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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.
| 401. |
There are two main types of projection:$? |
| A. | Parallel and Orthographic |
| B. | Station-point and Perspective |
| C. | Parallel and Convergent |
| D. | Perspective and Parallel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 402. |
When lines intersect on a drawing at angles of this many degrees, it is customary not to dimension the angle:$? |
| A. | 360 |
| B. | 180 |
| C. | 90 |
| D. | 45 |
| Answer» D. 45 | |
| 403. |
Before starting an isometric drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter needs to ________.$? |
| A. | Set the grid to isometric |
| B. | Set the current layer to Def-points |
| C. | Turn Object Snap off |
| D. | Turn Ortho off |
| Answer» B. Set the current layer to Def-points | |
| 404. |
This is an angled surface used on cylinders to make them easier to handle:$? |
| A. | Fillet |
| B. | Taper |
| C. | Chamfer |
| D. | Lug |
| Answer» D. Lug | |
| 405. |
This type of surface may be a plane, a single curved surface, or a warped surface:$? |
| A. | Edge surface |
| B. | Ruled surface |
| C. | Auxiliary surface |
| D. | Developed surface |
| Answer» C. Auxiliary surface | |
| 406. |
These maps are used to plan construction projects that locate construction features so they fit the topography of the area:$? |
| A. | Subdivision plats |
| B. | Landscape maps |
| C. | Structural topography maps |
| D. | Structure location plans |
| Answer» E. | |
| 407. |
The section view drawing in which one fourth of an object has been marked for removal is known as a _________ section.$? |
| A. | Full |
| B. | Half |
| C. | Quarter |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Quarter | |
| 408. |
Architectural drawings used to construct a house are often plotted with a scale of ¼" = 1'-0". What scale is this?$? |
| A. | Quarter |
| B. | Half |
| C. | Full |
| D. | Double |
| Answer» B. Half | |
| 409. |
In oblique sketches, the most commonly used angles for receding lines are:$? |
| A. | 15 or 30 degrees |
| B. | 25 or 30 degrees |
| C. | 30 or 45 degrees |
| D. | 45 or 60 degrees |
| Answer» D. 45 or 60 degrees | |
| 410. |
The Offset tool should only be used for placing _________ in an isometric drawing.$? |
| A. | Circles |
| B. | Horizontal lines |
| C. | Vertical lines |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 411. |
This type of weld is the most common in structural steel fabrication:$? |
| A. | Fillet weld |
| B. | Beam weld |
| C. | Rivet weld |
| D. | Structural weld |
| Answer» B. Beam weld | |
| 412. |
Approximately this much of the cost of product development and manufacture is determined at the design stage:$? |
| A. | 40-50 % |
| B. | 60-75 % |
| C. | 70-80 % |
| D. | 75-85 % |
| Answer» D. 75-85 % | |
| 413. |
This practice considers an individual part's dimensions and tolerances and that part's relation to its related parts:$? |
| A. | Applying allowances |
| B. | Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing |
| C. | Creating datum references |
| D. | Angular dimensioning tolerances |
| Answer» C. Creating datum references | |
| 414. |
This is a curve showing the displacement of the follower as ordinates on a base line that represents one revolution of the cam:$? |
| A. | Displacement diagram |
| B. | Follower |
| C. | Cam cycle |
| D. | Reciprocation chart |
| Answer» B. Follower | |
| 415. |
Baseline dimensions are referenced from a common geometric feature known as a ________.$? |
| A. | Edge |
| B. | Corner |
| C. | Datum |
| D. | Point of reference |
| Answer» D. Point of reference | |
| 416. |
Architectural drafters generally prefer to use ________ drawings to help illustrate 3-dimensional views of a structure.$? |
| A. | Isometric |
| B. | Perspective |
| C. | Orthographic |
| D. | Auxiliary |
| Answer» C. Orthographic | |
| 417. |
Most architectural firms and mechanical design companies utilize different categories of blocks. These sets of blocks are usually housed in _________.$? |
| A. | Block vaults |
| B. | Block libraries |
| C. | Block books |
| D. | Block references |
| Answer» C. Block books | |
| 418. |
Two-point perspective is also known as:$? |
| A. | Two-view perspective |
| B. | Regular perspective |
| C. | Parallel perspective |
| D. | Angular perspective |
| Answer» E. | |
| 419. |
This is the plane upon which the top view is projected:$? |
| A. | Horizontal |
| B. | Frontal |
| C. | Profile |
| D. | Base |
| Answer» B. Frontal | |
| 420. |
This is a solid shape that fits inside the mold and forms a hole in a cooled cast metal or molten plastic object:$? |
| A. | Core |
| B. | Cavity |
| C. | Prototype |
| D. | Hole mold |
| Answer» B. Cavity | |
| 421. |
When lettering a CAD drawing, for clarity you should limit the number of fonts to:$? |
| A. | One |
| B. | Two |
| C. | Three |
| D. | Any number |
| Answer» C. Three | |
| 422. |
In offset sections, offsets or bends in the cutting plane are all:$? |
| A. | 90 degrees |
| B. | 180 degrees |
| C. | Either 90 or 180 degrees |
| D. | 30, 60 or 90 degrees |
