Question

Any object can be viewed from_________ mutually perpendicular views.

(a) Two

(b) Four

(c) Three

(d) Six

I had been asked this question during an interview for a job.

This intriguing question comes from Orthographic Reading topic in portion Orthographic Projection, Projections of Lines, Planes and Solids of Civil Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

The correct option is (d) Six

To explain I would say: The front, top, and right-side views are commonly considered the core group of views included by default, but any combination of views may be used depending on the needs of the particular design, these are – front, back, top, bottom, right side, left side views.