Engineering Drawing MCQs

Engineering Drawing MCQs

The following Engineering Drawing MCQs have been compiled by our experts through research, in order to test your knowledge of the subject of Engineering Drawing. We encourage you to answer these 30 multiple-choice questions to assess your proficiency.
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1: If a client of yours is having difficulty visualizing a design, what type of drawing would be the easiest to understand?

A.   Axonometric

B.   Three-view orthographic

C.   One-view orthographic

D.   Bimetric

2: Which of the following is not a pictorial drawing?

A.   Isometric

B.   Multiview

C.   Perspective

D.   Axonometric

3: Which of the following projection methods does not use projectors perpendicular to the projection plane?

A.   Isometric

B.   Orthographic

C.   Oblique

D.   Axonometric

4: A circle will appear on an isometric drawing as a(n) __________ .

A.   Ellipse

B.   Cycloid

C.   Circle

D.   Parabola

5: An axonometric drawing which has two axes divided by equal angles is:

A.   Dimetric

B.   Trimetric

C.   Orthographic

D.   Isometric

6: An axonometric drawing which has all three axes divided by equal angles is:

A.   Dimetric

B.   Trimetric

C.   Orthographic

D.   Isometric

7: In a trimetric drawing, the relationship of the angle between axes to each other is:

A.   Three are equal

B.   Two are equal

C.   Three are unequal

D.   None of the above

8: In an isometric sketch of a cube:

A.   The frontal face appears in its true shape

B.   The receding axes are at 45 degrees to the horizontal

C.   All faces are equally distorted

D.   Only the depth distances must be reduced

9: In isometric drawings:

A.   Two axes are perpendicular

B.   True measurements can be made only along or parallel to the isometric axes

C.   All faces are unequally distorted

D.   None of the above

10: In an axonometric drawing, the projection rays are drawn _________ to each other and _______ to the plane of projection.

A.   Parallel…..oblique

B.   Oblique…..parallel

C.   Parallel…..perpendicular

D.   Parallel….parallel

11: One method of drawing an ellipse that represents an isometric pictorial circle is known as:

A.   The box construction method

B.   The coordinate construction method

C.   The four-center approximation method

D.   The offset construction method

12: Non-isometric lines are located and sketched how?

A.   They are drawn parallel to the isometric axis.

B.   They are measured using the angle from the multiview.

C.   They are measured using a non-isometric template.

D.   They are located by determining the endpoints of the non-isometric line.

13: In an oblique sketch of a cube:

A.   The frontal face appears in its true shape

B.   Both receding axes are at 30 degrees to the horizontal

C.   All faces are equally distorted

D.   The depth distances must be reduced

14: In an oblique drawing, all of the following angles are commonly used for drawing the depth axis, except:

A.   30°

B.   45°

C.   60°

D.   90°

15: In an oblique drawing, the projection rays are drawn _________ to each other and _______ to the plane of projection.

A.   Oblique…..oblique

B.   Oblique…..parallel

C.   Parallel…..oblique

D.   Parallel….parallel

16: All of the following are processes (as opposed to input or output. in a manufacturing business except:

A.   Material

B.   Planning

C.   Documenting

D.   Designing

17: Following operations can make use of the CAD database, except:

A.   Designing

B.   Marketing

C.   Producing

D.   None of the above

18: Which of the following is the responsibility of the production manager?

A.   People

B.   Plants

C.   Processes

D.   All of the above

19: Which of the following would be a typical use for Product Data Management?

A.   Tracking potential clients by Marketing

B.   Generating variations of a preliminary design

C.   Searching for how many designs used a particular fastener

D.   Evaluating the strength of a rib support on a cast piece

20: Which design process involves responding to the emotional needs of the consumer?

A.   Aesthetic design

B.   Functional design

C.   Systems design

D.   E-business

21: Which network system gives outside vendors access to a company’s internal network?

A.   Intranet

B.   Extranet

C.   Internet

D.   Outernet

22: All of the following are part of a typical design team, except:

A.   Vendors

B.   Quality control specialists

C.   Manufacturing engineers

D.   Accountants

23: Which of the following input devices does not translate hand movements into instructions for the computer?

A.   Scanner

B.   Mouse

C.   Keyboard

D.   3D Mouse

24: Which type of output device creates images which look and feel like photographs?

A.   Electrostatic plotter

B.   Laser printer

C.   Dye-sublimation printer

D.   Inkjet plotter

25: Which tool can be used to draw a 90 degree angle?

A.   30/60 triangle

B.   Protractor

C.   Drafting machine

D.   All of the above

26: Which set of lead grades has a grade out of sequence?

A.   H, HB, B, 3B

B.   7B, H, F, 3H

C.   6B, B, H, 4H

D.   9H, HB, B, 2B

27: Which type of line is part of a dimension?

A.   Break lines

B.   Phantom lines

C.   Extension lines

D.   Cutting plane lines

28: Which type of line is particular to section drawings?

A.   Break lines

B.   Phantom lines

C.   Extension lines

D.   Cutting plane lines

29: Which angle cannot be made with either a 45 or 30/60 triangle or a combination of the two?

A.   90

B.   70

C.   30

D.   15

30: A drawing instrument set usually contains all of the following, except:

A.   Bow compass

B.   Scale

C.   Dividers

D.   Extra leads

31: The surface a drawing is created on is called the ______________.

A.   Ground

B.   Finish

C.   Canvas

D.   Media