Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering.

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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