MCQs for Automation in Production (Unit 1 to Unit 6)

1. Flexible manufacturing allows for

A. Factory management
B. Automated design
C. Tool design
D. Quick and in expensive product change
2. The difference between CAD and CAM is that CAD software is directed at product design while CAM
software is
A. Concerned with production and control of the tool design
B. Design for communications
C. Concerned with management programs
D. Specifically, for PC-board design
3. Integration of CAD & CAM is called (CO1)*
A. CIM
B. CAE
C. CAM alone
D. CAD alone
4. Volume of work produced in FMS environment is determined from (CO2)*
A. Number of machine used in FMS
B. Kind of material handling equipment used in FMS
C. Kind of layout used in FMS
D. All of these
5. FMS is a production system that when adopted offer (CO2)*

A. High flexibility in the production process

B. Can handle random order production if any deceived mix
C. Reduces the in-process inventory to a great extent
D. All of these
6. FMS is a methodology which is applicable for production equipment’s where the number of lots to be
produced annually are between (CO1)*
A. 5 to 25 lots
B. 5 to 50 lots
C. 5 to 100 lots
D. Something else
7. FMS has three major components (CO2)*
A. Machining / turning center, robots and computer
B. Machining / turning centre, material handling system and computer control system
C. Machining / turning centre, CMM robot and computer control system
D. None of these
8. In CIM, manufacturing engineering requires activities likes (CO1)*
A. NC programming
B. Simulations
C. Marketing program
D. All of these

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 9. CAD/CAM is the inter-relationship between (CO1)*
A. Marketing design
B. Manufacturing and marketing
C. Engineering and marketing
D. Engineering and manufacturing

10. CAE and CAM are linked through *

a) A common data base and communications system
b) NC tape programming and automated design
c) Assembly automation and tool production
d) Parts production and testing

11. CAD/CAM is hardware orientation, but…………………. gives it life.

A. Keyboard
B. Graphics workstation
C. Digitizer
D. Plotter

12. Group technology brings together and rganizes (CO2)*

A. Part and simulation analysis

B. Documentation and analysis
C. Automation and tool production
D. Common parts, problems and tasks

13. FMS may be (CO1)*

A. An automated assembly line
B. Expensive to alter
C. Very difficult to change when new problems are introduced
D. All of these

14. Integration of CAD and Cam is called (CO1)*

A. Computer integrated manufacturing
B. CAE, CAM
C. Computer-Aided design
D. Computer-Aided Engineering

15. Computer integrated manufacturing is a automated technology of manufacturing management involving

integration of all logically related manufacturing activities such as (CO2)*
A. CAD, CAM, robotic AS/RS & GT
B. CAD/CAM automated material handling, automated inspection etc.
C. CAD/CAM automated material handling, automated inspection and all other shop floor activities
required for completion of production function
D. Something else

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16. Organisation grows so huge that management concepts no longer continue to function CIM concept of
technology elements for ever (CO2)*
A. Meeting and review
B. Design analysis and testing
C. Communication and follow up
D. All of these

17. CIM technology is a ultimate automated manufacturing methodology, which is fully automated so as to
achieve (CO2)*
A. Faster and cheaper product
B. Greater coordination among departments
C. Information flows from bottom to top & top to bottom
D. All of these

18. CIM technology is beneficially applicable to industry with technological complicating of (CO1)*
A. Large scale
B. Medium scale
C. Small scale
D. Something else

19. CIM technology if implemented integrates various production function if the factory has (CO1)*
A. Line layout
B. Cell layout
C. Functional layout
D. All of these

20. CIM technology concept is also a concept of factory of the future which will benefit if implemented by way
of
A. Total elimination in duplicated efforts
B. Which standardised manufacturing and test procedure
C. Enhance productivity
D. All of these

