Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on Scales
1-The proportion by which we __ the size of an object is known as scale.
(A) reduce
(B) enlarge
(C) reduce or enlarge
(D) don’t change
2-The Map of a country is drawn with
(A) reduced scale
(B) enlarged scale
(C) full scale
(D) any of the above
3-Following is an enlarged scale
(A) 1:1
(B) 1:2
(C) 1:3
(D) 2:1
4- Following is reduced scale
(A) 1:1
(B) 1:2
(C) 2:1
(D) 3:1
5- Following is full scale
(A) 1:1
(B) 1:2
(C) 2:1
(D) 3:1
6-Extermely small sized components are drawn with
(A) reduced scale
(B) enlarged scale
(C) full scale
(D) any of the above
7-Representation fraction (RF) or Scale factor (SF) is
(A) Size of the element in the drawing / Size of the same element in the object
(B) Size of the same element in the object / Size of the element in the drawing
(C) Size of the element in the drawing X size of the same element in the object
(D) None of the above
8-A line of 10mm length in drawing represents 1 metre length of the object, its RF is equal to
(A) 100
(B) 10
(C) 1/10
(D) 1/100
9-Two interconnected units are shown by
(A) Plain scale
(B) Diagonal scale
(C) Vernier scale
(D) All of the above
10-Following scale is used three interconnected units
(A) Diagonal scale
(B) Vernier scale
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Plain scale
11-Scales having same representative fraction but graduated to read different units are known as
(A) Simple scales
(B) Diagonal scales
(C) Vernier scales
(D) Comparative scales
12-Which of the following scale is drawn in two different units
(A) Simple scale
(B) Diagonal scale
(C) Vernier scale
(D) Comparative scale
13-___ is used to read very small unit with great accuracy.
(A) Simple scale
(B) Diagonal scale
(C) Vernier scale
(D) Comparative scale
14-___ is used to measure and set out angles without the use of protractor.
(A) Vernier scale
(B) Diagonal scale
(C) Scale of chords
(D) Comparative scale
15-Which of the following scales serves the purpose of diagonal scale?
(A) Plain scale
(B) Vernier scale
(C) Comparative scale
(D) Scale of chords
ANSWERS:
1-(C), 2-(A), 3-(D), 4-(B), 5-(A), 6-(B), 7-(A), 8-(D), 9-(A), 10-(C), 11-(D), 12-(D), 13-(C), 14-(C), 15-(B)