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This section includes 730 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
501. |
Quality standards in some industries allow for electronic documents to serve as a permanent record if they are properly controlled. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
502. |
Design databases can be used to streamline the design process. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
503. |
Copper pipe is brittle, and settling can cause fracture unless the joints are sufficiently flexible. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
504. |
Joints between pipes, fittings, and valves may be screwed or flanged but not welded or soldered. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
505. |
A piece mark should be shown wherever a separately handled member appears on the drawings. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
506. |
Reinforced concrete has embedded steel reinforcing bars. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
507. |
Due to wood loss in surfacing, the nominal size of structural timber is larger than its dressed thickness. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
508. |
Traditionally, brick and tile are built into masonry forms, and units are placed one at a time in a soft mortar. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
509. |
Symbols are seldom used to indicate requirements for finished surfaces on wood. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
510. |
The surface of a wood product is finished by milling or planing. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
511. |
Tolerance stacking has little effect on the fit of steel members. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
512. |
Brick and tile are some of the less common forms of building construction. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
513. |
Riveting is seldom used as a connection method in structural steel. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
514. |
Most CAD programs have structural shapes symbol libraries available. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
515. |
Individual companies often have their own standards of data management. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
516. |
Design milestones and reviews help ensure that the design process is timely. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
517. |
Legal standards for how long engineering drawings need to be retained are standardized in the United States. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
518. |
It is important to establish a procedure and name files systematically. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
519. |
If a complicated pictorial is needed, it may be easier and more accurate to create a 3D model than an oblique drawing. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
520. |
If you are sketching an ellipse in an oblique drawing, you can block in the enclosing rectangle and sketch the ellipse tangent to its sides. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
521. |
In oblique projections, one of the object's principal faces is parallel to the plane of projection. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
522. |
When the receding lines are drawn to half size, the drawing is known as a cabinet projection. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
523. |
After a drawing has been released, an engineering change order is used to document and approve drawing changes. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
524. |
When the follower movement is in a plane parallel to the cam shaft, an irregular cam must be employed. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
525. |
Plastic pipe is lightweight and corrosionproof, but typically is not resistant to chemicals. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
526. |
Single-line drawings show the centerline of the pipe. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
527. |
Axonometric drawings are seldom used in piping drawings. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
528. |
Electronic files for the most part have replaced the use of microfilm and microfiche. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
529. |
In a developed piping drawing, horizontal pipes may be revolved into the vertical plane so the entire installation can be shown on one plane. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
530. |
Brass and copper pipe is used in plumbing for supply, soil, waste, drain, and vent lines. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
531. |
A worm is a screw with a thread shaped like a rack tooth. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
532. |
Proportions and shapes of gear teeth are not standardized. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
533. |
Gears are used to transmit power and rotating or reciprocating motion from one machine part to another. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
534. |
Bevel gear teeth have the same involute shape as teeth on spur gears but are tapered toward the cone apex. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
535. |
Worm wheels are similar to helical gears cut to conform to the shape of the worm. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
536. |
Working drawings for bevel gears give both the dimensions of the gear blank and the data necessary for cutting the teeth. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
537. |
The motion of the follower as it rises or falls depends on the shape of the curves in the displacement diagram. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
538. |
Teeth are spaced by laying out equal angles. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
539. |
Structural steel is available in two standard shapes. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
540. |
Structural steel shop drawings are usually calculated to the nearest inch. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
541. |
One quick way to view the entire drawing area is to use the Zoom command by typing ________. |
A. | type Z enter A enter |
B. | type Z enter E enter |
C. | type SHOWALL enter |
D. | type ALL enter |
Answer» B. type Z enter E enter | |
542. |
When setting up a mechanical drawing in AutoCAD the drafter should set the units to ________. |
A. | fractional |
B. | decimal |
C. | architectural |
D. | metric |
Answer» C. architectural | |
543. |
When drawing a line using the relative coordinate system a line is created from ________. |
A. | 0,0 |
B. | the ending point of the last line |
C. | the beginning point of the last line |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. the beginning point of the last line | |
544. |
If you use the absolute coordinate system to create a line from a starting point of 0, 0 8 units on the X axis and 5 units on the Y axis you enter ________ for the second point. |
A. | 8,5 |
B. | 5,8 |
C. | 0,8 |
D. | 5,0 |
Answer» B. 5,8 | |
545. |
Circles, circular arcs, and other curved surfaces may be drawn using offset measurements. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
546. |
In general, all types of sections for isometric drawing may be applied to oblique drawing. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
547. |
In an oblique drawing, when an angle is specified in degrees in a receding plane, you should convert the angle into circular measurements. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
548. |
In CAD, oblique drawings are difficult to create because you cannot use snap increments or draw similarly to drawing on grid paper. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
549. |
Many different types of wood are used as structural timber. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
550. |
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 | |