21. In CIM technology the automatic testing equipment is associated (CO1)*

A. Directly
B. Through the local network
C. Through overall network
D. All of these

22. One of the guiding principal of material handling which is used to reduced handling cost is (CO1) *

A. Shortest distance
B. Specialisation of operation
C. Combined operation
D. Simultaneous operation

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23.Conveyor system is used to (CO1)*

A. Move single unit between two location

B. Move the material in large quantities between specific location over a fixed path
C. Move machinery only and not material
D. None of these

24. Type of conveyer is (CO1)*

a) Bolt conveyer
b) Roller conveyer
c) Slot conveyer
d) Sprocket conveyer

25. Chain conveyer are made of loops of endless chain (CO1)*

A. True
B. False

26. Which statement is suitable for AGVS (CO2)*

A. An AGVS is a material handling system that uses self-propelled vehicles
B. The vehicles are powered by means of on board batteries
C. Guidance is achieved by sensors on vehicles
D. All of the above

27. Method used in commercial AGV systems to permit the vehicle to decide which path to take is (CO1) *

A. Way select method

B. Line select method
C. Frequency select method
D. None of above

28. What are the different system of automated storage and retrieval (CO1)*
A. Manual, walk through, lead through
B. VAL, AML, ARL
C. Unit load, mini load, man-on board
D. None of above

29. ………….. is the passage between various station (CO1)*

A. Storage compartments
B. Storage module
C. Aisle
D. Pick up & deposit station

30.State the reasons that justify the installation of an automated storage system for work in process(CO2)*
A. Increase in the storage capacity
B. Increase in the floor space utilization
C. Reduced labour cost in storage operation

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 D. All of the above

31. A carousal storage system is a series of bines or baskets fastened to carries that are connected together and
revolve around a long, oval track system (CO1)*
A. True
B. False

32. The length of storage aisle in AS/RS is 72 m and its height is 18m. suppose horizontal and vertical speeds
are 120m/min and 18 m/min resp. S/R machine required 18sec to accomplish a pick-up and deposit operation.
Evaluate a) single command cycle time per aisle (CO4)*

A. 1.6 min/cycle
B. 1.8 min/cycle
C. 1.5 min/cycle
D. 1.9 min/cycle

32. Refer the question No.32 Evaluate b) dual command cycle time per aisle (CO4)*
A. 2.5 min/cycle
B. 2.7 min/cycle
C. 2.8 min/cycle
D. None of above

32. Refer the question No.32 c) Evaluate throughput for the aisle under the assumption that storage system
utilization is 85% and no. of single command and dual command cycle are equal. (CO4)*

A. 35.58 transaction/hr.
B. 35 transaction/hr.
C. 36 transaction/hr.
D. 38.28 transaction/hr.

33. An AGVS must be capable of making 40 deliveries/hr. The system specification are as under Vehicle
velocity=40m/min Avg. distance travelled per delivery = 110m Pick-up time = 0.75min Drop-off time =
0.5min Avg. distance travelling empty = 75m Traffic factor = 0.85 Determine Ideal cycle time per delivery per
vehicle (CO4)*

A. 5.80 min
B. 6.00 min
C. 7.68 min
D. 5.85 min

34 Refer the question No.33 b) Evaluate work load of the AGVS (CO4)*
A. 200 min/hr
B. 360 min/hr
C. 235 min /hr
D. 600 min/hr

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Refer the question No.33 Evaluate C) Available time (CO4)*
A. 54 min/hr
B. 67 min/hr
C. 32 min/hr
D. 78 min/hr

Refer the question No.33 D) Evaluate The no. of vehicle required to satisfy the delivery demand. (CO4)*
1 point
A. 2.75min
B. 2.70min
C. 2.00min
D. 3.25min

Refer the question No.33 E) The handling system efficiency (CO4)*

1 point
A. 37%
B. 37.44%
C. 37.88%
D. 52.24%

What are the phases of shop floor control ? (CO1)*

A. Order release
B. Order scheduling
C. Order progress
D. all of above

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