Industrial Engineering Set 6

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This set of Industrial Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Industrial Engineering Set 6

Q1 | A negatively skewed curve
  • will have longer tail one the right hand side
  • Will have longer tail on the left hand side
  • implies that mode will be less than the mean
  • implies that the median will be less than the mean
  • None of the above
Q2 | While PERT is
  • float, slack
  • time, resource
  • event, activity
  • activity, event
  • None of the above
Q3 | Which of the following is a capital asset?
  • A copy right
  • Stock in trade
  • Property held for sale to customers
  • Shares of stock in a company
  • None of the above
Q4 | Jobs going behind the schedule are conveniently shown in
  • Milestone chart
  • pi chart
  • Bar chart
  • Gantt chart
  • None of the above
Q5 | Current assets - current liabilities
  • Turn over
  • Share value index
  • Current value of the firm
  • Working capital
  • Book value of the firm
Q6 | A facility extended by an employer to his employees other than wages and salaries is
  • Parity
  • Compensation
  • Claim
  • Perquisites
  • None of the above
Q7 | In time and motion study, the symbol 'O' represents
  • Operation
  • Quantity inspection
  • Temporary storage
  • Quality inspection
  • Obvious delay
Q8 | Which statement does not describe human resource objectives?
  • Human resource objectives assume that the future of the organisation is linked to the future of the work force
  • Objectives can be short term as well as long term
  • Set objectives work to limit growth as well as guard against failure
  • Planning objective is the first step in the human resource planning process
  • Objectives are geared to affect the future
Q9 | A factory is insured for 80% of its value at 5/12%. The premium is Rs. 500. What is the total value of the house?
  • Rs. 150,000
  • Rs. 180,000
  • Rs. 120,000
  • Rs. 240,000
  • Rs. 220,000
Q10 | CPM is a technique based on
  • neither event nor activity
  • activity
  • event
  • Operation chart
  • event and activity
Q11 | The advantage of product layout is
  • Lower total materials handling cost
  • Lower total production time
  • Less work-in-process
  • Less floor area required per unit of production
  • All of the above
Q12 | Therblig colour for search is
  • brown
  • blue
  • black
  • None of the above
  • Supply and demand conditions
Q13 | In case the value of variance is more, then
  • certainly is more
  • probability of certainty is more
  • uncertainty is more
  • None of the above
  • None of the above
Q14 | In case of comented carbide tools the back rake angle is positive while machining
  • Mild steel
  • Aluminium
  • Hard steel
  • Brass
  • Carbon steel
Q15 | A family spends 25% of its income for food, 7
  • 250 weeks
  • 200 weeks
  • 150 weeks
  • 100 weeks
  • 300 weeks
Q16 | At 'break even point'
  • Constant expenses = Profits
  • Total sales = variable expenses
  • Variable expenses - Profits = Total sales
  • None of the above
Q17 | In which case value engineering may not be relevant?
  • Shopping plaza
  • Gas turbine blade ring
  • Electric fan
  • Automobile
  • None of the above
Q18 | To obtain solution of material problem so that the cost of handling will be minimum is
  • Simplex method
  • Queuing theory
  • Transport method
  • Value engineering
  • None of the above
Q19 | Loan of purchase of car is a
  • incentive scheme
  • bonus plan
  • fringe benefit
  • Perk
  • None of the above
Q20 | Bin cards are used in
  • Stores
  • Preventive maintenance
  • Machine loading
  • Fixing targets
  • Quality control
Q21 | The basic tool in work study is
  • Planning chart
  • Process chart
  • Bar chart
  • Stop watch
  • Shop layout
Q22 | Shewart control charts are used in
  • Work study
  • Motion study
  • Quality control
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q23 | Total sales less cost of manufacturing gives
  • Taxable profit
  • Net
  • Book profit
  • Distributable profit
  • Gross profit
Q24 | The economic life of a building is considered to be at an end under which of the following conditions?
  • When the cost of repairs is more than the income
  • When the income from the building fails to justify its existence
  • When the capitalization rate becomes high
  • When the directional growth of area is turned away from it
  • When thebuilding facilities become obsolete
Q25 | In queuing theory one faces with the situation that
  • the queue keeps on lengthening as the time passes
  • mean service rate is greater than mean arrival rate
  • mean service rate increases as the length of the queue increases
  • None of the above
  • Supply and demand conditions