Priyadarshini Bhagwati College of Engineering, Nagpur

Mechanical Engineering Department

Session 2021-22 (Even Semester)

Class: 8 Semester Subject: Automation in Production

Question Bank
01. ____ is an independent and self-operated vehicle which moves on defined guide
ways
A. Automated Guarded Vehicles
B. Automated Storage and Retrieval System
C. Automated Guided Vehicles
D. Automated Driving Vehicles

02. From the following in which FMS layout robots are used as material handling
system
A. Ladder layout
B. Open field layout
C. Loop layout
D. Robot centered layout

03. From the following which material handling equipment is used in Robot
centered layout of FMS
A. Industrial Robot
B. Conveyor systems
C. Rail guided vehicle system
D. None of the above

04. ____ is a general purpose, programmable machine possessing certain human

like characteristics
A. Robot
B. Manipulator
C. Gripper
D. None of the above

05. Sensors which are come in contact with some surface to measured desired
physical variable areknown as____

A. Non-contact sensors
B. Proximity sensors
C. Contact sensors
D. None of the above

06. ____ sensors are used to indicate presence or absence of hot objects
A. Vision sensors
B. Infrared sensors
C. Photo-metric sensors
D. Range detectors

07. ____ is a manufacturing philosophy in which different parts are manufactured

in a small batchor group based on similarities
A. Production technology
B. Group technology
C. Flexible manufacturing system
D. None of the above

08. Which layout is mostly used for batch type of production?

A. Product layout
B. Process layout
C. In line layout
D. None of the above

09. ____ is a collection of parts which have similar characteristics

A. Part family
B. Mono family
C. GT family
D. Poly family

10. ____ is a highly automated group of GT machine cell.

A. Flexible manufacturing system
B. Group technology
C. Automated system
D. None of the above

11. From the following which is not the application of AGV.

A. Truck loading and unloading
B. To change the tool
C. Material transfer
D. Paper roll transfer
12. A combination of equipment and controls which handles, stores and retrieves
materials withprecision,accuracy and speed under a defined degree of
automation is known as ____
A. Automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS)
B. Flexible manufacturing system
C. Automated guided vehicle
D. None of the above

13. From the following in which FMS layout machine tools are kept along a
straight line.
A. Loop layout
B. In line layout
C. Ladder layout
D. Open field layout

14. Which type of motion is possible in Cartesian coordinate robots?

A. 3 linear motion
B. 2 linear and 1 rotational motion
C. 3 rotational motion
D. 1 linear and 1 rotational motion

15. Which type of motion is possible in jointed arm robots

A. 3 linear and 1 rotational motion
B. 3 rotational motion
C. 3 linear motion
D. 2 linear and 1 rotational motion

16. From the following which type of work envelope is made in jointed arm robot
A. Rectangular work envelope
B. Cylindrical work envelope
C. Spherical or hemispherical work envelope
D. C

17. ____ is the bridge between design and manufacturing

A. Production planning
B. Process Planning
C. Product design
D. None of the above
18. ____ is defined as the set of technologies that can construct physical solid
models from CAD data
A. Rapid Production
B. Rapid prototyping
C. Lean Manufacturing
D. Artificial intelligence

19. From the following in which type of GT code chain-type structure is used?
A. Poly code
B. Hybrid code
C. Mono code
D. None of the above

20. Which system uses computers at higher level strategies

A. Variant CAPP
B. Generative CAPP
C. Hybrid CAPP
D. All of the above

21. In ship manufacturing, the type of layout preferred is

A. Product layout
B. Process layout
C. Fixed-position layout
D. GT layout

22. Which manufacturing system is best suited for batch production

A. Flexible
B. Programmable
C. Fixed
D. All of above

23. --------is a manufacturing system in which sequence of operation is fixed by

equipment configuration
A. Flexible
B. Programmable
C. Fixed
D. All of above
24. The following type of robot is most suitable for pick and place operations
a) rectangular
b) cylindrical
c) spherical
d) jointed arm type

25. Which two disciplines are tied by a common database?

a) documentation and geometric modeling
b) CAD and CAM
c) drafting and documentation
d) none of the mentioned

26. In CNC programming …….. is commonly used canned cycle for Stock removal
cycle
A. G71
B. G72
C. G73
D. G74

27. ……… is the origin of the coordinate system which is defined by manufacturer
they cannotbe changed
A. Blocking Point
B. machine Zero Point
C. Start Point
D. Program Zero point

