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This section includes 94 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
If inputs decrease while output remains constant, what will happen to productivity? |
| A. | ) it will increase |
| B. | it will decrease |
| C. | it will remain the same |
| D. | it is impossible to tell |
| Answer» B. it will decrease | |
| 2. |
.is the management of all activities directly related to the production of goods and services |
| A. | productionmanagement |
| B. | finance control |
| C. | employee development |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» B. finance control | |
| 3. |
refers to the verification of and confirmation towards the requirements of an entity. |
| A. | inspection. |
| B. | pricing. |
| C. | alteration. |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. pricing. | |
| 4. |
All of the following are differences between manufacturing and service operations EXCEPT |
| A. | quality is more easily measured in service operations. |
| B. | productivity is easier to measure in manufacturing operations |
| C. | contact with customers is more prevalent with persons working in service operations. |
| D. | accumulation or decrease in inventory of finished products is more |
| Answer» B. productivity is easier to measure in manufacturing operations | |
| 5. |
is the sum all the observations and divided by the total number of observations? |
| A. | median |
| B. | mode |
| C. | mean |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 6. |
is the process of randomly inspecting a sample of goods and deciding whether to accept the entire lot based on the results |
| A. | statistical process control. |
| B. | acceptance sampling |
| C. | (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. (a) and (b) | |
| 7. |
Walter Shewhart is listed among the most important people of POM because of his contributions to |
| A. | assembly line production |
| B. | measuring productivity in the service sector |
| C. | statistical quality control |
| D. | just-in-time inventory methods |
| Answer» D. just-in-time inventory methods | |
| 8. |
The person most responsible for popularizing interchangeable parts in manufacturing was |
| A. | eli whitney |
| B. | whitney houston |
| C. | sergio farmerson |
| D. | lillian gilbreth |
| Answer» B. whitney houston | |
| 9. |
This cost is the cost associated with measuring evaluating, or auditing products or services to assure conformance to quality standards and performance requirements |
| A. | prevention cost |
| B. | appraisal cost |
| C. | failure cost |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. failure cost | |
| 10. |
is a system that is used to maintain a desired level of quality in a product or service. |
| A. | economic ordering quantity |
| B. | quality control |
| C. | knowledge management |
| D. | manpower planning |
| Answer» C. knowledge management | |
| 11. |
is a graphical tool to analyse and time the small, physical actions of workers and machine in performing a routine, repetitive, worker- machine task so that idle time can be identified |
| A. | activity chart |
| B. | metrics |
| C. | (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. metrics | |
| 12. |
This cost is the costs resulting from products or services not conforming to requirements or user needs. |
| A. | prevention cost |
| B. | appraisal cost |
| C. | failure cost |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 13. |
is the level of output volume for which total cost equals total revenues |
| A. | profit |
| B. | breakeven point |
| C. | sales |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» C. sales | |
| 14. |
. is a process of representing each item by a number, the digit of which indicates the group, the sub-group, the type and the dimension of the item. |
| A. | codification |
| B. | classification |
| C. | duplication |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. classification | |
| 15. |
.is a Manufacturing systems utilizing computer software programs that control the actual machine on the shop floor. |
| A. | complex manufacturing |
| B. | computer aided manufacturing |
| C. | ( a )and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. ( a )and (b) | |
| 16. |
..is the process of creating and using mathematical representations of management problems and organizations to predict outcomes of proposed courses of action |
| A. | mathematical modelling |
| B. | physical modelling |
| C. | service queries |
| D. | .none of these |
| Answer» B. physical modelling | |
| 17. |
deals with decision-making related to production processes so that the resulting goods or services are produced according to specifications, in the amount and by the schedule demanded and out of minimum cost. |
| A. | production management |
| B. | marketing management |
| C. | financemanagement |
| D. | capital structure |
| Answer» B. marketing management | |
| 18. |
is the degree to which the design specifications for a product or service are appropriate to its function and use, and the degree to which a product or service conforms to its design specifications |
| A. | quantity |
| B. | quality |
| C. | price |
| D. | cost |
| Answer» C. price | |
| 19. |
is a process used to determine the maintenance requirements of any physical asset in its operating context? |
| A. | reliability centered maintenance |
| B. | preventive cost |
| C. | unavoidable cost |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. preventive cost | |
| 20. |
..is the application or techniques designed to establish the time for a qualified worker to carry out a specified job at a defined level or performance |
| A. | work measurement |
| B. | work delay |
| C. | work atmosphere |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. work delay | |
| 21. |
.is the part of an organization that produces the organization s physical goods and services. |
| A. | operating system |
| B. | marketing system |
| C. | financial system |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» B. marketing system | |
| 22. |
Which of the following is used for issuing materials to different production departments |
| A. | material requisition |
| B. | purchase requisition |
| C. | purchase order |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. purchase requisition | |
| 23. |
Stores department issues materials to the production department on the basis of |
| A. | goodsreceived note |
| B. | purchase requisition |
| C. | stores requisition |
| D. | material transfer note |
| Answer» D. material transfer note | |
| 24. |
..starts from some data in the future and schedules the required operations in reverse sequence |
| A. | scheduling |
| B. | backward scheduling |
| C. | forward scheduling |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» C. forward scheduling | |
| 25. |
.is a time table for performing activities utilizing resources or allocating activities |
| A. | scheduling |
| B. | engineering |
