Production and Operations Management Online MCQ Set 7

QN01. Which of the following is (are) important consideration(s) concerning activity times?

  1. Activity time should be obtained from the person responsible for the completion of an activity
  2. Activity time must be independent of any influence which the preceding or succeeding activity may have on it.
  3. Activity time may assume that just the normal quantity of resources required to carry out the activity are available.
  4. All of the above
Answer

(D)All of the above

QN02. Objective of Work Study is to improve ———

  1. Cycle time
  2. Productivity
  3. Production
  4. All of the above
Answer

(B)Productivity

QN03. The following is not a major contributor in the development of Control Charts and Sampling plan

  1. F H Dodge
  2. H G Roming
  3. Walter Schewhart
  4. J M Juran
Answer

(D)J M Juran

QN04. Organizational models are

  1. multinational model
  2. international model
  3. global organizational model
  4. All of the above
Answer

(D)All of the above

QN05. The ––––––––– is the defect level for which lots are regarded as bad lots.

  1. Acceptable quality level
  2. Consumer’s risk
  3. Producer’s risk
  4. Lot Tolerance Percentage Defective
Answer

(D)Lot Tolerance Percentage Defective

QN06. What are the advantages of templates over diagrams?

  1. Can be conveniently moved on the graph paper
  2. Less laborious
  3. Saves time
  4. All of the above
Answer

(D)All of the above

QN07. Attack strategies are

  1. Frontal attack
  2. Flank attack
  3. Encirclement attack
  4. All of the above
Answer

(D)All of the above

QN08. Which of the following are assignable cause?

  1. Large variations in hardness of material
  2. Tool wear
  3. Errors in setting
  4. All of the above
Answer

(D)All of the above

QN09. Which of the following are activities of corrective maintenance?

  1. Overhauling
  2. Emergency repairs
  3. Modifications and improvements
  4. All of the above
Answer

(D)All of the above

QN10. Limitations of Traditional cost accounting are

  1. Assumes factory as an isolated entity
  2. It measures only the cost of producing
  3. both (A) and (B)
  4. none of the above
Answer

(C)both (A) and (B)

QN11. Which kind of defect can be called as minor defect?

  1. Which does not reduce the usability of the product for its intended use
  2. The cost of repairing the defect is less
  3. Both (A) and (B)
  4. None of the above
Answer

(A)Which does not reduce the usability of the product for its intended use

QN12. General Electric Matrix is divided into how many cells

  1. 4
  2. 9
  3. 16
  4. 25
Answer

(B)9

QN13. What is the reason of excessive friction between parts?

  1. Improper or lack of lubrication
  2. Material of parts
  3. both (A) and (B)
  4. None of above
Answer

(A)Improper or lack of lubrication

QN14. Capacity decisions have a direct influence on performance of production system in respect of –––––––––

  1. Delivery performance
  2. Quality control
  3. Plant size
  4. Manpower
Answer

(A)Delivery performance

QN15. Business is rated on which dimensions

  1. Market attractiveness
  2. Business strength
  3. both (A) and (B)
  4. none of the above
Answer

(C)both (A) and (B)

QN16. Which of the following policies is advisable in case of low product variety and large volumes?

  1. Skilled labour, special purpose machines
  2. Low skilled labour, general purpose machine
  3. Low Skilled Labour, Special Purpose Machines
  4. Any of the above
Answer

(C)Low Skilled Labour, Special Purpose Machines

QN17. In an organization there may not be a formal PPC department if

  1. Work is highly repetitive in nature
  2. Planning activities are performed by the line staff
  3. Number of workmen is not very large
  4. All of the above
Answer

(D)All of the above

QN18. 'W' in SWOT stands for

  1. What do you do well?
  2. What could you improve?
  3. What doors are open to you?
  4. What threats could harm you
Answer

(B)What could you improve?

QN19. Which kind of labour force is required in case of Jobbing Production?

  1. Highly Skilled
  2. Semi skilled
  3. Unskilled
  4. Any of the above
Answer

(A)Highly Skilled

QN20. Which of the following is not the characteristic of Project Production?

  1. Continuous flow of material
  2. Highly mechanised material handling
  3. Virtually zero manufacturing cycle time
  4. All of the above
Answer

(D)All of the above

QN21. Like roots of a tree, ––––––––– of organization is hidden from direct view.

