MCQOPTIONS
Saved Bookmarks
MCQOPTIONS
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.
| 351. |
_ 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:$? |
| A. | Station point |
| B. | Vanishing point |
| C. | Horizon |
| D. | Ground line |
| Answer» B. Vanishing point | |
| 352. |
_ A projection weld is a type of:$? |
| A. | Resistance weld |
| B. | Arc weld |
| C. | Gas weld |
| D. | Fillet weld |
| Answer» B. Arc weld | |
| 353. |
_ The ________ is a standard element of a section view in a technical drawing.$? |
| A. | Cutting Plane line |
| B. | Section lines |
| C. | Material hatch pattern |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 354. |
__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» B. Set Ortho on | |
| 355. |
__These units are based on inch-foot and yard measurements:__ |
| A. | International customary units |
| B. | U.S. metric units |
| C. | U.S. customary units |
| D. | ISO international units |
| Answer» D. ISO international units | |
| 356. |
__When only a small section of an interior area needs to be revealed the drafter can use a ________ section.__ |
| A. | Half |
| B. | Quarter |
| C. | Full |
| D. | Broken out |
| Answer» E. | |
| 357. |
__Traditional drafters need to be able to create several different line widths because ________.__ |
| A. | Different line widths convey different information |
| B. | The line width has to do with how dark it appear in the finished drawing |
| C. | They seem to transmit better in a fax machine |
| D. | It makes no difference |
| Answer» B. The line width has to do with how dark it appear in the finished drawing | |
| 358. |
__Three dimensional models are often used in the design process to ________.__ |
| A. | Help the client understand the overall design concept |
| B. | Help the client select a color for their carpet |
| C. | Provide the client with a model which they can use to impress their friends |
| D. | Determine the quantity of brick needed to build the house |
| Answer» B. Help the client select a color for their carpet | |
| 359. |
__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 | |
| 360. |
__These are used to attach parts to a cylinder so they won't turn on it:__ |
| A. | Lugs and bearings |
| B. | Key-seats and bearings |
| C. | Knurls and keys |
| D. | Keys and key-ways/key-seats |
| Answer» E. | |
| 361. |
__In architectural drawing ________ are often used to illustrate and detail structural components.__ |
| A. | Foundation beam detail sections |
| B. | Wall sections |
| C. | Building sections |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 362. |
__The principle reason for using an auxiliary view is ________.__ |
| A. | To eliminate hidden lines |
| B. | To create a true projection plane from an inclined plane in one of the primary views |
| C. | To show cylinders as ellipses |
| D. | To locate center marks |
| Answer» C. To show cylinders as ellipses | |
| 363. |
__Acceptable parts must not extend beyond this:__ |
| A. | Boundary limits |
| B. | Hole limits |
| C. | Specification |
| D. | Tolerances |
| Answer» B. Hole limits | |
| 364. |
__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» B. As a line or edge | |
| 365. |
__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 | |
| 366. |
__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 | |
| 367. |
_A half-moon protractor is divided into how many degrees?$? |
| A. | 360 |
| B. | 180 |
| C. | 270 |
| D. | 310 |
| Answer» C. 270 | |
| 368. |
_These breaks are used to shorten the view of an object:$? |
| A. | Section breaks |
| B. | Aligned breaks |
| C. | Conventional breaks |
| D. | Full breaks |
| Answer» D. Full breaks | |
| 369. |
_Angles project true size only when the plane containing the angle and plane of projection are this:$? |
| A. | Adjacent |
| B. | Aligned |
| C. | Perpendicular |
| D. | Parallel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 370. |
_In order to set drawing limits for a 'C' size architectural drawing the drafter should set the limits to ________.$? |
| A. | 0, 0 and 2, 9 |
| B. | 0, 0 and 17, 11 |
| C. | 0, 0 and 18, 24 |
| D. | 0, 0 and 34, 24 |
| Answer» D. 0, 0 and 34, 24 | |
| 371. |
_This type of axonometric drawing has equal foreshortening along two axis directions and a different amount on the third axis:$? |
| A. | Dimetric |
| B. | Multiview |
| C. | Isometric |
| D. | Trimetric |
| Answer» B. Multiview | |
| 372. |
_In order to create one solid model from two or more separate solid shapes the drafter will need to position them and then ________.$? |
| A. | Use Union to join them |
| B. | Use the Join command |
| C. | Use the Add Parts tool |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Use the Join command | |
| 373. |
_When setting up a mechanical drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter should set the units to ________.$? |
| A. | Fractional |
| B. | Decimal |
| C. | Architectural |
| D. | Metric |
| Answer» C. Architectural | |
| 374. |
_The Auto-CAD command used to combine two or more primitive shapes into a single complex 3-dimensional model is ________.$? |
| A. | Add |
| B. | Union |
| C. | Attach |
| D. | Form |
| Answer» C. Attach | |
| 375. |
_Auto-CAD refers to isometric ellipses as ________.$? |
| A. | Ellipses |
| B. | Iso-ellipses |
| C. | Iso-circles |
| D. | Circles |
| Answer» D. Circles | |
| 376. |
_In the mechanical design process the first step is to ________.$? |
| A. | Brainstorm solutions |
| B. | Prepare rough sketches |
| C. | Prepare a budget |
| D. | Identify the problem |
| Answer» E. | |
| 377. |
_In this type of view, the cutting plane line indicates both the location of the cutting plane and the direction of sight:$? |
