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Unit 2 - Practice Quiz

MEC136

1 In Engineering Drawing, the intersection of the Horizontal Plane (HP) and the Vertical Plane (VP) is called:

A. Profile Line
B. XY Line
C. Trace Line
D. Projector

2 If a point is situated above the Horizontal Plane (HP) and in front of the Vertical Plane (VP), it is in the:

A. First Quadrant
B. Second Quadrant
C. Third Quadrant
D. Fourth Quadrant

3 In First Angle Projection, the Front View (Elevation) is always drawn:

A. Below the XY line
B. Above the XY line
C. Left of the XY line
D. Right of the XY line

4 Which AutoCAD command is used to draw a continuous series of line segments that are treated as a single object?

A. LINE
B. POLYLINE
C. MULTILINE
D. SPLINE

5 What is the keyboard shortcut for the 'Circle' command in AutoCAD?

A. CI
B. CR
C. C
D. CL

6 When a line is parallel to both HP and VP, its True Length is seen in:

A. Front View only
B. Top View only
C. Both Front and Top Views
D. Side View only

7 If a line is perpendicular to the HP and parallel to the VP, its Top View will be:

A. A line of true length
B. A point
C. A line shorter than true length
D. An inclined line

8 To switch the 'Ortho Mode' ON or OFF in AutoCAD, which function key is used?

A. F3
B. F7
C. F8
D. F9

9 The point where a line intersects the Horizontal Plane is called the:

A. Vertical Trace (VT)
B. Horizontal Trace (HT)
C. Profile Trace
D. Intersection Point

10 In AutoCAD, which coordinate entry format represents Relative Polar Coordinates?

A. x,y
B. @x,y
C. @distance<angle
D. #distance<angle

11 If a point is located in the Fourth Quadrant, its projections on the 2D drawing sheet will show:

A. Front View above XY, Top View below XY
B. Front View below XY, Top View above XY
C. Both Front and Top Views above XY
D. Both Front and Top Views below XY

12 Which AutoCAD command allows you to draw a polygon?

A. POLY
B. PGON
C. POL
D. RECT

13 When drawing a polygon in AutoCAD, 'Inscribed in circle' means:

A. The circle is inside the polygon
B. The polygon vertices touch the imaginary circle
C. The midpoints of the polygon sides touch the circle
D. The polygon is drawn randomly

14 A line inclined to HP and parallel to VP will have its True Inclination (θ) seen in:

A. Top View
B. Front View
C. Side View
D. Both Views

15 Which command is used to configure dimension settings like text height and arrow size in AutoCAD?

A. DIM
B. D
C. DS
D. DM

16 If a line is parallel to the HP, its Vertical Trace (VT):

A. Is on the XY line
B. Is infinite
C. Does not exist
D. Is the same as HT

17 If a line is parallel to the HP, its Horizontal Trace (HT):

A. Is a point on the XY line
B. Is a point above the XY line
C. Does not exist
D. Is the same as the VT

18 The Front View of a point is denoted by:

A. a
B. a'
C. A
D. 1

19 Which option in the AutoCAD ARC command is NOT a valid method to create an arc?

A. Start, Center, End
B. Start, End, Radius
C. Start, Center, Angle
D. Center, Diameter, Length

20 To draw an Ellipse in AutoCAD using the axis-end method, you must specify:

A. Center and Radius
B. Three points on the circumference
C. Two endpoints of one axis and the distance to the other axis
D. Four corners of a rectangle

21 A point lies on the HP and in front of the VP. Its Front View will lie:

A. Above the XY line
B. Below the XY line
C. On the XY line
D. At infinity

22 When a line is inclined to both HP and VP, the apparent lengths in Front and Top views are:

A. Equal to True Length
B. Longer than True Length
C. Shorter than True Length
D. Depends on the thickness of the line

23 Which AutoCAD dimensioning command is best for measuring the length of an inclined line?

A. DIMLINEAR
B. DIMALIGNED
C. DIMANGULAR
D. DIMORDINATE

24 The Top View of a point is obtained by looking from:

A. The front
B. The top
C. The side
D. The bottom

25 In the Third Quadrant, the relationship of planes is:

A. HP is above the object
B. VP is in front of the object
C. Object is between Observer and Plane
D. Plane is between Observer and Object

