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This section includes 176 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Coordination between various operations in identifying the jobs that have to be done is a function which of the following? |
| A. | Personnel productivity |
| B. | System productivity |
| C. | Capital productivity |
| D. | Labour productivity |
| Answer» B. System productivity | |
| 102. |
What is simulation? |
| A. | A quick solution method to problem-solving |
| B. | A formalized deterministic approach to problem-solving |
| C. | A graphical method to problem-solving |
| D. | A trial-and-error approach to problem-solving |
| Answer» E. | |
| 103. |
Which of the following strategies serves as a competitive priority of customization and ensures fast delivery? |
| A. | Make-to stock |
| B. | Make-to-order |
| C. | Assemble-to-order |
| D. | Service |
| Answer» D. Service | |
| 104. |
Which of the following are inputs received during the design phase? 1. Functional specifications of the project 2. System design specifications 3. Preliminary project evaluation details 4. Project proposal |
| A. | Options 1 & 2 |
| B. | Options 1 & 3 |
| C. | Options 3 & 4 |
| D. | Options 2 & 3 |
| Answer» D. Options 2 & 3 | |
| 105. |
State whether the following statements are true or false. 1. Communication facility, an important factor which influences the location of a plant is a special factor. 2. Aluminum manufacturing industries must be located near the power stations. |
| A. | 1-True, 2-True |
| B. | 1-False, 2-True |
| C. | 1-False, 2-False |
| D. | 1-True, 2-False |
| Answer» C. 1-False, 2-False | |
| 106. |
Which file contain important information regarding on items flow through the shop ? |
| A. | Routing file |
| B. | Work centre master file |
| C. | Control files |
| D. | Item master file |
| Answer» B. Work centre master file | |
| 107. |
Which of the following activities is not a direct responsibility of operations management? |
| A. | Developing an operations strategy for the operation |
| B. | Planning & controlling the operations |
| C. | Determining the exact mix of products and services that customers will want |
| D. | Designing the operations products , services & process |
| Answer» D. Designing the operations products , services & process | |
| 108. |
Which of the following files trucks work order progress ? |
| A. | Work centre master files |
| B. | Routing files |
| C. | Item master files |
| D. | Control files |
| Answer» E. | |
| 109. |
________________ is a methodology by which we try to minimize the cost and improve the revenue of a product or an operation. |
| A. | Value engineering |
| B. | Systems engineering |
| C. | Control engineering |
| D. | Industrial engineering |
| Answer» B. Systems engineering | |
| 110. |
Customers perceptions are important in |
| A. | Economic order quantities |
| B. | Production schedules |
| C. | Product specification |
| D. | Quality |
| Answer» D. Quality | |
| 111. |
Sequencing (or dispatching) |
| A. | Assign dates to specific jobs or operations |
| B. | Assign jobs to work centers |
| C. | Specifies the order in which job should be done at each centre |
| D. | Assigns workers to jobs |
| Answer» D. Assigns workers to jobs | |
| 112. |
Which among the following methods is largely dependent on the decision maker’s choice of factors and weights? |
| A. | Factor rating |
| B. | Rating plan |
| C. | Centre of gravity |
| D. | Point rating |
| Answer» C. Centre of gravity | |
| 113. |
Which of the following is not difference between manufacturers and service providers |
| A. | Nature and consumption of output |
| B. | Uniformity of inputs |
| C. | Uniformity of outputs |
| D. | Nature and consumption of input |
| Answer» B. Uniformity of inputs | |
| 114. |
Which of the following are quality control tools? 1. Pareto diagrams 2. Flow charts 3. Work measurement quantities 4. Cause and effect diagrams |
| A. | Options 1, 2 & 3 |
| B. | Options 1, 2 &4 |
| C. | Options 2, 3 & 4 |
| D. | Options 1, 3 & 4 |
| Answer» C. Options 2, 3 & 4 | |
| 115. |
The process of relocation of workers should result in |
| A. | Facilitating the operations |
| B. | Equalized production at different work stations |
| C. | Better utilization of equipment |
| D. | Verifying the proper jigs |
| Answer» D. Verifying the proper jigs | |
| 116. |
Which of the following are pitfalls of subcontracting? 1. It lowers the morale of all workers 2. It wears out the workers and the overall productivity drops off 3. It risks opening the clients door to a competitor 4. It may be expensive |
| A. | Options 1 & 2 |
| B. | Options 1 & 3 |
| C. | Options 3 & 4 |
| D. | Options 2 & 3 |
| Answer» D. Options 2 & 3 | |
| 117. |
Most inventory models attempt to minimize |
| A. | The like hood of stock out |
