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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.
| 151. |
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 Rowan plan, wages for the job will be |
| A. | TR |
| B. | TR + [(S - T)/2] × R |
| C. | TR + (S - T) × R |
| D. | TR + [(S - T)/S] × R |
| Answer» E. | |
| 152. |
In inventory control, the economic order quantity is the |
| A. | Optimum lot size |
| B. | Highest level of inventory |
| C. | Lot corresponding to break-even point |
| D. | Capability of a plant to produce |
| Answer» B. Highest level of inventory | |
| 153. |
The amount deducted from the salary of workers towards employee’s provident fund is |
| A. | Credited into reserves of company |
| B. | Deposited in nationalized bank |
| C. | Deposited in post office |
| D. | Deposited in the account of worker with Provident Fund Commissioner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 154. |
Pick up the correct step used for scheduling a project by C.P.M. |
| A. | A project is divided into various activities |
| B. | Required time for each activity is established |
| C. | Sequence of various activities is made according to their importance |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 155. |
The disadvantage of product layout is |
| A. | High initial investment for the specialized facilities |
| B. | Skilled labour to operate machines |
| C. | Production time is longer, requiring more goods in inventory |
| D. | High cost of inspection |
| Answer» B. Skilled labour to operate machines | |
| 156. |
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. | (F × V)/P |
| B. | (F × P)/V |
| C. | F/[1 + (V/P)] |
| D. | F/[1 - (V/P)] |
| Answer» E. | |
| 157. |
Which of the following layouts is suited for mass production? |
| A. | Process layout |
| B. | Product layout |
| C. | Fixed position layout |
| D. | Plant layout |
| Answer» C. Fixed position layout | |
| 158. |
The important file in making a PERT is |
| A. | An event can't be accomplished until activities leading to it are completed |
| B. | No activity from any event can be started from preceding event till it is completed |
| C. | Length of arrow has nothing to do with time |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 159. |
Which one of the following chart gives simultaneously information about the progress of work and machine loading? |
| A. | Process chart |
| B. | Machine load chart |
| C. | Man-machine chart |
| D. | Gantt chart |
| Answer» D. Gantt chart | |
| 160. |
In the Halsey system of wage incentive plan, a worker is |
| A. | Paid as per efficiency |
| B. | Ensured of minimum wages |
| C. | Not paid any bonus till his efficiency |
| D. | Never a loser |
| Answer» C. Not paid any bonus till his efficiency | |
| 161. |
The factors which are to be considered while developing a good wage incentive plan will include |
| A. | Adequate incentive |
| B. | Ease of administration |
| C. | Guaranteed basic pay |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 162. |
PERT stands for |
| A. | Program Estimation and Reporting Technique |
| B. | Process Estimation and Review Technique |
| C. | Program Evaluation and Review Technique |
| D. | Planning Estimation and Resulting Technique |
| Answer» D. Planning Estimation and Resulting Technique | |
| 163. |
PERT is the |
| A. | Time oriented technique |
| B. | Event oriented technique |
| C. | Activity oriented technique |
| D. | Target oriented technique |
| Answer» C. Activity oriented technique | |
| 164. |
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. | |
| 165. |
Which one of the following represents a group incentive plan? |
| A. | Scanlon Plan |
| B. | Rowan Plan |
| C. | Taylor Differential Piece Rate System |
| D. | Halsey Premium Plan |
| Answer» B. Rowan Plan | |
| 166. |
The purpose of micro-motion 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. | |
| 167. |
A graphical device used to determine the break-even point and profit potential under varying conditions of output and costs, is known as |
| A. | Gantt chart |
| B. | Flow chart |
| C. | Break-even chart |
| D. | PERT chart |
| Answer» D. PERT chart | |
| 168. |
For material transportation, conveyors are used when the prevailing conditions include |
| A. | Loads are uniform |
| B. | Routes do not vary |
| C. | Materials move relatively continuously |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 169. |
In a functional organisation |
| A. | Quality of work is better |
| B. | Wastage of material is minimum |
| C. | Specialized knowledge and guidance to individual worker is provided |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 170. |
An event is indicated on the network by |
| A. | A straight line |
| B. | A number enclosed in a circle or a square |
| C. | A straight line with circles at the ends |
| D. | A dotted line |
| Answer» C. A straight line with circles at the ends | |
| 171. |
Which of the following organisation is preferred in automobile industry? |
| A. | Functional organisation |
| B. | Line organisation |
| C. | Staff organisation |
| D. | Line and staff organizations |
| Answer» E. | |
| 172. |
Motion study involves analysis of |
| A. | Actions of operator |
| B. | Layout of work place |
| C. | Tooling and equipment |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Layout of work place | |
| 173. |
The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of any project is known as |
| A. | Event flow scheduling technique |
| B. | Critical ratio scheduling |
| C. | Slotting technique for scheduling |
| D. | Short interval scheduling |
| Answer» C. Slotting technique for scheduling | |
| 174. |
The process capability of a machine is defined as the capability of the machine to |
| A. | Produces a definite volume of work per minute |
| B. | Perform definite number of operations |
| C. | Produce job at a definite spectrum of speed |
| D. | Holds a definite spectrum of tolerance and surface finish |
| Answer» B. Perform definite number of operations | |
| 175. |
The start or completion of task is called |
| A. | An event |
| B. | An activity |
| C. | A duration |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. An activity | |
