GMS TECHNOLOGY

TECHNICAL DRAFTING NCII REVIEWER ( GENERAL KNOWLEDGE )

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. 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

12. 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

13. An entire railing system including a top rail, vertical members and bottom rail.
a. Post c. Baluster
b. Balustrate d. Rail

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

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

16. A heavy, rough building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water,
that can be spread or poured into molds and that forms a mass resembling stone on hardening.
a. Grout c. Admixture
b. Mixture d. Concrete

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. ___________ 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

21. 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

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

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

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

24. 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 b. Flashing
 c. Ridge d. Hip

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. A three dimensional command that creates unique solid primitives by extruding existing two-dimensional objects.
a. Extend c. Explode
b. Box d. Extrude

31. A three-dimensional command that divides the drawing area into multiple tiled or floating viewports.
a. VPOINT c. VPORTS
b. PSOLID d. 3P

32. 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

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

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

35. 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

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

37. A perspective drawing with two vanishing points. In this drawing no principal surface of the object is parallel to the
picture plane.
a. Mechanical Perspective c. Parallel Perspective
b. Angular Perspective d. Perspective

38. It is the construction drawings and specification set of detail requirements for the construction of a project.
a. Specification c. Contract
b. Construction Documents d. Contract Documents

39. A written authorization to proceed with construction of a building project in accordance with the approved drawings and
specifications, issued by the local government agency having jurisdiction after plans have been filed and reviewed.
a. Specifications c. Building Permit
b. Notice to proceed d. Construction Permit

40. A pictorial drawing showing three surfaces of the object, which appears tilted at 30 degrees to the front of the observer.
a. Perspective Drawing c. Technical Drawing
b. Isometric Drawing d. Orthographic Drawing

41. A room or suite of two or more rooms, designed and intended for, or occupied by one family for living, sleeping, and
sleeping purposes.
a. Apartment House c. Habitable Room
b. Dwelling d. Apartment

42. Any storey situated wholly or partially in a roof, so designed, arranged, or built as to be used for business, storage, or
habitation.
a. Balcony c. Attic Storey
b. Basement d. Mezzanine

43. A low story between two others in a building, typically between the ground and first floors.
a. Balcony c. Mezzanine Floor
b. Basement d. Attic

44. The storey the floor of which is at or above the level of the sidewalk or adjoining ground, the remaining storey being
numbered in regular succession upward.
a. Footing c. First Storey
b. Flooring d. Ground

45. A form of construction composed of stone, brick, concrete; gypsum, hollow clay tile, concrete block or tile, or other
similar building units or material or combination of these materials laid up and set in mortar.
a. Hollow Block c. Partition Wall
b. Wall Footing d. Masonry

46. A long interior passageway providing access to several rooms.

a. Corridor c. Hallway
b. Living Area d. Walkway

47. A room below ground level in a house, typically one used for storing wine or coal.
a. Basement c. Mezzanine
b. Cellar d. Attic
48. It is popularly known as the National Building Code of the Philippines, which was issued February 19, 1977 has achieved
the purpose of enforcing uniform standards and requirements on building design, construction, use, occupancy and
maintenance in line with the policy of the state to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare.
a. Presidential Decree 1096 c. Presidential Decree 9061
b. Presidential Decree 1069 d. Presidential Decree 6091

49. A plan showing technical description, boundaries, orientation and position of proposed building/ structure in relation to
the lot, existing or proposed access road and driveways and existing public utilities/ services.
a. Site Development Plan c. Property Lot Plan
b. Location Plan d. Floor Plan

50. A movable shelter supported entirely from an exterior wall of a building and of type which can be retracted, folded, or
collapsed against the face of a supporting building.
a. Canopy c. Arcade
b. Awning d. Marquee

51. Under the National Building Code of the Philippines for the pedestrian protection, railings where required, shall be built
substantially strong and sturdy and shall not be less than ___ meters in height.
a. 1.20 c. 0.80
b. 1.00 d. 0.60

52. A portion of a yard for which the permitted limit of paving/ landscaping shall not exceed 50% of the area of the yard.
a. Court c. Courtyard
b. Easement d. Patio

53. A kind of public open space for the continuous flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic that must be free of all forms of
prohibited physical obstruction.
a. Roadway c. Highway
b. Street d. Road Right- of- Way

54. The horizontal distance measured 90 degrees from the outermost face of the building/ structure to the property lines.
a. Building Line c. Runway
b. Property Line d. Setback

55. Wall that carries the load of floors and roof above in addition to its own weight.
a. Grade Beam
b. Retaining Wall
c. Wall Bearing
d. Gravity Wall

56. That part of the building foundation which forms the permanent retaining wall of the structure below grade.
a. Grade Beam c. Foundation Wall
b. Retaining Wall d. Gravity Wall

