Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology,Coimbatore-10

(An Autonomous Institution)

(Approved by AICTE , Affiliated to Anna University)
Accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade
Department of Mechanical Engineering

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20ME001 - MANUFACTURING PROCESSESS - 1

QUIZ - 1
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Which of the following are typically made of sand, plaster, ceramics and similar
materials and generally are mixed with various binders?
a) Permanent molds
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b) Expendable molds
c) Composite molds
d) Ceramic molds

Which of the following are made of metals that maintain their strength at high
temperatures?
a) Permanent molds
2
b) Expendable molds
c) Composite molds
d) Ceramic molds

Which of the following expandable molds are less heat conductors than metallic
molds?
a) metallic
3
b) nonmetallic
c) composite
d) ceramic

Which of the following are made of two or more different materials (combining the
advantages of each material)?
a) Permanent molds
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b) Expendable molds
c) Composite molds
d) Ceramic molds

The directional solidification in casting can be improved by using __________

a) chaplets and riser
5 b) chills and padding
c) chaplets and padding
d) chills and riser
 In which of the following casting method, the molten metal is poured and allowed
to solidify while the mold is revolving?
a) die casting method
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b) slush casting method
c) centrifugal casting method
d) investment casting method

In a hot chamber die casting machine __________

a) melting pot is separate from the machine
7 b) melting pot is an integral part of the machine
c) melting pot may have any location
d) there is no melting pot in die casting machine

Cast iron and steel pipes are produced by __________

a) slush casting
8 b) investment casting
c) true centrifugal casting
d) die casting

The melting temperature of non-ferrous alloys, to be casted in a cold chamber die

casting machine are of?
a) low melting temperature
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b) high melting temperature
c) two eutectic points
d) three eutectic points

The centrifugal casting method, is used for casting articles of __________

a) symmetrical shape about horizontal axis
10 b) symmetrical shape about vertical axis
c) irregular shape
d) sphere shape

Which of the following casting process uses a polystyrene pattern?

a) investment casting
11 b) ceramic-shell casting
c) evaporative-pattern casting
d) slush casting

Which of the following casting process is used to make typical parts such as
gears, cams, valves, etc?
a) investment casting
12
b) ceramic-shell casting
c) evaporative-pattern casting
d) slush casting

In which of the following casting, two halves of a mold are made from materials
with high resistance?
a) investment casting
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b) permanent-mold casting
c) evaporative-pattern casting
d) slush casting
 To increase the life of permanent molds, the surfaces of the mold cavity usually
are coated with a ____________
a) refractory slurry
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b) silver
c) aluminum
d) zinc

Which of the following casting technique is an alternative to investment, shell-

mold, and green-sand casting?
a) Vacuum Casting
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b) Permanent-mold casting
c) Evaporative-pattern casting
d) Expandable-mold casting

Hollow castings with thin walls can be made by permanent-mold casting using
___________
a) vacuum casting
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b) slush casting
c) evaporative-pattern casting
d) investment casting

In which of the following casting technique, the molten metal is forced upward by
gas pressure into a graphite or metal mold?
a) vacuum casting
17
b) slush casting
c) pressure casting
d) investment casting

Which of the following are made of two or more different materials?

a) Composite molds
18 b) Centrifuging
c) Die casting
d) Investment casting

In which of the following casting technique, the metal is heated to just above its
solidus temperature and poured into a vessel to cool it down to the semisolid
state?
19 a) vacuum casting
b) rheo casting
c) pressure casting
d) investment casting

The advantages of semisolid metal forming over die casting are _____________
a) the structures developed are homogeneous, with uniform properties
20 b) casting as well as wrought alloys can be used
c) the lower superheat results in shorter cycle times
d) all of the mentioned