Question

The side view, top view and front view of a regular cone placed base parallel to profile plane.

(a) Triangle, triangle and circle

(b) circle, triangle and triangle

(c) rectangle, triangle and circle

(d) triangle, circle and triangle

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

Asked question is from Projection of Solids in Simple Position in portion Projection of Solids of Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) circle, triangle and triangle

The explanation is: Given a regular cone made to place parallel to profile plane on its base, in which position the cone may place like this the front view and top gives triangle in particular isosceles triangle as cone given is regular one and side view gives square.