Assertion (A) : Cold working of metals result in increase of strength and hardness.
Reason (R) : Cold working reduces the total number of dislocations per unit volume of the material.

Consider the following statements:
In comparison to hot working, in cold working,
$$1.$$ Higher forces are required
$$2.$$ No heating is required
$$3.$$ Less ductility is required
$$4.$$ Better surface finish is obtained.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

The extrusion process(es) used for the production of toothpaste tubes is / are

$$1.$$ Tube extrusion
$$2.$$ Forward extrusion
$$3.$$ Impact extrusion

Consider the following steps in forging a connecting rod from the bar stock

$$1.$$ blocking $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$$$2.$$ trimming
$$3.$$ finishing$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ $$4.$$ edging

Select the correct sequence of these operations using the codes given below