26 What is the specific AutoCAD command to draw a rectangle?

A. R
B. REC
C. RECT
D. BOX

27 If point A is 20mm above HP and 30mm in front of VP, the distance between a' and a on the drawing sheet is:

A. 10mm
B. 20mm
C. 30mm
D. 50mm

28 Which option allows you to draw a circle tangent to two objects with a specific radius in AutoCAD?

A. 2P
B. 3P
C. TTR (Tan, Tan, Radius)
D. Center, Radius

29 A line perpendicular to VP will appear as a __ in the Front View.

A. Vertical line
B. Horizontal line
C. Point
D. Inclined line

30 When dimensioning a circle in AutoCAD, the symbol 'Φ' denotes:

A. Radius
B. Diameter
C. Circumference
D. Angle

31 The 'Explode' command in AutoCAD is used to:

A. Delete an object
B. Break a compound object (like a Polyline) into component segments
C. Scale an object infinitely
D. Join lines together

32 If a line is in the VP and inclined to the HP, its Horizontal Trace (HT) lies:

A. On the XY line
B. Above the XY line
C. Below the XY line
D. At infinity

33 To create a chamfered corner on a rectangle in AutoCAD, you must set the:

A. Fillet radius
B. Chamfer distances
C. Width
D. Elevation

34 A point situated in the Second Quadrant is:

A. Above HP, In front of VP
B. Above HP, Behind VP
C. Below HP, Behind VP
D. Below HP, In front of VP

35 In orthographic projection, the Side View is projected onto the:

A. Horizontal Plane
B. Vertical Plane
C. Profile Plane
D. Auxiliary Plane

36 If a line is parallel to the VP, its Top View is parallel to:

A. The Vertical Trace
B. The XY Line
C. The Profile Plane
D. None of the above

37 The AutoCAD command to join two separate lines into a single polyline is:

A. CONNECT
B. JOIN
C. ATTACH
D. MERGE

38 True Length of a line is the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle formed by:

A. Top View length and height difference
B. Front View length and height difference
C. Top View length and departure
D. None of the above

39 When using the 'Polygon' command, specifying 'Circumscribed about circle' means:

A. The vertices touch the circle
B. The midpoints of the edges touch the circle
C. The circle is outside the polygon
D. The polygon is inside the circle

40 If a line lies on the HP, its Front View lies:

A. On the XY line
B. Above the XY line
C. Below the XY line
D. Perpendicular to XY

41 Which keyboard key cancels the current command in AutoCAD?

A. Enter
B. Spacebar
C. Esc
D. Tab

42 The intersection of a line with the Vertical Plane is known as:

A. Horizontal Trace
B. Vertical Trace
C. Profile Trace
D. Reference Point

43 If Point A is in the HP and 20mm behind the VP, its projection is:

A. a' on XY, a 20mm above XY
B. a' on XY, a 20mm below XY
C. a 20mm above XY, a' 20mm below XY
D. a on XY, a' 20mm above XY

44 What type of line is used to represent the axis of symmetry or center lines in engineering drawing?

A. Continuous thick line
B. Dashed line
C. Chain thin line (Long dash - dot)
D. Zig-zag line

45 In AutoCAD, the 'Trim' command is used to:

A. Erase a whole object
B. Cut an object at a cutting edge
C. Extend an object
D. Move an object

46 Which variable controls the global scale factor of dimensions in AutoCAD?

A. DIMSCALE
B. LTSCALE
C. PSLTSCALE
D. HATCHSCALE

47 When a line is inclined to the VP and parallel to the HP, the angle of inclination (Φ) is measured in the:

A. Front View
B. Top View
C. Side View
D. Bottom View

48 To create a rounded corner between two lines in AutoCAD, use the command:

A. CHAMFER
B. FILLET
C. ROUND
D. SMOOTH

49 In First Angle Projection, the order of arrangement is:

A. Observer - Object - Plane
B. Observer - Plane - Object
C. Object - Observer - Plane
D. Plane - Object - Observer

50 Point P is 15mm above HP and 15mm in front of VP. The distance between its projectors measured along the XY line is:

A. 0mm (Projectors are in the same line)
B. 15mm
C. 30mm
D. Cannot be determined