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A cylinder is kept in such a way its axis is parallel to both the reference planes and cut completely by a section plane is perpendicular to V.P and inclined to H.P then the section will be                      

A. parabola
B. circle
C. rectangle
D. ellipse
Answer» D. ellipse
Explanation: given a cylinder is placed on profile plane or picture plane and is been cut by a cutting plane inclined to axis as per conditions that is cutting all generators which definitely give ellipse as a section.
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