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GATE Manufacturing Processes II: Computer Integrated Manufacturing – Previous Year Questions

15 GATE previous year questions on Computer Integrated Manufacturing (Manufacturing Processes II, Production and Industrial Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2021 PI Q43 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – An NC tool moves along a circular arc from (20,20) to (10,10), centered at (20,10). Which printed command performs the intended operation?
  2. GATE 2021 PI Q59 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The shown open-loop NC drive has a 1.8° stepper, gear reduction 4:1 (four motor turns per lead-screw turn), and single-start 4 mm pitch screw. For…
  3. GATE 2022 PI Q18 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Match CNC codes P:G91; Q:M02; R:G32; S:M05, with 1:end of program; 2:incremental coordinates; 3:spindle stop; 4:thread cutting in turning.
  4. GATE 2022 PI Q55 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A positioning table is driven by a 4 mm pitch lead screw. An 80-tooth gear on a stepper-motor shaft drives a 20-tooth lead-screw gear. Motor step…
  5. GATE 2023 PI Q18 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – In an NC machine, what is the function of an interpolator?
  6. GATE 2023 PI Q21 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Find the homogeneous transformation matrix translating point P from (10,15) to (15,25), using column vectors.
  7. GATE 2023 PI Q26 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – What is the minimum number of control points required to generate a quadratic B-spline curve?
  8. GATE 2023 PI Q55 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A CNC waterjet cuts the shortest straight slot from (2,1) to (10,10) in the XY plane, coordinates in mm. Feed rate is 1.5 mm/s. Find machining time in…
  9. GATE 2024 PI Q40 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match three-DOF robot configurations P: Cartesian; Q: cylindrical; R: spherical; S: articulated, with joint types 1: one prismatic and two rotary; 2:…
  10. GATE 2024 PI Q56 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A CNC tool travels anticlockwise from A = (0,0) to B = (10,10) on the shown quarter-circle centered at C = (0,10), all mm. P has X coordinate 6 mm. X…
  11. GATE 2025 PI Q24 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Match CNC types P: turning center (lathe); Q: vertical machining center, with minimum-axis counts i: 3; ii: 2; iii: 4.
  12. GATE 2025 PI Q40 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A CNC vertical mill cuts a straight XY slot from P = (10,5) mm, shown in the figure. Slot slope dy/dx = 1.25 and X feed is 120 mm/min. Find the cutter…
  13. GATE 2026 PI Q27 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Which ONE OR MORE are established geometric-model data-transfer formats in CAD?
  14. GATE 2026 PI Q48 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which ONE OR MORE homogeneous robotic transformations involve a rotation through θ about the Y-axis?
  15. GATE 2026 PI Q52 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A CNC machine mills a straight slot in one pass from (0,0) to (180,180) in the XY plane, coordinates in mm. Actual Y velocity is 5% below intended,…