| 176. |
According to Muther, the basic principle of best layout is |
| A. | Principle of overall integration |
| B. | Principle of flow |
| C. | Principle of flexibility |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 177. |
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. | |
| 178. |
If A is the total items consumed per year, P is the procurement cost per order, and C is the annual inventory carrying cost per item, then the most economic ordering quantity is given by |
| A. | AP/C |
| B. | 2AP/C |
| C. | √(2AP/C) |
| D. | (AP/C)² |
| Answer» D. (AP/C)² | |
| 179. |
In ABC control policy, maximum attention is given to |
| A. | Those items which consume money |
| B. | Those items which are not readily available |
| C. | Those × items which are in more demand |
| D. | Those items which consume more money |
| Answer» E. | |
| 180. |
Micro-motion study involves following number of fundamental hand motions |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 181. |
Which of the following charts are used for plant layout design? |
| A. | Operation process chart |
| B. | Man machine chart |
| C. | Travel chart |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 182. |
Current assets include |
| A. | Manufacturing plant |
| B. | Manufacturing plant and equipment |
| C. | Inventories |
| D. | Common stock held by the firm |
| Answer» B. Manufacturing plant and equipment | |
| 183. |
Micro motion study is |
| A. | Analysis of a man-work method by using a motion picture camera with a timing device in the field of view |
| B. | Motion study observed on enhanced time intervals |
| C. | Motion study of a sequence of operations conducted systematically |
| D. | Study of man and machine conducted simultaneously |
| Answer» B. Motion study observed on enhanced time intervals | |
| 184. |
Which of the following layouts is suited to job production? |
| A. | Process layout |
| B. | Product layout |
| C. | Fixed position layout |
| D. | Plant layout |
| Answer» B. Product layout | |
| 185. |
The linear programming techniques can be applied successfully to industries like |
| A. | Iron and steel |
| B. | Food processing |
| C. | Oil and chemical |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 186. |
F. W. Taylor introduced a system of organisation known as |
| A. | Line organisation |
| B. | Functional organisation |
| C. | Line and staff organisation |
| D. | Line, staff and functional organisation |
| Answer» C. Line and staff organisation | |
| 187. |
The first method invented for planning projects was |
| A. | Bar chart method |
| B. | Milestone chart |
| C. | Critical path method (CPM) |
| D. | Programme evaluation and review technique (PERT) |
| Answer» B. Milestone chart | |
| 188. |
Critical path moves along the activities having total float of |
| A. | Positive value |
| B. | Negative value |
| C. | Zero value |
| D. | Same value |
| Answer» D. Same value | |
| 189. |
A feasible solution to the linear programming problem should |
| A. | Satisfy the problem constraints |
| B. | Optimise the objective function |
| C. | Satisfy the problem constraints and non-negativity restrictions |
| D. | Satisfy the non-negativity restrictions |
| Answer» D. Satisfy the non-negativity restrictions | |
| 190. |
Routing prescribes the |
| A. | Flow of material in the plant |
| B. | Proper utilization of man power |
| C. | Proper utilization of machines |
| D. | Inspection of final product |
| Answer» B. Proper utilization of man power | |
| 191. |
Work sampling is applied for |
| A. | Estimation of the percentage utilization of machine tools |
| B. | Estimating the percentage of the time consumed by various job activities |
| C. | Finding out time standards, specially where the job is not repetitive and where time study by stop watch method is not possible |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 192. |
For a product layout the material handling equipment must |
| A. | Have full flexibility |
| B. | Employ conveyor belts, trucks, tractors etc. |
| C. | Be a general purpose type |
| D. | Be designed as special purpose for a particular application |
| Answer» E. | |
| 193. |
The term 'value' in value engineering refers to |
| A. | Total cost of the product |
| B. | Selling price of the product |
| C. | Utility of the product |
| D. | Manufactured cost of the product |
| Answer» D. Manufactured cost of the product | |
| 194. |
Which of the following conditions are necessary for applying linear programming? |
| A. | These must be a well defined objective function. |
| B. | The decision variables should be interrelated and nonnegative. |
| C. | The resources must be in limited supply. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 195. |
A big advantage of PERT over Gantt charts is that in the former case |
| A. | Activities and events are clearly shown |
| B. | Early start and late finish of an activity are clearly marked |
| C. | Activity times are clear |
| D. | Interrelationship among activities is clearly shown |
| Answer» E. | |
| 196. |
In CPM, the cost slope is determined by |
| A. | Crash cost/Normal Cost |
| B. | (Crash Cost - Normal cost)/ (Normal time - Crash time) |
| C. | Normal Cost/Crash cost |
| D. | (Normal cost - Crash cost)/ (Normal time - Crash time) |
| Answer» C. Normal Cost/Crash cost | |
| 197. |
The employees provident fund act is applicable to |
| A. | All industries |
| B. | All industries other than small and medium industries |
| C. | Volunteers |
| D. | The industries notified by Government |
| Answer» E. | |
| 198. |
Product layout is also known as |
| A. | Analytical layout |
| B. | Synthetic layout |
| C. | Static product layout |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Static product layout | |
| 199. |
Work sampling observations are taken on the basis of |
| A. | Detailed calculations |
| B. | Convenience |
| C. | Table of random numbers |
| D. | Past experience |
| Answer» D. Past experience | |
| 200. |
Line organization is suitable for |
| A. | Sugar industries |
| B. | Oil refining industries |
| C. | Spinning and weaving industries |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |