Mechanical Engineering Important MCQ PDF-Production Technology
Mechanical Engineering Important MCQ PDF-Production Technology
Mechanical Engineering Important MCQ PDF-Production Technology
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Mechanical Engineering Important MCQ PDF-Production Technology
11. The allowed time for a job equals standard time plus
(a) policy allowance
(b) interference allowance
(c) process allowance
(d) learning allowance
(e) unforeseen allowance.
Ans: a
12. Micro motion study involves following number of fundamental hand motions
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 16
(d) 20
(e) 24
Ans: c
24. One time measurement unit (TMU) in method time measurement system equals
(a) 0.0001 minute
(b) 0.0006 minute
(c) 0.006 minute
(d) 0.001 minute
(e) 0.06 minute.
Ans: b
25. Basic motion time study gives times for basic motions in ten thousandths of
(a) second
(b) minute
(c) hour
(d) day
(e) none of the above.
Ans: b
41. The most popular type of organization used for Civil Engineering Constructions is
(a) line organization
(b) line and staff organization
(c) functional organization
(d) effective organization
(e) none of the above.
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Ans: a
43. In steel plant the most important system for materials handling is
(a) conveyors
(b) cranes and hoists
(c) trucks
(d) locos
(e) none of the above.
Ans: d
50. Which of the following organizations is best suited for steel plants
(a) functional organization
(b) line organization
(c) staff organization
(d) line, staff and functional organizations
(e) scalar organization.
Ans: d
51. The wastage of material in the store is taken into account by the following method in
the evaluation of the material issued from the store
(a) inflated system
(b) primary cost method
(c) current value method
(d) fixed price method
(e) variable price method.
Ans: a
66. In the perpetual inventory control, the material is checked when it reaches its
(a) minimum value
(b) maximum value
(c) average value
(d) alarming value
(e) original value.
Ans: a
67. According to MAPI formula, the old machine should be replaced by new one when
(a) CAM < DAM
(b) CAM > DAM
(c) CAM = DAM
(d) there is no such criterion
(e) none of the above.
(CAM = Challenger's Adverse minimum DAM = Defender's Adverse minimum)
Ans: a
74. In which of the following layouts, the lines need to the balanced
(a) process layout
(b) product layout
(c) fixed position layout
(d) plant layout
(e) functional layout.
Ans: b
78. The amount deducted from the salary of workers towards employees provident fund is
(a) credited into reserves of company
(b) deposited in nationalized bank
(c) deposited in post office
(d) deposited in the account of worker with employer or Reserve Bank of India
(e) deposited in the account of worker with Provident Fund Commissioner.
Ans: e
83. The objective of time study is to determine the time required to complete a job by
(a) fast worker
(b) average worker
(c) slow worker
(d) new entrant
(e) any one of the above.
Ans: b
85. For ship vessel industry the following layout is best suited
(a) process layout
(b) product layout
(c) fixed position layout
(d) plant layout
(e) functional layout.
Ans: c
89. Graphical method, simplex method, and transportation method are concerned with
(a) break-even analysis
(b) value analysis
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(c) linear programming
(d) queuing theory
(e) tnaterial handling.
Ans: c
91. In the Halsey 50-50 plan, the following are rewarded more
(a) past good workers
(b) past poor workers
(c) past average workers
(d) all of the above
(e) none of the above.
Ans: b
97. In Lincoln plan (one type of group incentive plan), the amount of the profit which an
.employee receives in addition to the guaranteed basic pay/wages, is based on :
(a) a standard rating system
(b) a merit rating system
(c) a job evaluation system
(d) his individual performance
(e) all of the above.
Ans: b
98. Which of the following incentive plans re ensures a part of the swing to the worker and
rest to the employer
(a) Emerson efficiency plan
(b) Taylor plan
(c) Halsey premium plan
(e) Gilberth plan.
Ans: c
100. Which of the following plans motivates supervisors by paying a premium on time saved
by workers
(a) Halsey plan
(b) Rowan plan
(c) Haynes plan
(d) Emerson's plan
(e) Taylor's plan.
Ans: c
101. The time required to complete a task is established and a bonus is paid to the worker
for every hour he saves from the established time required. This type of incentive plan is
known as
(a) Rowan Plan
(b) Bedaux Plan
(c) Taylor Differential Piece rate system
(d) Halsey Premium plan
(e) Day work plan.
Ans: d
103. In the Emerson efficiency plan, a worker receives only his daily wage and no bonus is
paid till his efficiency reaches
(a) 50%
(b) 661%
(c) 75%
(d) 80%
(e) 90%.
Ans: b
104. According to Rowan plan, if H = hourly rate, A = actual time and S = standard time,
then wages will be
(a) HA
(b) HA + (S~A) HA
(c) HA + ^^-H
(d) HA + ^^-H
(e) HA + ^^-HA.
Ans: b
105. If a worker gets a daily wage of Rs HA, then according to Rowan plan, his maximum
daily earnings can be
(a) 2 HA
(b) 1.33 HA
(c) 1.5 HA
(d) 1.15 HA
(e) 2.5 HA.
Ans: a
108. The mathematical technique for finding the best use of limited resources in an
optimum manner is known as
(a) operation research
(b) linear programming
(c) network analysis
(d) queuing theory
(e) break-even analysis.
Ans: b
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109. In order that linear programming techniques provide valid results
(a) relations between factors must be linear (positive)
(b) relations between factors must be linear (negative)
(c) (a) or (b)
(d) only one factor should change at a time, others remaining constant
(e) none of the above.
Ans: c
110. The linear programming techniques can be applied successfully to industries like
(a) iron and steel
(b) food processing
(c) oil and chemical
(d) banking
(e) all of the above.
