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Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Management & Gramothan
Department of Mechanical Engineering
SUBJECT: MANUFACTURING PROCESSES (3ME 4A)-III Semester (Sec-B):2016-17
UNIT TEST-I : Foundry Technology
Read the following instructions carefully:
• Questions 1 to 20 are multiple choice questions ( MCQs) and MUST be answered on Objective Response Sheet (ORS) printed below.
There is a negative marking of ¼ mark for each wrong answer of MCQs. There is no negative marking for un-attempted questions.
• Each question carries 1 mark. A.

1. Casting may be considered as : b) faulty moulding flask

a) Primary Shaping Process b) Metal Removal Method c) lower strength of the solidified metal
c) Metal Joining Process d) Metal Forming Method d) higher pouring temperature
13. Cuts and washes in sandcasting are caused by:
2. The main constituent of moulding sand is:
a) Poor casting design
a) Clay b) Silica b) Lower strength of the solidified metal
c) Alumina d) Iron Oxide c) Lower strength of the moulding sand
3. For small and intricate castings the sand grains should d) higher pouring temperature
be: 14. Misruns and cold shuts in sandcasting are caused by:
a) Fine b) Medium a) lower pouring temperature
c) Coarse d) Rounded b) faulty moulding flask
c) lower strength of the solidified metal
4. Permeability is poor for:
d) higher pouring temperature
a) Fine grains b) Medium grains 15. Pattern used in shell moulding is normally made of:
c) Coarse Grains d) Rounded Grains a) Wood b) metal
5. In sand moulding, the top flask is known as: c) plastic d) wax
a) Cope b) Drag 16. Pattern used in precision investment casting is
c) Fillet d) Cheek normally made of:
6. Sweep patterns are used for: a) Wood b) metal
a) Tiny objects b) Non-symmetrical objects c) plastic d) wax
c) Non-ferrous casings d) Axi-symmetrical objects 17. According to Chvorinov’s rule, solidification time for
casting is:
7. The taper provided on the pattern for its easy and a) Directly proportional to surface area of casting
clean withdrawal from the mould is called : b) Inversely proportional to surface area of casting
a) Taper b) Draft
c) Directly proportional to square of surface area of casting
c) Allowance d) Camber
d) Inversely proportional to square of surface area of
8. The vertical passage for bringing molten metal to casting
mould cavity is called: 18. Chaplets are used to:
a) Gate b) Riser a) support the pattern b)support the mould
c) Sprue d) Runner c) support the core d) None of the above
9. Which of the following is NOT a foundry tool ? 19. Hot chamber die-casting process is used for
a) Trowel b) Anvil a) aluminium b)zinc
c) Riddle d) Slick c) cast iron d)steel
10. A tool used for lifting the pattern from the mould is 20. The casting process that does not require a core to
called: produce a hollow casting is:
a) Lifter b) Slick a) shell moulding
c) Spike d) Trowel b) permanent-mould casting
c) hot-chamber die casting
11. Function(s) of a riser: d) true centrifugal casting
a) Compensate the shrinkage in liquid metal
b) Indicates that mould cavity is filled WRONG ANSWER(S):…………………………………….
c) Passage for air present in the mould CORRECT ANSWER(S):……………………………………
d) All of the above. NO ANSWER(S) …………………………………………….
12. Pinhole porosity in sandcasting is caused by:
a) Poor casting design

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