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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.
| 251. |
Average Total Inspection is defined as: |
| A. | Average of rejected lots and accepted lots |
| B. | Average number of units inspected per lot |
| C. | Average of rejected Lots |
| D. | Average of accepted Lots |
| Answer» C. Average of rejected Lots | |
| 252. |
The OC curve provides a measure of the ______________ of the control chart. |
| A. | Sensitivity |
| B. | Duality |
| C. | none |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. Duality | |
| 253. |
Reworking ______________ the cost of quality. |
| A. | Decreases |
| B. | Increases |
| C. | Neutralizes |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. Neutralizes | |
| 254. |
Which of these characterizes a factorial design? |
| A. | One in which there is a single independent variable. |
| B. | One in which there is more than one independent variable |
| C. | One in which the researcher wants to investigate the interactions between variables |
| D. | Both B and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 255. |
Which of the following is not a use of arrow diagram: |
| A. | Determining the best schedule for the entire project |
| B. | Potential Scheduling problem and solution |
| C. | Calculate critical path of the project |
| D. | Identifying defects in a process |
| Answer» E. | |
| 256. |
The ISO 9000 series is: |
| A. | a set of instructions for preparing control charts |
| B. | a set of guidelines for quality |
| C. | a set of forms and procedures to ensure quality |
| D. | an international standard that describes a recommended quality system |
| Answer» E. | |
| 257. |
Let p0 be the incoming fraction defective and p1 be the outgoing fraction defective(Assume both p1 and p0 is greater than 0). If rectifying inspection is performed then: |
| A. | P0<p1 |
| B. | P1<p0 |
| C. | None of the above |
| D. | Cannot be determined |
| Answer» C. None of the above | |
| 258. |
In DMAIC, redesigning of process to either remove bottlenecks or to reduce waste takesplace in the ______________ stage. |
| A. | Define |
| B. | Measure |
| C. | Improve |
| D. | Control |
| Answer» D. Control | |
| 259. |
In the two-factor, between subjects (or two-way) ANOVA: |
| A. | The three F tests always have the same power to reject the null hypothesis. |
| B. | The test for an interaction always has more power than the test for a main effect. |
| C. | The power of the F test is not necessarily increased by having larger samples. |
| D. | The three F tests do not always have the same power to reject the null hypothesis. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 260. |
What does a beta of 0.478 mean? |
| A. | That the relationship between the independent and dependent variables is not linear |
| B. | That the regression is not significant |
| C. | That the correlation is significant |
| D. | This means that for every unit increase in your independent variable, your dependent variable increases by 0.478 units |
| Answer» E. | |
| 261. |
Dr. AB is conducting a 2 x 3 factorial experiment. He is interested in the impact of college major and study method on exam performance. He found that study method effected exam performance regardless of the participants' major. Which of the following is true? |
| A. | Dr. AB found a main effect for study method. |
| B. | Dr. AB found a main effect for college major. |
| C. | Dr. AB found a significant interaction between college major and study method. |
| D. | There is not enough information provided to answer this question. |
| Answer» B. Dr. AB found a main effect for college major. | |
| 262. |
Process control is distinct and separate from the data gathering function in a quality program. While process control regulates the functions, data gathering is used to ______________. |
| A. | collect information on the relative performance standards of the process so the output can be enhanced through continuous adjustments to the input functions |
| B. | validate the controlling function as performing correctly and provide information on equipment servicing intervals |
| C. | provide the historical records for production lots as to the specifications and actual measurements of a product |
| D. | generate the control charts to determine the variances in the product and the number on nonconforming products |
| Answer» C. provide the historical records for production lots as to the specifications and actual measurements of a product | |
| 263. |
Statistical Process Control is used in quality programs to determine whether repetitive operations meet predictable standards. The process uses ______________ to permit accurate monitoring of the operation. |
| A. | 100 percent inspection and random rejection |
| B. | acceptance sampling and automatic rejection |
| C. | continuous sampling and error detection methods |
| D. | statistical sampling and control procedures |
| Answer» E. | |
| 264. |
A major assumption for p chart is that all units produced are ______________. |
| A. | Independent |
| B. | Dependent |
| C. | None of the above |
| D. | Cannot be determined |
| Answer» B. Dependent | |
| 265. |
Quality management includes forming and directing a team of people to achieve aqualitative goal within an effective cost and time frame that results in: |
| A. | a project completed in the shortest possible time |
| B. | a product or service that conforms to the requirement specification |
