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CMRP Reliability Questions
1. Which of the following standards provides guidelines maintaining a calibration system?

a. ISO 9003
b. ISO 55000
c. ISO 14000
d. ISO 17025
2. Which of the following are the main functions of proper lubrication?
a. To reduce friction and carry away heat
b. To smooth operation and reduce sound
c. To increase speed and reduce friction
d. To carry away heat and reduce corrosion
3. Which type of predictive maintenance technique would be utilized to detect pump
imbalance?
a. Ultrasonic analysis
b. Infrared analysis
c. Lubrication analysis
d. Vibration analysis
4. What information should a maintenance history log contain
a. Operating procedures
b. Material safety data sheets
c. Recurring malfunctions
d. Process parameters
5. Which one of the following is not an example of a Predictive Maintenance task?
a. Oil changes every 6 months
b. Oil sampling for analysis every 6 months
c. Vibration readings and analysis every 6 months
d. Oil changes done when oil analysis indicates it has degraded.
6. What is the relationship between leading and lagging indicators metrics in the field of
Reliability and Maintenance?
a. Leading indicators are measures that reflect the accomplishment of goals while
lagging indicators are measures of what must be done to improve results.
b. Leading indicators are low level measures that reflect accomplishment of goals, while
lagging ones are measures of what must done to improve results.
c. Lagging indicators are measures that reflect accomplishment of goals, leading ones
are measures of what must be done to improve results.
d. Leading indicators are used by management, while lagging indicators are used by
people on shop floor.
7. Troubleshooting exposes you to which of the following activities that other maintenance
activities do not?
a. Tools
b. Parts
c. Hazards
d. Operators
8. The most important physical property of lubrication oil is its ______.
a. viscosity
b. fire point
c. oxidation resistance
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d. flash point
9. What can particulate contaminants in oil reveal about equipment?

a. Abnormal wear of internal components or parts
b. Equipment is old and needs to be replaced
c. That an oil with different viscosity is required
d. That the lubrication system needs a new filter
10. Which of the following is a good rule of housekeeping?
a. Put tools just out of the way
b. Put flammable and combustible materials in vented containers
c. Allow scrap materials to accumulate prior to disposal
d. Store tools and equipment when you are finished using them.
11. When troubleshooting equipment, which of the following steps should be done first?
a. Find the equipment drawings and specifications
b. Lock out the equipment
c. Disassemble the equipment
d. Talk to the operator
12. The first step in a troubleshooting scenario would be to do which of the following?
a. Do a root cause analysis
b. Verify that the problem exists
c. Research repair manuals
d. Lock out / tag out the equipment
13. Which of the following items provides an overall view of systems?
a. Layout drawings
b. Motor control schematics
c. P&ID’s
d. Loop drawings
14. Which of the following is best practice for housekeeping?
a. Ensuring adequate lighting and sound suppression
b. Keeping work areas clean and free of scraps or spills
c. Organizing and arranging tools to permit efficient work
d. Painting all walkways and guards properly
15. When is the best time to perform a Root Cause Analysis?
a. During machine downtime
b. After a failure has occurred
c. Before a failure has occurred
d. During normal machine operation
16. What information should a maintenance history log contain?
b. Recurring malfunctions
c. Material safety data sheets
d. Process Parameters
17. Vibration monitoring, acoustic emission, and oil analysis are examples of what kind of
maintenance?
a. Preventive
b. Predictive
c. Reactive
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d. Proactive
18. Troubleshooting conveyor belts can often be aided by reviewing the plants maintenance
records for similar:
a. Past failures
b. Parts list
c. Maintenance mechanics
d. Equipment types
19. What is the best tool to use to troubleshoot a running v-belt drive system?
a. IR camera
b. Vibration meter
c. Stroboscope
d. Flashlight
20. Which of the following is an advantage of a preventive maintenance program?
a. Lowers cost of production materials
b. Enhances operators motivation
c. Increases equipment uptime
d. Allows for frequent access to equipment
21. What is the common name for the predictive maintenance technology that is usually
associated with monitoring dynamic effects?
a. Thermography
b. Oil analysis
c. Vibration analysis
d. Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
22. At which level of detail should a facility keep equipment files on its major pieces of
equipment?
a. Process
b. Floor
c. Component
d. System
23. Which of the following is the first step in conducting a failure analysis on a piece of
equipment?
a. Reviewing the equipment history
b. Conducting an overview of events
c. Doing a 5S survey
d. Making recommendations on a path forward
24. What background information can operations personnel offer to aid in a troubleshooting
process?
