ENGR 1201 Midterm Exam Questions &
Answers 2024/2025
Which of the following is the oldest branch of engineering?
Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Computer? - ANSWERSCivil Engineering
.... is the largest branch of engineering?
Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Civil Engineering? -
ANSWERSElectrical Engineering
Which invention is closely associated with Gutenberg?
Mechanical Screw, telephone, telegraph, printing press? - ANSWERSPrinting Press
Which of the following is not an engineering branch?
Electrical, mining, operations, chemical, none of the above? - ANSWERSOperations
Which of the following is not an engineering function?
Consulting, teaching, development, electronic, none of the above? - ANSWERSElectronic
The "R" in "R and D" stands for:
Research, robotics, resistance, relativity? - ANSWERSResearch
True or false?
Your Introduction to Engineering instructor's function within engineering is in consulting? -
ANSWERSFalse
True or false?
Operations research is a subset of nuclear engineering? - ANSWERSFalse
, True or False?
Most engineering branches have some aspects which overlap into other engineering branches? -
ANSWERSTrue
Which engineering branch deals with exploration, production, and transportation of natural gas?
Biomedical, environmental, materials, or petroleum engineering? - ANSWERSPetroleum engineering.
An engineer in which branch of
engineering creates new methods and tools for computer microchip assembly lines to perform their job
easier, faster, and more efficiently? Software, industrial, structural, and manufacturing engineering?
There is more than one answer. - ANSWERSIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering.
Which branch of engineering is involved in the process of finding new sites from which coal and nickel
can be extracted?
Mining, mechanical, civil, or chemical engineering? - ANSWERSMining engineering
An engineer in which branch designs the central heating and cooling systems used in the classroom
where you are now sitting? HVAC is a subset of what branch of engineering?
Mechanical, industrial, or heating engineering, or architect? - ANSWERSMechanical
Which of the following engineering task(s) is (are) related to Green Engineering?
Designing a solar panel, designing and developing an engine boat, construct a new building, designing
and developing a sensor for sprinkler system to stop watering on a rainy day? - ANSWERSDesigning a
solar panel, designing and developing a sensor for sprinkler systems to stop watering on a rainy day.
How many principle views are created by looking at an object?
1, 3, 6, 12 - ANSWERS6.
What are the standard views used in orthographic projections? - ANSWERSFront, top, and right side
