Concept of Manufacturing - Mechanical Engineering (MCQ) questions and answers

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

Explanation:
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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

Explanation:
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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

Explanation:
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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

Explanation:
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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
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: all of the above

Explanation:
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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
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: process planing

Explanation:
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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

Explanation:
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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

Explanation:
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9)   Match the following elements of control system in Group 1 with their definitions in Group 2.

1. Control variable --------------------------------- A. A standard signal used for comparison in the closed-loop system
2. Command ---------------------------------------- B. The quantity of controlled system which can be directly measured
3. Reference input --------------------------------- C. Any signal other than reference
4. Disturbance -------------------------------------- D. The input which can be independently varied


a. 1-(A), 2-(B), 3-(C), 4-(D)
b. 1-(B), 2-(C), 3-(A), 4-(D)
c. 1-(B), 2-(D), 3-(A), 4-(C)
d. 1-(B), 2-(A), 3-(D), 4-(C)
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1-(B), 2-(D), 3-(A), 4-(C)

Explanation:
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10)   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:
No explanation is available for this question!


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