a. Documented repair history of the piece of equipment
b. Who is responsible for the equipment failure
c. Contents of the line log relative to maintenance history
d. Details pertaining to the trouble causing event
25. What is the first objective of troubleshooting?
a. Assign responsibility for the problem
b. Identify the root cause
c. Modify the equipment
d. Repair the equipment
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26. A predictive maintenance program relies on data collection to enable comparative
analysis for:
a. Scheduling
b. Setting Warehouse Min/Max levels
c. Ordering of parts
d. Trending
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27. Preventive Maintenance tasks are which of the following?
a. Always used
b. Planned
c. Breakdown driven
d. Not necessary
28. What is a failure mode?
a. Any event that causes machine downtime
b. A method of measuring equipment reliability
c. Any event which causes the equipment to fail to deliver its function
d. A method of operating equipment in breakdown status
29. What is the major goal of housekeeping
a. To teach the proper use of maintenance equipment
b. To prevent or reduce the occurrence of accidents
c. To put safety policies and procedures in writing
d. To load or place equipment or supplies properly
30. Which of the following describes storage conditions that could cause most damage to
materials and repair parts?
a. Short term storage in a warehouse with climate control
b. Short term storage in a warehouse without climate control
c. Long term storage in a warehouse with climate control
d. Long term storage in a warehouse without climate control
31. Which of the following is an example of predictive maintenance?
a. Oil analysis from a vacuum pump
b. Check calibration loops
c. Analyze prior maintenance work
d. Tear down equipment for inspection
32. Which of the following are the main functions of proper lubrication?
a. To reduce friction and carry away heat
b. To smooth operation and reduce sound
c. To increase speed and reduce friction
d. To carry away heat and reduce corrosion
33. Which type of predictive maintenance technique would be utilized to detect pump
imbalance?
a. Ultrasonic analysis
b. Infrared analysis
c. Lubrication analysis
d. Vibration analysis
34. What information should a maintenance history log contain
b. Material safety data sheets
c. Recurring malfunctions
d. Process parameters
35. Which of the following best describes planned maintenance?
a. Maintenance that can be completed while the asset is still in service
b. Maintenance that is prioritized to be completed at a predetermined time
c. Cycle maintenance carried out at regular intervals
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d. Maintenance carried out according to a documented plan of task skills and resources
(what and how)
36. Which of the following maintenance philosophies schedules activities at predetermined time
intervals?
a. Predictive
b. Preventive
c. Condition based
d. Reactive
37. Which of the following is the most probably cause of bearing failure that is not related to
bearing in use stress?
a. The bearing was left out of the box in storage
b. The bearing was in sunlight too long
c. The bearing was wrapped in oil wrapping
d. The bearing was handled with bare hands
39. Which of the following defines preventive maintenance?
a. Inspecting or repairing equipment as soon as a predetermined interval has elapsed.
b. Repairing or replacing equipment at time of failure.
c. Performing temperature, vibration, or oil analysis to determine optimum timing of
inspection or repair.
d. Reacting to higher vibration, temperature, or noise levels in equipment.
40. After a repair is made, it is necessary to verify which of the following?
a. That the problem has been corrected
b. Documentation is complete
c. Unused parts are stored properly
d. Energy is de-energized
equipment?
42. Which of the following best describes predictive maintenance?
a. Inspection strategies that are performed as soon as a predetermined interval has
lapsed.
b. Inspections at predetermined intervals with the maintenance action performed as a
result of inspection.
c. An inspection performed only from when there is a noticeable change in operating
parameters.
d. An inspection performed only when audible or vibration levels are excessive.
43. The most important physical property of lubrication oil is its ______.
a. viscosity
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b. fire point
c. oxidation resistance
d. flash point
45. Which of the following is a good rule of housekeeping?
a. Put tools just out of the way
b. Put flammable and combustible materials in vented containers
c. Allow scrap materials to accumulate prior to disposal
d. Store tools and equipment when you are finished using them.
(what and how)
47. Which of the following maintenance philosophies schedules activities at predetermined time
intervals?
a. Predictive
b. Preventive
c. Condition based
d. Reactive
50. Vibration monitoring, acoustic emission, and oil analysis are examples of what kind of
maintenance?
a. Preventive
b. Predictive
c. Reactive
d. Proactive
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a. Thermography
b. Oil analysis
process?
