This MCQ question set of Engineering Drawing or Engineering Graphics contains two topics Intro to Engineering Drawings (Graphics) and Engineering Scale
Introduction to Engineering Drawings (Graphics)
1. 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
Ans : D
2. 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
Ans : B
3. Which type of line is part of a dimension?
A) Break lines
B) Phantom lines
C) Extension lines
D) Cutting plane lines
Ans : C
4. Which type of line is particular to section drawings?
A) Break lines
B) Phantom lines
C) Extension lines
D) Cutting plane lines
Ans : D
5. 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
Ans : B
6. A drawing instrument set usually contains all of the following, except:
A) Bow compass
B) Scale
C) Dividers
D) Extra leads
Ans : D
7.Which line type is thin and light?
A) Visible lines
B) Center lines
C) Construction lines
D) All of the above
Ans : C
8. Which line type is thick and black?
A) Visible lines
B) Center lines
C) Construction lines
D) All of the above
Ans : A
9. Which type of line has precedence over all other types of lines?
A) A hidden line
B) A center line
C) A visible line
D) None of the above
Ans : C
10. Which statement(s) is true about the precedence of lines?
A) A hidden line has precedence over a center line
B) A center line has precedence over a visible line
C) A visible line has precedence over a miter line
D) All of the above
Ans : A
11. When you want to make the letters of a line of text narrower, you would set its:
A) Aspect
B) Scale
C) Alignment
D) Font
Ans : A
12. When you want to make sure that all of the text stays to the right of a given point on the drawing, you wound set its:
A) Aspect
B) Scale
C) Alignment
D) Font
Ans : C
13.The primary unit of measurement for engineering drawings and design in the mechanical industries is the
A) Millimeter
B) Centimeter
C) Meter
D) Kilometer
Ans : A
14.To draw the leader line, which type of the following line is used?
A) Continuous thick line
B) Long chain thin line
C) Continuous thin wavy line
D) Continuous line
Ans : D
15. A French curve is used to draw
A) Circle
B) Ellipse
C) Smooth free form curve
D) Polygon
Ans : C
16.A drafter helps in drawing
A) parallel and perpendicular lines
B) concentric circles
C) Smooth curves
D) All of above
Ans : D
17. Which of the following pencil leads is hardest?
A) HB
B) H
C) B
D) F
Ans : A
18. To draw smooth curve of any nature, draughting instruments used is
A) Mini-drafter
B) French curve
C) Templates
D) Eraser shield
Ans : B
19. Parallel lines can be drawn with the help of
A) Mini-drafter
B) T-square
C) Pair of set squares
D) All of these
Ans : A
20. “A” series of paper has length to width ratio of approximately
A) 3:2
B) Ö3:1
C) Ö2:1
D) 5:3
Ans :
Engineering Scale
1. Which one of the following is not a reduction scale?
A) 1:1
B) 1:200
C) 5/320
D) 5:2
Ans : A
2. For drawing of small instruments, watches etc. the scale used is
A) Reduced scale
B) Full scale
C) Enlarged scale
D) None of these
Ans : A
3. When the drawing are drawn smaller than the actual size of object then scale is known as
A) Reduced scale
B) Enlarged scale
C) Full scale
D) None of these
Ans : A
4. If the 10m length is represented as 1 mm on the map then representative fraction is
A) 1/100
B) 1/1000
C) 1/10
D) None of these
Ans : D
5. The R.F. of scale is always
A) Less than 1
B) Equal to 1
C) Greater than 1
D) Any of these
Ans : D
6. The unit of R.F. is
A) Cubic centimeter
B) Square centimeter
C) Centimeter
D) None of these
Ans : D
7. The full form of R.F. is
A) Reducing fraction
B) Representative fraction
C) Reduction factor
D) Representative factor
Ans : B
8. A map of 10 cm X 8 cm represents an area of 50000sq. meter of a field. The R.F. of the scale is
A) 1/25
B) 1/625
C) 1/2500
D) 1/6250000
Ans : C
9. An area of 36 square kilometer is represented by 144 square centimeter on a map. What is the R.F. ?
A) ¼
B) 1/2
C) 1/5000
D) 1/50000
Ans : D
10.When measurements are required in three consecutive units, the appropriated scale is
A) Plain scale
B) Diagonal scale
C) Isometric scale
D) Scale of cords
Ans : B
11. In the diagonal scale, the word “diagonal” is used because it is most suitable for the measurement of
A) Diameter of a
B) Diagonal a
C) Side of a pentagon
D) All of these
Ans : D
12. For scale, which one is not correct
A) 1:2
B) 1:20
C) 1:1/2
D) 1/2
Ans : D
