PGT Engineering Drawing Tier-II 2015

Question Paper Solution

1. Numbering of drawing zones recommended by BIS for A2 Drawing sheets are
a) 8 in length 6 in width
b) 12 in length 8 in width
c) 16 in length 12 in width
d) 6 in length 4 in width
Ans. B

2. Size of the little block (industrial purpose) recommended by BIS

a) 150 x 50 mm
b) 185 x 50 mm
c) 185 x 65 mm
d) 165 x 50 mm
Ans. B

3. Size of the D1 drawing board is

a) 1270 x 1220 mm
b) 920 x 650 mm
c) 650 x 470 mm
d) 500 x 350 mm
Ans. A

4. What is the size of A4 sheet as per IS10711-1983?

a) 841 x 1149 mm
b) 594 x 841 mm
c) 420 x 594 mm
d) 210 x 297 mm
Ans. D

5. For drawing the components of a wrist watch the scale used is

a) Reduction scale
b) Full size scale
c) Enlargement scale
d) None of these
Ans. C

6. To read the measurements in three units the scale used is

a) Plain scale
b) Diagonal scale
c) Comparative scale
d) Scale of chords
Ans. B
7. The projection of the section on a plane parallel to the section plane will show
a) Distorted shape of the object
b) Foreshortened shape of the object
c) True shape of the object
d) Enlarged shape of the object
Ans. c

8. The shape of the section of the cylinder cut by a plane parallel to the base is
a) Rectangle
b) Circle
c) Semi circle
d) Straight line
Ans. B

9. Ratio of length on drawing and length on object is called as

a) Common fraction
b) Drawing ratio
c) Resultant fraction
d) Representative fraction
Ans. D

10. Prefix code used for numbering the drawing sheets includes
a) Numeric code
b) Alpha code
c) Symbolic code
d) combination of alpha a symbolic code
Ans. D

11. A new drawing number should be assigned when

a) Always when the drawings are modified
b) More than 50% drawings are modified
c) Less than 25% drawings are modified
d) More than 25% drawings are modified
Ans. A

12. What is the height to length ratio of the arrow heads used in dimensioning?
a) 1:2
b) 1:3
c) 1:4
d) 1:1
Ans. B

13. What is the recommended angle for inclined letters?

a) 60 degree
b) 45 degree
c) 75 degree
d) 30 degree
Ans. C

14. S⌀ Symbol is used to indicate

a) radius of sphere
b) diameter
c) diameter of sphere
d) square
Ans. C

15. The bottom portion of the thread surface, either flat or rounded which joins the sides of the adjacent threads is known as
a) Crest
b) Root
c) Flank
d) Pitch
Ans. B

16. The size of gear is usually specified by

a) Diametric pitch
b) Circular pitch
c) Pressure angle
d) Pitch circle diameter
Ans. D

17. The RF. Of the scale on a mini drafter is

a) 0
b) 1
c) 10
d) 100
Ans. B

18. Which of the following projection is method of graphic representation of an object on a single plane called picture plane as
seen by an observed stationed at a particular position relative to the object?
a) Orthographic projection
b) Perspective projection
c) Isometric projection
d) Oblique projection
Ans. B

19. In orthographic projections the projectors and plane of projection are

a) Parallel to each other
b) Perpendicular to each other
c) Inclined to each other
d) Intersected to each other
Ans. B

20. When compared to true scale the length of isometric scale is

a) 0.5 times
b) 0.625 times
c) 0.715 times
d) 0.815 times
Ans. d
21. Hatching lines used in section drawing to show two adjacent parts of same material will be in
a) Same direction
b) opposite direction
c) perpendicular direction
d) parallel
Ans. A

22. Which of the following joint is used to join pipes carrying steam at high pressure?
a) Spigot and socket joint
b) Union joint
c) Nipple joint
d) Expansion joint
Ans. D

23. What should be the angle for hatching lines in sectional drawings?
a) 45 degree
b) 90 degree
c) 30 degree
d) 60 degree
Ans. A