56. When responding to a process service call, what must a mechanic do to a piece of equipment
when putting it in maintenance mode before troubleshooting or repair?
a. Shutdown
b. Lock-out
c. Clean
d. Prepare
a. Always used
b. Planned
c. Breakdown driven
d. Not necessary
59. What option below identifies the analysis process that can be best used to perform an
analysis of equipment problems that do not have an obvious solution, or for which a
troubleshooting guide does not exist?
a. Risk Analysis
b. Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
c. Fishbone Diagram
d. Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
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60. A process is compromised of two systems, 1 and 2. The systems are required to run 24-7, and
both are required. What would be the reliability of the system in a year, given the following
numbers:
Unit 1, reliability factor = 0.32

a. 0.72
b. 0.37
c. 0.13
d. 0.24
61. Which tool is not one that can be applied in used in Root Cause Analysis?
a. Pareto Analysis
b. Fault Tree Analysis
c. Fishbone Diagram
d. Turnover Analysis
62. Based on the following data, what is the correct value of OEE in a year?
Product scrap rate 15%, Design speed rate 400 tons/hr, realized rate 248 tons/hour. Actual
capacity utilization 94%, running time 6400 hours.
a. 0.53
b. 0.50
c. 0.39
d. 0.74
63. Which factor would be used to evaluate the maintainability of an asset?
a. Mean Time To Repair
b. Failure Probability
c. Spare Part Consumption
d. Maintenance Costs
64. Replacement Asset Value (RAV) is:
a. The book value and installation cost of new assets
b. The book value of all installed assets
c. The cost of replacing all installed assets in the plant
d. The cost of replacing individual assets in the plant.
65. When is the most beneficial time to perform a Root Cause Analysis?
a. Whilst equipment is in Operation
b. During the implementation of maintenance strategies
c. During the phase of defining failure mode effects and criticality
d. During annual reviews of plant performance
66. Which factors should not be considered for setting frequencies of Preventive Maintenance
tasks?
a. Criticality Analysis
b. The time period that it takes a failure to develop from being detectable to the point
of failure (P-F on P-F curve)
c. The failure mode of the equipment
d. The technology used for Preventive Maintenance
67. Which of the following is not a method for changing reliability processes or addressing
equipment problems?
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a. PDCA – Plan, Do, Check, Act
b. Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
c. DMAIC – Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control
d. 5S – Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain
68. What can a reliability engineer expect to be responsible for?
a. Inventory Turnover reports
b. Mean time Between Failure
c. Equipment Usage Rate
d. Usage Analysis
69. Which one of the following is not a Predictive Maintenance technology?
a. Vibration Analysis
b. Shock Pulse Measurements (SPM)
c. Oil Analysis
d. Risk Based Inspection
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70. Warranty spares are:
a. Spares kept in stock because we are under a warranty period from the manufacturer
b. Spares recommended from the manufacturer for stocking
c. Spares which we keep due to simply high usage
d. Spares that we keep due to long lead times and high consequences from wait to
repair
71. Which one is not a method, or tool, for Continuous Improvement?
a. Management of Change process
b. Root Cause Analysis
c. Pareto Analysis
d. Contractor Spending Analysis
72. What is the measurement unit used for Ultrasound as a Predictive Maintenance Method?
a. Hz
b. KHz
c. MHz
d. dB
73. The value of a work order system is not:
a. To document the feelings of operators about maintenance people
b. To document symptoms and actions taken to correct failure modes in equipment
c. To document and organize information on past equipment maintenance activities
d. To document the effort required to keep assets in operation
74. Statistical Control Charts are primarily used to:
a. Document and understand the average state of a process, as well the variation in its
performance.
b. Understand the production team performance
c. Record equipment downtime
d. Give the Continuous Improvement team with something to do
75. Root Cause Analysis is best performed by:
a. Maintenance Technicians in the field
b. A cross-functional team of individuals that have information about the assets
function
c. Specialists that crunch data from the CMMS
d. A team from the maintenance department that have information about the
equipment
76. Which method for budget management is most ideal for developing and managing costs
associated with Reliability and Maintenance?
a. A yearly reduction of historical spending
b. A yearly adjustment of historical spending based on inflation
c. Historical spending
d. Activity-Based Costing
77. Which is a proper sequence for handling in a work order system?
a. Enter a work request, approve/reject and convert to a Work Order, plan, schedule,
execute, test function, record feedback and close.
b. Enter a Work Order, plan, schedule, execute, test function, record feedback and
close.
c. Enter a work request, approve/reject and convert to a Work Order, plan, schedule,
execute, record feedback and close.
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d. Plan, Do, Check, Act
78. Which of the following is a methodology to minimize the intrusive actions done to
equipment?
a. Condition Based Maintenance
b. Reliability Centered Maintenance
c. Risk Based Inspections
d. Fixed Time Maintenance
79. What is at the core of the ISO 9000 documents?
a. Document control
b. Writing quality control documents
c. Quality assurance processes
d. Health, Safety, and Environmental protection
80. Which option best describes the purpose of Preventive Maintenance Optimization
a. It‘s purpose is to match people to preventive maintenance tasks
b. It‘s purpose is to verify that Preventive Maintenance tasks are adequate
c. Its purpose is to combine Predictive Maintenance and Preventive Maintenance tasks
d. It‘s purpose is to develop effective failure modes
81. Your department has optimized the maintenance plan for an asset, but the reliability
performance does still not meet performance standards. What should you do?
