Question

Which is not the use of divider?

(a) To divide curved or straight lines into the desired number of equal parts

(b) To draw circles

(c) To transfer dimensions from one part of the drawing to another part

(d) To set-off given distances from the scale to the drawing

The question was posed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

My query is from Drawing Tools and their Uses in portion Drawing Instruments, Sheet Layout & Free-Hand Sketching of Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) To draw circles

The explanation is: Divider can be used for those purposes as mentioned in options. But we cannot use divider as a compass and even if we want the compass to be used as divider we can change the pencil part with needle attachment.