Explore topic-wise MCQs in Total Quality Management.

This section includes 11 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.

Product-design problems arise due to changing ____________ or competitor coming up with a better product.

A. Customer needs
B. Owner needs
C. Manager needs
D. Supplier needs
Answer» B. Owner needs
2.

Product-design problems involve the improvement of ___________ and the development of ___________

A. Existing products, new products
B. Existing products, existing products
C. New products, existing products
D. New products, existing products
Answer» B. Existing products, existing products
3.

Process-design problems involve the revision of ___________ and the development of ___________

A. Existing processes, new processes
B. Existing processes, existing processes
C. New processes, existing processes
D. New processes, existing processes
Answer» B. Existing processes, existing processes
4.

Which of the following cannot be considered as a motivation behind identification of process-design problems?

A. Poor performance
B. Introduction of new products
C. Knowledge of benchmarking that we can do better
D. The inherent desire to change the existing process
Answer» E.
5.

Efficiency problems can be identified by ____________ and ___________

A. Benchmarking, Employee feedback
B. Benchmarking, Founder feedback
C. Benchmarking only
D. Employee feedback only
Answer» B. Benchmarking, Founder feedback
6.

When the system is performing unacceptably from the owner s point of view, then we have _________

A. Compliance problems
B. Unstructured problems
C. Efficiency problems
D. Product-design problems
Answer» D. Product-design problems
7.

Unstructured problems can be identified through negative customer feedback.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8.

How are unstructured problems different from compliance problems?

A. Compliance problems are not specified by standards
B. Compliance problems cannot be collected by feedback process
C. Unstructured problems are not specified by standards
D. There is no difference, both are similar
Answer» D. There is no difference, both are similar
9.

Compliance problems can be identified by comparing with standards or by collecting feedback from internal and/or external customers.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

When a structured system having standardized inputs, processes, and outputs is performing unacceptably from the customer s point of view, then we have _________

A. Compliance problems
B. Unstructured problems
C. Efficiency problems
D. Product-design problems
Answer» B. Unstructured problems
11.

Who gave the classification of five types of quality problems?

A. Deming
B. Gerald F. Smith
C. Crosby
D. Juran
Answer» C. Crosby