Q.1) AutoCAD software was developed by which organization?
a) Microsoft
b) Autodesk
c) Adobe
d) CorelDRAW
Q.2) Who invented CAD?
a) John Walker
b) Ivan Sutherland
c) Thomas Knoll
d) Brad Schell
Q.3) AutoCAD was first released in which year?
a) 1980
b) 1982
c) 1985
d) 1990
Q.4) The latest AutoCAD release as of 2017 is:
a) AutoCAD 2016
b) AutoCAD 2018
c) AutoCAD 2020
d) AutoCAD 2015
Q.5) AutoCAD is primarily used for:
a) Animation
b) Drawing and Drafting
c) Image Editing
d) Web Design
Q.6) Which command is used to start a new drawing in AutoCAD?
a) Open
b) New
c) Create
d) Start
Q.7) The command used to save a drawing in AutoCAD is:
a) Store
b) Save
c) Hold
d) Export
Q.8) To draw a line, you use the command:
a) L
b) LINE
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Q.9) Which command is used to print a drawing?
a) Plot
b) Export
c) Publish
d) Save As
Q.10) The ‘Quit’ command is used for:
a) Exiting AutoCAD
b) Closing a file
c) Shutting down the computer
d) None of the above
Q.11) The F1 key in AutoCAD is used for:
a) Help window
b) Snap On/Off
c) Ortho On/Off
d) Grid On/Off
Q.12) Which functional key activates OSNAP?
a) F2
b) F3
c) F4
d) F5
Q.13) The F8 key toggles:
a) Grid On/Off
b) Ortho On/Off
c) Polar On/Off
d) Layer On/Off
Q.14) F9 is used for:
a) Zoom
b) Layer
c) Grid On/Off
d) Polar On/Off
Q.15) What does F10 activate?
a) Ortho Mode
b) Polar Tracking
c) Grid Snap
d) File Management
Q.16) Which command is used to draw a rectangle?
a) RECT
b) RECTANGLE
c) BOX
d) Both a and b
Q.17) The number of methods to draw a circle in AutoCAD is:
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
Q.18) To draw parallel lines, which command is used?
a) Offset
b) Mirror
c) Stretch
d) Rotate
Q.19) A polygon can have a maximum of how many sides in AutoCAD?
a) 1024
b) 512
c) 2048
d) 1000
Q.20) Which command is used to draw a closed curve with two different axes?
a) Circle
b) Ellipse
c) Arc
d) Polyline
Q.21) The command to erase an object in AutoCAD is:
a) Delete
b) Erase
c) Remove
d) None of the above
Q.22) To duplicate an object, which command is used?
a) Move
b) Copy
c) Offset
d) Array
Q.23) Which command is used to create a symmetrical reflection of an object?
a) Mirror
b) Reflect
c) Flip
d) Offset
Q.24) The Trim command is used for:
a) Extending lines
b) Cutting unnecessary parts
c) Rotating objects
d) Joining objects
Q.25) To extend a line to meet another line, which command is used?
a) Stretch
b) Extend
c) Trim
d) Break
Q.26) Isometric drawings use angles of:
a) 90°
b) 120°
c) 45°
d) 60°
Q.27) Orthographic views provide:
a) A 3D view of objects
b) Multiple 2D views of an object
c) Only a top view
d) Only a side view
Q.28) Hatching is used to:
a) Highlight edges
b) Fill patterns in sectional views
c) Draw dimensions
d) Edit layers
Q.29) To round edges of an object, the command is:
a) Chamfer
b) Fillet
c) Curve
d) Smooth
Q.30) Chamfering is used to:
a) Round edges
b) Bevel edges
c) Trim objects
d) Extend lines
Q.31) Which command is used to increase or decrease the size of an object?
a) Stretch
b) Trim
c) Scale
d) Extend
Q.32) The command to rotate an object is:
a) Move
b) Rotate
c) Offset
d) Mirror
Q.33) The command to divide an object into smaller parts is:
a) Trim
b) Break
c) Split
d) Explode
Q.34) A pattern-filled area can be created using:
a) Hatch
b) Array
c) Fill
d) Shade
Q.35) Which command creates multiple copies of an object in a specific pattern?
