Manufacturing Process Questions - Set 1

1)   Which of the following activities or operations is not related to manufacturing?

a. Product design and development
b. Inventory control
c. Quality assurance
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: None of the above

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2)   In general, any system that produces useful products or services is called as

a. service system
b. production system
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: production system

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3)   Which of the following is an example of constant mass manufacturing process?

a. Rolling
b. Turning
c. Broaching
d. Sawing
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rolling

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4)   Gas welding is a type of

a. constant mass process
b. material removal process
c. material addition process
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: material addition process

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5)   Why is the selection of right manufacturing process important?

a. to produce the product with least cost
b. to produce the product within reasonable time
c. to produce the product at its best possible quality
d. all of the above
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ANSWER: all of the above

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6)   The decision of what parts to be manufactured and what parts to be purchased from market is taken in

a. selection of manufacturing process
b. process planing
c. analysis of manufacturing system
d. none of the above
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ANSWER: process planing

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7)   Which of the following is not a method employed for analysis of manufacturing system?

a. Statistical techniques
b. Probability models
c. Simulation models
d. Waiting line models
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Probability models

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8)   Which of the following production processes is least flexible?

a. Job order production
b. Batch or quantity production
c. Mass production
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mass production

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9)   Open-loop control system is

a. less accurate than closed-loop control system
b. more accurate than closed-loop control system
c. equally accurate to closed-loop control system
d. cannot say
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: less accurate than closed-loop control system

Explanation:
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10)   What is a disadvantage of automatic control system?

a. It reduces effects of non-linearities
b. It reduces effects of distortions
c. It has a tendency to over-correct errors
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: It has a tendency to over-correct errors

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11)   The art of creating industrial relations of any kind, like relation between employers and employees, is called as

a. organization
b. administration
c. management
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: management

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12)   Scientific management is a systematic approach to manage the enterprise on the basis of

a. observation
b. experimentation
c. rational decisions
d. all of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: all of the above

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13)   The objective of utilization of available plant facilities comes under

a. scheduling techniques of production control
b. production planning techniques of production control
c. routing techniques of production control
d. follow-up techniques of production control
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: production planning techniques of production control

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14)   Mass production means continuous production without loss of time.

a. True
b. False
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: True

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15)   A model of casting, constructed to use for forming a mould in damp sand, is called as

a. sand construction
b. pattern
c. cover
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: pattern

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16)   Which of the following is not a requirement of a good pattern?

a. It should be light in weight to handle easily
b. It should be smooth to make casting surface smooth
c. It should have low strength to break it and to remove casting easily
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: It should have low strength to break it and to remove casting easily

Explanation:
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17)   The patterns which are made in two or more pieces are called as

a. solid patters
b. split patterns
c. loose piece patterns
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: split patterns

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18)   Permeability can be defined as the property of moulding sand

a. to hold sand grains together
b. to allow gases to escape easily from the mould
c. to withstand the heat of melt without showing any sign of softening
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: to allow gases to escape easily from the mould

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19)   The ability of the moulding sand to withstand the heat of melt without showing any sign of softening is called as

a. strength or cohesiveness
b. refractiveness
c. collapsibility
d. adhesiveness
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: refractiveness

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20)   The sand in its natural or moist state is called as

a. green sand
b. loam sand
c. dry sand
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: green sand

Explanation:
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