Production Management and Industrial Engineering - Mechanical Engineering test
1) Job Evaluation determines which of the following?a) Contribution of worker
b) Skills required by a worker
c) Effectiveness of various alternatives
d) Relative worth of jobs
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Relative worth of jobs
2) ABC analysis deals witha) Flow of materials
b) Ordering schedule of job
c) Controlling inventory cost money
d) All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Controlling inventory cost money
3) Work study comprisesa) Method study and time study
b) Method study and job evaluation
c) Method study and work measurement
d) Value analysis and work measurement
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Method study and work measurement
4) The time by which activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding activities is known asa) Duration
b) Free float
c) Total float
d) None of these
View Answer / Hide Answer5) A Gantt chart provides information abouta) Material handling
b) Production schedule
c) Proper utilization of man power
d) All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Production schedule
6) CPM and PERT area) Techniques to determine project status
b) Aids to decision maker
c) Decision making techniques
d) All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Aids to decision maker
7) The difference between CPM and PERT isa) PERT deals with events while CPM with activities
b) PERT is used in workshops while CPM in plants
c) Guessed times are used in PERT while evaluated times in CPM
d) All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Guessed times are used in PERT while evaluated times in CPM
8) The disadvantage of ‘Product Layout’ isa) Costly and complex production control
b) High inspection cost
c) High initial investment for the specialised facilities
d) None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) High initial investment for the specialised facilities
9) The critical path of a network representa) Maximum time required for completion of project
b) Minimum time required for completion of project
c) Minimum cost required for the completion of project
d) Maximum cost required for the completion of project
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Minimum time required for completion of project
10) Salvaging meansa) Mortgaging property
b) Writing off the assets
c) Adjusting losses against assets
d) Disposing off property which is no longer useful in present situation
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Disposing off property which is no longer useful in present situation
11) Micromotion study isa) The motion study observed after fixed interval of time
b) The motion study of a sequence of operations conducted systematically
c) The analysis of working of men and methods by using a motion picture camera with a timing device in the field of view
d) The scientific, analytical procedure for establishing the standard work method
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) The analysis of working of men and methods by using a motion picture camera with a timing device in the field of view
12) The main advantage of PERT over Gantt chart isa) Time of every activity is clear
b) Activities and events are clearly shown
c) Early start and late finish of activities are clearly marked
d) Inter-relationship among activities is clearly shown
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Inter-relationship among activities is clearly shown
13) Which among the following statements does not satisfy the characteristics of managerial economics?a) It avoids abstract issues of economics
b) It belongs to positive attitudes
c) It is less descriptive and more perspective
d) It uses the concept of theory of form
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) It belongs to positive attitudes
14) Which of the following is not the main function of financial management?a) To recruit personnel for the firm
b) To act as a coordinator in different sections of the industry
c) To ensure financial soundness of the firm
d) To organise financial activities of industry
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) To recruit personnel for the firm
15) For which of the following is queuing theory used?a) Inventory control
b) Job shop scheduling
c) Traffic congestion studies
d) All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All of the above
16) Which of the following does not fulfil the aim of a ‘system'?a) Finishing the task efficiently
b) To quickly achieve goals
c) To provide systematic approach
d) Unorganised approach for solving problems
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Unorganised approach for solving problems
17) Standard time is defined asa) Normal time of operation
b) Sum of normal time and idle time
c) Sum of normal time and allowances
d) Sum of normal time, idle time and allowances
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Sum of normal time and allowances
18) Time study is concerned witha) Machine setting time
b) Time taken by a worker to do a job
c) Appraisal in terms of time, of the value of work involving human effort
d) Method for fixing operation time of workers
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Appraisal in terms of time, of the value of work involving human effort
19) Regarding ‘Break-even point’, which of the following statements is incorrect?a) It helps in finding out the extent of reduction of price
b) It helps in taking purchase decisions
c) It helps in taking production decisions
d) It helps in simulation study of various parameters of profit performance
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) It helps in simulation study of various parameters of profit performance
20) For which of the following reasons is ‘value analysis’ carried out?a) To use new and costly material
b) To increase the cost of product after reviewing different production aspects
c) To reduce the cost of product without reducing liability and reliability
d) To produce costlier goods with higher utility
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) To reduce the cost of product without reducing liability and reliability
21) In inventory control, what do you mean by economic order quantity?a) Highest level of inventory
b) Lowest level of inventory
c) Optimum lot size
d) Lot corresponding to break-even point
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Optimum lot size
22) In PERT/CPM, the critical path is obtained by joining the events havinga) Minimum slack
b) Maximum slack
c) Average slack
d) No slack
View Answer / Hide Answer23) The advantage of floor inspection isa) The defects of job are known before it is completed
b) It involves more material handling
c) The production control becomes easy
d) The production errors are detected at the start itself
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) The production errors are detected at the start itself
24) What do you mean by first piece inspection?a) Indirect material testing
b) Inspection during manufacture
c) Direct material testing
d) Inspection before start of regular production
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Inspection before start of regular production
25) OC curves are used for the selection lots bya) Variables
b) Attributes
c) Variables and attributes
d) Random
View Answer / Hide Answer26) In PERT analysis, optimistic time isa) Time which was the highest probability of occurrence
b) Minimum time in which an activity can be accomplished
c) Maximum time required to complete an activity
d) Average time required to complete an activity
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Minimum time in which an activity can be accomplished
27) Negative slack occursa) When activities lie on critical path
b) When there is deficiency of resources
c) When events stick to their schedule
d) When dummy activities are large in number
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) When there is deficiency of resources
28) Which among the following is a basic tool in work measurement?a) SIMO chart
b) Bar chart
c) Stop watch
d) Process chart
View Answer / Hide Answer29) ‘Break-even analysis’ is associated with which of the following?a) Formulation of better incentive scheme
b) Compact estimate of material handling to be done between various work station
c) Synthesis of alternate methods of achieving the desired objective
d) Fixation of sales volume to earn a given profit
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Fixation of sales volume to earn a given profit
30) What is the use of ‘bin cards’?a) To keep record of manpower
b) To keep record of material storage
c) To keep record of entry/exit time of workers
d) To keep record of machine utilization
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) To keep record of material storage