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This section includes 495 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electronics & Communication Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
In computing the cost of producing a quality product, the major areas of costs contribute to the sale price of the product. The ratio of the ______________ costs determine whether an effective program is fully implemented. |
| A. | direct, indirect, and overhead |
| B. | one-time, recurring, and variable |
| C. | variable, fixed, and semi-fixed |
| D. | prevention, appraisal, and failure |
| Answer» E. | |
| 152. |
An assignable variance tells us: |
| A. | our equipment is becoming obsolete |
| B. | top management should initiate increased worker training |
| C. | there is an identifiable problem that must be fixed |
| D. | schedule variances will be reduced |
| Answer» D. schedule variances will be reduced | |
| 153. |
Statistical Process Control uses diagrams called "Control Charts." These charts depict horizontal, parallel lines to represent ______________ standard deviations. |
| A. | six |
| B. | five |
| C. | four |
| D. | three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 154. |
Fourteen points framework for quality and productivity improvement was suggested by______________ |
| A. | Crosby |
| B. | Ishikawa |
| C. | Deming |
| D. | Juran |
| Answer» D. Juran | |
| 155. |
QFD stands for ______________ |
| A. | Quantity for deployment |
| B. | Quality for deployment |
| C. | Quality function deployment |
| D. | Quality for decision |
| Answer» D. Quality for decision | |
| 156. |
Which of the following is not a target of Total Quality Management: |
| A. | Customer Satisfaction |
| B. | Reducing manpower |
| C. | Continuous Cost Reduction |
| D. | Continuous Operational Improvement |
| Answer» C. Continuous Cost Reduction | |
| 157. |
Quality control is: |
| A. | identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them |
| B. | monitoring specific project results to determine if they comply with relevant quality standards and identifying ways to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance |
| C. | evaluating overall project performance on a regular basis to provide confidence that the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards |
| D. | taking action to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the project so as to provide added benefits to both the performing organization and the project customer |
| Answer» C. evaluating overall project performance on a regular basis to provide confidence that the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards | |
| 158. |
Scatter diagrams show the relationship between: |
| A. | Two variables |
| B. | The dependent variable along the y axis |
| C. | The dependent variable along the x axis |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. The dependent variable along the y axis | |
| 159. |
The concept that it is easier and less costly to do the work right the first time iscalled: |
| A. | Zero defects |
| B. | Continuous improvement |
| C. | DTRTRTFT |
| D. | The customer is the next person in the process |
| Answer» D. The customer is the next person in the process | |
| 160. |
In case someone is interested in process standard deviation, he should construct the______________ chart. |
| A. | X bar |
| B. | R chart |
| C. | S chart |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 161. |
ISO - 14001 gives stress on |
| A. | Plan - Do -check -Act |
| B. | Environmental protection |
| C. | Prevention rather than detection |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 162. |
Which of the following was developed by Motorola to improve its processes byminimizing defects? |
| A. | ISO 9000 |
| B. | Six sigma |
| C. | QS 9000 |
| D. | TQM |
| Answer» C. QS 9000 | |
| 163. |
Effective quality control results in: |
| A. | Increase in customer satisfaction |
| B. | Lower cost |
| C. | None of the above |
| D. | Both a and b |
| Answer» E. | |
| 164. |
Which of the following is not part of the Total Quality Approach? |
| A. | holistic thinking |
| B. | focus on short-term financial performance |
| C. | focus on desirability |
| D. | team thinking |
| Answer» B. focus on short-term financial performance | |
| 165. |
A two-tailed test is one where: |
| A. | results in only one direction can lead to rejection of the null hypothesis |
| B. | negative sample means lead to rejection of the null hypothesis |
| C. | results in either of two directions can lead to rejection of the null hypothesis |
| D. | no results lead to the rejection of the null hypothesis |
| Answer» D. no results lead to the rejection of the null hypothesis | |
| 166. |
What are the factors in a factorial design? |
| A. | the independent variables |
| B. | the dependent variables |
| C. | the organism variables |
| D. | the experimental variables |
| Answer» B. the dependent variables | |
| 167. |
In a double sampling plan, let d1 be the number of defects in the first sample and d2 be thenumber of defects in the second sample. Let c2 be the acceptance number for both samples. The condition for rejection is: |
| A. | D1+d2<c2 |