24. The roughness grade number for roughness value 50 micrometer is

a) N9
b) N10
c) N11
d) N12
Ans. B

25. Which bearing is used to give intermediate support and eliminate the difficulty of endwise introduction of long shafts into
the bearing?
a) Bushed bearing
b) Foot step bearing
c) Plummer block
d) Needle bearing
Ans. C

26. Which of the following drawing facilitates easy understanding operating principle of complicated machinery?
a) Patent drawing
b) Psometric drawing
c) Exploded assembly drawing
d) Schematic assembly drawing
Ans. C

27. Involute Curve is used in

a) Chains
b) Gears
c) Cams
d) Pulleys
Ans. B

28. Detailed drawing of a component facilitate its manufacturer is called

a) diametric drawing
b) isometric drawing
c) part drawing
d) assembly drawing
Ans. C

29. A bolt of M 24 x 2 means that

a) the pitch of the thread is 24 mm and depth is 2 mm
b) the nominal diameter of bolt is 24 mm and the pitch is 2 mm
c) the effective diameter of the bolt is 24 mm and there are two threads per cm
d) the nominal diameter of bolt 24 mm and 2 start
Ans. B

30. In oblique projection if the receding lines are drawn to full scale the projection is called as
a) Isometric projection
b) Orthographic projection
c) Cavelier projection
d) Cabinet projection
Ans. C

31. The crest diameter of screw thread is same as

a) major diameter
b) minor diameter
c) core diameter
d) pitch diameter
Ans. A

32. Convex surfaces are represented with circular shaded lines drawn at
a) Upper right hand corner of the object
b) upper left hand corner of the object
c) Lower left hand corner of the object
d) Lower right hand corner of the object
Ans. A

33. The eccentricity of the ellipse is

a) less than one
b) one
c) is greater than one
d) equal to two
Ans. A

34. Name the curve generated by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls without slipping along a fixed straight line
a) trochoid
b) cycloid
c) involute
d) hypocycloid
Ans. B

35. A polygon having the sum of the measures of the interior angles equal to the sum of the measures of the exterior angles is
a) triangle
b) quadrilateral
c) hexagon
d) octagon
Ans. B
36. Projections of point will be falling below x-y line when it is placed in
a) first quadrant
b) second quadrant
c) third quadrant
d) fourth quadrant
Ans. D

37. Unless otherwise specified the method of projection adopted as BIS norms is
a) first angle projection
b) second angle projection
c) fourth angle projection
d) third angle projection
Ans. A

38. A solid generated by the revolution of rectangle about one of its sio fixed is called
a) rectangular prism
b) rectangular pyramid
c) right circular cylinder
d) right circular cone
Ans. C

39. A section plane parallel to HP a perpendicular to VP gives

a) sectional side view
b) sectional front view
c) sectional top view
d) sectional side and front view
Ans. C

40. If an actual length of 4 m of an object is represented by 20 mm in drawing. What is the RF of scale?

a) 1/200
b) 1:20
c) 1/400
d) 1:40
Ans. A

41. Which of the following is a linear scale constructed to measure angles?

a) Scale of chords
b) Forward vernier scale
c) Diagonal scale
d) Retrograde vernier scale
Ans. A

42. The intersection of one plane surface and a curved surface is a

a) closed polygon
b) line
c) curve
d) point
Ans. C

43. When a cutting plane cuts along the generators of the cone the true shape of section is
a) right angle triangle
b) equilateral triangle
c) isosceles triangle
d) rectangle
Ans. A

44. Strech out lines or girth lines are used in

a) triangulation method of development
b) parallel line method of development
c) radial line method development
d) approximation method of development
Ans. B

45. Which method of development used to develop sphere?

a) triangulation method
b) parallel line method
c) radial line method
d) approximation method
Ans. D

46. Isometric drawing of a sphere becomes

a) circle
b) ellipse
c) curve
d) rhombus
Ans. B

47. Which of the following is a common method adopted in drawing isometric and oblique projection?
a) Approximate method
b) Radial line method
c) Co-ordinate method
d) Box method
Ans. D