Ans: e
113. The time required to complete a job is established and a bonus is paid to the worker
based on the exact % of time
saved. This type of incentive plan is known as
(a) Dry work Plan
(b) Halsey Premium Plan
(c) Taylor Plan
(d) Bedaux Plan
(e) Rowan Plan.
Ans: e
116. Which of the following depreciation system ensures that the interest be charged on the
cost of machine asset every year on the book value, but the rate of depreciation every year
remains constant
(a) sinking fund method
(b) straight line method
(c) A-B-C charging method
(d) annuity charging method
(e) diminishing balance method.
Ans: d
120. A big advantage of PERT over Gantt charts is that in the former case
(a) activities and events are clearly shown
(b) early start and late finish of an activity are clearly marked
(c) activity times are clear
(d) critical path can be easily determined
(e) inter-relationship among activities is clearly shown.
Ans: e
127. PERT stands for k (fit) project evaluation and review technique
(b) project examination and review technique
(c) project evaluation and reporting technique
(d) process execution and reporting technology
(e) project execution and results technique.
Ans: a
129. In queuing theory, the nature of the waiting situation can be studied and analysed
mathematically if
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(a) complete details of items in, waiting line are known
(b) arrival and waiting times are known and can be grouped to form a waiting line model
(c) all variables and constants are known and form a linear equation
(d) the laws governing arrivals, service times, and the order in which the arriving units are
taken into source are known
(e) all of the above.
Ans: d
131. The reasons which are basically responsible for the formation of a queue should be
that
(a) the average service rate Hess than the average arrival rate
(b) output rate is linearly proportional to input
(c) output rate is constant and the input varies in a random manner
(d) all of the above
(e) none of the above.
Ans: d
132. Monte Carlo solutions in queuing theory are extremely useful in queuing problems
(a) that can't be analysed mathematically
(b) involving multistage queuing
(c) to verify mathematical results
(d) all of the above
(e) none of the above.
Ans: a
139. Pick up the correct step used for scheduling a project by C.P.M.
(a) a project is divided into various activities
(b) required time for each activity is established
(c) sequence of various activities is made according to their importance
(d) network is drawn by connecting the activities and the events
(e) all of the above.
Ans: e
140. The time of completing a project in network analysis is given by following time of the
critical activity meeting at the finalitiode
(a) early finish
(b) early start
(c) late start
(d) late finish
(e) none of the above.
Ans: a
146. The artificial activity; which indicates that an activity following it cannot be started
unless, the preceding activity is complete, is known as
(a) event
(b) free float
(c) artificial
(d) constraint
(e) dummy.
Ans: e
148. If E is the duration, ES and EF are die earliest start and finish times, LS and LF are
latest start and finish times, then the following relation holds good
(a) EF=ES+D
(b) LS=LF-D
(c) LF = LS + D
(d) D = EF-ES
(e) all of the above.
Ans: e
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149. The difference between the time available to do the job and the time required to do
the job, is known as
(a) event
(b) float
(c) duration
(d) constraint
(e) none of the above.
Ans: b
150. The probability distribution of activity times in PERT follows following distribution
(a) normal
(b) binomial
(c) beta
(d) exponential
(e) Gaussian.
Ans: c
151. The probability distribution of project completion in PERT follows following distribution
(a) normal
(b) binomial
(c) beta
(d) exponential
(e) Gaussian.
Ans: e
152. If TL is the largest allowable event occurrence time, total activity slack (s) is equal to
(a) latest start time - earliest start time
(b) latest finish time - earliest finish time (EFT)
(c) TL-EFT
(d) all of the above
(e) none of the above.
Ans: d
154. The time by which the activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the
start of succeeding activities, is Known as
(a) duration
(b) total float
(c) free float
(d) interfering float
(e) none of the above.
Ans: c
157. Critical path moves along the activities having total float of
(a) positive value
(b) negative value
(c) zero value
(d) same value
(e) none of the above.
Ans: c
159. Pick up the correct statement about relationship between various floats
(a) free float = total float
(b) independent float = total float
(c) independent float > free float
(d) free float > total float
(e) independent float < free float.
Ans: e
160. The time which results in the least possible direct cost of an activity is known as
(a) normal time
(b) slow time
(c) crash time
(d) standard time
(e) none of the above.
Ans: b
161. The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of any
project is known as
(a) event flow scheduling technique
(b) critical ratio scheduling
(c) slotting technique for scheduling
(d) short interval scheduling
(e) none of the above.
Ans: b
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162. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. A critical ratio scheduling
(a) establishes the relative priorities among various activities on a common basis
(b) determines the status of each activity
(c) adjusts automatically changes in activity progress
(d) is a dynamic system
(e) none of the above.
Ans: e
163. PERT is
(a) an analytic tool in concept
(b) limit up of event oriented diagrams
(c) used for research and development projects
(d) based on three time estimates for activities linking up two events
(e) all of the above.
Ans: e
164. CPMis
(a) synthesising in concepts
(b) is built of activities oriented program-mes
(c) is, based on one time eytimate
(d) is used for repetitive works
(e) all of the above.
Ans: e
170. Pick up the correct statement. Dummy activity on a PERT/CPM chart means, it
(a) consumes time, but no resources
(b) consumes resources but no time
(c) consumes neither time nor resources
(d) is a dangling event
(e) consumes both resources and time.
Ans: c
171. Critical path on PERT/CPM chart is obtained by joining the events having
(a) maximum slack
(b) minimum slack
(c) average slack
(d) no slack
(e) judgement and experience.
Ans: b