Here is Question No. 84 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2018
Q84. “3D printing” has applications in which of the following?
Preparation of confectionery items
Manufacture of bionic ears
Automotive industry
Reconstructive surgeries
Data processing technologies
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only (b) 2, 3 and 5 only (c) 1 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Answer: D
Statement 1 is correct: 3D printing is being used across a range of industries, from construction to medical technology. Its use in the food industry continues to grow. 3D printing of confectionery has focused primarily on chocolate and hard sugar candy etc.
Statement 2 is correct: Bionic ears have been developed by some agencies.
Statement 3 is correct: It is quite logical as constructing solid parts was one of the first uses of 3D printing.
Statement 4 is correct: People can now receive custom 3D-printed facial implants to help after illness or injuries.
Statement 5 is correct: Multi-material voxel printing method that enables the physical visualization of data sets commonly associated with scientific imaging. It enables additive manufacturing of discontinuous data types such as point cloud data, curve and graph data, image-based data, and volumetric data.