| B. | The number of items ordered |
| C. | Total inventory based costs |
| D. | The number of orders placed |
| Answer» D. The number of orders placed | |
| 118. |
Which of the following statements about the basic EOQ model is false? |
| A. | If the setup cost were to decrease , the EOQ would fall |
| B. | If annual demand were to increase , the EOQ would decrease |
| C. | If the ordering cost were to increase , the EOQ would rise |
| D. | If annual demand were to double , the EOQ would also double |
| Answer» E. | |
| 119. |
The production data base containing information about each of the components that a firm produces or purchases is the |
| A. | Routing files |
| B. | Work centre master files |
| C. | Control files |
| D. | Item master files |
| Answer» E. | |
| 120. |
A situations in which manager can make an accurate decision is called |
| A. | Certainty |
| B. | Uncertainty |
| C. | Risk |
| D. | Factional |
| Answer» B. Uncertainty | |
| 121. |
Which of the following would not be normally be considered a general characteristics of a service? |
| A. | Production and consumption are simultaneous |
| B. | Low contact service can often be made more efficient than high contract |
| C. | Production and consumption can always be spatially separated |
| D. | Many services involve both tangible & intangible outputs |
| Answer» D. Many services involve both tangible & intangible outputs | |
| 122. |
Getting products to consumers obtaining and managing raw materials and packaging finished products are all activities of |
| A. | Procurement |
| B. | Logistics |
| C. | Production |
| D. | Materials management |
| Answer» E. | |
| 123. |
A……..is a visual representation of a process showing the various steps. |
| A. | Flow chart |
| B. | Pareto analysis |
| C. | Histogram |
| D. | Check sheet |
| Answer» B. Pareto analysis | |
| 124. |
Forecast error is equal to minus Forecast demand. |
| A. | Actual decision |
| B. | Actual demand |
| C. | Actual forecast |
| D. | Actual allowance |
| Answer» C. Actual forecast | |
| 125. |
Which of the following statements about ABC analysis is false? |
| A. | ABC analysis is based on presumption that controlling the few most important items produces the vast majority of inventory savings |
| B. | In ABC analysis “A” items are tightly controlled , have accurate records ,and receive regular review by major decision makers |
| C. | In ABC analysis “c” items minimal records , periodic review , and single control |
| D. | ABC analysis is based on the presumption that all item must be tightly controlled to produce important cost savings |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
Moving from the aggregate plan to a master production schedule requires |
| A. | rough cut capacity planning |
| B. | sub-optimization |
| C. | disaggregation |
| D. | strategy formulation |
| Answer» D. strategy formulation | |
| 127. |
Most operation produce a mixture of both products and services which of the following business is closest to producing ‘pure’ services ? |
| A. | IT company |
| B. | Counselor /therapist |
| C. | Steel company |
| D. | A restaurant |
| Answer» C. Steel company | |
| 128. |
Which of the following lets an organization get the right goods and services to the place they are needed at the right time, in the proper quantity and at an acceptable cost? |
| A. | Supply Chain Management (SCM) |
| B. | Customer relationship management (CRM) |
| C. | Total quality management (TOM) |
| D. | Material requirements planning (MRP) |
| Answer» B. Customer relationship management (CRM) | |
| 129. |
Which of the following best describes how short term schedules are prepared? short term schedules are prepared |
| A. | Directly from the aggregate plans |
| B. | Directly from the capacity plans |
| C. | From inventory records for items that have been used up |
| D. | From master schedules which are derived from aggregate plans |
| Answer» E. | |
| 130. |
Discovers the destination for the product or service that is produced. |
| A. | Financing |
| B. | Marketing |
| C. | Analyzing |
| D. | Scheduling |
| Answer» C. Analyzing | |
| 131. |
Which of the following is not a part of the planning files of a production planning and control systems |
| A. | A progress file |
| B. | A work centre master file |
| C. | Minimizing WIP inventory |
| D. | Maximizing utilization |
| Answer» B. A work centre master file | |
| 132. |
involves the execution of the project as per the plan |
| A. | Feasibility stage |
| B. | Research stage |
| C. | Preparation stage |
| D. | Implementation stage |
| Answer» B. Research stage | |
| 133. |
__________ involves identifying the manpower requirements, machine capacity, and materials required to meet the planned production targets. |
| A. | Routing |
| B. | Estimating |