48. Which of the projection assumes the object edges either parallel of perpendicular to plane of projection but projectors
inclined to plane projection with certain angle?
a) axonometric projection
b) perspective projection
c) oblique projection
d) isometric projection
Ans. C

49. Which type of projection is used in architects to show exterior at interiors of a building?
a) orthographic projection
b) isometric projection
c) axonometric projection
d) perspective projection
Ans. D

50. The point at which the axis of vision pierces the picture plane is
a) centre of vision
b) axis of vision
c) station point
d) point of intersection
Ans. A
51. A point P moves such that it is always at the same distance from each of the two straight lines which intersect at an angle
600. The locus of the point P is
a) A bisector of the angle
b) An arc connecting lines tangentially
c) A line which forms a triangle
d) None of these
Ans. A

52. The point where the medians of a triangle are concurrent is called the
a) Incentre
b) Orthocentre
c) Circumcentre
d) Centroid
Ans. D

53. Rounded interior corner is called a

a) round
b) chamfer
c) countersink
d) fillet
Ans. D

54. A tetrahedron has ______ faces _____ edges and ____ corners.
a) 4. 6, 4
b) 6, 4, 6
c) 4, 4, 4
d) 4, 6, 6
Ans. A

55. What is the shape of the section obtained, when a cone is cut by the plane parallel to a generator and cut the base?
a) Parabola
b) Hyperbola
c) Ellipse
d) Cycloid
Ans. A

56. when a solid resting on HP is cut a perpendicular plane to VP, the Triangular shape of section can be viewed from
a) top
b) bottom
c) front
d) side
Ans. C

57. The line connecting a view to note is called as

a) dimension line
b) leader line
c) projection line
d) extension line
Ans. B

58. Drafters preferred the drafting machine over the parallel straight edge because it could be use without the need for
a) circle templates
b) technical pens
c) set squares
d) lettering guides
Ans. C

59. When lettering a CAD drawing clarity number of fonts is limited

a) one
b) two
c) three
d) four
Ans. A

60. The primary unit of measurement for engineering drawings and design is
a) millimeter
b) centimeter
c) meter
d) inch
Ans. A

61. In axonometric, oblique and perspective sketches are shown

a) orthographically
b) obliquely
c) pictorially
d) parallel
Ans. C

62. The type of projection when projectors are parallel to each other, but are at an angle other than 90 degrees to the plane of
projection is
a) Oblique projection
b) Perpendicular projection
c) Aesthetic projection
d) Angular projection
Ans. A

63. 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
Ans. A

64. Line pattern composed of three dashes, one long dash on each end with a short dash in the middle is used in ______ line.
a) Object
b) Hidden
c) Center
d) Phantom
Ans. C

65. The surface tipped to all principal plane of projection and does not appear true size in any standard view is
a) Foreshortened
b) Parallel
c) Orthographic
d) Oblique
Ans. a
66. Which of the following is a section view of a mechanical part that includes the cylindrical view of threaded hole?
a) Center line
b) Hatch line
c) Poly line
d) Dimension line
Ans. b
67. Sectional drawing in which one fourth of an object has been marked for removal is known as a _______ section.
a) full
b) half
c) quarter
d) none of the above
Ans. c
68. In offset sections, offsets or bends the cutting plane are all
a) 90 degrees
b) 180 degrees
c) Either 90 or 180 degrees
d) 30, 60 degrees
Ans. a
69. Objects that are symmetric can be shown effectively using
a) Quarter section
b) Half section
c) Full section
d) Symmetric section
Ans. b
70. The section used to create a cutting plane line which is not in a straight line across the part is
a) offset section
b) half section
c) whole section
d) broken out section
Ans. a
71. When creating a cutting plane line with AutoCAD it is customary to use a ______ to create the line.
a) Center line
b) Polyline
c) dashed line
d) hatch line
Ans. b
72. In developing a multi-view drawing to locate the top and right side view the line drawn will be a
a) object
b) hidden
c) dimension
d) miter
Ans. d
73. The line that projects from an object for the purpose of locating a dimension is called
a) extension line
b) dimension line
c) leader line
d) datum line
Ans. a
74. Which of the following is used to indicate that a surface is to be machined?
a) Finish mark
b) Machining mark
c) Roughness indicator
d) coordinate mark
Ans. a
75. Which of the following breaks are used to shorten the view of an object?
a) Section breaks
b) Aligned breaks
c) Conventional breaks
d) Full breaks
Ans. c
76. which of the following section type used only a small section of an internal area needs to be revealed?
a) half
b) quarter
c) full
d) broken nut
Ans. d
77. A circular arc in its true shape dimensioned by giving the value for
a) diameter
b) Arc length
c) Radius
d) Chord length
Ans. c
78. The total amount that the feature the actual part is allowed to vary for what is specified by the dimension called
a) Allowance
b) Tolerance
c) Specification
d) Difference
Ans. b
79. Control of text window display in AutoCAD is done by
a) F2 key
b) F1 key
c) Ctrl + V key
d) Ctrl + F1 key
Ans. a
80. Which command is used to change the background color of AutoCAD?
a) Go to Options > Colors tab> Display button
b) Go to options > Colors tab > Background button
c) Go to options > Background tab > Colors button
d) Go to tools > Options > To Display tab > Colors > Background color
Ans. a
81. “TXTEXP” command is used in AutoCAD for
a) To export the test present in the drawing
b) To delete the text present in the drawing
c) To explode the text into polylines
d) To add all the text in one layer present in the drawing
Ans. c
82. Which of the following options is used to open save and print command in CAD software?
a) Settings
b) file
c) draw
d) edit
Ans. b
83. Lines with zagged look in inlined lines or curves are due to
a) lower pixel display monitors
b) Higher pixel display monitors
c) Lower capacity ram
d) Higher capacity ram
Ans. a
84. The geometric modeling which give clear view about all requirements object is called as
a) Wire frame modeling
b) Surface modeling
c) Solid modeling
d) Part modeling
Ans. c
85. The type of section which is limited by a break line
a) Removed section
b) Revolved section
c) Broken-out section
d) Half section
Ans. c
86. When filling an area with a half pattern in AutoCAD the drafter near to be able to
a) complete bounding area to
b) Set ortho on
c) turn ISO grid off
d) Set the layer to default
Ans. a
87. The AutoCAD command used to combine two or more primary shapes into a single component 3-dimensional model is
a) add
b) union
c) attach
d) form
Ans. b
88. Which tool on the dimension tool places the length of an arc of drawing?
a) Arc radius
b) Arc length
c) Radius
d) Diameter
Ans. b
89. How can it is prevented in AutoCAD from placing or stacking another center mark on a circle when adding a diameter
dimension to it?
a) Explode the dimension and then erase the center mark
b) Use the properties dialog box to turn off the center mark of the dimension
c) It can’t be done
d) Use the trim tool to take away the stacked center mark
Ans. b
90. Which of the following is used for evenly space dimensions on a drawing?
a) dimension space tool
b) Linear tool
c) Continue tool
d) Baseline tool
Ans. a
91. The tool used on the dimension tool bar will place several dimensions at one time by using a selection box placed over
several part features
a) Linear
b) Continue
c) Baseline
d) Quick dimension
Ans. d
92. Which of the dimension tool will place the length of an angled line?
a) Aligned
b) Angle
c) Linear
d) Radial
Ans. a
93. Baseline dimensions are references from a common geometric feature known as a
a) edge
b) extension line
c) datum
d) point of reference
Ans. c
94. When crossed extension line in drawing is obtained it can be removed by
a) Using the modify tool to clear the extension lines
b) using the tolerance tool to be up the extension lines
c) Using the break tool to clean the extension lines
d) Using the stretch tool to clean the extension lines
Ans. c
95. A line terminated by arrowhead indicating the direction and extend a dimension is
a) Dimension line
b) Extension line
c) Leader line
d) Reference line
Ans. a
96. The term for the range of tightness looseness resulting from the allowances and tolerances in main parts
a) Limits
b) Fit
c) Specifications
d) Allowance
Ans. b
97. Which of the following is the theoretically exact size from which limits of size are determined?
a) Production size
b) Basic size
c) Actual size
d) Maximum size
Ans. b
98. The measured size of a finished part is called
a) production size
b) basic size
c) Actual size
d) dimensioned size
Ans. c
99. Angles project true size only when the plane containing the angle and plane of projection are
a) Parallel
b) Aligned
c) Perpendicular
d) Adjacent
Ans. a
100. The type of projection, in which each of the axes has different ratios of foreshortening is
a) Isometric
b) Dimetric
c) Trimetric
d) Monometric
Ans. c
101. Lines of an isometric drawing that are not parallel to the isometric axes are called
a) Trimetric lines
b) Nonisometric lines
c) Multiview lines
d) Dimetric lines
Ans. B

