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This section includes 165 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mechanical Engineering Questions knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Micromotion study involves following number of fundamental hand motions_______________? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 20 |
| E. | 24 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 102. |
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 |
| E. | scientific, analytically procedure for determining optimum work method |
| Answer» B. motion study* observed on enhanced time intervals | |
| 103. |
Merit Rating is the method of determining worth of_______________? |
| A. | a job |
| B. | an individual employee |
| C. | a particular division in workshop |
| D. | machine |
| E. | overall quality |
| Answer» C. a particular division in workshop | |
| 104. |
Material handling in automobile industry is done by_________________? |
| A. | overhead crane |
| B. | trolley |
| C. | belt conveyor |
| D. | all of the above |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. trolley | |
| 105. |
Material handling and plant location is analysed by________________? |
| A. | Gnatt chart |
| B. | bin chart |
| C. | Emerson chart |
| D. | travel chart |
| E. | activity chart |
| Answer» E. activity chart | |
| 106. |
Job enrichment technique is applied to_________________? |
| A. | reduce labour monotony |
| B. | overcome boring and demotivating work |
| C. | make people happy |
| D. | all of the above |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. none of the above | |
| 107. |
Job evaluation is the method-of determining the________________? |
| A. | relative worth of jobs |
| B. | skills required by a worker |
| C. | contribution of a worker |
| D. | contribution of a job |
| E. | effectiveness of various alternatives |
| Answer» B. skills required by a worker | |
| 108. |
Inventory management consists of__________________? |
| A. | effective running of stores |
| B. | state of merchandise methods of stroing and maintenance etc |
| C. | stock control system |
| D. | all of the above |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. none of the above | |
| 109. |
Inventory control in production, planning and control aims at________________? |
| A. | achieving optimisation |
| B. | ensuring against market fluctuations |
| C. | acceptable customer service at low capital investment in inventory |
| D. | discounts allowed in bulk purchase |
| E. | regulate supply and demand |
| Answer» D. discounts allowed in bulk purchase | |
| 110. |
In which of the following layouts, the lines need to the balanced_______________? |
| A. | process layout |
| B. | product layout |
| C. | fixed position layout |
| D. | plant layout |
| E. | functional layout |
| Answer» C. fixed position layout | |
| 111. |
In the perpetual inventory control, the material is checked when it reaches its________________? |
| A. | minimum value |
| B. | maximum value |
| C. | average value |
| D. | alarming value |
| E. | original value |
| Answer» B. maximum value | |
| 112. |
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 |
| E. | induced to do more work |
| Answer» C. not paid any bonus till his efficiency | |
| 113. |
In the Halsey 50-50 plan, the following are rewarded more___________________? |
| A. | past good workers |
| B. | past poor workers |
| C. | past average workers |
| D. | all of the above |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. past average workers | |
| 114. |
In the Emerson efficiency plan, a worker receives only his daily wage and no bonus is paid till his efficiency reaches__________________? |
| A. | 50% |
| B. | 661% |
| C. | 75% |
| D. | 80% |
| E. | 90% |
| Answer» C. 75% | |
| 115. |
In steel plant the most important system for materials handling is_____________________? |
| A. | conveyors |
| B. | cranes and hoists |
| C. | trucks |
| D. | locos |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. none of the above | |
| 116. |
In queuing theory, the nature of the waiting situation can be studied and analysed mathematically if_________________? |
| A. | complete details’of items in, waiting line are known |
| B. | arrival and waiting times are known and can be grouped to form a waiting line model |
| C. | all variables and constants are known and form a linear equation |
| D. | the laws governing arrivals, service times, and the order in which the arriving units are taken into source are known |
| E. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. all of the above | |
| 117. |
In PERT analysis, critical path is obtained by joining events having___________________? |