| Answer» B. 180 degrees | |
| 423. |
This process recognizes the inherent interrelationships between design and manufacturing:$? |
| A. | Design for manufacture |
| B. | Design for manufacture and assembly |
| C. | Design for concurrent engineering |
| D. | Design for assembly |
| Answer» C. Design for concurrent engineering | |
| 424. |
This type of surface is tipped to all principal planes of projection and does not appear true size in any standard view:$? |
| A. | Foreshortened |
| B. | Parallel |
| C. | Orthographic |
| D. | Oblique |
| Answer» E. | |
| 425. |
In this type of drawing, vertical pipes may be revolved into the horizontal plane:$? |
| A. | Standard view |
| B. | Elevation view |
| C. | Transverse piping |
| D. | Developed piping |
| Answer» E. | |
| 426. |
Architectural drafters generally prefer to use ________ drawings to help illustrate 3-dimensional views of a structure.? |
| A. | Isometric |
| B. | Perspective |
| C. | Orthographic |
| D. | Auxiliary |
| Answer» C. Orthographic | |
| 427. |
Baseline dimensions are referenced from a common geometric feature known as a ________.? |
| A. | Edge |
| B. | Corner |
| C. | Datum |
| D. | Point of reference |
| Answer» D. Point of reference | |
| 428. |
This practice considers an individual part's dimensions and tolerances and that part's relation to its related parts:? |
| A. | Applying allowances |
| B. | Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing |
| C. | Creating datum references |
| D. | Angular dimensioning tolerances |
| Answer» C. Creating datum references | |
| 429. |
This is a curve showing the displacement of the follower as ordinates on a base line that represents one revolution of the cam:? |
| A. | Displacement diagram |
| B. | Follower |
| C. | Cam cycle |
| D. | Reciprocation chart |
| Answer» B. Follower | |
| 430. |
This type of weld is the most common in structural steel fabrication:? |
| A. | Fillet weld |
| B. | Beam weld |
| C. | Rivet weld |
| D. | Structural weld |
| Answer» B. Beam weld | |
| 431. |
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» D. 75-85 % | |
| 432. |
Most architectural firms and mechanical design companies utilize different categories of blocks. These sets of blocks are usually housed in _________.? |
| A. | Block vaults |
| B. | Block libraries |
| C. | Block books |
| D. | Block references |
| Answer» C. Block books | |
| 433. |
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 | |
| 434. |
In this type of drawing, vertical pipes may be revolved into the horizontal plane:? |
| A. | Standard view |
| B. | Elevation view |
| C. | Transverse piping |
| D. | Developed piping |
| Answer» E. | |
| 435. |
This is the plane upon which the top view is projected:? |
| A. | Horizontal |
| B. | Frontal |
| C. | Profile |
| D. | Base |
| Answer» B. Frontal | |
| 436. |
Two-point perspective is also known as:? |
| A. | Two-view perspective |
| B. | Regular perspective |
| C. | Parallel perspective |
| D. | Angular perspective |
| Answer» E. | |
| 437. |
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 | |
| 438. |
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» B. Cavity | |
| 439. |
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 | |
| 440. |
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 | |
| 441. |
This type of surface is tipped to all principal planes of projection and does not appear true size in any standard view:? |
| A. | Foreshortened |
| B. | Parallel |
| C. | Orthographic |
| D. | Oblique |
| Answer» E. | |
| 442. |
A civil engineer working on a bridge design would probably rely on his ________ scale for checking printed drawings.? |
| A. | Engineer's |
| B. | Metric |
| C. | Architect's |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Metric | |
| 443. |
This is used in applications for nonferrous construction:? |
| A. | Copper tubing |
| B. | Steel pipe |
| C. | PVC pipe |
| D. | Iron tubing |
| Answer» B. Steel pipe | |
| 444. |
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 | |
| 445. |
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 | |
| 446. |
These are accurately drawn maps of cities and towns showing property lines and other features that control property ownership:? |
| A. | Monument maps |
| B. | Cadastral maps |
| C. | City maps |
| D. | Topographic maps |
| Answer» C. City maps | |
| 447. |
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» D. None of the above | |
| 448. |
An architect often relies on a _________ to complete the set of technical drawings used in the design of an office building. |
| A. | Technical illustrator |
| B. | Artist |
| C. | Drafter |
| D. | Construction superintendent |
| Answer» D. Construction superintendent | |
| 449. |
The default position of the UCS icon is positioned at ________ on the Auto-CAD grid. |
| A. | 0, 0, 0 |
| B. | 10, 10, 10 |
| C. | 20, 20, 20 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 10, 10, 10 | |
| 450. |
Some common blocks used by architectural drafters include __________. |
| A. | Door swings |
| B. | Ceiling fans |
| C. | Appliances |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |