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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.
| 51. |
If a line is perpendicular to V.P. and parallel to H.P., its front view will be |
| A. | a point |
| B. | a line of smaller dimension |
| C. | a line of larger dimension |
| D. | a line of same dimension |
| Answer» B. a line of smaller dimension | |
| 52. |
A drawing that furnishes all the dimensions, limits, and special finishing processes – such as heat treatment, honing lapping, surface finish, etc. – to guide the craftsman on the shop floor in producing the component is called: |
| A. | production drawing |
| B. | machine drawing |
| C. | assembly drawing |
| D. | design assembly drawing |
| Answer» B. machine drawing | |
| 53. |
A square lamina is perpendicular to the H. P. and parallel to V. P. Its horizontal trace will be |
| A. | perpendicular to the reference line |
| B. | parallel to the reference line |
| C. | inclined to the reference line |
| D. | a point |
| Answer» C. inclined to the reference line | |
| 54. |
For orthographic projections, BIS recommends the following projections. |
| A. | Fourth-angle projection |
| B. | Third-angle projection |
| C. | First-angle projection |
| D. | Second-angle projection |
| Answer» D. Second-angle projection | |
| 55. |
If a square pyramid is freely suspended from one of the corners of its base, then the imaginary line joining that corner with the centre of gravity of the pyramid will be |
| A. | Inclined at 60° with the vertical |
| B. | Inclined at 45° with the vertical |
| C. | Inclined at 30° with the vertical |
| D. | Vertical |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
A circle will appear on an isometric drawing as an ______. |
| A. | ellipse |
| B. | cycloid |
| C. | circle |
| D. | parabola |
| Answer» B. cycloid | |
| 57. |
A cone is resting with its base on HP. A section plane parallel to VP cuts the cone. The section plane is some distance away from the centre and does not pass through the apex. The true shape of the section is |
| A. | Hyperbola |
| B. | Rectangular Hyperbola |
| C. | Parabola |
| D. | Rectangular Parabola |
| Answer» C. Parabola | |
| 58. |
A cantilever beam ABC is shown to a hightly exaggerated vartical scale. Horizontallly, AB is 2 m long and BC is 0.6 m long, Loads act only in the region AB, and there are no loads in the region BC. Under this load system, the deflection of the beam at B is 0.24 cm and inclination is θ, where sin θ = 0.038. What is the deflection at D, which is midway between B and C? |
| A. | 0.2406 cm |
| B. | 0.2514 cm |
| C. | 0.2530 cm |
| D. | 0.2452 cm |
| Answer» C. 0.2530 cm | |
| 59. |
A circle is represented as a “top view”, “front view” and “side view”. If all these views are converted into isometric views then: |
| A. | All the three isometric view shall be same. |
| B. | Isometric views of “front view” and “side view” shall be same. |
| C. | “top view” and “front view” shall be same. |
| D. | Neither the “top view”, “front view” or “side view” shall be the same. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
A square lamina is perpendicular to the H.P. and inclined to V.P., Its |
| A. | V.T. will be perpendicular to the reference line |
| B. | H.T. will be parallel the reference line |
| C. | V.T. will be parallel to the reference line |
| D. | V.T. will be inclined to the reference line |
| Answer» B. H.T. will be parallel the reference line | |
| 61. |
In machine drawing, a ‘sectional view’ cut portion is shown by |
| A. | diagonal hatching |
| B. | dots |
| C. | cross marks |
| D. | red colour |
| Answer» B. dots | |
| 62. |
In the third angle projection, the object is imagined to be placed |
| A. | Below H.P and behind V.P. |
| B. | Below H.P and infront of V.P. |
| C. | Above H.P and behind V.P. |
| D. | Above H.P and infront of V.P. |
| Answer» B. Below H.P and infront of V.P. | |
| 63. |
If the radius of a generating circle which is moving inside the directing circle is half of the radius of the directing circle, the curve generated by a point on the circumference of the generating circle is |
| A. | A circle |
| B. | An ellipse |
| C. | A straight line |
| D. | A spiral |
| Answer» D. A spiral | |
| 64. |
A scale is to read in “meter” and “decimetre”. The first “major division” of the scale shall be divided into: |
| A. | five equal parts, |
| B. | ten equal parts, |
| C. | twenty five equal parts, |
| D. | hundred equal parts. |
| Answer» C. twenty five equal parts, | |
| 65. |
A pentagonal prism is lying on HP on one of its rectangular bees. When it is cut by a section plane, the largest possible section thereof has |
| A. | Five edges |
| B. | Six edges |
| C. | Seven edges |
| D. | Eight edges |
| Answer» D. Eight edges | |
| 66. |
A string is wound over a circular disc. It is now unwound with its “free end” letting it remain tight and tangent to the disc. The curve traced by the “free end” is |
| A. | Spiral |
| B. | Involute |
| C. | Cycloid |
| D. | Epicycloid |
| Answer» C. Cycloid | |
| 67. |
Planes which are inclined to both the horizontal and vertical planes are known as |
| A. | auxiliary planes |
| B. | profile planes |
| C. | reference planes |
| D. | oblique planes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
The architectural and construction industries use the United States National CAD standard (NCS) system on many ________ projects. |
| A. | Residential |
| B. | Commercial |
| C. | Aerospace |
| D. | Publicly funded |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
The maximum and minimum sizes of a feature are identified by a ________ tolerance. |
| A. | Limits |
