UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY, TARKWA

SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS, SEP/OCT 2022

COURSE NO: MC 272

COURSE NAME: MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
CLASS: MC II TIME: 2.5 HRS

Name: __________________________________________ Index Number: _______________

SECTION A
Carefully read each question and CIRCLE the correct answer on the question paper. This
section requires 1 hour after which the question papers will be collected by the invigilator.

1. Inconel and Hastelloy require cutting tools that are

a. tough c. heat-resistant
b. wear-resistant d. shock-resistant
2. Normally a CNC milling machines have
a. Countering control c. Only two axis control
b. Point-to-point closed loop d. Point-to-point opened loop
control only control only
3. The depth of cut in drilling is __________ the drill diameter
a. Equal to c. One-half
b. One-fourth d. double
4. The operation of machining several surfaces of a workpiece simultaneously is called
a. Profile milling c. Saw milling
b. Gang milling d. Helical milling
5. The cutting speed for counter-boring should be _________ that of the drilling operation
a. Equal to c. Greater than
b. Less than d. Twice of
6. What name is given to the part of a drill bit that is necessary for the passage of cutting fluid
and chips?
a. flutes c. clearance
b. shank d. tang
7. Polycrystalline diamond cutting tools can outlast regular carbide by a factor of
a. 10 b. 20

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 c. 50 d. 100
8. The cutting fluid mostly used for machining steel is
a. water c. dry
b. soluble oil d. heavy oil
9. The tail stock set over the method of taper turning is preferred for
a. Internal tapers c. Long slender tapers
b. Small tapers d. Steep tapers
10. One of the following is an advantage of the CNC machining over the conventional machining
process
a. Feedback control c. flexibility
b. use higher cutting speed d. higher feed
11. Cast iron is considered as……... for machining purpose
a. abrasive c. brittle
b. hard d. soft
12. The tool life is said to be over if
a. Poor surface finish is obtained c. Overheating and fuming
b. Increase in cutting forces and d. Better surface finished
consumption
13. The incremental encoder is capable of sensing the direction of
a. Rotation of the lead screw c. Movement of the table
b. Rotation of the motor d. The operator
14. Down milling is also called
a. Conventional milling d. Face milling
b. Climb milling
c. End milling
15. Drilling is an example of c. Simple cutting
a. Orthogonal cutting d. Uniform cutting
b. Oblique cutting
16. The type of reamer used for reaming operation in a blind hole is
a. Straight fluted reamer c. Right-hand spiral fluted reamer
b. Left-hand spiral fluted reamer d. Back fluted reamer
17. To drill multiple hole, which of the following drilling machine is the most suitable
a. Portable drilling machine b. Radial drilling machine

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 c. Gang drilling machine d. Both portal and radial machines
18. The following are the different ways that cutting tools wear EXCEPT
a. Edge wear c. sintering
b. cratering d. deformation
19. A 15 mm drilling machine means that it can drill a hole
a. Less than 20 mm diameter c. Of cross-sectional areal 15 mm2
b. Maximum diameter of 15 mm d. In 15 mm thick plates
20. In reaming process
a. Metal removal rate is high d. High dimensional accuracy is
obtained
b. High surface finish is obtained
c. High accuracy is obtained
21. For fast removal of materials during grinding, a _________ grinding wheel is used.
a. Fine and coarse grained c. Medium grained
b. Fine grained d. Coarse grained
22. Ceramic cutting tools are very
a. Porous for cutting fluid retention c. Resistant to wear
b. Shock-resistant d. brittle
23. In which of the following milling machine, the table can be tilted in a vertical plane by
providing a swivel arrangement at the knee?
a. Vertical milling machine c. Universal milling machine
b. Plain milling machine d. Hand milling machine
24. In metal machining, the zone where the maximum heat is generated due to the plastic
deformation of metal, is called
a. Friction zone c. Shear zone
b. Work-tool contact zone d. Heat zone
25. Chip breakers are used to
a. Increase tool life c. Break the chip into short pieces
b. Remove chips from the bed d. Maximize heat generation
26. The process of changing the shape of the grinding wheel as it becomes worn due to breaking
away of the abrasive and bond, is called
a. Truing c. Facing
b. Dressing d. clearing
27. The size of a shaper is given by

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 a. Stroke length c. Mass of machine
b. Motor power d. Rate of production
28. An operation of embossing a diamond-shaped pattern on the surface of a workpiece, is
known as
a. Knurling c. facing
b. Grooving d. Counter-boring
29. The binding material used in cemented carbide tools is
a. Tungsten c. Silicon
b. Chromium d. Cobalt
30. The process of removing metal by a cutter that is rotated in the same direction of travel of the
workpiece, is called
a. Up milling c. Face milling
b. Down milling d. End milling
31. The operation of making a cone-shaped enlargement of the end of a hole is known as
a. Counter-sinking c. Counter-trepanning
b. Counter-boring d. Counter-spot facing
32. Hard materials like cast iron should be turned at
a. Certain specified speed c. Mixed speed
b. High speed d. Slow speed
33. Which of the following statement is wrong?
a. Larger side rake angle produces c. Lower than 150 cutting edge
chipping angle increase tool life
b. Smaller rake angle produces d. Increase nose radius decrease
excessive wear tool life
34. The main purpose of a boring operation, as compared to drilling, is to
a. Drill a hole c. Correct the hole
b. Finish the drilled hole d. Enlarge the existing hole
35. A single-point thread cutting tool should ideally have
a. Pointed rake angle c. Zero rake angle
b. Positive rake angle d. Negative rake angle
36. In a milling operation, two side milling cutters are mounted with the desired distance
between them so that both sides of a workpiece can be milled simultaneously. This setup is
called
a. Gang milling b. String milling

