GMS TECHNOLOGY

TECHNICAL DRAFTING NCII MOCK ASSESSMENT

Multiple Choices: Select the best answer for the following questions.

1. The remaining space in lot after deducting the required minimum open spaces.
a. Building Area c. Lot
b. Buildable Area d. Building Line

2. The line formed by the intersection of the outer surface of the enclosing wall of the building and the surface of
the enclosing wall of the building and the surface of the ground.
a. Building c. Lot Line
b. Setback d. Building Line

3. The two meters distance a structure must be from the edge of the lot.
a. Building c. Lot Line
b. Setback d. Building Line

4. Any public space which has been dedicated or deeded to the public or public use as a passageway with a width
of not more than three meters.
a. Alley c. Right-of-way
b. Street d. Highway

5. Any thoroughfare or public space which has been dedicated or deeded to the public for public use.
a. Alley c. Right-of-way
b. Street d. Highway

6. It means the land is secured and reserved to the public for highway purposes.
a. Alley
b. Street
c. Right-of-way
d. Highway

7. This term includes right-of-way, bridges, ferries, drainage structures, signs, guard rails, and protective structures
in connection with highways.
a. Alley c. Right-of-way
b. Street d. Highway

8. That portion of the foundation of a structure which spreads and transmits load directly to the soil.
a. Basement c. Foundation
b. Footing d. Ground Floor
9. The storey at or near the level of the grade, beginning with the second, for the first next above, shall be
designated by the successive floor numbers counting upward.
a. Basement c. Foundation
b. Footing d. Ground Floor

10. All the portions of the building or structure below the footing, the earth upon which the structure rests.
a. Basement c. Foundation
b. Footing d. Ground Floor
11. Any pipe which conveys the discharge of water closets, urinals, or fixtures having similar functions.
a. Soil pipe c. Soil Stack Pipe
b. Stack d. Stack Vent

12. What do you call a vertical pipe installed primarily for the purpose of providing circulation of air to and from any
part of the drainage system?
a. Soil Pipe c. Soil Stack Pipe
b. Stack d. Stack Vent

13. A vertical soil pipe conveying fecal matter and liquid waste.
a. Soil Pipe c. Soil Stack Pipe
b. Stack d. Stack Vent

14. A general term used for any vertical line of soil, waste, or vent piping.
a. Soil Pipe c. Soil Stack Pipe
b. Stack d. Stack Vent

15. A pipe or opening used for ensuring the circulation of air in a plumbing system and for reducing the pressure
exerted on trap seals.
a. Main c. Sewerage
b. Vent d. House Sewer

16. A comprehensive term, including all construction for collection, transportation, pumping, treatment and final
disposition of waste.
a. Main c. Sewerage
b. Vent d. House Sewer

17. All horizontal piping shall be run in practical alignment and at a uniform grade of not less than__or__ rise per
meter length.
a. 2%, 20mm c. 3%, 30mm
b. 1%, 10mm d. 2.5%, 25mm

18. All roof extensions of soil and waste stacks shall be run full size at least ____ above the roof.
a. 250mm c. 300mm
b. 200mm d. 350mm

19. It is the receptacle or vault used to collect organic waste discharge from the house sewer.
a. Drum c. Catch Basin
b. Septic Tank d. Manhole

20. A plumbing fixture used to convey organic body waste to the plumbing system.
a. Lavatory c. Sink
b. Water Closet d. Drain

21. It refers to the vertical structure use to support a building made of stone, concrete, steel or combination of the
above materials.
a. Post c. Column
b. Footing d. Rail

22. It is one the number of vertical members often circular in section, used to support a stair handrail.
a. Post c. Baluster
b. Balustrate d. Rail
23. An entire railing system including a top rail, vertical members and bottom rail.
a. Post c. Baluster
b. Balustrate d. Rail

24. It automatically closes to prevent the flow of fluid in a reverse direction.

a. Closed Nipple c. Gate Valve
b. Check Valve d. Flush Valve

25. Room heights are shown by dimensioning from the __ line to the ceiling line.
a. Ground c. Building
b. Beam d. Floor

26. ___ is a section showing a transverse or lengthwise cut through the building.
a. Plane Section c. Longitudinal Section
b. Cut Section d. Full Section

27. Under the National Building Code, eaves over required windows from side and rear property lines shall not be
less than…
a. 850mm c. 650mm
b. 950mm d. 750mm

28. Under the National Building Code, buildings / structures intended for the use or occupancy of the handicapped
shall have a wheel chair transfer area of one between every ___ spaces.
a. 1 c. 4
b. 3 d. 2
e.