| C. | an award-winning product that brings public recognition to the project |
| D. | an innovative project that establishes the qualifications of the project team |
| Answer» C. an award-winning product that brings public recognition to the project | |
| 266. |
The ______________ sum of squares measures the variability of the observed valuesaround their respective treatment means. |
| A. | treatment |
| B. | error |
| C. | interaction |
| D. | total |
| Answer» C. interaction | |
| 267. |
The taste of the burger can be categorized as good or bad This is an example of which type ofdata: |
| A. | Variable |
| B. | Attribute |
| C. | Cannot be determined |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Attribute | |
| 268. |
The 'Father' of statistical quality control is: |
| A. | F. W. Taylor |
| B. | Joseph M. Juran |
| C. | Philip Crosby |
| D. | Walter Shewhart |
| Answer» E. | |
| 269. |
Dr. RNS conducted a ______________ factorial design to examine the effects of music androom temperature on participant's memory. Participants were randomly assigned to study a list of nonsense words either listening or not listening to music in either a warm or cold room. |
| A. | 1 x 2 |
| B. | 2 x 4 |
| C. | 2 x 2 |
| D. | 4 x 4 |
| Answer» C. 2 x 2 | |
| 270. |
For new product development, the chosen methodology should be |
| A. | DMADV |
| B. | DMAIC |
| C. | Structured Design Methodology |
| D. | DMIE |
| Answer» B. DMAIC | |
| 271. |
In ANOVA, a factor is defined as the: |
| A. | Dependent variable. |
| B. | Independent variable. |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Independent variable. | |
| 272. |
The thickness of the blade of a fan is specified to lie between 4 cm and 6 cm. The length of the blades must lie between 10 cm and 20 cm. A fan blade randomly selected from a sample of 100 blades has a thickness of 5cm and a length of 21cm. The number of defect(s) the blade has is ______________. |
| A. | One |
| B. | Two |
| C. | There is no defect |
| D. | Three |
| Answer» B. Two | |
| 273. |
In the project environment, the individual ultimately responsible for quality controlis: |
| A. | The line workers who must strive "to do things right the first time" to avoid quality problems |
| B. | The company's quality control manager who must work with the project members to ensure the quality control program is effective |
| C. | The head of the production department who retains ultimate quality control responsibility for all the company's projects |
| D. | The project manager who has ultimately responsibility for the entire project |
| Answer» E. | |
| 274. |
As one of its goal the project organization has quality to specified performance measures. When compared with the functional organization, the project organization ______________. |
| A. | achieves higher levels of quality |
| B. | is always tailored to meet the specific quality goals |
| C. | is less disciplined in the implementation of quality |
| D. | is more disciplined in the implementation of quality |
| Answer» D. is more disciplined in the implementation of quality | |
| 275. |
Bias reflects the: |
| A. | The differences in observed accuracy and/or precision experienced over the range of measurements made by the system. |
| B. | The difference between observed measurements and a "true" value obtained from a master or gold standard |
| C. | Different levels of variability in different operating regimes, resulting from warm-up effects, environmental factors, inconsistent operator performance |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Different levels of variability in different operating regimes, resulting from warm-up effects, environmental factors, inconsistent operator performance | |
| 276. |
For a point in the control chart to be out of control, it must lie |
| A. | Above UCL or Below LCL |
| B. | Between Central Line and LCL |
| C. | Between Central Line and UCL |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Between Central Line and LCL | |
| 277. |
For a process which is six sigma complaint, the percentage of products within specificationsis: |
| A. | 95.20% |
| B. | 99.73% |
| C. | 99.10% |
| D. | 96.78% |
| Answer» C. 99.10% | |
| 278. |
Quality attributes |
| A. | are used to determine how effectively the organization accomplishes its goals |
| B. | can be objective or subjective in nature |
| C. | are specific quality characteristics for which a product is designed, built, and tested |
| D. | B and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 279. |
Which of the following distributions is suitable to model the length of time that elapsesbefore the first employee passes through the security door of a company? |
| A. | Exponential |
| B. | Normal |
| C. | Poisson |
| D. | Binomial |
| Answer» B. Normal | |
| 280. |
What was the primary concern of managers during 1980s? |
| A. | Detection |
| B. | Strategic impact |
| C. | Control |
| D. | Coordination |
| Answer» C. Control | |
| 281. |
Which of the following is not a benefit of long-term suppler relationships? |
| A. | supplier involvement in design |
| B. | information system linkages to customer facilities |
| C. | capacity and facility plans favorable to their customers |
| D. | all of the above are benefits |
| Answer» E. | |
| 282. |
Continual improvement is ini. Environmental objective ii. Audit Result iii. Corrective action The correct order is |
| A. | i & ii |
| B. | i & iii |
| C. | i, ii & iii |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 283. |