| C. | Scheduling |
| D. | Dispatching |
| Answer» C. Scheduling | |
| 134. |
For which of the following operations would a fixed position layout be most appropriate |
| A. | Assembly of an automobile |
| B. | Production of TV sets |
| C. | Construction of ships |
| D. | Refining of crude oil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 135. |
Which of the following would not generally be a motive for a firm to hold inventories? |
| A. | To decouple or separate parts of the production process |
| B. | To provide a stock of goods and will provide a selection for customers |
| C. | To take advantage of quantity discounts |
| D. | To minimize holding costs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 136. |
A manufacturer has been receiving excessive numbers of defective standard machine parts from a vendor on a regular basis. What is the most effective way to design a formal inspection system for incoming parts? |
| A. | Queuing analysis |
| B. | Time series analysis |
| C. | Statistical quality control |
| D. | Regression analysis |
| Answer» D. Regression analysis | |
| 137. |
The most common tactic followed in process – layout planning is to arrange departments or work centers so they |
| A. | Minimize the cost of of skilled labour |
| B. | Maximize the machine utilization |
| C. | Allocate the available space equally to all the departments |
| D. | Minimize the costs of material handling |
| Answer» E. | |
| 138. |
Workshop, tools rooms and machine shop is included in which of the following facilities? |
| A. | Additional facilities |
| B. | Support facilities |
| C. | Employee utilities |
| D. | Production facilities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 139. |
What term describes a vertical expansion of job duties in order to give the worker more responsibility? |
| A. | Job enlargement |
| B. | Job rotation |
| C. | Job enrichment |
| D. | Job design |
| Answer» D. Job design | |
| 140. |
The short term scheduling activity called loading |
| A. | Assign dates to specific jobs or operations steps |
| B. | Specifies the order in which jobs should be done at each center |
| C. | Assigns jobs to work centers |
| D. | Assign workers to jobs |
| Answer» D. Assign workers to jobs | |
| 141. |
Procurement is another name for |
| A. | Consumption |
| B. | Disposition |
| C. | Budgeting |
| D. | Purchasing |
| Answer» B. Disposition | |
| 142. |
Which of the following classification of scheduling strategies is not practical in case of machine breakdown? |
| A. | Cumulative scheduling |
| B. | Detailed scheduling |
| C. | Cumulative-detailed scheduling |
| D. | Priority decision rules |
| Answer» C. Cumulative-detailed scheduling | |
| 143. |
In which of the following phase information is collected from the customer pertaining to the project? |
| A. | Analysis and evaluation phase |
| B. | Marketing phase |
| C. | Design phase |
| D. | Execution phase |
| Answer» B. Marketing phase | |
| 144. |
The degree to which a good or service meets demands and requirements of customers called |
| A. | Quality |
| B. | Customer satisfaction |
| C. | Effectiveness |
| D. | Productivity |
| Answer» C. Effectiveness | |
| 145. |
. What are the two sources of costs in queuing analysis? |
| A. | Arrivals and departures |
| B. | Arrivals and idleness |
| C. | Waiting customers and capacity |
| D. | Equipment breakdowns and departures |
| Answer» D. Equipment breakdowns and departures | |
| 146. |
At the completion of the forward and backward passes, the slack for an activity is given by the |
| A. | difference between early start and early finish |
| B. | difference between early start and latest finish |
| C. | difference between latest start and early finish |
| D. | amount of idle labor on the critical path |
| Answer» B. difference between early start and latest finish | |
| 147. |
_______________decides the tasks, milestones, and deliverables of the project. |
| A. | Programmer |
| B. | Designer |
| C. | Project manager |
| D. | Business analyst |
| Answer» D. Business analyst | |
| 148. |
Rabi Crops are grown in _______ season |
| A. | Summer |
| B. | Spring |
| C. | Winter |
| D. | rainy |
| Answer» D. rainy | |
| 149. |
Rhizobium (a Bacteria) which fixes atmospheric nitrogen are found in nodules growing in |
| A. | Roots of leguminous plants |
| B. | Leaves of leguminous plants |
| C. | Stem of Leguminous plants |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» B. Leaves of leguminous plants | |
| 150. |
Before sowing the seeds, it is necessary to break soil to the size of grains to get betteryield. The main tools used for such are |
| A. | Tractor, Hoe, Seed drill |
| B. | Bullock, tiller, tractor |
| C. | Plough, Hoe, Cultivator |
| D. | Plough, Seed Drill, Tractor |
| Answer» D. Plough, Seed Drill, Tractor | |