  1. goodwill
  2. core competence
  3. Higher management
  4. Capital investment
Answer

(B)core competence

QN22. Fixed position layout is adopted when

  1. Products are of different variety
  2. Product is very heavy involving assembly of large number of parts
  3. Products are in large numbers
  4. All of the above
Answer

(B)Product is very heavy involving assembly of large number of parts

QN23. Which of the following is not a type of specification?

  1. Material specifications
  2. Dimensional specifications
  3. Manpower specification
  4. Performance specifications
Answer

(C)Manpower specification

QN24. ––––––––– should have the ability to develop a vision to see patterns into the future.

  1. Leaders
  2. Workers
  3. Management
  4. None of the above
Answer

(A)Leaders

QN25. What is the location of lower control limit in the X bar-R control chart?

  1. 3 standard deviations below central line
  2. 2 standard deviations below central line
  3. 1 standard deviations below central line
  4. Any of the above
Answer

(A)3 standard deviations below central line

QN26. Which of the following Principles of Management is not advocated by F W Taylor?

  1. Selection of best worker for each particular task
  2. Division of work between worker and management
  3. Training and development of the workmen
  4. Involvement of workers in strategy planning
Answer

(D)Involvement of workers in strategy planning

QN27. Scale model used for layout analysis have following advantages

  1. Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend
  2. Overhead facilities can be shown
  3. Models can be shifted easily
  4. All of the above
Answer

(D)All of the above

QN28. Which are three different bases to establish an activity time?

  1. Past experience
  2. Judgement
  3. Historical data
  4. All of the above
Answer

(D)All of the above

QN29. Which photographic technique is used to record path of motions of the members of the body during method study?

  1. Acrograph
  2. Cyclograph
  3. Cyclogram
  4. Cycloscope
Answer

(B)Cyclograph

QN30. Control should involve ––––––––– amount of information.

  1. Minimum
  2. Sufficient
  3. Maximum
  4. Any of the above
Answer

(A)Minimum

QN31. The term ––––––––– implies the foregone profit due to inability of company to produce.

  1. Opportunity cost
  2. Marginal cost
  3. Overhead cost
  4. All of the above
Answer

(A)Opportunity cost

QN32. OC curve of ideal sampling plan suggests that all lots less than 3% defectives have the probability of acceptance of –––––––––.

  1. 0.25
  2. 0.5
  3. 0.75
  4. 1
Answer

(D)1

QN33. Which of the following are the objectives of a good maintenance system?

  1. Minimisation of wear and tear of machines
  2. Ensuring maximum plant availability
  3. Both (A) and (B)
  4. None of the above
Answer

(C)Both (A) and (B)

QN34. Inherent Safety' is one of the principle of good layout. In context of layout, this can be achieved by the following

  1. Clear gangway
  2. Location of material and material handling system
  3. Both (A) and (B)
  4. None of the above
Answer

(C)Both (A) and (B)

QN35. In case of an OC curve, the risk of rejecting a good quality lot may vary between –––––––––.

  1. 0.01 to 5%
  2. 0.01 to 10%
  3. 0.01 to 15%
  4. 0.01 to 20%
Answer

(B)0.01 to 10%

QN36. How does 'structure' reduce external uncertainty arising out of human behaviour

  1. Research and planning
  2. Forecasting
  3. both (A) and (B)
  4. none of the above
Answer

(C)both (A) and (B)

QN37. Inadequate production capacity ultimately leads to

  1. Poor quality
  2. Poor Customer Service
  3. Poor inventory control
  4. All of the above
Answer

(B)Poor Customer Service

QN38. What do you understand by the inspection conducted on all non reworkable jobs prior to their movement to the scrap yard?

  1. Final inspection
  2. Endurance inspection
  3. Functional inspection
  4. Salvage inspection
Answer

(D)Salvage inspection

QN39. A/An ––––––––– history card is the record of all repairs, replacements and engineering changes carried out in the equipment during it's period of service.

  1. Service
  2. Equipment
  3. Repair
  4. None of the above
Answer

(B)Equipment

QN40. Which of the following are assignable cause?

  1. Large variations in hardness of material
  2. Tool wear
  3. Errors in setting
  4. All of the above
Answer

(D)All of the above

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