28. XY Plane Selection in CNC machining is done by…..

A. G16
B. G17
C. G18
D. G19

29. The distance of a given tool tip from the surface of workpiece is known as…..
A. Tool length
B. Tool length offset H
C. Cutter radius
D. Compensation

30. Which of the following code will give point to point movement?
A. G00
B. G01
C. G56
D. G94
31. Automatic tool change in CNC Machine code
A. M05
B. M06
C. M07
D. M09

32. Full form of MCU is…………

A. Machine computer unit
B. Machine control universal
C. Machine control unit
D. None of the above

33. In which machine we get feedback?

A. Lathe machine
B. NC machine
C. CNC machine
D. Milling machine

34. Which machine's spindle is used to horizontal work?

A. UMC
B. VMC
C. HMC
D. DNC

35. What is the full form of ATC?

A. Automatic tool changer
B. Arranged tool changer
C. Automatic tool controller
D. Arranged tool controller

36. In which system we get feedback?

A. Open-loop system
B. Machine control system
C. Closed-loop system
D. None of the above

37. NC contouring is an example of

A. Continuous path positioning
B. Point-to-point positioning
C. Absolute positioning
D. Incremental positioning

38. With reference to NC machines, which of the following statements is wrong

A. Both closed-loop and open-loop control systems are used
B. Paper tapes, floppy tapes and cassettes are used for data storage
C. Digitizers may be used as interactive input devices
D. Post processor is an item of hardware

39. The lost motion in CNC machine tool is on account of

A. Backlash in gearing
B. Wind-up of drive shafts
C. Deflection of machine tool members
D. All the above

40. Input of RP data is ______

A. CAM data
B. CAPP data
C. CAD data
D. All of the above

41. __________ is one where mechanical forces or restricting forms are applied on a
material so asto form it into the desired shape
A. Subtractive process
B. Additive process
C. Formative process
D. All of above

42. Which of the following statement is true regarding the automation process?

A) It is a process that automatically controls processes like pulp factories

B) It is a process that controls processes like pulp factories using robots

C) It is a process that controls processes like pulp factories using humans

D) None of the above

43. Which of the following are the components of process automation?

A) Sensors

B) Controllers

C) Actuators

D) All the above

44. A automation system is related to ________.

A) Distributed control system

B) Supervisory control and data acquisition system

C) Distinct control system

D) Both a and b

45. SCADA stands for ________.

A) Supervisory control and data acquisition system

B) Superior control and data acquisition system

C) Supervisory control and data appear system

D) None of the above

46. DCS stands for ________.

A) Distributed control system

B) Disturbed control server

C) Digital control system

D) None of the above

47. GUI stands for _______.

A) Graphical User Interface

B) Graphical User ID

C) Geo User Interface

D) None of the above

48. GUI in SCADA is used for the _______ process of managing supervisory.

A) High level

B) Low level

C) Equal

D) None of the above

49. The process automation system is ______ level of automation.

A) High level

B) Low level

C) Equal

D) None of the above

50. DCS is a _______ system.

A) Computerized control

B) Component control

C) Compromise control system

D) None of the above

51. The full form of the term ‘CNC used in the modern manufacturing industry is

A) Computer numerical control

B) Computer network control

C) Computer numerical connected

D) Computer network connected

52. How many levels are present in DCS manufacturing?

A) 3

B) 4
C) 5

D) 6

53. In mechanical engineering, the studies related to displacement, velocity, and

acceleration of a machine element are carried out in

A) Dynamics

B) Statics

C) Kinetics

D) Kinematics

54. The measurement which is close to the true value is called

A) Error

B) Precise

C) Accurate

D) Average

55. Which industry is the leading user of robots?

(A) Chemical industry

(B) Automobile industry
(C) Electronic industry
(D) Shipping industry

56. Flexible manufacturing allows for:

(A) Factory management

(B) Automated design
(C) Tool design and tool production
(D) Quick and inexpensive product changes

57. A disadvantage of Numerical Control (NC) is:

(A) The computer is not reliable
(B) The tape and tape reader are not reliable
(C) One operator is needed for each machine
(D) The machine tool can easily overheat

58. The reliability life cycle of a product:

(A) Has three distinct rates of failure

(B) Cannot be predicted
(C) Stays constant with environmental conditions
(D) None of the above

59. Cellular manufacturing is not a application of thought of group technology.

A. True
B. False
C. D

60. ____ is a highly automated group of GT machine cell.

A. Flexible manufacturing system
B. Group technology
C. Automated system
D. None of the above