CELR 10 – Building Planning and Drawing Lab
Quiz – 2 Date: 06/10/2025
Marks: 10 II
Name: Time: 20 min
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1. In hostel planning, what is the primary reason 8. The command used to combine multiple objects
for placing common areas like mess halls and into a single reusable entity is:
recreation rooms on the ground floor? a) BLOCK
A) To make them look bigger b) GROUP
B) To reduce construction costs c) JOIN
C) To ensure easy access for all residents and visitors d) POLYLINE
D) To provide a better view
9. Which building component helps in natural
2. A vertical member of a door frame is known as stack ventilation?
a: a) Chajja
A) Mullion b) Courtyard
B) Post c) Lintel
C) Rail d) Beam
D) Shutter
10. In residential buildings, which room is
3. While drawing trusses for a single-storey preferred to face east direction for morning
factory, which type of truss is most common? sunlight?
a) King post a) Bedroom
b) Pratt truss b) Kitchen
c) Howe truss c) Living room
d) Warren truss d) Toilet
4. Which AutoCAD system variable controls the 11. In a multi-storey building plan, the most
display precision of dimensions? effective way to replicate identical floors is:
a) LTSCALE a) COPY command
b) DIMSTYLE b) ARRAY command
c) UNITS c) BLOCK command
d) SNAP d) MIRROR command
5. Which AutoCAD feature allows printing at 12. Which AutoCAD tool is used to check
different scales in the same drawing sheet? accuracy of dimensions in a detailed plan?
a) UCS a) MEASURE
b) LAYOUT VIEWPORTS b) DIST
c) DIMENSION STYLE c) LIST
d) BLOCK d) DIMENSION
6. The minimum width of a staircase for 13. Which is the correct way to set up a drawing
residential buildings is generally: scale for plotting in AutoCAD?
a) 0.6 m a) Modify the layer scale
b) 0.9 m b) Change the layout viewport scale
c) 1.2 m c) Use the SCALE command only
d) 1.5 m d) Adjust dimension style
7. For preparing hostel working drawings, which 14. In AutoCAD, which file format is native and
view shows arrangement of beds and circulation? preserves all drawing data?
a) Plan a) .DXF
b) Elevation b) .DWG
c) Section c) .PDF
d) Isometric d) .DGN
15. For a single-storey industrial building with 18. What does the command OFFSET do in
trusses, the AutoCAD command to draw repetitive AutoCAD?
truss members efficiently is: a) Copies objects
a) ARRAY b) Creates parallel objects at a specified distance
b) COPY c) Rotates objects
c) MIRROR d) Changes object properties
d) FILLET
19. Which command in AutoCAD is used to create
16. While drawing a staircase in AutoCAD, what circular or rectangular patterns of objects?
is the most efficient method to ensure equal steps? a) ARRAY
a) Use LINE command b) MIRROR
b) Use ARRAY command c) OFFSET
c) Use MIRROR command d) COPY
d) Use OFFSET command
20. You are asked to make a line tangent to a circle
17. In AutoCAD, which shortcut key selects all in AutoCAD such that it remains tangent even
objects? after moving the circle. Which method should you
a) CTRL + A use?
b) CTRL + C a) Use Tangent Object Snap while drawing the line
c) CTRL + V b) Use the Tangent constraint from the Parametric
d) CTRL + S ribbon
c) Use the Fillet command with radius = 0
d) Use the Trim command after drawing the line
[Link] the difference between Model Space and
Paper Space in AutoCAD?
A.
Model Space: Used for creating the actual
drawing/model at full scale (1:1).
Paper Space: Paper Space (accessible via Layout
tabs) is a 2D environment where you set up the
drawing sheet for plotting, adding elements like a
title block, border, and specific scaled views of your
model. Used for arranging views, annotations, and
plotting layouts at different scales for printing.
[Link] how the Object Snap (OSNAP) feature
helps in precision drawing.
A.
OSNAP allows precise selection of key geometric
points (endpoints, midpoints, centers, intersections,
etc.) on existing objects, ensuring accuracy and
alignment while drawing or modifying entities.