Industrial Engineering Set 5 MCQs

Q1 | Under which incentive plan, the minimum wages are guaranteed?

Rowan plan

Emerson's efficiency plan

Bedaux plan

All of the above

None of the above

Q2 | A dealer sells a set of tools for Rs. 900 which is 80% more than he paid for it. At what price must he sell the same set to make 120% on the cost?

Rs. 1100

Rs. 1300

Rs. 1200

Rs. 1000

Rs. 900

Q3 | Which of the following is not a welfare measure in a factory?

Apprenticeship

Provision of cold water in summer

Canteen

Provision of housing

Apprenticeship training

Q4 | GERT is a

computerised PERT chart

technique which deals with the probability of a realisation of the activity

technique which has become obsolete now

None of the above

Q5 | Who is responsible for an organisation's training and development

Top line management

Personnel help

Fellow employees (senior)

Supervisors

All of the above

Q6 | The use of CPM lies in

taking corrective measures

scheduling and controlling the project

planning and controlling the most logical sequence of operations

None of the above

Supply and demand conditions

Q7 | For manufacturing firm

average costs will rise as output reaches a certain level - then they will begin to fall

total costs will rise as output reaches a certain level - then they will begin to fall

marginal costs will rise as output reaches certain level - then they will begin to fall

average costs will fall as output reaches a certain level - then they will begin to rise

None of the above

Q8 | Among the following which is the best example of a short term capital gain?

A motor-cycle sold at a marginal loss within a year of its purchase

A house held by a real estate dealer for sale, the value of which has increased before purchase

A pleasure car sold for more than what was paid for it within 4 months of the purchase

A gift which is resold within six months of receipt

None of the above

Q9 | UNI standards are followed in

Indonesia

Italy

France

India

America

Q10 | Standard followed in Germany are known as

ISI standards

GOST standards

ASTM standards

DIN standards

UNI standards

Q11 | Negative slack occurs when

dummy activities do not exist

dummy activities are large in number

events stick to their schedule

deficiency of resources occurs

None of the above

Q12 | MIS stands for

Multiple individual skills

Manufacturing industrial service

Mutual inventory supplies

Management information system

Mass interviewing and selection

Q13 | Critical path method is good for

small projects only

large projects only

both small and large projects equally

None of the above

Supply and demand conditions

Q14 | Group organisational climate

Guarantees productivity

Affects the efficiency of the operation

Can be precisely measured

Is prohibitively expensive in a small company

All of the above

Q15 | Which of the following is a parallel activity?

Wall construction and carpentary work of doors

digging of foundation and construction of a well

completion of flooring and plastering of walls

completing first floor and starting second floor construction

None of the above

Q16 | Which of the following is not an incentive plan

Taylor, 100% incentive plan

Rowan plan

Standard plan

Gantt plan

Halsey plan

Q17 | Which one of the following is generally not the result of a good layout of an industrial plant?

Better service to customers

Better quality of product

Increased wages

Easier maintenance

Reduced capital investment

Q18 | A bear marker is known as

A market of high demand

A stock market when prices are going up

A stock market when prices ae going down

A soft drinks market

A market dealing in liquor

Q19 | If the life of high speed steel tools is taken as 100% the life of cemented carbide tools will be

300 to 1000 percent

30 to 50 percent

100 to 150 percent

50 to 20 percent

80 to 130 percent

Q20 | A manufacturer in Tamilnadu sells his goods in Madras. Which tax is applicable on his goods?

Central sales tax

State sales tax

State excise duty

Central excise duty

None of the above

Q21 | Who among the following was least associated with fundamental work on time and motion study?

L.M. Gilbrath

F.W.Taylor

F.B.Gilbrath

Prof.J.K.Gailbreth

None of the above

Q22 | If the upper and lower control limits are within the allowable width, but are widely separated from them, it can be concluded that

control is good but limits need to be re-established

the sampling plan needs revision

A cheaper and less precise machine might be used

control is excellent and no action is needed

None of the above

Q23 | Which of the following statement regarding PERT is incorrect?

It establishes the sequence and the relationship between significant programmes events

It is statistical technique which makes decisions

It points out slippages before the fact happens and its impact on others

It helps to formulate new schedules when the existing schedule cannot be met.

None of the above

Q24 | Bar charts are considered to be suitable for

minor works

major works

dam construction

large projects

None of the above

Q25 | Choose the wrong statement in respect of value engineering.

Value engineering is applied to products which will be produced in future.

Value analysis is applied to products already in production

Supply and demand conditions

Cost is calculated item wise

Value engineering deals with improoving quality/performance to satisfy customer.