Explore topic-wise MCQs in Total Quality Management.

This section includes 8 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Total Quality Management knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Proper selection of the best-in-class for benchmarking is _______

A. Crucial
B. Doesn’t hold great importance
C. Least important
D. Not important
Answer» B. Doesn’t hold great importance
2.

Benchmarking is used extensively in __________

A. Manufacturing organizations only
B. Service organizations only
C. Manufacturing and service organizations
D. Government institutions only
Answer» D. Government institutions only
3.

Benchmarking involves ________ between the performance level of the organization with its benchmark.

A. Increasing the gap
B. Reducing the gap
C. Opening the gap
D. Broadening the gap
Answer» C. Opening the gap
4.

Company A manufactures 10 defective products on an average out of 1000 products manufactured. Company B manufactures 5 defective products on an average out of 1000 products manufactured. Which company must be chosen for benchmarking and by whom?

A. B should choose A as benchmark
B. A should choose B as benchmark
C. Both are equally efficient
D. Concept of benchmarking is not applicable here
Answer» C. Both are equally efficient
5.

Benchmarking is used by organizations as a ________ tool.

A. Intermittent improvement
B. Discontinuous improvement
C. Continuous improvement
D. Sporadic improvement
Answer» D. Sporadic improvement
6.

Benchmarking requires managers who understand the reasons for performance variation.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7.

Defining a proper metric for performance comparison is important in benchmarking.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8.

What is not benchmarking?

A. Systematic search for best practices
B. Systematic search for innovative ideas
C. Systematic search for highly effective operating procedures
D. Systematic search for imitating competitors
Answer» E.