TECHNICAL DRAWING CSEC 2012

INSTRUCTION: Answer ALL of the following questions

1. Which of the following lines should be used to indicate a cutting plane on a drawing?
a.

b.
c.

d.

2. Which of the following is the correct orthographic view of the shaped block shown below, when viewed in the
direction of the arrow?

a.

b.

c.

d.

3. Which of the following drawings require the use of scales?

I. Reduced
II. Enlarged
III. Free-hand

a. I and II only
b. I and III only
c. II and III only
d. I, II and III

4. If a scale of 1:100 is used in a drawing exercise, then an object 2 000 mm long would be represented on Paper
as
a. 20 mm
b. 50 mm
c. 100 mm
d. 200 mm

5. What is the approximate length of EF in the construction above?

 a. 43 mm
b. 47 mm
c. 51mm
d. 55 mm

6. Which of the following features results wherever a straight line meets an arc?
a. The curve blends exactly.
b. The line and the arc are similar in shape.
c. The length appears to be altered.
d. A tangent is drawn.

7. The drawing below shows part of the construction necessary for drawing an ellipse. What term describes the
points E and F?

a. Major axes
b. Minor axes
c. Focal
d. Normal

8. The development shown above BEST represents a/an

a. heptagonal pyramid
b. hexagonal prism
c. Square prism
d. hexagonal pyramid

9. In the diagram below, the labelled type of line indicating a cutting plane line is
 a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV

10. When a draftsman is drawing a true horizontal line, the pencil point should be guided by a
a. scale
b. T-square
c. set square
d. straight edge

11. Which of the following techniques is used to draw the outline of an electric bulb?
a. Finding arcs in ellipses
b. Blending lines and curves
c. Plotting the locus of a point
d. Drawing tangents and curves

12. Which of the following illustrates how to bisect a straight line?

a.

b.

c.

d.

13. Which of the drawings below BEST represents dimensioning the size of a spanner?

a.

b.

c.
 d.

14. Item below refers to the following drawings which illustrate the front view and an incomplete end view of an
object. Which of the following types of line should be used to complete first-angle orthographic drawing of
View II?

a.

b.

c.

d.

15. Which of the following drawings illustrates an internal tangent?

a.

b.

c.

d.

16. A quadrilateral with ONE pair of parallel sides is a

a. rhombus
b. rectangle
c. trapezium
d. parallelogram

17. In constructing a parabola, what is the distance of the vertex from the focus if the distance from the focus and
directrix is 60 mm?
a. 20 mm
b. 30 mm
c. 40 mm
 d. 50 mm

18. The figure illustrated below BEST represents

a. an oblique rectangular pyramid

b. the frustum of a truncated prism
c. the frustum of a square pyramid
d. part section of a right truncated cone

19. In order to divide line AB below in the ratio 4:5.3 by proportional divisions, it is necessary to first

a. divide 72 by 6
b. step off 12 equal divisions on AB
c. measure AB and divide into 3 parts
d. step off 12 equal divisions on AC

20. In first-angle projection the view below 'X' represents the

a. top
b. front
c. left side
d. right side

21. A development of an object is a drawing showing

a. one view
b. three views
c. a Pictorial sketch
d. the unfolding of the surfaces
22. The diagram below shows the development of a

a. square transitional Piece

b. square to round transitional piece
c. right cone cut parallel to the base
d. right cone cut at an angle to the base

23. In order to construct a tangent from the point P to the circle in the drawing below one MUST first

a. draw a semicircle
b. draw an arc
c. join P to a Point on the circumference
d. join P to the centre

24. Which of the following diagram below shows the CORRECT construction for drawing a circle to pass through
two given points, P and Q, and touch a given circle, O?
 a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV

25. Which is the LONGEST chord of the circle shown in the diagram below?

a. W
b. X
c. Y
d. Z

26. Which of the following are orthographic views of the drawing below?
 a. I and II only
b. I and III only
c. II and III only
d. I, II and III

27. In the tolerance dimension shown below, what is the maximum acceptable length shown in the diagram

a. 1.748
b. 1.749
c. 1.750
d. 1.751

28. Which diagram below BEST represents an external and an internal tangent?

a.

b.

c.
 d.