| A. | +ve slack |
| B. | -ve slack |
| C. | zero slack |
| D. | dummy activities |
| E. | critical activities |
| Answer» D. dummy activities | |
| 118. |
In perpetual inventory control, the material is checked as it reaches its__________________? |
| A. | minimum value |
| B. | maximum value |
| C. | average value |
| D. | middle value |
| E. | alarming value |
| Answer» B. maximum value | |
| 119. |
In order that linear programming techniques provide valid results________________? |
| A. | relations between factors must be linear (positive) |
| B. | relations between factors must be linear (negative) |
| C. | A. or B. |
| D. | only one factor should change at a time, others remaining constant |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. only one factor should change at a time, others remaining constant | |
| 120. |
In micromotion study, therblig is described by_______________? |
| A. | a symbol |
| B. | an event |
| C. | an activity |
| D. | micro motions |
| E. | standard symbol and colour |
| Answer» F. | |
| 121. |
In Lincoln plan (one type of group incentive plan), the amount of the profit which an .employee receives in addition to the guaranteed basic _________________?_x005F_x000D_pay/wages, is based on : |
| A. | a standard rating system |
| B. | a merit rating system |
| C. | a job evaluation system |
| D. | his individual performance |
| E. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. a job evaluation system | |
| 122. |
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 |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. highest level of inventory | |
| 123. |
In Halsey 50-50 plan, output standards are established______________? |
| A. | by time study |
| B. | from previous production records |
| C. | from one’s judgement |
| D. | all of the above |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. from one’s judgement | |
| 124. |
In a PERT chart___________________? |
| A. | all activities should be numbered |
| B. | only important activities should be numbered |
| C. | only critical activities are numbered |
| D. | only selected activities are numbered |
| E. | no activity is numbered |
| Answer» B. only important activities should be numbered | |
| 125. |
In A-B-C control policy, maximum attention is given to__________________? |
| A. | those items which consume money |
| B. | those items which are not readily available |
| C. | those x items which are in more demand |
| D. | those items which consume more money |
| E. | proper quality assurance program-mes |
| Answer» E. proper quality assurance program-mes | |
| 126. |
If TL is the largest allowable event occurrence time, total activity slack (s) is equal to__________________? |
| A. | latest start time – earliest start time |
| B. | latest finish time – earliest finish time (EFT) |
| C. | TL-EFT |
| D. | all of the above |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. none of the above | |
| 127. |
If E is the duration, ES and EF are die earliest start and finish times, LS and LF are latest start and finish times, then the following relation holds good______________________? |
| A. | EF=ES+D |
| B. | LS=LF-D |
| C. | LF = LS + D |
| D. | D = EF-ES |
| E. | all of the above |
| Answer» F. | |
| 128. |
If a worker gets a daily wage of Rs HA, then according to Rowan plan, his maximum daily earnings can be______________________? |
| A. | 2 HA |
| B. | 1.33 HA |
| C. | 1.5 HA |
| D. | 1.15 HA |
| E. | 2.5 HA |
| Answer» B. 1.33 HA | |
| 129. |
Graphical method, simplex method, and transportation method are concerned with__________________? |
| A. | break-even analysis |
| B. | value analysis |
| C. | linear programming |
| D. | queing theory |
| E. | tnaterial handling |
| Answer» D. queing theory | |
| 130. |
Gnatt charts provide information about_____________? |
| A. | break even point analysis |
| B. | production schedule |
| C. | material handling layout |
| D. | determining selling price |
| E. | value analysis |
| Answer» C. material handling layout | |
| 131. |
Gnatt charts are used for_________________? |
| A. | forecasting sales |
| B. | production schedule |
| C. | scheduling and routing |
| D. | linear programming |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. scheduling and routing | |
| 132. |
Gnatt chart provides information about the________________? |
| A. | material handling |
| B. | proper utilisation of manpower |
| C. | production schedule |
| D. | efficient working of machine |
| E. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. efficient working of machine | |
| 133. |
Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as________________? |
| A. | line organisation |
| B. | line and staff organisation |
| C. | functional organisation |
| D. | effective organisation |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. effective organisation | |
| 134. |
For ship vessel industry the following layout is best suited_________________? |
| A. | process layout |
| B. | product layout |
| C. | fixed position layout |
| D. | plant layout |
| E. | functional layout |
| Answer» D. plant layout | |
| 135. |
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 |
| E. | arranging shops according to specialization of duties |
| Answer» E. arranging shops according to specialization of duties | |
| 136. |
Father of time study was_________________? |
| A. | F.W. Taylor |
| B. | H.L. Gantt |
| C. | F.B. Gilberfh |
| D. | R.M. Barnes |
| E. | H.B. Maynord |
| Answer» B. H.L. Gantt | |
| 137. |
Father of industrial engineering is_________________? |
| A. | Jeck Gilberth |
| B. | Gnatt |
| C. | Taylor |
| D. | Newton |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. Taylor | |
| 138. |
Expediting function consists in keeping a watch on__________________? |
| A. | operator’s activity |
| B. | flow of material and in case of trouble locate source of trouble |
| C. | minimising the delays |
| D. | making efficient despatching |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. minimising the delays | |
| 139. |
Emergency rush order can be pushed more effectively in__________________? |
| A. | job production |
| B. | automatic production |
| C. | continuous production |
| D. | intermittent production |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. none of the above | |
| 140. |
Descripancies of bar chart techniques are________________? |
| A. | consequential effects of lack in one activity on omer |
| B. | consequential effects of lack in one activity on the finish date |
| C. | free time available for an activity can’t be predicted |
| D. | effective monitoring/controlling can’t be done |
| E. | all of the above |
| Answer» F. | |
| 141. |
Current assets include_______________? |
| A. | manufacturing plant |
| B. | manufacturing plant and equipment |
| C. | inventories |
| D. | common stock held by the firm |
| E. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. manufacturing plant and equipment | |
| 142. |
Criticalpath on PERT/CPM chart is obtained by joining the events having____________________? |
| A. | maximum slack |
| B. | minimum slack |
| C. | average slack |
| D. | no slack |
| E. | judgement and experience |
| Answer» C. average slack | |
| 143. |
Critical Path Net Work helps an engineer_________________? |
| A. | to concentrate his attention on critical activities |
| B. | to divert the resources from non-critical advanced activities to critical activities |
| C. | to be cautious for avoiding any delay in the critical activities to avoid delay of the whole project |
| D. | all of the above |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. none of the above | |
| 144. |
Critical path moves along the activities having total float of_____________________? |
| A. | positive value |
| B. | negative value |
| C. | zero value |
| D. | same value |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. same value | |
| 145. |
CPMis___________________? |
| A. | synthesising in concepts |
| B. | is built of activities oriented program-mes |
| C. | is, based on one time eytimate |
| D. | is used for repetitive works |
| E. | all of the above |
| Answer» F. | |
| 146. |
CPM is the___________________? |
| A. | time oriented technique |
| B. | event oriented technique |
| C. | activity oriented technique |
| D. | target oriented technique |
| E. | work oriented technique |
| Answer» D. target oriented technique | |
| 147. |
CPM has following time estimate__________________ |
| A. | one time estimate |
| B. | two time estimate |
| C. | three time estimate |
| D. | four time estimate |
| E. | nil time estimate |
| Answer» B. two time estimate | |
| 148. |
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 |
| E. | compare alternative methods |
| Answer» B. provide a basis for setting piece prices or incentive wages | |
| 149. |
Break-even analysis can be used for__________________? |
| A. | short run analysis |
| B. | long run analysis |
| C. | average of above two run analysis |
| D. | there is no such criterion |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. long run analysis | |
| 150. |
Bin card is used in__________________? |
| A. | administrative wing |
| B. | workshop |
| C. | foundry shop |
| D. | stores |
| E. | assembly shop |
| Answer» E. assembly shop | |