| B. | D1+d2>c2 |
| C. | D1∗d2>c2 |
| D. | D1∗d2<c2 |
| Answer» C. D1∗d2>c2 | |
| 168. |
______________ can be defined as small subset of a lot. |
| A. | Defect |
| B. | Fraction Acceptable |
| C. | Sample |
| D. | Acceptance Number |
| Answer» D. Acceptance Number | |
| 169. |
Producers risk can be defined as: |
| A. | The probability of rejecting a good lot |
| B. | The probability of accepting a bad lot |
| C. | The probability of accepting a good lot |
| D. | The probability of rejecting a bad lot |
| Answer» B. The probability of accepting a bad lot | |
| 170. |
Which of the following definitions is correct? |
| A. | An activity, which results in an outcome, is called an event. |
| B. | The probability of an event is expressed in decimal form ranging from -1 to +1. |
| C. | The sample space refers to all possible outcomes of an experiment. |
| D. | The probability that an event will occur is called the experiment. |
| Answer» D. The probability that an event will occur is called the experiment. | |
| 171. |
Which of the following is not considered a cost of nonconformance to quality? |
| A. | Scrap |
| B. | Rework |
| C. | Expediting |
| D. | Process control |
| Answer» E. | |
| 172. |
If we add together the sums of squares for the simple main effects of one factor at all the different levels of another factor, we shall obtain: |
| A. | The interaction sum of squares for the complete experiment |
| B. | The main effect sum of squares for the second factor, plus the sum of squares for its interaction with the first factor |
| C. | The main effect sum of squares for the first factor |
| D. | The main effect sum of squares for the first factor, plus the sum of squares for its interaction with the second factor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 173. |
From the project perspective, quality attributes: |
| A. | are used to determine how effectively the performing organization supports the project |
| B. | can be objective or subjective in nature |
| C. | are specific characteristics for which a product is designed, built, and tested |
| D. | B and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 174. |
Which of the following assumptions must be met to use an ANOVA? |
| A. | There is only one dependent variable |
| B. | The data must be normally distributed |
| C. | There is homogeneity of variance |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 175. |
Financial compensation is the primary motivational tool for which of the following management theories or programs? |
| A. | Zero Defects program |
| B. | Theory X management |
| C. | Theory Y management |
| D. | Quality Control Circles |
| Answer» C. Theory Y management | |
| 176. |
The four phases of the Shewart cycle are: |
| A. | Plan, Do, Scan, Implement |
| B. | Plan , Act , Do, Control |
| C. | Plan, Do, Act, Check |
| D. | Implement, Design, Control, Plan |
| Answer» D. Implement, Design, Control, Plan | |
| 177. |
Rectangle represents ______________ While plotting flow chart. |
| A. | Step in activity |
| B. | Decision making |
| C. | Direction of flow |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Decision making | |
| 178. |
What percentage of sales is estimated to be the cost of non-quality? |
| A. | 3-5% |
| B. | 12-20% |
| C. | 30-40% |
| D. | 6-8% |
| Answer» C. 30-40% | |
| 179. |
A fan blade is specified by length and thickness. While sampling, it was found that for one particular blade, the length was non-conforming while the thickness was as per specifications. Should the blade be considered non-conforming for construction of a p chart? |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| C. | none |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. No | |
| 180. |
Student's t-statistic is applicable in case of: |
| A. | Equal number of samples |
| B. | Unequal number of samples |
| C. | Small samples |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 181. |
If we want to detect small process shifts using x bar chart, we should use a sample size of: |
| A. | Less than 5 |
| B. | 5-10 |
| C. | 10-15 |
| D. | 15-25 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 182. |
In a study, subjects are randomly assigned to one of three groups: control, experimental A,or experimental B. After treatment, the mean scores for the three groups are compared. The appropriate statistical test for comparing these means is: |
| A. | the correlation coefficient |
| B. | chi square |
| C. | the t-test |
| D. | the analysis of variance |
| Answer» E. | |
| 183. |
Which of the following models has the viewpoint that change and learning arevalued in themselves? |
| A. | Organism mode |
| B. | Mechanistic model |
| C. | Cultural model |
| D. | Total Quality model |
| Answer» D. Total Quality model | |
| 184. |
Recognition of personnel achievements is an important building block to the attainment of a superior quality program. The form of recognition should be ______________. |
| A. | an annual bonus increase paid at the end of the year |
| B. | an immediate cash award that is commensurate with the deed |
| C. | a non-monetary award presented in a public forum as soon as the deed is identified |
| D. | a non-monetary award presented in private |
