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This section includes 583 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mechanical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Performance rating is equal to |
| A. | observed performance + normal performance |
| B. | observed performance - normal performance |
| C. | observed performance x normal performance |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
The interchangeability can be achieved by |
| A. | standardisation |
| B. | better process planning |
| C. | bonus plan |
| D. | better product planning |
| Answer» B. better process planning | |
| 53. |
Travel charts are used to |
| A. | analyse material handling |
| B. | determine inventory control difficulties |
| C. | plan material handling procedure and routes |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
The value engineering technique in which experts of the same rank assemble for product development is called |
| A. | Delphi |
| B. | brain storming |
| C. | morphological analysis |
| D. | direct expert comparison |
| Answer» C. morphological analysis | |
| 55. |
Process layout is employed |
| A. | where low volume of production is required |
| B. | where similar jobs are manufactured on similar machines |
| C. | where machines are arranged on functional basis |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
CPM requires |
| A. | single time estimate |
| B. | double time estimate |
| C. | triple time estimate |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. double time estimate | |
| 57. |
Which of the following wage incentive plan is applied to all workers? |
| A. | Halsey plan |
| B. | Gantt plan |
| C. | Emerson's efficiency plan |
| D. | Rowan plan |
| Answer» B. Gantt plan | |
| 58. |
PERT |
| A. | provides an approach for keeping planning up-to-date |
| B. | provides a way for management to require that planning be done on a uniform and logical basis |
| C. | permits management to foresee quickly the impact of variations from the plan |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
Product layout is used for |
| A. | job production |
| B. | batch production |
| C. | mass production |
| D. | any one of these |
| Answer» D. any one of these | |
| 60. |
In jobbing production |
| A. | highly skilled workers are needed |
| B. | unit costs are high |
| C. | operations are labour-intensive |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 61. |
Linear programming can be applied successfully to |
| A. | chemical industry |
| B. | oil industry |
| C. | banks |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
The mathematical technique for finding the best use of limited resources of a company in the maximum manner is known as |
| A. | value analysis |
| B. | network analysis |
| C. | linear programming |
| D. | queuing theory |
| Answer» D. queuing theory | |
| 63. |
The unit cost in case of batch production is __________ as compared to jobbing production. |
| A. | same |
| B. | low |
| C. | high |
| Answer» C. high | |
| 64. |
Follow-up prescribes the sequence of operations to be followed. |
| A. | Correct |
| B. | Incorrect |
| Answer» B. Incorrect | |
| 65. |
The factors to be considered for production scheduling are |
| A. | component design |
| B. | route sheet |
| C. | time standards |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 66. |
The planning and scheduling of job order manufacturing differ from planning and scheduling of mass production manufacturing. |
| A. | Correct |
| B. | Incorrect |
| Answer» B. Incorrect | |
| 67. |
For handling materials during manufacture of cement, a __________ is widely used. |
| A. | belt conveyor |
| B. | bucket conveyor |
| C. | fork lift truck |
| D. | overhead crane |
| Answer» C. fork lift truck | |
| 68. |
In inventory control, the economic ordering quantity is obtained by the quantity whose procurement cost is equal to inventory carrying cost. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 69. |
Line organisation is suitable for |
| A. | sugar industries |
| B. | oil refining industries |
| C. | spinning and weaving industries |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
A dummy activity becomes a critical activity when its earliest start time (EST) is same as its latest finishing time (LFT). |
| A. | Correct |
| B. | Incorrect |
| Answer» B. Incorrect | |
| 71. |
An event is a function of two or more activities. |
| A. | Correct |
| B. | Incorrect |
| Answer» B. Incorrect | |
| 72. |
An activity of the project is graphically represented by __________ on the network diagram. |
| A. | a circle |
| B. | a straight line |
| C. | an arrow |
| Answer» D. | |
| 73. |
When slack of an activity is zero, the activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the completion of the whole project. |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| Answer» B. No | |
| 74. |
Generally PERT is preferred over CPM for the purpose of project evaluation. |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| Answer» B. No | |
| 75. |
Slack may be positive, zero or negative. |
| A. | Agree |
| B. | Disagree |
| Answer» B. Disagree | |
| 76. |
PERT is a project planning and control technique. |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| Answer» B. No | |
| 77. |
Monte Carlo solution in queuing theory is extremely useful in queuing problems that can not be analysed mathematically. |
| A. | Agree |
| B. | Disagree |
| Answer» B. Disagree | |
| 78. |
Queuing theory is used for |
| A. | job-shop scheduling |
| B. | inventory problems |