| A. | Removed section |
| B. | Revolved section |
| C. | Auxiliary section |
| D. | Partial section |
| Answer» D. Partial section | |
| 378. |
_An engineer's scale would be used to measure lines on a drawing where the scale factor reads ________.$? |
| A. | 1/4" = 1'-0" |
| B. | 1/8" = 1'-0" |
| C. | 1" = 100' |
| D. | 3/4" = 1'-0" |
| Answer» D. 3/4" = 1'-0" | |
| 379. |
_On typical electronic diagrams, these items need not be shown unless they are needed for clarification:$? |
| A. | Transmission diagrams |
| B. | Operating relays |
| C. | Closed relays |
| D. | Terminal circles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 380. |
_The architectural drafter usually begins a set of working drawings by creating the ________ plan first.$? |
| A. | Foundation |
| B. | Floor plan |
| C. | Elevations |
| D. | Building section |
| Answer» C. Elevations | |
| 381. |
_This type of solid is egg-shaped and can be created by revolving an ellipse around one of its axes:$? |
| A. | Ellipsoid |
| B. | Torus |
| C. | Cone |
| D. | Cylinder |
| Answer» B. Torus | |
| 382. |
_Welding drawings are a special type of this kind of drawing:$? |
| A. | Symbol |
| B. | Perspective |
| C. | Assembly |
| D. | Isometric |
| Answer» D. Isometric | |
| 383. |
_These types of projectors converge at a vanishing point:$? |
| A. | Perspective |
| B. | Parallel |
| C. | Orthographic |
| D. | Oblique |
| Answer» B. Parallel | |
| 384. |
_PDM is the acronym for:$? |
| A. | Project drawing management |
| B. | Product drawing manipulation |
| C. | Product data management |
| D. | Project data manipulation |
| Answer» D. Project data manipulation | |
| 385. |
_Isometric drawings are often used by ________ to help illustrate complex designs.$? |
| A. | Mechanical engineers |
| B. | Piping drafters |
| C. | Aerospace engineers |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 386. |
_Schematic and single-line diagrams should be arranged so that signal or transmission path from input to output proceeds in this fashion:$? |
| A. | Right to left and top to bottom |
| B. | Right to left and bottom to top |
| C. | Left to right and top to bottom |
| D. | Left to right and bottom to top |
| Answer» D. Left to right and bottom to top | |
| 387. |
_In U.S. structural and architectural drafting, all dimensions of this length are usually expressed in feet and inches:$? |
| A. | One inch or over |
| B. | One foot or over |
| C. | One yard or over |
| D. | One rod or over |
| Answer» C. One yard or over | |
| 388. |
This type of section is not in direct projection from the view containing the cutting plane:$? |
| A. | Revolved section |
| B. | Removed section |
| C. | Broken-out section |
| D. | Full section |
| Answer» C. Broken-out section | |
| 389. |
A line with a tapering width can be easily created by using the ________ tool.$? |
| A. | Circle |
| B. | Ellipse |
| C. | Line |
| D. | Polyline |
| Answer» E. | |
| 390. |
The first step in creating a traditional technical drawing is to ________.$? |
| A. | Draw a series of guide lines |
| B. | Set up the meter line |
| C. | Align the paper so that it will be positioned square to the parallel bar |
| D. | Sharpen the leads in the technical pens |
| Answer» D. Sharpen the leads in the technical pens | |
| 391. |
Technical drawings typically serve one of three purposes:$? |
| A. | Visualization, Communication, or Documentation |
| B. | Visualization, Dimensioning, or Documentation |
| C. | Communication, Documentation, or Installation |
| D. | Documentation, Installation, or Engineering |
| Answer» B. Visualization, Dimensioning, or Documentation | |
| 392. |
The ________ dimension tool will place the length of an angled line.$? |
| A. | Aligned |
| B. | Angle |
| C. | Linear |
| D. | Radial |
| Answer» B. Angle | |
| 393. |
CAD programs which incorporate parametric modeling utilize a system in which the dimensions control the ________.$? |
| 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 | |
| 394. |
In oblique projection, important shapes should be in this position relative to the viewing plane:$? |
| A. | Parallel |
| B. | Perpendicular |
| C. | Adjacent |
| D. | Rotated |
| Answer» B. Perpendicular | |
| 395. |
The second line of dimensions out from the plan generally includes _________.$? |
| 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» C. The measurement from the outside of the brick to the inside of the exterior wall | |
| 396. |
This is the measured size of a finished part:$? |
| A. | Actual size |
| B. | Dimensioned size |
| C. | Production size |
| D. | Basic size |
| Answer» B. Dimensioned size | |
| 397. |
A partial auxiliary view is used to show only the __________ in the auxiliary view.$? |
| A. | Projected inclined plane |
| B. | The projected top view |
| C. | The projected side view |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. The projected top view | |
| 398. |
The bounding box method for setting up an isometric drawing helps the drafter ________.$? |
| A. | Confine the isometric drawing to its maximum size |
| B. | Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal |
| C. | Position the isometric drawing in paper space |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Figure what lines are to be illustrated vertical and horizontal | |
| 399. |
The title block used on working drawings should include the _________.$? |
| A. | Sheet number |
| B. | Line type |
| C. | Layer set |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Line type | |
| 400. |
A full scale technical drawing will have a scale factor of ________.$? |
| A. | 1 : 1 |
| B. | 1 : 2 |
| C. | 2 : 1 |
| D. | 1 : 4 |
| Answer» B. 1 : 2 | |