| B. | GD&T |
| C. | Reference |
| D. | Allowance |
| Answer» B. GD&T | |
| 70. |
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 | |
| 71. |
In order to create an accurate assembly drawing the drafter should create the ________ drawings first. |
| A. | Detail |
| B. | Title block |
| C. | Parts list |
| D. | Isometric |
| Answer» B. Title block | |
| 72. |
The edges of a cube in isometric projection make angles of this many degrees with each other: |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 60 |
| C. | 90 |
| D. | 120 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
These types of projectors converge at a vanishing point: |
| A. | Perspective |
| B. | Parallel |
| C. | Orthographic |
| D. | Oblique |
| Answer» B. Parallel | |
| 74. |
Once a drawing is determined to be complete, the title block is used to document the change from: |
| A. | A draft to a finished drawing |
| B. | A finished to a working drawing |
| C. | An assembly to a finished drawing |
| D. | A working drawing to a draft |
| Answer» B. A finished to a working drawing | |
| 75. |
EDM is the acronym for: |
| A. | Enterprise data management |
| B. | Engineering drawing management |
| C. | Enterprise drawing manipulation |
| D. | Engineering data manipulation |
| Answer» B. Engineering drawing management | |
| 76. |
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 | |
| 77. |
These are vertical distances above a common datum, reference plane, or point: |
| A. | Plats |
| B. | Elevations |
| C. | Traverse |
| D. | Profiles |
| Answer» C. Traverse | |
| 78. |
The distance a screw thread advances axially in one turn is the: |
| A. | Lead |
| B. | Pitch |
| C. | Turn |
| D. | Crest |
| Answer» B. Pitch | |
| 79. |
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 | |
| 80. |
This is a systematic approach that integrates the design and manufacture of products with the goal of optimizing the process: |
| A. | Traditional engineering design |
| B. | The manufacturing process |
| C. | Concurrent design |
| D. | Design for recycling |
| Answer» D. Design for recycling | |
| 81. |
Oblique drawings are dimensioned in a similar fashion as these types of drawings: |
| A. | Orthographic |
| B. | Isometric |
| C. | Angular |
| D. | Parallel |
| Answer» C. Angular | |
| 82. |
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. | |
| 83. |
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 | |
| 84. |
An advantage of this type of view is that each view shows the object all the way through as if it were transparent: |
| A. | Planar |
| B. | Horizontal |
| C. | Auxiliary |
| D. | Orthographic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
By using a ________ section of a cylindrical mechanical part the drafter should be able to show only one view of the part. |
| A. | Half |
| B. | Whole |
| C. | Revolved |
| D. | Broken out |
| Answer» D. Broken out | |
| 86. |
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 | |
| 87. |
A partial auxiliary view usually shows only features on the _________ of the inclined line and not any projection of other planes. |
| A. | Hidden lines |
| B. | Plane |
| C. | Center lines |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Center lines | |
| 88. |
In this type of concrete, the steel is pre-tensioned before the superimposed load is applied: |
| A. | Aggregate |
| B. | Pre-stressed |
| C. | Reinforced |
| D. | Preloaded |
| Answer» C. Reinforced | |
| 89. |
Welding drawings are a special type of this kind of drawing: |
| A. | Symbol |
| B. | Perspective |
| C. | Assembly |
| D. | Isometric |
| Answer» D. Isometric | |
| 90. |
These are joined together in the field to build a structure: |
| A. | Riveted members |
| B. | Main members |
| C. | Steel fabrications |
| D. | Assembled fabrications |
| Answer» C. Steel fabrications | |
| 91. |
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. | |
| 92. |
The site plan illustrates _________. |
| A. | The floor plan |
| B. | Where the house sits on the property |
| C. | The roof plan |
| D. | Where the garage and driveway are located |
| Answer» C. The roof plan | |
| 93. |
An accurate record of changes made to release drawings is tracked via this: |
| A. | A revision block |
| B. | The basic title form |
| C. | Working drawings |
| D. | Portable documents |
| Answer» B. The basic title form | |
| 94. |
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 | |
| 95. |
Center lines are used to locate or represent the centers of ________. |
| A. | Arcs |
| B. | Circles |
| C. | Hidden round features |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
In multi-view drawing it is common practice to include three views, the front, the top and the right side. If no dimensions are required on the right side view the drafter can ________. |
| A. | Leave the view as is |
| B. | Eliminate the view |
| C. | Use the left view instead |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Use the left view instead | |
| 97. |
Acceptable parts must not extend beyond this: |
| A. | Boundary limits |
| B. | Hole limits |
| C. | Specification |
| D. | Tolerances |
| Answer» B. Hole limits | |
| 98. |
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 | |
| 99. |
Most architectural drawings produced for field use by building contractors are printed on architectural "D" size paper which measures __________. |
| A. | 24" × 36" |
| B. | 18" × 24" |
| C. | 11" × 17" |
| D. | 34" × 22" |
| Answer» B. 18" × 24" | |
| 100. |
Geometric primitives include shapes such as ________. |
| A. | Boxes |
| B. | Cylinders |
| C. | Wedges |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |