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1.

Work sampling observations are taken on the basis of_______________?

A. detailed calculations
B. convenience
C. table of random numbers
D. past experience
E. fixed percentage of daily production
Answer» D. past experience
Discussion
2.

Work study comprises following main techniques_________________?

A. method study and work measurement
B. method study and time study
C. time study and work measurement
D. method study and job evaluation
E. value analysis and work measurement
Answer» B. method study and time study
Discussion
3.

Work study is concerned with_________________?

A. improving present method and finding standard time
B. motivation of workers
C. improving production capability
D. improving production planning and control
E. all of the above
Answer» B. motivation of workers
Discussion
4.

Work study is done with the help of_______________?

A. process chart
B. material handling
C. stop watch
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
Discussion
5.

Work study is most useful_______________?

A. where production activities are involved
B. in judging the rating of machines
C. in improving industrial relations
D. in judging the output of a man and improving it
E. where men are biggest contributor to success of a project
Answer» B. in judging the rating of machines
Discussion
6.

Works cost implies________________?

A. primary cost
B. factory cost
C. factory expenses
D. primary cost + factory expenses
E. none of the above
Answer» E. none of the above
Discussion
7.

Which of the following plans motivates supervisors by paying a premium on time saved by workers_________________?

A. Halsey plan
B. Rowan plan
C. Haynes plan
D. Emerson’s plan
E. Taylor’s plan
Answer» D. Emerson’s plan
Discussion
8.

Which of the following organisations is best suited for steel plants__________________?

A. functional organisation
B. line organisation
C. staff organisation
D. line, staff and functional organisations
E. scalar organisation
Answer» E. scalar organisation
Discussion
9.

Which of the following organisation is preferred in automobile industry________________?

A. functional organisation
B. line organisation
C. staff organisation
D. line and staff organisations
E. scalar organisation
Answer» E. scalar organisation
Discussion
10.

Which of the following layouts is suited to job production__________________?

A. process layout
B. product layout
C. fixed position layout
D. plant layout
E. functional layout
Answer» B. product layout
Discussion
11.

Which of the following layouts is suited for mass production_________________?

A. process layout
B. product layout
C. fixed position layout
D. plant layout
E. functional layout
Answer» C. fixed position layout
Discussion
12.

Which of the following is not wage incentive plan_________________?

A. differential piece rate system
B. Rowan plan
C. Emerson plan
D. Taylor plan
E. Halsey plan
Answer» E. Halsey plan
Discussion
13.

Which of the following is independent of sales forecast______________?

A. productivity
B. inventory control
C. production planning
D. production control
E. capital budgeting
Answer» B. inventory control
Discussion
14.

Which of the following incentive plansrensures a part of the swing to the worker and rest to the employer_______________?

A. Emerson efficiency plan
B. Taylor plan
C. Halsey premium plan
D. Gilberth plan
Answer» D. Gilberth plan
Discussion
15.

Which of the following equations is not in conformity with others______________?

A. organisation performance x motivation = profits
B. knowledge x skill = ability
C. ability x motivation = performance
D. attitude x situation = motivation
E. performance x resources
Answer» B. knowledge x skill = ability
Discussion
16.

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. sinking fund method
B. straight line method
C. A-B-C charging method
D. annuity charging method
E. diminishing balance method
Answer» E. diminishing balance method
Discussion
17.

What does symbol ‘V’ employ in work study________________?

A. operation
B. inspection
C. delay/ temporary Storage
D. permanent storage
E. none of the above
Answer» E. none of the above
Discussion
18.

What does symbol ‘D’ imply in work study ___________________?

A. inspection
B. transport
C. delay/temporary storage
D. permanent storage
E. none of the above
Answer» D. permanent storage
Discussion
19.

What does symbol ‘O’ imply in work study________________?

A. operation
B. inspection
C. transport
D. delay/temporary storage
E. none of the above
Answer» B. inspection
Discussion
20.

‘Value’ for value engineering and analysis purposes is defined as_____________________?

A. purchase value
B. saleable value
C. depreciated value
D. present worth
E. function/cost
Answer» F.
Discussion
21.

Value engineering aims at finding out the________________?

A. depreciation value of a product
B. resale value of a product
C. major function of the item and accomplishing the same at least cost without change in quality
D. break even point when machine re-quires change
E. selling price of an item
Answer» D. break even point when machine re-quires change
Discussion
22.

Under the Apprenticeship Act___________________?

A. all industries have to necessarily train the apprentices
B. industries have to train apprentices ac-cording to their requirement
C. all industries employing more than 100 workers have to recruit apprentices
D. only industries employing more than 500 workers have to recruit apprentices
E. all industries other than small scale industries have to train apprentices
Answer» E. all industries other than small scale industries have to train apprentices
Discussion
23.

Travel charts provide__________________?

A. an idea of the flow of materials at various stages
B. a compact estimate of the handling which must be done between various work sections
C. the information for changes required in rearranging material handling equipment
D. an approximate estimate of the handling which must be done at a particular station
E. solution to handling techniques to achieve most optimum^ results
Answer» C. the information for changes required in rearranging material handling equipment
Discussion
24.

TMU in method time measurement stands for__________________?

A. time motion unit
B. time measurement unit
C. time movement unit
D. technique measurement unit
E. time method unit
Answer» C. time movement unit
Discussion
25.

