Technical Sketching MCQs : This section focuses on the "Technical Sketching". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Technical Sketching skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
A ________ is the person responsible for verifying that the drawings in a project set are free of mistakes.
A. client
B. CAD trainee
C. receptionist
D. checker
Question 2
A drafter who develops technical drawings of a highway overpass would most likely be a ________ drafter.
A. architectural
B. civil
C. mechanical
D. process piping
Question 3
An architect often relies on a ________ to complete the set of technical drawings used in the design of an office building.
A. technical illustrator
B. artist
C. drafter
D. construction superintendent
Question 4
An oil refinery relies on which type of drafter to maintain and update the technical piping drawings used for the construction and maintenance of the facility.
A. architectural
B. civil
C. process piping
D. electrical
Question 5
In oblique sketches, the most commonly used angles for receding lines are:
A. 15 or 30 degrees
B. 25 or 30 degrees
C. 30 or 45 degrees
D. 45 or 60 degrees
Question 6
Some of the common terms used to describe technical drawing include:
A. Drafting
B. Engineering Graphics
C. Engineering Drawing
D. All of the above
Question 7
Students can complete an associate's degree in drafting which normally takes about ________ years to complete.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Question 8
The daily workload of a ________ drafter would generally include technical drawings of machine parts.
A. architectural
B. civil
C. electrical
D. mechanical
Question 9
The Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that some of the best opportunities for employment in our near future will be for students who ________.
A. drop out of high school
B. graduate from high school and go right into the workforce
C. obtain a two year technical degree from a community or junior college
D. earn a B.S. degree in psychology
Question 10
These types of projectors converge at a vanishing point:
A. Perspective
B. Parallel
C. Orthographic
D. Oblique
Question 11
This is formed where three or more surfaces intersect:
A. Oblique
B. Line
C. Edge
D. Vertex
Question 12
This is used in drawings to represent the edge of a solid object:
A. Angle
B. Vertex
C. Surface
D. Line
Question 13
This type of solid has a polygon for a base and triangular lateral faces that intersect at a vertex:
A. Pyramid
B. Prism
C. Cone
D. Torus
Question 14
This type of solid has two bases that are parallel equal polygons:
A. Pyramid
B. Prism
C. Cone
D. Torus
Question 15
This type of solid is egg-shaped and can be created by revolving an ellipse around one of its axes:
A. Ellipsoid
B. Torus
C. Cone
D. Cylinder
Question 16
Three dimensional models are often used in the design process to ________.
A. help the client understand the overall design concept
B. help the client select a color for their carpet
C. provide the client with a model which they can use to impress their friends
D. determine the quantity of brick needed to build the house
Question 17
When designing a home for a client, one of the most important pre-design considerations that an architect needs to address is ________.
A. how much money the client is willing to spend.
B. the site on which the house is to sit
C. the nearest grocery store
D. whether or not there is a curb and gutter system