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460+ CAD-CAM and Automation Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Mechanical Engineering .

Chapters

Chapter: Computer Graphics
1.

Which coordinate system is a device-dependent coordinate system?

A. World Coordinate System
B. Model Coordinate System
C. User Coordinate System
D. Screen Coordinate System
Answer» D. Screen Coordinate System
2.

Which of the following is the default coordinate system?

A. User Coordinate System
B. World Coordinate System
C. Screen Coordinate System
D. None of the above
Answer» B. World Coordinate System
3.

When every entity of a geometric model remains parallel to its initial position, the transformation is called as

A. User Coordinate System
B. World Coordinate System
C. Screen Coordinate System
D. None of the above
Answer» B. World Coordinate System
4.

In which type of projection, actual dimensions and angles of objects and therefore shapes cannot be preserved?

A. User Coordinate System
B. World Coordinate System
C. Screen Coordinate System
D. None of the above
Answer» B. World Coordinate System
5.

The matrix representation for translation in homogeneous coordinates is

A. User Coordinate System
B. World Coordinate System
C. Screen Coordinate System
D. None of the above
Answer» B. World Coordinate System
6.

The matrix representation for scaling in homogeneous coordinates is

A. P’=S*P
B. P’=R*P
C. P’=dx+dy
D. P’=S*S
Answer» A. P’=S*P
7.

The two-dimensional rotation equation in the matrix form is

A. P’=T+P
B. P’=S*P
C. P’=R*P
D. P’=dx+dy
Answer» C. P’=R*P
8.

What is the use of homogeneous coordinates and matrix representation?

A. To treat all 3 transformations in a consistent way
B. To scale
C. To rotate
D. To shear the object
Answer» A. To treat all 3 transformations in a consistent way
9.

If point are expressed in homogeneous coordinates then the pair of (x, y) is represented as

A. (x’, y’, z’)
B. (x, y, z)
C. (x’, y’, w’)
D. (x’, y’, w)
Answer» D. (x’, y’, w)
10.

For 2D transformation the value of third coordinate i.e. w (or h) =?

A. 1
B. 0
C. -1
D. Any value
Answer» A. 1
11.

We can combine the multiplicative and translational terms for 2D into a single matrix representation by expanding

A. 2 x 2 matrix into 4x4 matrix
B. 2 x 2 matrix into 3 x 3
C. 3 x 3 matrix into 2 x 2
D. Only c
Answer» B. 2 x 2 matrix into 3 x 3
12.

The general homogeneous coordinate representation can also be written as

A. (h.x, h.y, h.z)
B. (h.x, h.y, h)
C. (x, y, h.z)
D. (x,y,z)
Answer» B. (h.x, h.y, h)
13.

In homogeneous coordinates value of ‘h’ is consider as 1 & it is called…..

A. Magnitude Vector
B. Unit Vector
C. Non-Zero Vector
D. Non-Zero Scalar Factor
Answer» D. Non-Zero Scalar Factor
14.

Which co-ordinates allow common vector operations such as translation, rotation, scaling and perspective projection to be represented as a matrix by which the vector is multiplied?

A. vector co-ordinates
B. 3D co-ordinates
C. affine co-ordinates
D. homogenous co-ordinates
Answer» D. homogenous co-ordinates
15.

In Coordinates, a points in n-dimensional space is represent by (n+1) coordinates.

A. Scaling
B. Homogeneous
C. Inverse transformation
D. 3D Transformation
Answer» B. Homogeneous
16.

A translation is applied to an object by D

A. Repositioning it along with straight line path
B. Repositioning it along with circular path
C. Only b
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» A. Repositioning it along with straight line path
17.

We translate a two-dimensional point by adding

A. Translation distances
B. Translation difference
C. X and Y
D. Only a
Answer» D. Only a
18.

The translation distances (dx, dy) is called as

A. Translation vector
B. Shift vector
C. Both a and b
D. Neither a nor b
Answer» C. Both a and b
19.

In 2D-translation, a point (x, y) can move to the new position (x’, y’) by using the equation

A. x’=x+dx and y’=y+dx
B. x’=x+dx and y’=y+dy
C. X’=x+dy and Y’=y+dx
D. X’=x-dx and y’=y-dy
Answer» B. x’=x+dx and y’=y+dy
20.

The two-dimensional translation equation in the matrix form is

A. P’=P+T
B. P’=P-T
C. P’=P*T
D. P’=P
Answer» A. P’=P+T
21.

-------is a rigid body transformation that moves objects without deformation.

A. Rotation
B. Scaling
C. Translation
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» C. Translation
22.

A straight line segment is translated by applying the transformation equation

A. P’=P+T
B. Dx and Dy
C. P’=P+P
D. Only c
Answer» A. P’=P+T
23.

Polygons are translated by adding to the coordinate position of each vertex and the current attribute setting.

A. Straight line path
B. Translation vector
C. Differences
D. Only b
Answer» D. Only b
24.

To change the position of a circle or ellipse we translate

A. Center coordinates
B. Center coordinates and redraw the figure in new location
C. Outline coordinates
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» B. Center coordinates and redraw the figure in new location
25.

The basic geometric transformations are

A. Translation
B. Rotation
C. Scaling
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» D. All of the mentioned
26.

A two dimensional rotation is applied to an object by

A. Repositioning it along with straight line path
B. Repositioning it along with circular path
C. Only b
D. Any of the mentioned
Answer» C. Only b
27.

