Question

The problem figure shows the top view of an object. Identify the correct elevation amongst the answer figure looking in the direction of the arrow.

• A.

  

• B.

  

• C.

  

• D.

  

Hint:

The circles in the plan are cylinders with flat tops, so the elevation shows two upright rectangles standing on a raised platform, next to a separate block.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The arrow points up the page, so the elevation is the view from the bottom edge of the plan.
The plan shows a base with a narrow step along the front, a rectangular platform on the right carrying two circles, and a separate rectangular block on the left standing on the base.
A circle in plan with no other line inside it is the flat top of a cylinder, so in elevation each circle becomes an upright rectangle with a flat top, standing on the platform. The left block appears as a rectangle on the base, separate from the platform. The base and its front step appear as two horizontal layers.
Options 1, 2 and 4 show rounded, hollow-curved and pointed tops on the two columns, which would show up in plan as extra lines or a centre point. Only option 3 has plain flat-topped rectangles.
Answer: (3) Figure shown in option 3