a) Array
b) Copy
c) Duplicate
d) Mirror
Q.36) The method to create an exact duplicate of an object with symmetry is:
a) Offset
b) Mirror
c) Rotate
d) Array
Q.37) To change a polyline into individual line segments, you use:
a) Break
b) Trim
c) Explode
d) Extend
Q.38) The Offset command is used to:
a) Create parallel objects
b) Move objects
c) Rotate objects
d) Scale objects
Q.39) Which command is used to create round corners on a rectangle?
a) Chamfer
b) Fillet
c) Smooth
d) Curve
Q.40) The Trim command removes:
a) Selected parts of an object
b) Entire objects
c) All lines in a drawing
d) Dimensions
Q.41) The Zoom command used to see the entire drawing is:
a) Zoom All
b) Zoom Extents
c) Zoom Dynamic
d) Zoom Window
Q.42) Zooming into a specific area is done using:
a) Zoom Window
b) Zoom Extents
c) Zoom All
d) Zoom In
Q.43) The Zoom command to magnify the entire drawing is:
a) Zoom Center
b) Zoom All
c) Zoom Extents
d) Zoom Scale
Q.44) To fit the drawing within the screen, you use:
a) Zoom All
b) Zoom Dynamic
c) Zoom Window
d) Zoom In
Q.45) The Zoom Center command requires:
a) A start and endpoint
b) A center point and magnification value
c) Only a center point
d) None of the above
Q.46) Which command is used to measure an angle in AutoCAD?
a) Dim Angle
b) Dim Linear
c) Dim Aligned
d) Dim Radius
Q.47) The linear dimension measures:
a) Distance between two points
b) Radius of a circle
c) Angle of a curve
d) Width of a line
Q.48) Dimension Style in AutoCAD allows:
a) Customizing the appearance of dimensions
b) Selecting predefined dimension templates
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Q.49) A coordinate dimension indicates:
a) Location of a point in X, Y, Z axes
b) Length of an object
c) Radius of a curve
d) Area of a surface
Q.50) The Baseline Dimension method is used to:
a) Create dimensions from a common baseline
b) Measure angles
c) Calculate coordinates
d) Draw lines
Q.51) Turning off a layer makes it:
a) Invisible but editable
b) Completely deleted
c) Locked for editing
d) Unavailable for printing
Q.52) To reactivate a frozen layer, you use:
a) Thaw
b) Unfreeze
c) On
d) Unlock
Q.53) The command to create a new drawing is:
a) Open
b) New
c) Save As
d) Import
Q.54) Exporting in AutoCAD refers to:
a) Saving a file in a different format
b) Creating a backup
c) Printing a drawing
d) None of the above
Q.55) File management commands in AutoCAD include:
a) Save, Save As, Open
b) Plot, Export, Import
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Q.56) Orthographic views are used for:
a) Providing 2D views of a 3D object
b) Creating 3D visualizations
c) Animation
d) None of the above
Q.57) Isometric drawings are created using:
a) Orthographic projection
b) 3D commands
c) Equal axis angles of 120°
d) 90° rotations
Q.58) A three-dimensional closed curve is:
a) Circle
b) Ellipse
c) Sphere
d) Arc
Q.59) Which command is used to edit an entire object’s properties?
a) Properties
b) Edit
c) Modify
d) Adjust
Q.60) An object can be scaled using the:
a) Resize command
b) Scale command
c) Transform command
d) Offset command
Q.61) Which command is used to bevel the edges of an object?
a) Chamfer
b) Fillet
c) Trim
d) Offset
Q.62) The command to create an exploded view of a group of objects is:
a) Explode
b) Break
c) Trim
d) Stretch
Q.63) A closed figure with equal sides and angles is called:
a) Polygon
b) Ellipse
c) Arc
d) Polyline
Q.64) Which command allows adjusting the thickness of a line?
a) Lineweight
b) Polyline
c) Hatch
d) Fillet
Q.65) To create a sectional view of a drawing, you use the:
a) Hatch command
b) Trim command
c) Offset command
d) Array command
Q.66) Which command is used to draw a symmetrical array of objects?
a) Mirror
b) Rotate
c) Array
d) Offset
Q.67) The dynamic text editing command is:
a) Dtext
b) Mtext
c) Textedit
d) Style
Q.68) To reduce an object size proportionally, which command is used?