To generate a rotation , we must specify

A. Rotation angle θ
B. Distances dx and dy
C. Rotation distance
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» A. Rotation angle θ
28.

The rotation axis that is perpendicular to the xy plane and passes through the pivot point is known as

A. Rotation
B. Translation
C. Scaling
D. Shearing
Answer» A. Rotation
29.

Positive values for the rotation angle θ defines

A. Counter clockwise rotations about the end points
B. Counter clockwise translation about the pivot point
C. Counter clockwise rotations about the pivot point
D. Negative direction
Answer» C. Counter clockwise rotations about the pivot point
30.

The original coordinates of the point in polar coordinates are

A. X’=r cos (Ф +ϴ) and Y’=r cos (Ф +ϴ)
B. X’=r cos (Ф +ϴ) and Y’=r sin (Ф +ϴ)
C. X’=r cos (Ф -ϴ) and Y’=r cos (Ф -ϴ)
D. X’=r cos (Ф +ϴ) and Y’=r sin (Ф -ϴ)
Answer» B. X’=r cos (Ф +ϴ) and Y’=r sin (Ф +ϴ)
31.

From the following, which one will require 4 matrices to multiply to get the final position?

A. Rotation about the origin
B. Rotation about an arbitrary Point
C. Rotation about an arbitrary line
D. Scaling about the origin
Answer» B. Rotation about an arbitrary Point
32.

Rotation is simply---------object w.r.t origin or centre point.

A. Turn
B. Shift
C. Compression
D. Drag element
Answer» A. Turn
33.

A line AB with end point A (2,3) & B (7,8) is to be rotated about origin by 300 in clockwise direction. Determine the coordinates of end points S of rotated line.

A. (3.232, 2.598)
B. (5.232, 3.598)
C. (3.232, 1.298)
D. (3.232, 1.598)
Answer» D. (3.232, 1.598)
34.

An ellipse can also be rotated about its center coordinates by rotating

A. End points
B. Major and minor axes
C. Only a
D. None
Answer» B. Major and minor axes
35.

The transformation that is used to alter the size of an object is

A. Scaling
B. Rotation
C. Translation
D. Reflection
Answer» A. Scaling
36.

Scaling of a polygon is done by computing

A. The product of (x, y) of each vertex
B. (x, y) of end points
C. Center coordinates
D. Only a
Answer» D. Only a
37.

We control the location of a scaled object by choosing the position is known as…………………………….

A. Pivot point
B. Fixed point
C. Differential scaling
D. Uniform scaling
Answer» B. Fixed point
38.

If the scaling factors values sx and sy are assigned to the same value then………

A. Uniform rotation is produced
B. Uniform scaling is produced
C. Scaling cannot be done
D. Scaling can be done or cannot be done
Answer» B. Uniform scaling is produced
39.

If the scaling factors values Sx and Sy are assigned to unequal values then

A. Uniform rotation is produced
B. Uniform scaling is produced
C. Differential scaling is produced
D. Scaling cannot be done
Answer» C. Differential scaling is produced
40.

The objects transformed using the equation P’=S*P should be

A. Scaled
B. Repositioned
C. Both a and b
D. Neither a nor b
Answer» C. Both a and b
41.

If the scaling factors values Sx and Sy < 1 then

A. It reduces the size of object
B. It increases the size of object
C. It stunts the shape of an object
D. None
Answer» A. It reduces the size of object
42.

If the value of Sx=1 and Sy=1 then

A. Reduce the size of object
B. Distort the picture
C. Produce an enlargement
D. No change in the size of an object
Answer» D. No change in the size of an object
43.

The polygons are scaled by applying the following transformation.

A. X’=x * Sx + Xf(1-Sx) & Y’=y * Sy + Yf(1-Sy)
B. X’=x * Sx + Xf(1+Sx) & Y’=y * Sy + Yf(1+Sy
C. X’=x * Sx + Xf(1-Sx) & Y’=y * Sy – Yf(1-Sy)
D. X’=x * Sx * Xf(1-Sx) & Y’=y * Sy * Yf(1-Sy)
Answer» A. X’=x * Sx + Xf(1-Sx) & Y’=y * Sy + Yf(1-Sy)
44.

Reflection is a special case of rotation.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
45.

If two pure reflections about a line passing through the origin are applied successively the result is

A. Pure rotation
B. Quarter rotation
C. Half rotation
D. True reflection
Answer» A. Pure rotation
46.

What is the determinant of the pure reflection matrix?

A. 1
B. 0
C. -1
D. 2
Answer» C. -1
47.

Which of the following is NOT true? Image formed by reflection through a plane mirror is

A. of same size
B. same orientation
C. is at same distance from the mirror
D. virtual
Answer» B. same orientation
48.

Which of the following represents shearing?

A. (x, y) → (x+shx, y+shy)
B. (x, y) → (ax, by)
C. (x, y) → (x cos(θ)+y sin(θ), -x sin(θ)+y cos(θ))
D. (x, y) → (x+shy, y+shx)
Answer» D. (x, y) → (x+shy, y+shx)
49.

If a ‘3 x 3’ matrix shears in X direction, how many elements of it are ‘1’?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 5
Answer» B. 3
50.

If a ‘3 x 3’ matrix shears in Y direction, how many elements of it are ‘0’?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 5
Answer» D. 5

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