29. Under the NBC, group A dwellings, stairs shall have a clear width of at least how many mm?
a. 850 mm c. 650 mm
b. 950 mm d. 750 mm

30. The structural member placed on top of a rafter of top chord of a truss that supports the roof sheeting.
a. Purlins c. Roofing
b. Truss d. Rafter

31. The part of a foundation system which supports the exterior wall of the superstructure and bears directly on the
column footing is a ____.
a. Beam c. Grade Beam
b. Footing d. Roof Beam

32. The granular material, such as sand, gravel, crushed stone and iron blast- furnace slag, and when used with a
cementing medium forms a hydraulic cement concrete or mortar.
a. Sand c. Aggregate
b. Gravel d. Admixture

33. ___________ Drawings are orthographic drawings of the exterior of a building. They are prepared to show the
design, materials, dimensions, and final appearance of the exterior of a building.
a. Perspective c. Floor Plan
b. Projection d. Elevation
34. A valve in which the flow of water is cut off by means of a circular disk, fitting against machine- smoothed faces,
at right angles to the direction of the flow.
a. Closed Nipple c. Gate Valve
b. Check Valve d. Flush Valve

35. A barrier with swings, slides, tilts or folds to close an opening in a wall or cabinet or the like.
a. Window c. Wall
b. Door d. Curb

36. A sloped surface connecting two or more planes at different level.

a. Curb c. Floor
b. Ramp d. Stair

37. Pertains to a void made from not vibrating properly the concrete during installation.
a. Sway c. Honeycomb
b. Moment d. Crack

38. A beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the
upper ends of rafters.
a. Rafter c. Ridge
b. Flashing d. Hip

39. The inclined projecting angle formed by the junction of sloping side and a sloping end, or of two adjacent sloping
sides, of a roof.
a. Rafter c. Ridge
b. Flashing d. Hip

40. A two dimensional command in AutoCAD that makes multiple copies of selected objects in a rectangular
(parallel with the snap rotation) or circular pattern.
a. Offset c. Copy
b. Rotate d. Array

41. It refers to thin continuous pieces of sheet metal or other impervious material installed to prevent the passage
of water into a structure from an angle or joint.
a. Rafter c. Ridge
b. Flashing d. Hip

42. A two dimensional command in AutoCAD that constructs an arc of specified radius between two lines, arcs,
circles, or will create arcs of the specified radius at the vertices of a polyline. Radius of the arc to be constructed
may be set to 0, which will make a sharp corner.
a. Fillet c. Chamfer
b. Arc d. Circle

43. It is a narrow channel, or trough, forming the component of a roof system which collects and diverts rainwater
shed by roof.
a. Gutter c. Roof
b. Flashing d. Purlin

44. A three dimensional command that creates unique solid primitives by extruding existing two-dimensional
objects.
a. Extend c. Explode
b. Box d. Extrude
45. A three-dimensional command that divides the drawing area into multiple tiled or floating viewports.
a. VPOINT c. VPORTS
b. PSOLID d. 3P

46. A two-dimensional command in AutoCAD that creates named drawing layers, assigns colors and Linetype
properties to those layers, allows layers to be frozen and thawed, locked and unlocked, and allows current layer
to be set.
a. Linetype c. Properties
b. Modify d. Layer

47. A command in AutoCAD that copies the properties from one object to one or more objects.
a. Copy c. Hatch
b. Mirror d. Match

48. An AutoCAD command that reflects designated entities about a user-specified axis.
a. Copy c. Hatch
b. Mirror d. Match

49. An AutoCAD Command that creates a new line, polyline, arc or circle parallel to the entity and at a specified
distance from it.
a. Offset c. Copy
b. Rotate d. Array

50. The term applied to a beam that supports one or more smaller beam.
a. Beam
b. Footing
c. Girder
d. Roof