102. Which of the following projection equal foreshortening along two directions and a different amount the third axis?
a) Dimetric
b) Multiview
c) isometric
d) Trimetric
Ans. A

103. Two-point perspective is also known as

a) Two-view perspective
b) Angular perspective
c) parallel perspective
d) Regular perspective
Ans. B

104. The angle between edges of isometric cube is

a) 120 degree
b) 30 degree
c) 90 degree
d) 60 degree
Ans. A

105. The intersection of the ground plane with the picture plane is called
a) Station point
b) Horizon
c) Vanishing point
d) Ground line
Ans. D

106. A square lamina in isometric projection appears as

a) Rhombus
b) Rectangle
c) Trapezium
d) Parallelogram
Ans. D

107. Which of the following is placed between the observer and the object in perspective drawings?
a) Station point
b) Ground line
c) Plane of projection/ picture plane
d) Vanishing point / horizon
Ans. c

108. In an oblique sketch of the cube

a) all the faces are distorted
b) both receding axes are at 30.degrees to the horizontal
c) the frontal face is in true shape
d) the depth distance must be reduced
Ans. c
109. Which of the following angle is not used for drawing the depth axis in oblique drawings?
a) 90
b) 60
c) 45
d) 30
Ans. A

110. Which set of the lead grades has a grade out of sequence?
a) H, HB, B, 2B, 4B
b) 7B, H, F, 2H
c) 6B, B, H, 4H
d) 9H, HB, B, 2B
Ans. B

111. Which of the following cone has two planer surfaces parallel to each other?
a) Frustum
b) Truncated
c) Right
d) Oblique
Ans. A

112. Which of the following is not a principal view?

a) front
b) left
c) bottom
d) auxiliary
Ans. d

113. when a surface of an object inclined to a plane of projection appear

a) foreshortened
b) in true shape and size
c) as a line
d) as a point
Ans. A

114. A sphere can be described in many views?

a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 1
Ans. D

115. Which of the following orthographic views both show height of the object?
a) Side and front
b) Front and top
c) bottom and front
d) Bottom and side
Ans. A

116. A fillet is a rounded surface of ______ corner of a part.

a) radial
b) inside
c) outside
d) isoplane
Ans. B

117. In an isometric drawing offset tool should only be used for placing
a) circles
b) horizontal lines
c) polylines
d) vertical lines
Ans. B or D

118. AutoCAD refers to isometric ellipses as

a) Circle
b) Isocircle
c) Isoellipse
d) Ellipse
Ans. C

119. Egg-shaped solid created by revolving an ellipse around one of its axes is
a) Ellipsoid
b) Torus
c) Cone
d) Cylinder
Ans. A

120. The type of projectors coverage at a vanishing point

a) Perspective
b) Parallel
c) Orthographic
d) Oblique
Ans. A

121. Shortest distance between two points

a) line
b) straight line
c) curve
d) diagonal
Ans. B

122. A quadrilateral in which the opposite sides are equal but angles are right angles to each other is a
a) rhomboid
b) parallelogram
c) trapezoid
d) trapezium
Ans. B

