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GATE ME 2026
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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$$ \text { In relation to metal casting defects, match the following } $$

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\text { Defect }
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\text { Description }
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P. Dross 1. Shallow blow found on a flat casting surface
Q. Scab 2. Lighter impurities appearing on the top surface of a casting
R. Scar 3. A rough, thin layer of metal, protruding above the casting surface, on top of a thin layer of sand
A

P-II, Q-III, R-I

B

P-II, Q-I, R-III

C

P-III, Q-I, R-II

D

P-III, Q-II, R-I

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GATE ME 2025
Numerical
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A liquid metal is poured in a mold cavity of size $200 \mathrm{~mm} \times 200 \mathrm{~mm} \times 200 \mathrm{~mm}$. The cooling is uniform in all directions with NO additional compensation for shrinkage. Considering the volumetric shrinkage during solidification and solid contraction as $7 \%$ and $8 \%$, respectively, the length of the cube edge after cooling down to the room temperature is ___________ mm (rounded off to 1 decimal place).
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GATE ME 2024
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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The allowance provided to a pattern for easy withdrawal from a sand mold is

A

finishing allowance

B

shrinkage allowance

C

distortion allowance

D

shake allowance

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GATE ME 2023
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
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In a metal casting process to manufacture parts, both patterns and moulds provide shape by dictating where the material should or should not go. Which of the option(s) given correctly describe(s) the mould and the pattern?
A
Mould walls indicate boundaries within which the molten part material is allowed, while pattern walls indicate boundaries of regions where mould material is not allowed.
B
Moulds can be used to make patterns.
C
Pattern walls indicate boundaries within which the molten part material is allowed, while mould walls indicate boundaries of regions where mould material is not allowed.
D
Patterns can be used to make moulds.

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