Choose the correct answer:

1. In USA principle, USA stands for [ B ]

a) Understand, Simplicity and Association b) Understand, Simplify and Automate
c) Understand, Simplify, Approach d) Understand, Short, Approach
2. _____________ is design to sting the parts outwards when centre plate of bottom plate rotates
in the feeder at high speed? [ C ]
a)Drum feeder b)Barrel feeder c) Centrifugal feeder d) Box feeder
3. Manufacturing cell or system level will operates under instructions from the ______. [ A ]
a) Plant level b) Machine level c) Device level d) Enterprise level
4. The main benefits of automated manufacturing are [ B ]
a) Increased material handling b) Increased lead times
c) Increased moral of workers d) Lower consistency in production
5. In the _______________ method, work elements in the precedence diagram are arranged into
columns. [ B ]
a) Largest candidate rule b) Kilbridge and waster method
c) Ranked positional weight method d) COMSOL
6. Among the following which is not the reason to install a storage buffer in automated flow
lines. [ C ]
a) To reduce the impact of station breakdowns. b) To provide a bank of parts to supply.
c) To not allow for curing time or other process delay. d) None of the above.
7. Automated flow lines are examples of [ A ]
a) Fixed automation b) Programmable automation c) Flexible automation d) all of the above
8. Automated flow lines provide the following benefit [ D ]
a) Low product cost b) High production rates c) Low direct labour d) All of the above
9. In a 10 station transfer line, the probability that a station breakdown will occur for a given
work part is equal to 0.01. What is the frequency of line stops per cycle on this flow line
using the upper bound approach? [ A ]
a) 0.1 b) 0.2 c) 0.3 d) 0.4
10. A_________ is a device that acts as a filter, permitting only parts in the correct orientation to
pass through. [ B ]
a) Orienter b) Selector c) Feed track d) Bowl feeder
11. Which device is mostly associated with automation? [B ]
a) Flexible manufacturing b) Robots
c) Computer graphics work station d) NC Machine
12. The following is a correct relation for buffer stock effectiveness. [C ]
a) E0>Eb>E∞ b) E0>Eb< E∞ c) E0<Eb< E∞ d) E0<Eb> E∞

13. The fixed automation systems typically used for [B ]

a) production systems with exclusively allocated equipment and high-production needs
b) manufactured and designed to perform only one set of operations on one part with high
levels of efficiency.
c) To produce large verity of products with less production rate
d) None of the above

14. The main benefits of automated manufacturing are [B ]

a) Increased material handling b) Increased lead times
c) Increased moral of workers d) Lower consistency in production
 15. The following is not of manual method of line balancing [D ]
a) Largest candidate rule b) Kilbridge and waster method
c) Ranked positional weight method d) COMSOL
16. In the ______________ configuration, the workparts are indexed around a circular table or
dial. [C ]
a) Cylindrical b) Spherical C) Rotary d) Helical

17. The maximum possible line efficiency is achieved by setting the _______ [A ]
a) number of stages equal to the number of stations
b)number of stages less than the number of stations
c) number of greater than the number of stations
d) all of the above
18. Automation system is also called as ____________. [ A]
a) Process Automation b) Automatic technique
c) Manual process d) None of the above
19. Process automation system is ___________ level of automation. [B ]
a) High Level b) Low level c)Equal d) None of the above
20.______ is to monitor certain quality attribute of work part. [C ]
a) Sequence control b) Safety monitoring c) Quality monitoring d) All the above

21.In a Vibratory bowl feeder, the track along which the parts travel in a_____ [A ]
a) Circular b) Helical c) Straight d)Stepped

22.An automated system consists of __________ elements [D ]

a) Power to accomplish the process and operate the system
b) A Program of instructions to direct the process
c) A Control system to actuate the instructions
d) A, B &C