123. A triangle with none of its side angles equal is called

a) Equilateral triangle
b) Isosceles triangle
c) Right angled triangle
d) Scalene triangle
Ans. d
124. A polygon with 12 sides is called
a) duodecagon
b) nanogon
c) decagon
d) undecagon
Ans. A

125. Part of a circle which is bounded an arc and two radial

a) Chord
b) semicircle
c) sector
d) tangent
Ans. C

126. A straight line which touches circumference of a circle and do cut is called
a) segment
b) diameter
c) normal
d) tangent
Ans. D

127. The value of each angle of an equilateral triangle is _____ degrees.

a) 60
b) 90
c) 45
d) 180
Ans. A

128. The sum of included angles of a pentagon is ____ degrees.

a) 72
b) 360
c) 540
d) 108
Ans. C

129. If two sides of a right angle triangle are 3 and 4 then length of the third side is
a) 5
b) 2
c) 6
d) 7
Ans. A

130. The needle point of the compass should be ____ than the lead point.
a) shorter
b) longer
c) equal
d) shorter or equal
Ans. A

131. Chisel point pencils are used to draw

a) Straight lines
b) Curved lines
c) free hand drawing
d) Shadings
Ans. D

132. The line type B is a

a) continuous thin line
b) continuous thick line
c) chain thin line
d) chain thick line
Ans. A

133. The lettering in which all alphabets are of uniform width thickness is known as
a) aerial lettering
b) free hand lettering
c) roman lettering
d) gothic lettering
Ans. D

134. The locus of a point when it move a plane such that its distance fixed line is always a constant
a) Circle
b) Straight line
c) ellipse
d) cycloid
Ans. B

135. Sound and light reflectors are engineering applications of

a) parabola
b) hyperbola
c) rectangular hyperbola
d) ellipse
Ans. A

136. Which of the following is a open of conic sections?

a) circle
b) ellipsoid
c) ellipse
d) parabola
Ans. D

137. The straight lines which tersect each other at the centre of the transverse axis (of hyperbola) are known as
a) foci
b) directrix
c) tangent and normal
d) asymptotes
Ans. D

138. The curve used in mechanisms and for outlines of the gear teeth is
a) cycloid
b) trochoid
c) epicycloids
d) epitrochoid
Ans. C

139. Locus of a point on a string as the string unwinds itself from a line or a polygon r a circle keeping always the string taut is
a) an involute
b) an epicyloid
c) a hypocycloid
d) a cycloid
Ans. A

140. A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls without slipping on the outside of another circle is
a) an involute
b) an epicycloids
c) a hypocycloid
d) a cycloid
Ans. B

141. Locus of a point moving around along the curved surface of a cycle with combines angular and line velocities about and in
the direction of axis is called
a) conical helix
b) cylindrical helix
c) involute
d) cycloid
Ans. B

142. Screw threads are the engineering application of

a) involute
b) epicycloids
c) trochoid
d) helix
Ans. D

143. The type of solid has two based are parallel equal polygons
a) Pyramid
b) prism
c) Cone
d) Torus
Ans. B

144. ____ is formed where three on surfaces intersect.

a) Oblique
b) Line
c) Edge
d) Vertex
Ans. D

145. A hollow cylinder that is often called as a protective sleeve or guide of a bearing is
a) Lug
b) bushing
c) Snug
d) Shaft
Ans. B

146. The lines used to create the auxiliary view should appear as _____ in the finished view.
a) Object lines
b) Construction lines
c) Reference lines
d) Hidden line
Ans. A

147. 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
Ans. B

148. Circular shapes appear in this fashion when viewed at an angle other than 90 degrees
a) circular
b) elliptical
c) lengthened
d) angular
Ans. B

149. When adding dimensions to an auxiliary view it will be necessary to use the ______ tool.
a) linear dimension
b) aligned dimension
c) baseline dimension
d) angle dimension
Ans. B

