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GATE Computer Aided Manufacturing and Automation: NC/CNC machines and CNC programming – Previous Year Questions

3 GATE previous year questions on NC/CNC machines and CNC programming (Computer Aided Manufacturing and Automation, Mechanical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2022 ME (ME1) Q19 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A CNC worktable is driven in a linear direction by a lead screw connected directly to a stepper motor. The pitch of the lead screw is 5 mm. The…
  2. GATE 2023 ME Q45 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A CNC machine has one of its linear positioning axes as shown in the figure, consisting of a motor rotating a lead screw, which in turn moves a nut…
  3. GATE 2024 ME Q33 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The preparatory functions in Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machine programing are denoted by the alphabet