29. A regular polygon with an exterior angle of 72 degrees is a/an

a. octagon
b. hexagon
c. heptagon
d. pentagon

30. In the representation of a crank mechanism shown below, AB slides backwards and forward along DE. BC
rotates clockwise about C and XA is always perpendicular to DE

What is the locus of X as BC completes one revolution?

a. Line
b. Circle
c. Ellipse
d. Cone

31. The drawing above shows the intersection of the three isometric axes. What is the value of the angle β?

a. 300
b. 450
c. 600
d. 1200

32. The bisector of the line AB is correctly shown by the drawing in

a.

b.
 c.

d.

33. The diagram below represents a sports area which measures 4 000 mm x 2 500 mm. The scale used in the
drawing is

a. 1:5
b. 1:10
c. 1:20
d. 1:50

34. The diagram below provides the information needed to construct a

a. rhombus
b. rectangle
c. trapezium
d. parallelogram

35. The diagram above illustrates a procedure for constructing a triangle, given the
 a. perimeter and the altitude
b. base angles and the altitude
c. perimeter and the ratio of the sides
d. base, the altitude and the vertical angle

36. Given a point, P, on the circumference of a circle, which of the diagrams below best demonstrates the principle
of constructing s tangent to a circle through the given point?

a.

b.

c.

d.

37. The drawing below shows how to draw a

a. rectangle equal in area to a triangle

b. square equal in area to a rectangle
c. triangle equal in area to a polygon
d. square equal in area to a triangle

38. Three steps for drawing a tangent to a circle from any point outside the circle

i. Bisect the line which joins centre to point and draw a semicircle.
ii. Draw a circle and choose a point, outside the circle.
iii. Join the centre to the point outside the circle.
 The correct order of the three steps is
a. I, II, III
b. II, III, I
c. I, III, II
d. III, II,I

39. Which of the following drawings illustrates steps for constructing a circle passing through two points and
touching a given line?

a.

b.

c.

d.

40. Which of the following procedures is used to construct an escribed circle to a given triangle?
a. Bisect the angles of the triangle and produce the bisector to meet
b. Bisect the sides of the triangle and produce the bisectors to meet
c. Produce two sides, bisect the exterior angles and Produce bisectors to meet
d. First reduce the triangle to a rectangle and then to a square

41. The method used above is the to construct the ellipse

a. pencil and string

b. free hand
c. trammel
d. rectangular

42. To obtain the centre of the 50 mm radius in the drawing below, you ONLY need to
 a. bisect the 600 angle
b. bisect the 600 angle and erect a perpendicular
c. draw a parallel line 50 mm from one given line
d. draw parallel lines 50 mm from both given lines to intersect each other

43. Which of the following is shown in the drawing below?

a. Drawing three circles which touch each other given the position of their centres
b. Constructing a circle which passes through two given points and touches two given circles
c. Drawing a circle which touches two other circles and two lines
d. Constructing a circle to touch two other circles and a given triangle

44. The diagram below shows how to draw a parallelogram equal in area to a given triangle. If EF is 20 mm, then
‘X’ is

a. 5 mm
b. 10 mm
c. 15 mm
d. 20 mm

45. Which of the following is used to draw an octagon if the length of one side is given?
a. A protractor, using the 400 angle
b. A protractor, using the 720 angle
c. A 600 set-square
d. A 450 set-square
46. In technical drawing the phrase 'curves meeting each other tangentially' means that the curves
a. will meet smoothly
b. will not blend properly
c. have sufflcient clearance
d. will meet at right angles

47. Patterns for cones and pyramids are produced by line development known as
a. plain
b. radial
c. curved
d. parallel

48. The diagram below shows the construction of a regular hexagon, given the

a. length of the sides

b. perimeter and altitude
c. length of the diagonals
d. perpendicular distance between the sides

49. Which of the following pairs of views correctly relates to the diagram below?

a.
 b.

c.

d.

50. In the diagram below, the line AB is a

a. normal
b. tangent
c. directrix
d. hypoterruse