23._______ transfer systems offer the opportunity for greater flexibility [B ]

a) Continuous b) Asynchronous c) Intermittent d) All the above

24.The general methods for transporting work part on flow lines can be classified as ______ transfer
[D ]
a) Continuous b) Intermittent c) Asynchronous c) All the above

25.A material fed in to a screw conveyor can move in the direction [D ]

a) vertical b) horizontal c) inclined d) any direction
26.In automatic assembly the entire work is done by [A ]
a) machines b) men c) men and machines d) Robot

27.Balance delay for the flow lines are as follows [B ]

a) d=nTw-Tc/ nTc b) d=nTc-Tw/nTc c) d=nTc/nTc-Tw d) d=nTc/nTw-Tc
28.In lower bound approach the production rate relation becomes [A ]
a) RP=1-F/TP b) RP=TP/1-F c) RP=1-TP/F d) RP=F/1-TP
 Fill in the blanks:
1. A Code_ is a set of symbols or signals that usually represent alpha-numeric characteristics.
2. Machine reader or scannerdevice reads the encoded data, converting them to alternative form,
usually an electrical signals.
3. In automation AIDC stand for_ Automatic identification and data capture.
4. Hopper is the container into which the components are loaded at the workstation.
5. Starving is the situation in which the assembly operator has completed the assigned task on
the current work unit, but the next unit has not yet arrived at the station.
6. In USA principle of automation, USA stands for Understand, simplify, automate.
7. When a break down occurs in an automated flow line the purpose of Buffer storage is to allow a
portion of line to continue operating.
8. A flow line in industry that contain both automated and manual assemble is called as Partial
Automation.
9. In-Line type consist of sequence of work station in more or less straight line arrangements.
10. Blocking occurs when an activity becomes idle because the next downstream activity is not
ready to take it.
11. _________________ Lines consist of multiple work stations in which the assembly work is passed
from station to station along the line.
Answer: Manual assembly
12. Another name of synchronous transfer system is ____________________
Answer: Intermittent transfer system
13. If a work station couldn’t continue to operate because it has no parts to work on the station is said
to be __________________
Answer: Starving of station
14. ______________ is not suitable to planned work lead.
Answer: Flexible automation
15. In mechanical fastening the washer must be placed over the bolt before a nut can be tightened is
called as _________________
Answer: Precedence constraints
16. COMSOAL stands for __________________________________________
Answer: Computer method of sequencing operation for assembly line
17. A flow line in industry that contain both automated and manual assemble is called as
___________
Answer: Partial automation
18. When a break down occurs in an automated flow line the purpose of ______________ is to allow
a portion of line to continue operating.
Answer: Buffer storage
19. 20.In automated system the machine tool control system with out any feed back is termed as
______________
Answer: Open loop control system

20. The orienting device is placed between the feeder and the work head is called___________
tooling.
Answer: Out of bowl
21. Intermittent transfer system employed for ______________ assembly.
Answer: Automatic
22. _______________ plate indexing mechanism is more advantages over crossover Cam indexing
mechanism.
Answer: Geneva
 23. The advantages of assembly automation to ________________ productivity and reduction in costs
Answer: Increased
24. In a rack and pinion mechanism rotary motion is converted into ___________ motion.
Answer: Linear
25. The wiper blade is used in typical _______________ system.
Answer: Orienting
26. In _________ station two, three, or more parts are fed to a single assembly station and are
assembled and ejected in the same station.
Answer: Single

True or false
1. Device level is the lowest level in the automation hierarchy. [T ]
2. A flow line in industry that contain both automated and manual assemble is called as In-line type.
[ T]
3. Smart cards refers to small metallic cards. [ F]
4. The automated production line provide the minimal use of factory floor space. [ T]

5. Device level is the highest level in the automation hierarchy. [ F]

6. A pallet fixture is a toolholder that is designed to be transported by the material handling
system. [F ]
7. Geneva mechanisms usually have seven slots . [F ]
8. An orientor is a device that allows properly oriented parts to pass through. [T ]