| C. | traffic congestion studies |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
Both Rowan plan and 50-50 Halsey plan will provide the same earning when the actual time is __________ the standard time. |
| A. | one-fourth |
| B. | one-half |
| C. | equal to |
| D. | twice |
| Answer» C. equal to | |
| 80. |
The most suitableincentive plan for the maintenance section of an industry will be |
| A. | piece rate system |
| B. | group incentive plan |
| C. | profit sharing plans |
| D. | simplification |
| Answer» C. profit sharing plans | |
| 81. |
If F is the fixed cost, V is the variable cost per unit (or total variable costs) and P is the selling price of each unit (or total sales value), then break even point is equal to |
| A. | [A]. |
| B. | [B]. |
| C. | [C]. |
| D. | [D]. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
Two alternatives can produce a product. First has a fixed cost of Rs. 2000 and a variable cost of Rs. 20 per piece. The second method has a fixed cost of Rs. 1500 and a variable cost of Rs. 30. The break even quantity between the two alternatives is |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 50 |
| C. | 75 |
| D. | 100 |
| Answer» C. 75 | |
| 83. |
Break even analysis is a |
| A. | short term analysis |
| B. | long term analysis |
| C. | average of short and long term analysis |
| D. | any one of these |
| Answer» B. long term analysis | |
| 84. |
Break even analysis represents the relationship between cost and volume. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 85. |
At the break even point, |
| A. | total cost is more than the sales revenue |
| B. | total cost is less than the sales revenue |
| C. | total cost is equal to sales revenue |
| D. | fixed cost is equal to variable cost |
| Answer» D. fixed cost is equal to variable cost | |
| 86. |
Break even point is the point where |
| A. | fixed and variable cost lines intersect |
| B. | fixed and total cost lines intersect |
| C. | variable and total cost lines intersect |
| D. | sales revenue and total expensive lines intersect |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
Break even analysis consists of |
| A. | fixed expenses |
| B. | variable cost |
| C. | sales revenue |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
Sampling method of determining standard time is profitable for long cycle operation. |
| A. | Correct |
| B. | Incorrect |
| Answer» B. Incorrect | |
| 89. |
The purpose of micromotion study is to |
| A. | assist in finding out the most efficient way of doing work |
| B. | train the individual operator regarding the motion economy principles |
| C. | help in collecting the motion time data for synthetic time standards |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 90. |
Normal time is the ratio of representative time to the rating factor. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 91. |
In time study, normal time is more than the standard time. |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| Answer» C. | |
| 92. |
In Lincoln plan (one type of group incentive plan), the amount of the profit which an employee receives in addition to the guaranteed basic pay/wages, is based on: |
| A. | standard rating system |
| B. | merit rating system |
| C. | job evaluation system |
| D. | is individual performance |
| Answer» C. job evaluation system | |
| 93. |
If (R) is the base rate guaranteed per hour, (S) is the standard time for the job and (T) is the actual time, then according to Halsey 50-50 plan, wages for the job will be |
| A. | R |
| B. | R + [(S - T)/2] × R |
| C. | R + (S - T) × R |
| D. | R + [(S - T)/S] × R |
| Answer» C. R + (S - T) × R | |
| 94. |
Which of the following depreciation system ensures that the interest be charged on the cost of machine asset every year on the book value, but the rate of depreciation every year remains constant |
| A. | inking fund method |
| B. | traight line method |
| C. | BC charging method |
| D. | nnuity charging method |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
The time required to complete a job is established and a bonus is paid to the worker based on the exact % of time saved. This type of incentive plan is known as |
| A. | ry work Plan |
| B. | alsey Premium Plan |
| C. | aylor Plan |
| D. | owan Plan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
The time of completing a project in network analysis is given by following time of the critical activity meeting at the final triode |
| A. | arly finish |
| B. | arly start |
| C. | ate start |
| D. | ate finish |
| Answer» B. arly start | |
| 97. |
PMTP (predetermined motion time systems) include |
| A. | MTM (method time measurement) |
| B. | WFS (work factor systems) |
| C. | BNTS (basic motion time study) |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 98. |
P.M.T.S. (Predetermined Motion Time Systems) include |
| A. | M.T.M. (Method Time Measurement) |
| B. | W.F.S. (Work Factor Systems) |
| C. | B.M.T.S. (Basic Motion Time Study) |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
Time study is used to |
| A. | Determine standard costs |
| B. | Determine the number of machines a person may run |
| C. | Provide a basis for setting piece price or incentive wages |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 100. |
Choose the wrong statement Time study is used to |
| A. | Determine overhead expenses |
| B. | Provide a basis for setting piece prices or incentive wages |
| C. | Determine standard costs |
| D. | Determine the capability of an operator to handle the number of machines |
| Answer» B. Provide a basis for setting piece prices or incentive wages | |