According to Deming most of the problems are related to systems and it is the responsibilityof the management to improve the systems |
| A. | correct |
| B. | correct to some extent |
| C. | correct to great extent |
| D. | Taguchi |
| Answer» B. correct to some extent | |
| 284. |
Consider two factors A and B, each with two levels. If there is no interaction between thesetwo factors, the difference in the response variable between the two levels of factor A would be ______________ the difference between the two levels of factor B. |
| A. | unrelated to |
| B. | equal to |
| C. | half |
| D. | twice |
| Answer» C. half | |
| 285. |
The South African government is concerned about the high incidence of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. They wish to estimate the true number of people in South Africa who are HIV positive. A random sample of 5000 people was tested and 1980 of them were HIV positive. What is the parameter of interest? |
| A. | The number of people in South Africa |
| B. | The 5000 people sampled |
| C. | The number of people in South Africa who are HIV positive |
| D. | The 1980 people sampled who were HIV positive |
| Answer» D. The 1980 people sampled who were HIV positive | |
| 286. |
Service Assurance is |
| A. | Confidence with customer |
| B. | Customer has trust |
| C. | Employee has knowledge |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 287. |
What is the Effect of Memory (MIPS)? |
| A. | 40 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 10 | |
| 288. |
When cpk is less than one |
| A. | Process is not capable |
| B. | Process is stable |
| C. | Process if highly capable |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Process is stable | |
| 289. |
The basic assumption of calculating the control limits based on average sample size (for a pchart) will ______________ from/as those previously observed. |
| A. | Greatly differ |
| B. | Will be exactly the same |
| C. | Not greatly differ |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 290. |
From a high level perspective, quality: |
| A. | is ensured by having inspectors |
| B. | cannot be quantitatively measured |
| C. | and productivity are inconsistent objectives |
| D. | is primarily (85 - 95%) a management problem |
| Answer» E. | |
| 291. |
In a factorial design, a main effect is the ______________. |
| A. | the combined effect of the independent variables on the dependent variable |
| B. | interaction effect of the independent variables and their effect on the dependent |
| C. | the effect of each independent variable on the dependent variable |
| D. | interaction of the independent variables |
| Answer» D. interaction of the independent variables | |
| 292. |
From the project manager's perspective, quality management is ______________limited to assessing the attributes of the tools provided to do the work. |
| A. | always |
| B. | usually |
| C. | not |
| D. | seldom |
| Answer» D. seldom | |
| 293. |
While setting Quality objective, ______________ to be considered. |
| A. | Customer need |
| B. | Organizational need |
| C. | Supplier need |
| D. | Worker need |
| Answer» B. Organizational need | |
| 294. |
Common features of CMM is how to produce software product which arei. Consistence ii. Repeatable iii. Predictable The correct order is |
| A. | i only |
| B. | ii only |
| C. | ii & iii |
| D. | i, ii & iii |
| Answer» E. | |
| 295. |
When the k population means are truly different from each other, it is likely that the averageerror deviation: |
| A. | Is relatively large compared to the average treatment deviations. |
| B. | Is relatively small compared to the average treatment deviations. |
| C. | Is about equal to the average treatment deviation. |
| D. | Differ significantly between at least two of the populations. |
| Answer» C. Is about equal to the average treatment deviation. | |
| 296. |
Pattern in control charts which show the tendency to cluster around central line is termed as: |
| A. | Stratification |
| B. | Mixture |
| C. | Cyclic pattern |
| D. | Shift in process level |
| Answer» B. Mixture | |
| 297. |
The process mapping is a ______________ diagram. |
| A. | Data flow |
| B. | Work flow |
| C. | Circular |
| D. | Audit |
| Answer» C. Circular | |
| 298. |
The inspection of the project through the implementation phase is critical to ensure that quality standards are being met. The use of vendors is most often required to obtain critical materials, components, or sub-assemblies. To determine a vendor's capabilities to produce to the specifications, a "shop survey" or audit of the vendor may be required. e areas for the audit should include ______________. |
| A. | facilities and shop space |
| B. | experience and capability with similar work |
| C. | quality assurance an control procedures |
| D. | organization and quality of work in process |
| Answer» D. organization and quality of work in process | |
| 299. |
Tools and techniques used during the Quality Planning process include: |
| A. | Benefit / cost analysis |
| B. | Benchmarking |
| C. | Quality audits |
| D. | a and b |
| Answer» E. | |
| 300. |
If the level of confidence directly increases as a result of new processes, differentresources, or changed methods, the required cost of monitoring is likely to: |
| A. | increase as well |
| B. | remain the same |
| C. | decrease |
| D. | decrease initially then increase slightly |
| Answer» D. decrease initially then increase slightly | |