Engineering Drawing MCQs

Question 1

This type of solid is egg-shaped and can be created by revolving an ellipse around one of its axes:

Accepted Answer

Ellipsoid

Answer

Torus

Answer

Cone

Answer

Cylinder

Question 2

The distance a screw thread advances axially in one turn is the:

Accepted Answer

Lead

Answer

Pitch

Answer

Turn

Answer

Crest

Question 3

These are vertical distances above a common datum, reference plane or point:

Accepted Answer

Elevations

Answer

Plats

Answer

Traverse

Answer

Profiles

Question 4

These plans, made by the steel fabricator, are assembly drawings for the steel structure:

Accepted Answer

Erection plans

Answer

Welding plans

Answer

Assembly plans

Answer

Construction plans

Question 5

Circular shapes appear in this fashion when viewed at an angle other than 90 degrees:

Accepted Answer

Elliptical

Answer

Circular

Answer

Lengthened

Answer

Angular

Question 6

PDM is the acronym for:

Accepted Answer

Product data management

Answer

Project drawing management

Answer

Product drawing manipulation

Answer

Project data manipulation

Question 7

EDM is the acronym for:

Accepted Answer

Enterprise data management

Answer

Engineering drawing management

Answer

Enterprise drawing manipulation

Answer

Engineering data manipulation

Question 8

Once a drawing is determined to be complete, the title block is used to document the change from:

Accepted Answer

A draft to a finished drawing

Answer

A finished to a working drawing

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An assembly to a finished drawing

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A working drawing to a draft

Question 9

In isometric projection, all distances are approximately this percentage of their true size:

Accepted Answer

80 percent

Answer

120 percent

Answer

50 percent

Answer

20 percent