Engineering Drawing MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. A circle will appear on an isometric drawing as a(n)

1. ellipse
2. cycloid
3. circle
4. parabola

2. A cutting plane normal to a face of a cube has to be ___________ in order to cut an oblique face.

1. rotated about one axis
2. rotated about one axis and translated
3. rotated about two axes
4. rotated about two axes and translated

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

1. bow compass
2. scale
3. dividers
4. extra leads

4. A point P is above Horizontal Plane (HP) and in front of Vertical Plane (VP). The point is in

1. First quadrant
2. Second quadrant
3. Third quadrant
4. Fourth quadrant

5. All of the following are variables involved in the use of image planes, except:

1. the object being viewed
2. the size of the object
3. the eye of the viewer
4. the image plane

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

1. dimetric
2. trimetric
3. orthographic
4. isometric

7. An axonometric drawing which has two axes divided by equal angles is

1. dimetric
2. trimetric
3. orthographic
4. isometric

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

1. Half
2. Whole
3. Revolved
4. broken out

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

1. Center line
2. Hatch line
3. Poly line
4. Dimension line

10. Hatching lines are drawn at ___ degree to reference line

1. 30
2. 45
3. 60
4. 90

11. In a trimetric drawing, the relationship of the angle between axes to each other is

1. three are equal
2. two are equal
3. three are unequal
4. none of the above

12. In aligned system of dimensioning, the dimensions may be read from

1. Bottom or right hand edges
2. Bottom or left hand edges
3. Only from bottom
4. Only from left side

13. In an isometric sketch of a cube:

1. the frontal face appears in its true shape
2. the receding axes are at 45 degrees to the horizontal
3. all faces are equally distorted
4. only the depth distances must be reduced

14. In an oblique sketch of a cube:

1. the frontal face appears in its true shape
2. both receding axes are at 30 degrees to the horizontal
3. all faces are equally distorted
4. the depth distances must be reduced

15. In first angle projection method, object is assumed to be placed in

1. First quadrant
2. Second quadrant
3. Third Quadrant
4. Fourth quadrant