| C. | reporting |
| D. | communication |
| Answer» B. engineering | |
| 26. |
In this sampling plan, the inspection results of two sample sizes are used to decide whether to accept or reject the complete lot. |
| A. | single sampling plan |
| B. | double sampling plan |
| C. | questionnaire |
| D. | census investigation |
| Answer» C. questionnaire | |
| 27. |
In , machines and other supporting services are located according to the processing sequence of the product |
| A. | project lay out |
| B. | product lay out |
| C. | combination lay out |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. combination lay out | |
| 28. |
.is the quantity that should be carried by the company so that production is not affected before the next deliver arrives. |
| A. | minimum stock level |
| B. | maximum stock level |
| C. | re order level |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» B. maximum stock level | |
| 29. |
The process of buying large quantities of items when its price is low so that tentative profits can be obtained by selling them at higher prices is called .. |
| A. | speculative purchasing |
| B. | group purchasing |
| C. | tender purchasing |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. group purchasing | |
| 30. |
Which of the following factor affects the choice of the plant location selection decision? |
| A. | capital requirement. |
| B. | government policy |
| C. | climate conditions |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Statistical inference applied to product quality: quality control charts are contributed by |
| A. | w.a. shewart |
| B. | h.f.dodge&h.g.roming |
| C. | p.m.blacker& others |
| D. | john mauchlly and j.p.eckert |
| Answer» B. h.f.dodge&h.g.roming | |
| 32. |
Which one of the following is not a part of production planning and control? |
| A. | follow-up |
| B. | financial leverage |
| C. | routing |
| D. | scheduling |
| Answer» C. routing | |
| 33. |
.refers to the process of creating new products or modifying the existing ones within a predetermined time frame and cost price |
| A. | product design |
| B. | product development |
| C. | market development |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. market development | |
| 34. |
refers to the development of the concept or idea of a product in terms of specifications which are required for transforming the idea in to product |
| A. | product design |
| B. | product development |
| C. | (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. product development | |
| 35. |
is the process of determining which job to start first and in what order other jobs should be processed on the machine or in work centre |
| A. | job sequencing |
| B. | priority rules |
| C. | batch production |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. priority rules | |
| 36. |
In the case of . the products are produced as per the specifications of the customers within prefixed time and cost. |
| A. | mass production |
| B. | job production |
| C. | both of these |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. both of these | |
| 37. |
is the highest reasonable output rate which can be achieved with the current product specifications, product mix, work force, plant and equipment. |
| A. | publicity |
| B. | capacity |
| C. | (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. (a) and (b) | |
| 38. |
..is the system in whichitems are processed in lots and a new lot is undertaken for production only when the production on all items of a lot is complete. |
| A. | job production |
| B. | batch production |
| C. | mass production |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. mass production | |
| 39. |
The layout in which all the equipment sperforming similar tasks are grouped together is called .. |
| A. | )product lay out |
| B. | process lay out |
| C. | combination lay out |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. combination lay out | |
| 40. |
is the capacity that specifies a theoretical upper limit above the usual rate of routine operations. |
| A. | maximum capacity |
| B. | effective capacity |
| C. | actual capacity |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. effective capacity | |
| 41. |
.. is the configuration of departments, work centres and equipment in the conversion process. |
| A. | plant lay out |
| B. | plant locations |
| C. | (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. plant locations | |
| 42. |
The lay out in which production operation is performed in a fixed position is called . |
| A. | project lay out |
| B. | product lay out |
| C. | (a) and(b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. product lay out | |
| 43. |
is used to monitor characteristics that can be measured and have a continuum of values such as height, weight, volume etc. |
| A. | control chart of attributes |
| B. | control chart for variables |
| C. | (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. (a) and (b) | |
| 44. |
..is used to monitor characteristics that have discrete values and can be counted |
| A. | control chart for variables. |
| B. | control chart for attributes |
| C. | (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. (a) and (b) | |
| 45. |
..is an organized creative approach which has its objective, the efficient identification of unnecessary cost cost which provides neither quality nor use nor life nor appearance nor customer features. |
| A. | money chain |
| B. | value analysis |
| C. | supply chain |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. supply chain | |
| 46. |
..is a group of workers from the same area who usually meet to discuss their problems, investigate, recommend solutions and to corrective actions |
| A. | quality problems |
| B. | quality circle |
| C. | quantify value |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. quantify value | |
| 47. |
is the systematic recording and critical examination of existing and the proposed way of doing work as a means of developing effective methods. |
| A. | method study |
| B. | time study |
| C. | time booking |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. time study | |
| 48. |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of intermittent production system? |
| A. | the flow of production is intermittent. |
| B. | the volume of production is generally small. |
| C. | a single product is manufactured in bulk. |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 49. |
The risk or probability of incorrectly concluding that the conversion process is out of control. |
| A. | type 1 error |
| B. | type 2 errors |
| C. | (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. type 2 errors | |
| 50. |
It is a chart where activities of more than subject (worker or equipment) are each recorded on a common time scale to show their inter-relationship. |
| A. | single activity chart |
| B. | multiple activity charts |
| C. | charting |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. charting | |