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This section includes 464 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mechanical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
In a CAD system, you can draw an ellipse by specifying these: |
| A. | The bounding lines |
| B. | The midpoint and end points |
| C. | The center and major and minor axes |
| D. | The center and radius |
| Answer» D. The center and radius | |
| 102. |
The Offset tool should only be used for placing _________ in an isometric drawing. |
| A. | Circles |
| B. | Horizontal lines |
| C. | Vertical lines |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 103. |
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» B. Offset the right vertical line of the front view | |
| 104. |
This line pattern is composed of three dashes, one long dash on each end with a short dash in the middle: |
| A. | Object |
| B. | Hidden |
| C. | Center |
| D. | Phantom |
| Answer» D. Phantom | |
| 105. |
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» B. Ellipses | |
| 106. |
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» C. Computer-aided engineering | |
| 107. |
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» B. Machining mark | |
| 108. |
When creating a block the drafter needs to pay particular attention to selecting a base point because it determines the __________. |
| A. | Scale |
| B. | Rotation angle |
| C. | Insertion point |
| D. | Color |
| Answer» D. Color | |
| 109. |
In an exploded assembly drawing it is customary for the drafter to use a ________ line to illustrate how parts fit together. |
| A. | Phantom |
| B. | Hidden |
| C. | Dashed |
| D. | Center |
| Answer» B. Hidden | |
| 110. |
The most common geometric form used in gears today is this: |
| A. | Involute profile |
| B. | Convolute profile |
| C. | Base circle |
| D. | Spur circle |
| Answer» B. Convolute profile | |
| 111. |
CAD programs which incorporate parametric modeling utilize a system in which the dimensions control the ________. |
| A. | Size and shape of the model features |
| B. | Perspective of the model |
| C. | Shading used to render the model |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Perspective of the model | |
| 112. |
This is formed where three or more surfaces intersect: |
| A. | Oblique |
| B. | Line |
| C. | Edge |
| D. | Vertex |
| Answer» E. | |
| 113. |
When designing a home for a client, one of the most important pre-design considerations that an architect needs to address is ________. |
| A. | How much money the client is willing to spend |
| B. | The site on which the house is to sit |
| C. | The nearest grocery store |
| D. | Whether or not there is a curb and gutter system |
| Answer» C. The nearest grocery store | |
| 114. |
In this type of view, the cutting plane line indicates both the location of the cutting plane and the direction of sight: |
| A. | Removed section |
| B. | Revolved section |
| C. | Auxiliary section |
| D. | Partial section |
| Answer» D. Partial section | |
| 115. |
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» C. Spiral | |
| 116. |
The ________ tool on the Dimension tool bar places the length of an arch on a drawing. |
| A. | Arc Radius |
| B. | Arc Length |
| C. | Radius |
| D. | Diameter |
| Answer» C. Radius | |
| 117. |
Using the Relative Polar Coordinate System to add a 3 inch line that is 45 degrees from the end point of the line created above the drafter would ________. |
| A. | Type @3<45 and enter |
| B. | Type 3 back slash and enter |
| C. | Type 3 forward slash and enter |
| D. | Type 3 and try to use the Dynamic Input readout to find the end point |
| Answer» B. Type 3 back slash and enter | |
| 118. |
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» D. 3/4" = 1'-0" | |
| 119. |
These types of pipes are generally connected with bell and spigot joints or flanged joints: |
| A. | Soil and waste |
| B. | Water and gas |
| C. | Water and steam |
| D. | Gas and soil |
| Answer» C. Water and steam | |
| 120. |
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» E. | |
| 121. |
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» B. Modification slip | |
| 122. |
Auto-CAD refers to isometric ellipses as ________. |
| A. | Ellipses |
| B. | Iso-ellipses |
| C. | Iso-circles |
| D. | Circles |
| Answer» D. Circles | |
| 123. |
A line drawn with a long section, short dash, and another long section is a __________. |
| A. | Hidden feature |
| B. | Center of a circle |
| C. | Center axis of a hidden cylinder |
| D. | Center of a radius |
| Answer» D. Center of a radius | |
| 124. |
Schematic and single-line diagrams should be arranged so that signal or transmission path from input to output proceeds in this fashion: |
| A. | Right to left and top to bottom |
| B. | Right to left and bottom to top |
| C. | Left to right and top to bottom |
| D. | Left to right and bottom to top |
| Answer» D. Left to right and bottom to top | |
| 125. |
Drawings created with commercial software are typically saved as: |
| A. | Rapid prototypes |
| B. | Electronic files |
| C. | Draft drawings |
| D. | Change orders |
| Answer» C. Draft drawings | |
| 126. |
This is a conical-shaped recess around a hole, often used to receive a tapered screw head: |
| A. | Boss |
| B. | Spot-face |
| C. | Counter-bore |
| D. | Countersink |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
In the mechanical design process the first step is to ________. |
| A. | Brainstorm solutions |
| B. | Prepare rough sketches |
| C. | Prepare a budget |
| D. | Identify the problem |
| Answer» E. | |
| 128. |
This is used in applications for nonferrous construction: |
| A. | Copper tubing |
| B. | Steel pipe |
| C. | PVC pipe |
| D. | Iron tubing |
| Answer» B. Steel pipe | |
| 129. |
When using versions of Auto-CAD prior to Release 2006 it may be necessary to ________ a block in order to edit it. |
| A. | Copy |
| B. | Explode |
| C. | Offset |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Offset | |
| 130. |
This type of circuit is a semiconductor wafer or chip: |
| A. | Integrated circuit |
| B. | Transmission circuit |
| C. | Plotted circuit |
| D. | Conducted circuit |
| Answer» B. Transmission circuit | |
| 131. |
On typical electronic diagrams, these items need not be shown unless they are needed for clarification: |
| A. | Transmission diagrams |
| B. | Operating relays |
| C. | Closed relays |
| D. | Terminal circles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 132. |
Which of the following is one of the basic types of welded joints: |
| A. | T-joint |
| B. | Rear joint |
| C. | Angle joint |
| D. | Groove joint |
| Answer» B. Rear joint | |
| 133. |
The daily workload of a ________ drafter would generally include technical drawings of machine parts. |
| A. | Architectural |
| B. | Civil |
| C. | Electrical |
| D. | Mechanical |
| Answer» E. | |
| 134. |
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» C. Attach | |
| 135. |
Referring to the fractional inches to decimal inches to millimeter conversion chart on page 55 what is the equivalent mm measurement of 3/16 inch. |
| A. | 1.906 |
| B. | 4.7625 |
| C. | 5.958 |
| D. | 14.6844 |
| Answer» C. 5.958 | |
| 136. |
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» E. | |
| 137. |
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» C. Architectural | |
| 138. |
In offset sections, offsets or bends in the cutting plane are all: |
| A. | 90 degrees |
| B. | 180 degrees |
| C. | Either 90 or 180 degrees |
| D. | 30, 60 or 90 degrees |
| Answer» B. 180 degrees | |
| 139. |
This type of projection is when projectors are parallel to each other, but are at an angle other than 90 degrees to the plane of projection: |
| A. | Oblique projection |
| B. | Perpendicular projection |
| C. | Aesthetic projection |
| D. | Angular projection |
| Answer» B. Perpendicular projection | |
| 140. |
The primary unit of measurement for engineering drawings and design in the mechanical industries is the: |
| A. | Millimeter |
| B. | Centimeter |
| C. | Meter |
| D. | Kilometer |
| Answer» B. Centimeter | |
| 141. |
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» B. Use the Join command | |
| 142. |
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» C. Design for concurrent engineering | |
| 143. |
A typical set of mechanical working drawings includes ________. |
| A. | Exploded assembly |
| B. | Part details |
| C. | Parts list |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 144. |
In order to convert fractional inches into decimal inches __________. |
| A. | Look on a metric conversion chart |
| B. | Divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number) |
| C. | Check the engineer's scale |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Check the engineer's scale | |
| 145. |
This type of axonometric drawing has equal foreshortening along two axis directions and a different amount on the third axis: |
| A. | Dimetric |
| B. | Multiview |
| C. | Isometric |
| D. | Trimetric |
| Answer» B. Multiview | |
| 146. |
In these drawings it is necessary to show cut surfaces and distinguish between adjacent parts: |
| A. | Auxiliary drawings |
| B. | Assembly sections |
| C. | 3D assemblies |
| D. | Parts lists |
| Answer» C. 3D assemblies | |
| 147. |
Elevation drawings will include information about ________. |
| A. | Roof pitch |
| B. | Siding |
| C. | Window style |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 148. |
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» D. 0, 0 and 34, 24 | |
| 149. |
When lettering a CAD drawing, for clarity you should limit the number of fonts to: |
| A. | One |
| B. | Two |
| C. | Three |
| D. | Any number |
| Answer» C. Three | |
| 150. |
The text height for room names should be set to ________for a drawing that will be plotted to a scale of ¼" = 1'-0". |
| A. | 4" |
| B. | 5" |
| C. | 6" |
| D. | 8" |
| Answer» D. 8" | |