assembly
C. Design for concurrent engineering
D. Design for assembly
Answer : B

7. In order to set drawing limits for a C size architectural drawing the drafter should set the limits to ________.
A. 0, 0 and 2, 9
B. 0, 0 and 17, 11
C. 0, 0 and 18, 24
D. 0, 0 and 34, 24
Answer : C

8. In perspective drawings this is placed between the observer and the object:
A. Vanishing point / horizon
B. Station point
C. Ground line
D. Plane of projection / picture plane
Answer : D

9. Architectural dimensioning standards allow for the placement of dimensions inside the floor plan. These inside dimensions locate interior __________.
A. Door openings and walls
B. Centers of cabinets
C. Windows
D. All of the above
Answer : A

10. 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

11. A half-moon protractor is divided into how many degrees?
A. 360
B. 180
C. 270
D. 310
Answer : B

12. The daily workload of a ________ drafter would generally include technical drawings of machine parts.
A. Architectural
B. Civil
C. Electrical
D. Mechanical
Answer : D

13. 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

14. These types of projectors converge at a vanishing point:
A. Perspective
B. Parallel
C. Orthographic
D. Oblique
Answer : A

15. 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

16. 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

17. Oblique sections are useful to show this:
A. Foreshortened features
B. Oblique lines
C. Interior shapes
D. Projected features
Answer : C

18. Using this as a communication and design review tool can help shorten the process and eliminate productivity barriers:
A. Development plans
B. Portable document files
C. The Internet and e-mail
D. Gantt charts
Answer : C

19. The UCS icon represents the intersection of the ________.
A. X-axis
B. Y-axis
C. Z-axis
D. All of the above
Answer : D

20. Isometric drawings are often used by ________ to help illustrate complex designs.
A. Mechanical engineers
B. Piping drafters
C. Aerospace engineers
D. All of the above
Answer : D

21. Approximately this much of the cost of product development and manufacture is determined at the design stage:
A. 40-50 %
B. 60-75 %
C. 70-80 %
D. 75-85 %
Answer : C

22. 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

23. When filling an area with a hatch pattern in Auto-CAD the drafter needs to be able to ________.
A. See the entire bounding area to hatch
B. Set Ortho on
C. Turn ISO grid off
D. Set the layer to Defpoints
Answer : A

24. A round is a rounded surface on the ________ corner of a part.
A. Inside
B. Outside
C. Radial
D. Isoplane
Answer : B

25. Oblique drawings are dimensioned in a similar fashion as these types of drawings:
A. Orthographic
B. Isometric
C. Angular
D. Parallel
Answer : B

26. The building construction industry relies on sets of ________ drawings to construct homes and commercial buildings.
A. Mechanical
B. Isometric
C. Architectural working
D. All of the above
Answer : C

27. Inserting blocks into a drawing file usually requires exacting placement. The drafter should insure that ________ is turned on.
A. O Snaps
B. Ortho
C. Grid
D. Dynamic Input
Answer : A

28. Circular shapes appear in this fashion when viewed at an angle other than 90 degrees:
A. Circular
B. Elliptical
C. Lengthened
D. Angular
Answer : B

29. In order to create one solid model from two or more separate solid shapes the drafter will need to position them and then ________.
A. Use Union to join them
B. Use the Join command
C. Use the Add Parts tool
D. None of the above
Answer : A

30. This type of section is limited by a break line:
A. Removed section
B. Revolved section
C. Broken-out section
D. Half section
Answer : C

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

32. In order to create an isometric circle to represent a hole through the top surface of a box, the drafter must insure that the correct iso-plane has been selected by scrolling through the iso-planes using the ________ key.
A. F1
B. F3
C. F5
D. F8
Answer : C

33. This is the most common application for developments and intersections:
A. Sheet metal construction
B. Piping
C. Architecture
D. Mechanical engineering
Answer : A

34. The Press-Pull tool will ________ the face of a solid model in the direction it faces.
A. Taper
B. Extrude
C. Spiral
D. None of the above
Answer : B

35. In this type of auxiliary view, a break line is used to indicate the imaginary break in the views:
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Revolved
D. Partial
Answer : D

36. When the drafter types the word BLOCK or selects the Make Block tool from the Draw tool bar the ________ will appear.
A. Grid
B. Block Text Box
C. Block Definition Dialog
D. None of the above
Answer : C

37. These plans, made by the steel fabricator, are assembly drawings for the steel structure:
A. Welding plans
B. Assembly plans
C. Construction plans
D. Erection plans
Answer : D

38. 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

39. This type of rapid prototyping system uses a laser to fuse powdered metals, plastics, or ceramics:
A. Fused deposition modeling
B. Stereo lithography apparatus
C. Solid ground curing
D. Selective laser sintering
Answer : D

40. When setting up a mechanical drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter should set the units to ________.
A. Fractional
B. Decimal
C. Architectural
D. Metric
Answer : B

41. The 3-D commands on the Modeling toolbar include ________.
A. Box
B. Sphere
C. Extrude
D. All of the above
Answer : D

42. This type of surface may be a plane, a single curved surface, or a warped surface:
A. Edge surface
B. Ruled surface
C. Auxiliary surface
D. Developed surface
Answer : B

43. Auto-CAD refers to isometric ellipses as ________.
A. Ellipses
B. Iso-ellipses
C. Iso-circles
D. Circles
Answer : C

44. A secondary auxiliary view is a projection off of the ________.
A. Front view
B. Top view
C. Primary auxiliary view
D. None of the above
Answer : C

45. 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

46. 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

47. There should be a visible gap between the wall and the ________ line.
A. Dimension
B. Extension
C. Center
D. Leader
Answer : B

48. This is a systematic approach that integrates the design and manufacture of products with the goal of optimizing the process:
A. Traditional engineering design
B. The manufacturing process
C. Concurrent design
D. Design for recycling
Answer : C

49. In working drawings, these show all necessary information not given directly on the drawing with its dimensions and notes:
A. Document strips
B. Portable documents
C. Formatting forms
D. Title and record strips
Answer : D

50. 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