a) Scale
b) Offset
c) Stretch
d) Resize
Q.69) Which coordinate method uses angles and distances from a starting point?
a) Polar
b) Absolute
c) Relative
d) Offset
Q.70) The function of the Ortho On mode is to:
a) Draw lines at right angles only
b) Draw freeform lines
c) Enable snap-to-grid functionality
d) Lock layers
Q.71) The command to create multiline text in AutoCAD is:
a) Mtext
b) Dtext
c) Multitext
d) Textedit
Q.72) Single-line text is used for:
a) Short text entries
b) Paragraphs
c) Annotations
d) Detailed notes
Q.73) Text style in AutoCAD is used to:
a) Define font and appearance settings
b) Create multiline text
c) Align text
d) Resize text
Q.74) Editing text can be done using:
a) Textedit command
b) Mtext command
c) Style command
d) Format command
Q.75) Dimension text is used to:
a) Indicate sizes and measurements
b) Add titles to drawings
c) Create paragraph text
d) Define layers
Q.76) The command used to change the name of a saved file is:
a) Save As
b) Rename
c) Save
d) Edit File
Q.77) A file can be printed directly using the:
a) Plot command
b) Print command
c) Export command
d) Layout command
Q.78) To quit AutoCAD, you use the command:
a) Quit
b) Exit
c) Close
d) End
Q.79) File formats supported by AutoCAD for saving include:
a) DWG, DXF
b) JPG, PNG
c) PDF, DOCX
d) XLS, CSV
Q.80) The default file format for AutoCAD is:
a) DWG
b) DXF
c) DWF
d) DGN
Q.81) Isometric drawings use angles of:
a) 30° and 60°
b) 45°
c) 120°
d) 90°
Q.82) Orthographic views are typically used to:
a) Show 3D details of an object
b) Show 2D details from multiple sides
c) Highlight dimensions only
d) Create animations
Q.83) Isometric projection is best for:
a) Visualizing objects in 3D
b) Creating blueprints
c) Showing exploded views
d) Designing assembly lines
Q.84) Which axis is NOT part of isometric drawings?
a) X
b) Y
c) Z
d) None of the above
Q.85) Orthographic views are drawn using which projection?
a) Perspective
b) Parallel
c) Isometric
d) Angular
Q.86) To hide specific details of a drawing, you use:
a) Layer Off
b) Layer Lock
c) Layer Freeze
d) Layer Thaw
Q.87) Freezing a layer:
a) Hides it and prevents editing
b) Deletes it
c) Locks it for editing
d) Prints it in a separate file
Q.88) To restore a frozen layer, you use:
a) Thaw
b) Unlock
c) Reactivate
d) Unfreeze
Q.89) Line types can be selected using:
a) Line Type command
b) Layer Properties
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Q.90) Which option ensures a layer is not accidentally modified?
a) Lock
b) Freeze
c) Hide
d) Snap
Q.91) AutoCAD is mainly used in which field?
a) Engineering
b) Medicine
c) Art
d) Marketing
Q.92) Which type of dimensioning is used for angular measurements?
a) Angular
b) Aligned
c) Linear
d) Radius
Q.93) The command to connect two drawings is:
a) Join
b) Merge
c) Insert
d) Attach
Q.94) Hidden lines are typically used to:
a) Represent edges not visible in the current view
b) Highlight the edges of a drawing
c) Display text annotations
d) Add hatching patterns
Q.95) The snap tool is used to:
a) Align objects to grid points
b) Adjust object size
c) Rotate objects
d) Zoom into drawings
Q.96) Creating a section view involves:
a) Using the Hatch command
b) Using the Zoom command
c) Using the Dimension tool
d) Using the Fillet command
Q.97) When drawing a polygon with AutoCAD, the sides must:
a) Be equal in length
b) Be proportional
c) Include curves
d) None of the above
Q.98) To adjust the visible drawing area, use:
a) Zoom Window
b) Pan
c) Scale
d) Trim
Q.99) A diagonal rectangle is drawn by specifying:
a) Opposite corners
b) Length and width
c) Midpoint and radius
d) Only one corner
Q.100) Which software is AutoCAD NOT commonly compared with?
a) Revit
b) SketchUp
c) Photoshop
d) Microsoft Word