150. An efficient method for trim corners of an auxiliary view is the

a) 0 radius fillet
b) Trim tool
c) Erase tool
d) Grips function
Ans. B

151. The type of auxiliary view, in which break line is used to indicate imaginary break in the views
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Revolved
d) Partial
Ans. D

152. When using the descriptive geographic method to create an auxiliary view drafter should
a) rotate the snap grid to the angle of the inclined plane
b) offset the right vertical of front view
c) rotate the to line of the 45 degrees
d) offset the top line of the 2 inches
Ans. A

153. Which is the most common application for development of intersections?

a) Sheet metal construction
b) Piping
c) Architecture
d) Mechanical engineering
Ans. A

154. The type of auxiliary view is projected onto a plane that is perpendicular to one of the principal planes of projection
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Revolved
d) Successive
Ans. A

155. A secondary auxiliary view is a projection off the

a) Front view
b) Top view
c) Primary auxiliary view
d) None of the above
Ans. C

156. The type of solid is formed by sweeping a shape along a linear path
a) Planar solid
b) Revolved solid
c) Warped solid
d) Extruded solid
Ans. D

157. In a CAD system, which of the following is specified draw an ellipse?

a) The midpoint and end points
b) The center, major and minor axes
c) The center and radius
d) The bounding lines
Ans. B

158. In an oblique drawing, equally spaces partial circles may be used to show
a) Symbolic thread pitch
b) Ellipses
c) Cavalier drawings
d) Projection points
Ans. B

159. When drawing a line using relative coordinate system a line crated from
a) 0, 0
b) the ending point of the last
c) the beginning point of the
d) 0, 1
Ans. B

160. The total included angle of a hexagonal

a) 360 degree
b) 540 degree
c) 720 degree
d) 620 degree
Ans. C

161. When a right circular cone is cutting section plane trough the apex cone the section obtained is
a) circle
b) ellipse
c) parabola
d) isosceles triangle
Ans. D

162. The distance along the axis be the vertex of the conic and the where the ordinate cuts the called
a) abscissa
b) latus rectum
c) focal chord
d) chord of conic
Ans. A

163. The curved traced out by a point moving along a line while it rotates with uniform angular velocity about the pole such a
way that its linear displacement away from the pole is constant for each angular displacement of the line is
a) Archimedian spiral
b) Logarithmic spiral
c) Involute
d) Trochoid
Ans. A

164. The curve generated by a point within a circle which rolls along another circle inside it is
a) interior hypotrochoid
b) superior hypotrochoid
c) epitrochoid
d) involute
Ans. A

165. The projection of the object in vertical plane in orthographic projection is called
a) plan
b) elevation
c) top view
d) profile view
Ans. B

166. An invisible line should intersect a visible line with

a) a dash
b) no dash
c) a visible line in contact
d) a point
Ans. A

167. In third angle projection if the a VP is placed to the right of the vie obtained is called
a) left side view
b) right side view
c) bottom view
d) top view
Ans. B

168. Clinographic projection belongs to

a) orthographic projection
b) oblique projection
c) perspective projection
d) isometric projection
Ans. B

169. An isometric projection is a plane drawing of

a) three view
b) one view
c) four view
d) two view
Ans. B

170. Small circles are sketched very

a)one stroke
b) number of strokes
c) number of arcs
d) segment wise
Ans. B

171. The top view of a line is in true when the line is

a) Parallel to HP and VP
b) Perpendicular to HP and VP
c) Perpendicular to VP and Parallel to HP
d) Parallel to HP and inclined to VP
Ans. C

172. In order to improve the quality of the drawing the dotted lines in the sectioned view should be
a) drawn
b) omitted
c) partially drawn
d) drawn thin
Ans. B

173. When a plane is perpendicular to HP and inclined to VP its front view is

a) reduced shape of the plane
b) line inclined to xy
c) line parallel to xy
d) line perpendicular to xy
Ans. B

