18 Mar 2026 – QP 1

Single stroke letters are of two types. Identify the correct statement: i. Vertical and horizontal. ii. The size of the single-stroke letter is described by height. iii. According to height, lettering is classified as Lettering “A” & “B”.

Identify which of the following statement/s is/are correct in lettering B: i. The height of the capital letter is divided into 10 parts. ii. The height of the letters and numerals for engineering drawing can be anything. iii. The ratio of height to width varies but in case of most of the letters it is 6:5.

The lettering of drawings is generally written in various sizes as per nomenclature. Find the correct match the following:

Which statement/s are correct? i. In the stems of single-stroke gothic letters, the thickness of the stem may vary from 1/5 to 1/10 of the height of the letters. ii. Stems of single-stroke letters, if given more thickness, form what are known as gothic letters. iii. Gothic letters are mostly used for main titles of ink-drawings.

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct for Lettering? i. In Lettering B, the thickness of the lines represented as ‘d’ is derived as 1/10th x h where ‘h’ is the height of the letter. ii. All letters should be uniform in shape, slope, size, shade and spacing. iii. The shade of every letter must be the same as that of the outlines of drawings, i.e., intensely brown.