Time study is__________________?

A. the appraisal, in terms of time, of the value of work involving human effort
B. machine setting time
C. time taken by workers to do a job
D. method of fixing time for workers
E. method of determining the personnel Requirement
Answer» B. machine setting time
Discussion
26.

Tick the odd man out_______________?

A. Taylor
B. Drucker
C. McGregor
D. Galileo
E. Parkinson
Answer» E. Parkinson
Discussion
27.

The wastage of material in the store is taken into account by the following method in the evaluation of the material issued from the store_______________?

A. inflated system
B. primary cost method
C. current value method
D. fixed price method
E. variable price method
Answer» B. primary cost method
Discussion
28.

The two-bin system is concerned with_________________?

A. ordering procedure
B. forecasting sales
C. production planning
D. despatching and expediting
E. none of the above
Answer» B. forecasting sales
Discussion
29.

The time which results in the least possible direct cost of an activity is known as________________?

A. normal time
B. slow time
C. crash time
D. standard time
E. none of the above
Answer» C. crash time
Discussion
30.

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. Dry work Plan
B. Halsey Premium Plan
C. Taylor Plan
D. Bedaux Plan
E. Rowan Plan
Answer» F.
Discussion
31.

The time required to complete a task is established and a bonus is paid to the worker for every hour he saves from the established time required. This type of incentive plan is known as_________________?

A. Rowan Plan
B. Bedaux Plan
C. Taylor Differential Piece rate system
D. Halsey Premium plan
E. Day work plan
Answer» E. Day work plan
Discussion
32.

The time of completing a project in network analysis is given by following time of the critical activity meeting at the finalitiode_________________?

A. early finish
B. early start
C. late start
D. late finish
E. none of the above
Answer» B. early start
Discussion
33.

The time by which the activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding activities, is Known as_________________?

A. duration
B. total float
C. free float
D. interfering float
E. none of the above
Answer» D. interfering float
Discussion
34.

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
E. depreciation value
Answer» D. manufactured cost of the product
Discussion
35.

The technique of value analysis can be applied to____________________?

A. complicated items only
B. simple items only
C. crash programmer items only
D. cost consciousness items only
E. any item
Answer» F.
Discussion
36.

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
E. none of the above
Answer» C. slotting technique for scheduling
Discussion
37.

The standard time for a job is_________________?

A. total work content
B. base time + relaxation time
C. total work content + basic time
D. total work content + delay contingency allowance
E. total work content + relaxation time
Answer» E. total work content + relaxation time
Discussion
38.

The simplex method is the basic method for__________________?

A. value analysis
B. operation research
C. linear programming
D. model analysis
E. none of the above
Answer» D. model analysis
Discussion
39.

The salient feature of functional organisation is________________?

A. strict adherence to specification
B. separation of planning and design part
C. each individual maintains functional efficiency
D. work is properly planned and distributed
E. all of the above
Answer» F.
Discussion
40.

The reasons which are basically responsible for the formation of a queue should be that ___________________?

A. the average service rate Hess than the average arrival rate
B. output rate is linearly proportional to input
C. output rate is constant and the input varies in a random manner
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
Answer» E. none of the above
Discussion
41.

The process layout is best suited where______________?

A. specialisation exists
B. machines are arranged according to sequence of operation
C. few number of non-standardised units are to be produced
D. mass production is envisaged
E. bought out items are more
Answer» D. mass production is envisaged
Discussion
42.

The probability distribution of project completion in PERT follows following distribution_________________?

A. normal
B. binomial
C. beta
D. exponential
E. Gaussian
Answer» F.
Discussion
43.

The probability distribution of activity times in PERT follows following distribution__________________?

A. normal
B. binomial
C. beta
D. exponential
E. Gaussian
Answer» D. exponential
Discussion
44.

The performance of a specific task in CPM is known as ______________________?

A. dummy
B. event
C. activity
D. contract
E. none of the above
Answer» D. contract
Discussion
45.

The objective of time study is to determine the time required to complete a job by_______________?

A. fast worker
B. average worker
C. slow worker
D. new entrant
E. any one of the above
Answer» C. slow worker
Discussion
46.

The most popular type of organisation used for Civil Engineering Constructions is_________________?

A. line organisation
B. line and staff organisation
C. functional organisation
D. effective organisation
E. none of the above
Answer» B. line and staff organisation
Discussion
47.

The most important objective behind plant layout is_____________________?

A. overall simplification, safety of integration
B. economy in space
C. maximum travel time in plant
D. to provide conveniently located shops
E. to avoid any bottlenecks
Answer» B. economy in space
Discussion
48.

The mathematical technique for finding the best use of limited resources in an optimum manner is known as___________________?

A. operation research
B. linear programming
C. network analysis
D. queuing theory
E. break-even analysis
Answer» C. network analysis
Discussion
49.

The main disadvantage of line organisation is_________________?

A. top level executives have to do excessive work
B. structure is rigid
C. communication delays occur
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
Answer» E. none of the above
Discussion
50.

The main advantage of line organisation is its_______________?

A. effective command and control
B. defined responsibilities at all levels
C. rigid discipline in the organisation
D. ability of quick decision at all levels
E. all of the above
Answer» F.
Discussion