| Answer» D. a non-monetary award presented in private | |
| 185. |
A researcher is conducting a 3 x 2 factorial experiment. In variable 1 participants are randomly assigned to one of 3 conditions. In variable 2 participants respond to both levels of the independent variable. Which of the following best describes this study? |
| A. | it is an independent groups design |
| B. | it is a repeated measures group design |
| C. | it is a mixed factorial design |
| D. | it is a simple main effect design |
| Answer» D. it is a simple main effect design | |
| 186. |
If the Mean Square Error MSE of an ANOVA for six treatment groups is known, you cancompute |
| A. | degrees of freedom, df1 |
| B. | the standard deviation of each treatment group |
| C. | the pooled standard deviation |
| D. | all answers are correct |
| Answer» D. all answers are correct | |
| 187. |
Processes that operate with "six sigma quality" over the short term are assumed to producelong-term defect levels below ______________ defects per million opportunities (DPMO). |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 2.4 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 3.4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 188. |
What is the Effect of Cache (MIPS)? |
| A. | 40 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 189. |
The majority of product defects could be prevented in most processes if manufacturers would do the following: |
| A. | Increase the use of acceptance control charts instead of standard three-sigma control charts |
| B. | Make a concerted effort to eliminate the potential for product defects in the design stage |
| C. | Create a quality control department |
| D. | A and B |
| Answer» C. Create a quality control department | |
| 190. |
For a c chart, the LCL comes out to be -.7. The value of LCL that should be used is: |
| A. | -.7 |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 1 | |
| 191. |
A researcher conducted a 2 x 2 completely repeated measures factorial design and planned 15 participants in each condition. How many participants would be required to conduct this experiment? |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 45 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» B. 30 | |
| 192. |
A sample of size 10 contains 50 non-conformities. The average number of non-conformitiesis: |
| A. | 7 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 (50/10 i.e. total non-conformities/sample size) |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» D. 1 | |
| 193. |
Which of the following statements about the cost of quality are true? |
| A. | The cost of quality is the expense of nonconformance to requirements and specifications |
| B. | The costs of quality are mostly the direct responsibility of workers who are manufacturing the product |
| C. | Quality control programs should only be implemented when the costs of quality is low |
| D. | A and B |
| Answer» B. The costs of quality are mostly the direct responsibility of workers who are manufacturing the product | |
| 194. |
Control chart theory is based on the differences of the causes of variations in quality. Variations in quality may be produced by assignable causes. All of the following are examples of assignable causes except: |
| A. | Differences among machines |
| B. | Differences among workers |
| C. | Differences among materials |
| D. | None of the above (all are examples) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 195. |
The concept that states: "the optimal quality level is reached at the point where theincremental revenue from product improvement equals the incremental cost to secure it" comes from: |
| A. | quality control analysis |
| B. | marginal analysis |
| C. | standard quality analysis |
| D. | conformance analysis |
| Answer» C. standard quality analysis | |
| 196. |
Which are the best two charts to show trends in a process? |
| A. | Pareto and Control |
| B. | Control and Run |
| C. | Histogram and Run |
| D. | Gantt and Pert |
| Answer» C. Histogram and Run | |
| 197. |
Quality Circles members are ______________ |
| A. | Paid according to their contribution to quality |
| B. | External consultants designed to provide training in the use of Quality tools |
| C. | Always machine operators |
| D. | None of the three. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 198. |
If the F-Value calculated from the data is 5.0, the result is statistically significant |
| A. | Always |
| B. | Sometimes |
| C. | Never |
| D. | Illogical Question |
| Answer» C. Never | |
| 199. |
Customers are primarily concerned with ______________ |
| A. | Communication, courtesy, and credibility of the sales person |
| B. | Competence, courtesy, and security of the sales person |
| C. | Competence, responsiveness, and reliability of the sales person |
| D. | Communication, responsiveness, and cleverness of the sales person |
| Answer» B. Competence, courtesy, and security of the sales person | |
| 200. |
Inspection, scrap, and repair are examples of ______________ |
| A. | internal costs |
| B. | external costs |
| C. | costs of dissatisfaction |
| D. | societal costs |
| Answer» B. external costs | |