57. A reinforced concrete wall which resists overturning by the use of cantilever footing.
a. Retaining Wall c. Cantilever Wall
b. Bearing Wall d. Gravity Wall

58. Those parts of the floor systems placed on the girders where the floor boards are fastened.
a. Girder c. Header and Trimmer
b. Sill d. Floor Joist

59. Is a built- up frame commonly employed on a long span roof unsupported by intermediate columns or partitions?
a. Purlins c. Truss
b. Rafter d. Ridge
60. The structural member placed on top of a rafter or top chord of a truss that supports the roof sheeting.
a. Purlins c. Truss
b. Rafter d. Ridge

61. Is temporarily boarding sheeting or pans used to produce the desired shape and size of concrete?
a. Pantile c. Metal Form
b. Form d. Wood Form

62. A ruler, used primarily in mechanical drawing, having a short crosspiece that slides along the edge of the
drawing board as a guide to the perpendicular longer section in making parallel lines, right angles, etc., and as
a support for triangles.
a. Triangle c. Ruler
b. T-square d. Scale

63. A drafting tool used to draw accurate parallel lines, vertical lines, and other angled lines.
a. Triangle c. T-square
b. Ruler d. Protractor

64. A large flat board, often fixed to a metal frame so that it looks like a desk, on which you place your paper when
you are drawing or designing something.
a. Paper c. Illustration Board
b. Board d. Drawing Board

65. The underside of an architectural structure such as an arch, a balcony, or overhanging eaves.
a. Awning c. Ceiling
b. Overhang d. Soffit

66. A three dimensional AutoCAD command that creates a photorealistic or realistically shaded image of a three-
dimensional wireframe or solid model.
a. Rendering c. Material
b. Render d. Chamfer

67. Shifts the view without changing the viewing direction or magnification.
a. View c. Pan
b. Scale d. Move

68. A three- dimensional AutoCAD command that creates a composite region or solid by addition.
a. Subtract c. Extrude
b. Union d. Intersect

69. A three- dimensional AutoCAD command that creates floating viewports and turns on existing floating viewports.
a. VPORTS c. MVSETUP
b. MVIEW d. UCS

70. Creates a construction line of infinite length.

a. Xline c. Line
b. Polyline d. Spline

71. A bevel is an angled line that meets the endpoints of two straight 2D objects.
a. Fillet c. Line
b. Chamfer d. Polyline

72. It is one of a number of short vertical members often circular in section, used to support a stair handrail.
 a. Post c. Baluster
b. Balustrate d. Rail

73. An entire railing system including a top rail, vertical members and bottom rail.
a. Post c. Baluster
b. Balustrate d. Rail

74. A rail fixed to posts or a wall for people to hold on to for support.
a. Rail c. Baluster
b. Post d. Handrail

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

76. That portion of a building included between the upper surfaces of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next
above, except that the topmost storey shall be the portion of a building included between the upper surface of the
topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above.
a. Storey c. Bearing Wall
b. Vault d. Shaft

77. These are graphical representation of what a building will look like after construction.
a. Architectural Plan c. Perspective
b. Floor Plan d. Building Plan

78. An AutoCAD command that places evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of an object.
a. Divide c. Chamfer
b. Mirror d. Copy

79. An AutoCAD command that breaks a compound object into its component objects.
a. Export c. Polyline Edit
b. Explode d. Block Edit

80. The storey at or near the level of the grade line. The other storeys, beginning with the second shall be designated by
successive floor numbers counting upward.
a. Grade c. Grade Beam
b. Ground Floor d. Lintel

81. The beam or girder placed over an opening in a wall, which supports the wall construction above.
a. Grade c. Grade Beam
b. Ground Floor d. Lintel

82. Load caused by winds, earthquakes, or other dynamic forces.

a. Dead Load c. Live Load
b. Lateral Load d. Occupant Load

83. The weight of the contents of a building or structure; it includes all loads except dead and lateral, and weight of
temporary partitions, cases, counters, and similar equipment, and all loads imposed due to the occupancy of the
building or structure.
a. Dead Load c. Live Load
b. Lateral Load d. Occupant Load
84. The weight of permanent portions of a building or structure; it includes the weight of the walls, permanent partitions,
framing, floors, roofs, and all other permanent and stationary fixtures, mechanisms, and other construction entering
into and becoming a part of a building or structure.
a. Dead Load c. Live Load
b. Lateral Load d. Occupant Load

85. An interior subdividing wall

a. Wall c. Pilaster
b. Pier d. Partition

86. A portion of the wall which projects on one or both sides and acts as a vertical beam, a column, or both.
a. Wall Pier c. Pilaster
b. Pier d. Partition

87. An isolated mass of masonry forming support for arches, columns, girders, lintels, trusses, and similar structural parts.
a. Wall c. Pilaster
b. Pier d. Partition

