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This set of Product Design and Value Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Product Design And Value Engineering Set 1
Q1 | Designs are periodically modified to
- Improve product performance
- Strive for zero-based rejection and waste
- Make products easier and faster to manufacture
- all of the mentioned
Q2 | The expected qualities of a product are
- it satisfies the needs and expectations of the customer
- it has a pleasing appearance and handles well
- it has high reliability and functions safely over its intended life
- all of the mentioned
Q3 | The life cycle of a product includes
- extraction of natural resources
- processing of raw materials
- manufacturing of products
- all of the mentioned
Q4 | Life-cycle engineering is also called
- green design
- expensive design
- easy design
- none of the mentioned
Q5 | Sustainable manufacturing is required for
- conserving resources
- proper maintenance
- reuse
- all of the mentioned
Q6 | The mechanical properties of good product material are
- strength
- toughness
- ductility
- all of the mentioned
Q7 | The physical properties of good product material are
- density
- melting point
- specific heat
- all of the mentioned
Q8 | The chemical properties of good product material are
- oxidation
- corrosion
- surface treatment
- all of the mentioned
Q9 | Properties of workpiece materials are
- geometric features of the part
- production rate and quantity
- process selection consideration
- all of the mentioned
Q10 | Considerations of costing systems are
- life cycle costs
- machine usage
- cost of purchasing machinery
- all of the mentioned
Q11 | The following is the preliminary stage of Production planning
- Capacity planning
- Material requirements planning
- Scheduling
- Product development and design
Q12 | The following is the source(s) for developing new or improved product
- Research and Development department of the enterprise
- Consumer suggestions and Complaints
- Other competitive products in the market
- All of the above
Q13 | Product cost can be reduced by considering the following aspect(s) at the design stage
- Minimum number of operations
- Unnecessary tight tolerance should not be provided
- Design should consist of standard parts
- All of the above
Q14 | The ultimate objective of the product is
- To provide a new look
- Utilizing existing manpower
- To monopolize the market
- All of the above
Q15 | Based on their field of application, manufactured goods can be classified as
- Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
- Consumer, Capital and Defense
- Essential, Market and Standard
- Primary, Luxury and Consumer
Q16 | The following aspect of product is concerned with the ease and efficiency of the productperformance
- Functional aspect
- Operational aspect
- Durability aspect
- Aesthetic aspect
Q17 | The “simplicity to operate and easy to understand” of product is concerned with its following aspect
- Functional aspect
- Operational aspect
- Durability aspect
- Aesthetic aspect
Q18 | ______ helps in establishing the interchangeability of products
- Standardization
- Simplification
- Diversification
- Specialization
Q19 | In which of the following type the manufacturing cost may go up
- Standardization
- Simplification
- Diversification
- All of the above
Q20 | Product ______ is the ultimate objective of variety reduction
- Simplification
- Standardization
- Specialization
- All of the above
Q21 | The following eases the process of stock control
- Standardization
- Simplification
- Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
- None of the above
Q22 | The following is the Durability aspect(s) of a product
- Efficiency of the product
- Easy to understand
- Ease with which a product can be maintained
- All of the above
Q23 | _____ is the development of original products, product improvements, product modifications, and new brands through the firm’s own R&D efforts.
- Idea generation
- Concept testing
- Test marketing
- New product developmen
Q24 | All of the following are different ways a firm can obtain new products, except which one?
- By acquiring a whole new company
- A firm can obtain a new product through patents
- A firm can obtain a new product by licensing someone else's new product
- A firm can obtain a new product by using the R&D department of other firms in the same industry.
Q25 | All of the following are accurate descriptions of reasons why new products fail, except which one?
- Although the market size was correctly estimated, the product idea itself was not good.
- The actual product was not designed as well as it should have been.
- The new product was priced too high.
- The new product was advertised poorly