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 c. Straddle milling d. Side milling
37. During milling process, slotting is done effectively by
a. Both horizontal and vertical c. Vertical milling machine
milling machine
d. Side milling machine
b. Horizontal milling machine
38. In machining metals, chips break due to __________ of work material.
a. Work hardening c. Toughness
b. Ductility d. Elasticity
39. In a plain milling cutter, the portion of the gash adjacent to the cutting edge on which the
chip impinges is called
a. Face c. Fillet
b. lead d. Land
40. When the shear angle is small, path of shear is
a. Short and chip is thin c. Short and chip is thick
b. Large and chip is thick d. Large and chip is thin
41. The method of grinding used to produce internal cylindrical holes and tapers, is
a. External cylindrical grinding c. Form grinding
b. Internal cylindrical grinding d. Surface grinding

42. The cutter of a milling machine may have it surfaces made of

a. High speed steel c. Aluminium oxide
b. Cemented carbide d. Both HSS and cemented carbide
43. The maximum production of small and slender parts is done by
a. Watch maker’s lathe c. Multi-spindle automatic lathe
b. Sliding headstock automatic d. Capstan lathe
lathe
44. Crater wear is predominant in
a. Carbon tools steels c. High-speed steel tools
b. Tungsten carbide tools d. Ceramic tools
45. In a shaper, the metal is removed during
a. Forward stroke c. Return stroke
b. Both forward and return strokes d. Neither forward not return stroke
46. The rate at which the drill bit advances into the workpiece is generally measured in distance
per flute is termed

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 a. speed c. thrust
b. tang d. feed
47. CNC is not applicable in
a. Machining centre c. Drilling machine
b. Milling machine d. None of these
48. Which of the following is not the advantage of CNC machine?
a. Improve strength c. Higher flexibility
b. Improve quality d. Reduced scrap rate
49. The machine tool, in which calculation and setting of the operating conditions like depth of
cut, feed, and speed are done during the machining by the control system itself, is called
a. Machining centre system c. Direct numerical control system
b. Adaptive control system d. CNC system
50. G-codes in computerized numerical control machines is a
a. Preparatory codes-instructions c. Intermediate codes-instructions
b. Final codes-instructions d. Part removal codes-instructions
51. Sensitive bench drilling machine is capable of drilling holes up to …. diameter
a. 1.25 mm c. 2.5 mm
b. 12.5 mm d. 25 mm
52. A typical CNC machine finds its applications mostly in the field of
a. Mask production c. Laboratory applications
b. Non-conventional machining d. Small lot and batch production
53. Circumference of a workpiece is to be divided into eight equal divisions using index plate of
24 slots. The indexing ratio is equal to
a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 5
54. A turret mill has a ……... spindle and the table is moved ……. to spindle axis to achieve
cutting
a. Stationary, perpendicular d. Stationary, both perpendicular
and parallel
b. Moving, perpendicular
c. Moving, parallel
55. CNC machining centres do not include operations like
a. Tapping c. Welding
b. Milling d. Boring

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56. Select from the following machine the one which is portable
a. Column drill c. Hand drill
b. Radial drill d. Pillar drill
57. In machining, feed rate is measured in units of
a. velocity c. length
b. degree/revolution d. length/revolution
58. In CNC systems, multiple microprocesses and programmable logic controllers work ……
a. For 90% of the total time used c. parallel
b. In series d. one after the other
59. During drilling operation, to be able to rotate in all the three axis (x,y,z), one has to select
a. Portable drilling machine c. Pillar type drilling machine
b. Radial drilling machine d. Lathe drilling operation
60. High tungsten content in a carbide tool will
a. Increase strength, but decrease c. Allow increased feed speeds
wear-resistance while improving heat-resistance
b. Increase wear-resistance, but d. Improve the chemical-resistance
decrease strength of the tool

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 SECTION B
Answer all questions in this section in the answer booklet provided.

1. Name all the characteristics of drilling that set it apart from other powered metal
cutting operations. [10 MARKS]

2. By the simple indexing method, calculate all the possible number of turns of a crank
necessary to mill seven flutes on a reamer blank using both Brown and Sharpe plate and
Cincinnati Standard Plate. [10 MARKS]
Take note of the following plates.
Brown & Sharpe
Plate 1 15-16-17-18-19-20
Plate 2 21-23-27-29-31-33
Plate 3 37-39-41-43-47-49
Cincinnati Standard Plate
One side 24-25-28-30-34-37-38-39-41-42-43
Other side 46-47-49-51-53-54-57-58-59-62-66

3. Tabulate the differences between CNC and conventional machines. [10 MARKS]

4. What are the steps necessary for processing of CNC programme in workshop?
[10 MARKS

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