88. A vertical opening through a building for elevators, dumbwaiters, mechanical equipment, or similar purposes.
a. Storey c. Bearing Wall
b. Vault d. Shaft

89. Veneer applied to weather- exposed surfaces.

a. Vault c. Exterior Veneer
b. Interior Veneer d. Bearing Wall

90. That portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next
above, except that the topmost storey shall be the portion of a building included between the upper surface of the
topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above.
a. Storey c. Bearing Wall
b. Vault d. Shaft

91. That which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or
composed of parts joined together in some definite manner.
a. Structure c. Storey
b. Building d. Stable

92. Any surface or underground construction covered on top, or any fire- proof construction intended for the storage of
valuables.
a. Septic Tank c. Shaft
b. Cellar d. Vault

93. Veneer applied to surfaces other than weather- exposed surfaces.

a. Vault c. Exterior Veneer
b. Interior Veneer d. Bearing Wall

94. A term which may be used synonymously with a partition.

a. Bearing Wall c. Foundation Wall
b. Cross Wall d. Parapet Wall

95. A wall separating two or more buildings, and used in common by the said buildings.
a. Party Wall c. Nonbearing Wall
b. Retaining Wall d. Faced Wall

96. A wall which supports any load other than its own weight.
 a. Bearing Wall c. Foundation Wall
b. Cross Wall d. Parapet Wall

97. An opening through a wall of a building to the outside air for the purpose of admitting natural light and air.
a. Door c. Window
b. Wall d. Eave

98. The enclosing wall of an iron or steel frame work or the nonbearing portion of an enclosing wall between piers.
a. Exterior Wall c. Curtain Wall
b. Faced Wall d. Fire Wall

99. Any wall or element of a wall or any number or group of members, which defines the exterior boundaries or courts of a
building.
a. Exterior Wall c. Curtain Wall
b. Faced Wall d. Fire Wall

100. A wall in which the facing and backing are so bonded together that they act as a composite element, and exert a
common action under load.
a. Party Wall c. Nonbearing Wall
b. Retaining Wall d. Faced Wall

101. A wall which supports no load other than its own weight.
a. Height of wall c. Nonbearing Wall
b. Parapet Wall d. Retaining Wall

102. The perpendicular distance measured from its base line either at the grade or at the top of the girder to the top
of the coping thereof.
a. Height of Wall c. Nonbearing Wall
b. Parapet Wall d. Retaining Wall

103. That part of any wall entirely above the roof line.
a. Retaining Wall c. Parapet Wall
b. Foundation Wall d. Fire Wall

104. That portion of an enclosing wall below the first tier of floor joists.
a. Retaining Wall c. Parapet Wall
b. Foundation Wall d. Fire Wall

105. Winding or spiral stairs.

a. Cockle Stair c. U type stair
b. L type stair d. Strait stair

106. A hand support along a stairway or ramp consisting of rails and their supporting posts, balusters or pillars and
constituting an enclosure or a line of division.
a. Balusters c. Curb
b. Handrail d. Ramp

107. The room containing the water closet.

a. Bath c. Kitchen
b. Bedroom d. Toilet

108. A sloped surface connecting two or more planes at different levels.

a. Stairs c. Corridor
b. Curb d. Ramp
109. A raised rim of concrete, stone or metal which forms the edge of street, sidewalk, planted area, etc.
a. Stairs c. Corridor
b. Curb d. Ramp

110. An AutoCAD command that places evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of an
object.
a. Divide c. Chamfer
b. Mirror d. Copy

111. Copies objects a specified distance in a specified direction.

a. Array c. Move
b. Copy d. Cut

112. Creates a block definition from selected objects.

a. Insert c. Array
b. Group d. Block

113. An AutoCAD command that displaces objects a specified distance in a specified direction.
a. Copy c. Mirror
b. Align d. Move

114. Creates multiple parallel lines.

a. Mline c. Polyline
b. Line d. Spline

115. The act and discipline of composing plans that visually communicate how something functions or has to be
constructed.
a. Architectural Drafting c. Engineering Drafting
b. Technical Drafting d. Mechanical Drawing

116. A three- dimensional AutoCAD command that creates a photorealistic or realistically shaded image of a three-
dimensional wireframe or solid model.
a. Rendering c. Photoshop
b. Render d. Picture

117. The acronym T.E.S.D.A means?

a. Technical Education Skills and Drafting Authority
b. Technical Education on Skills and Development Authority
c. Technical Education Skills and Development Authority
d. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

118. A three- dimensional AutoCAD command that creates a composite region or solid by subtraction.
a. Slice c. Subtract
b. Extrude d. Box

119. These are graphical representation of what a building will look like after construction.
a. Architectural Plan
b. Floor Plan
c. Perspective
d. Building Plan