174. Solid which is generated by the revolution of a rectangle

a) Sphere
b) Prism
c) cylinder
d) pyramid
Ans. C

175. When a sphere is cut by a section plane the shape of the section is
a) ellipse
b) circle
c) half circle
d) segment of a circle
Ans. B

176. Triangulation method of development is used for developing

a) triangular pyramid
b) triangular prism
c) transition pieces
d) tetrahedron
Ans. C

177. Oblique perspective is also called

a) three point perspective
b) two point perspective
c) single point perspective
d) parallel perspective
Ans. D

178. When the circle is parallel to the plane in perspective view it

a) cycloid
b) ellipsoid
c) ellipse
d) circle
Ans. D

179. The solid consisting of the equilateral triangular surface

a) octahedron
b) hexahedron
c) polyhedron
d) tetrahedron
Ans. D

180. Lune method of development sphere is also known as

a) polycylindric method
b) radial method
c) polyconic method
d) triangulation method
Ans. C

181. Zone method of development sphere is also known as

a) polycylindric method
b) radial method
c) polyconic method
d) triangulation method
Ans. A

182. For drawing the isometric view of the circle _____ is generally used.
a) rectangle method
b) eccentricity method
c) trammel method
d) 4 centre method
Ans. D

183. The auxiliary views of surfaces inclined to two of the principal planes but perpendicular to the third plane are called
a) primary auxiliary views
b) secondary auxiliary views
c) oblique views
d) symmetrical auxiliary views
Ans. A

184. What is the dimension of a A3 size drawing sheet?

a) 594 x 841
b) 841 x 1189
c) 297 x 420
d) 210 x 297
Ans. C

185. What is the included angle in ACME thread?

a) 60 degrees
b) 55 degrees
c) 36.5 degrees
d) 29 degrees
Ans. D

186. In a riveted joint, diameter of the rivet ‘d’ in terms of plane thickness ‘t’ is
a) √t
b) 2√t
c) 4√t
d) 6√t
Ans. D

187. Mini drafter is a combination of

a) Set square, protractor
b) Scale and protractor
c) Only set squares
d) Scale, set squares, protractor
Ans. B

188. What is the length to width of arrow head used in dimension

a) 2:01
b) 3: 01
c) 1: 03
d) 1: 02
Ans. B

189. Which scale has graduations for two measurement of units subunits?
a) Plane scale
b) diagonal scale
c) Vernier scale
d) scale of chords
Ans. A

190. Which angle of projections of draw orthographic projections

a) first and second
b) second and third
c) first and third
d) third and fourth
Ans. C

191. What is its roughness grade if roughness value is 0.025 micron

a) N3
b) N4
c) N1
d) N2
Ans. B
192. Which of the following drawing instrument is used to draw a series of parallel and perpendicular lines?
a) Setsquare
b) Protractor
c) Clinograph
d) T-square
Ans. C

193. Which of the following instrument is used to draw small circles in ink?
a) small ink bow compass
b) bow compass
c) compass
d) drop compass
Ans. D

194. The holding angle for ruling pen to draw line

a) 60-70 degree
b) 70-80 degree
c) 30-40 degree
d) 15-30 degree
Ans. A

195. In Auto CAD command window will appear

a) at the bottom of the drawings area
b) at the top of the drawings area
c) at the top left corner of the drawings area
d) at the top right corner of the drawing area
Ans. A

196. What is the size of D1 Drawing as per BIS norms?

a) 700 x 500 mm
b) 1000 x 700 mm
c) 1500 x 1000 mm
d) 500 x 350 mm
Ans. B

197. Number of orientation mark contained by a drawing sheet

a) One
b) two
c) three
d) four
Ans. A

198. Paper size A0 has an area of

a) 1 sq.m.
b) 0.75 sq.m.
c) 0.5 sq.m.
d) 0.25 sq.m.
Ans. A

199. The scale used to measured units with great accuracy is

a) Vernier scale
b) Plain scale
c) Actual scale
d) Comparative scale
Ans. A

200. To draw minute objects _____ is used

a) True scale
b) Reduced scale
c) Enlarged scale
d) Isometric scale
Ans. c