a. Redesign, or replace with a different design
b. Conduct a rebuild of the machine with OEM support
c. Increase frequencies of Preventive Maintenance
d. Change the performance standards to allow the asset to meet them
82. Which selection indicates the best method used for identifying maintenance problems
resulting from operations or maintenance work processes?
a. Root Cause Failure Analysis
b. Pareto Analysis
c. Bottleneck Analysis
d. Weibull Analysis
83. The planning departments primary role in root cause analysis is to:
a. Compile equipment history
b. Participate in root cause failure analysis team
c. Plan the time of tradespeople to take part in the root cause analysis
d. Reserve a meeting room, and take care of meeting logistics
84. Which of the options below is not a part of a well defined training program?
a. Gap closure plan
b. Definition of skills requirements
c. Annual performance review
d. Assessment of current skills
85. Which option indicates how you can avoid problems of reliability and maintenance
initiative appearing of little value?
a. Ensuring that business goals drive the effort
b. Create a weekly newsletter
c. Use all condition monitoring techniques possible
d. Establish a comprehensive communication plan that highlights activities and
interactions across the company
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86. Which option best states the primary objective of inventory control?
a. Balance the cost of inventory with risk of running out of stock
b. Provide maintenance items at the right time for the right price
c. Reduce the maintenance costs of an organization
d. Provide for accounting and managing of inventory
87. A backlog that is too small, coupled with a low overtime rate, indicates:
a. Insufficient workload to keep the maintenance staff effectively occupied
b. Maintenance staff are being well supplied with training opportunities
c. The Maintenance process is very effective
d. The Maintenance supervisors are very effective
88. Which option is a high level metric to measure overall effectiveness of a safety program?
a. Lost time injury frequency
b. Number of job hazard analyses completed
c. Near miss report submissions
d. First aid case frequency
89. Motor current analysis reveals an unbalanced motor current in excess of 40%, when the
motor is loaded to over 70% of its nameplate full load ampere rating. Which action
reflects the situation and your best course of action?
a. Failure due to overheated winding insulation is imminent. Order the motor to be
removed from service immediatelly.
b. Let the motor continue in operatoin, order more online tests to confirm the problem.
c. Remove the motor from service at first opportunty and perform motor circuit
analysis
d. Current unbalance is normal in a motor that is not fully loaded, forget about it.
90. Which one best describes a Condition Based Monitoring technology?
a. Time Based Maintenance
b. Water Absorbtion Analysis
c. Shock Pulse Measurement
91. When deciding if you should keep a part in stock, which of the following should be your
primary concern?
a. If the equiment it is used for critical?
b. Does the manufacturer suggest it?
c. Could production be affected?
d. Do we have space in the storeroom?
92. Which choice highlights what‘s most important when developing and presenting a new
strategic plan?
a. Establishment of a common goal
b. Gaining the trust of stakeholders
c. Implementation timeline
d. Trades flexibility in skills
93. When forming teams to address reliability issues, four stages of team development
should be recognized and managed by the reliability professional. Which option
identifies an action they should not do during the performance stage?
a. Being to improve and control
b. Go from panic to exhilerance
c. Make changes to the process
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d. Complete an analysis of the problem
94. Which statement best defines maintainability?
a. Probability that an item will carry out its stated function adequately for the time
interval of operation, when operating according to design specifications.
b. A characteristic that pertains to the amount of time the machinery will be available
when needed.
c. A characteristic that pertains to the efficient conversion of labor, raw material and
energy into an on-specification product where the ratio of output and input is
optimal
d. A characteristic of system or product that describes the easy, accuracy, economy,
and safety of effort in carrying out maintenance tasks.
95. Which of the following options is least likely to be linked to maintenance and reliability
process improvements?
a. Reduced rework
b. Lower operating costs
c. Improved product design
d. Better availability / capability
96. One of your 4 pumps fails every month. We have gotten 37 days of service out of our
dryer belts. We have to fix 8 pipe leaks in a month, and 4 of 15 air cylinders have been
needed to be replaced in last two years. If a Pareto Analysis was used for this data,
which choice below would identify the equipment type with the highest failure
frequency?
a. Pumps
b. Dryer belts
c. Piping
d. Air cylinders
97. Frequent faults of a machine would fall into what component of operational equipment
effectiveness (OEE)?
a. Availability
b. Performance
c. Speed
d. Quality
98. Which option states what a planner must do to enhance the quality of workmanship?
a. The planner must identify all materials and tools required to complete the job
b. Planner must ensure that the tradesman remembers taking all the parts to the job
site
c. Planner must ensure the scope of the job is well defined
d. Planner must identify the skills, resources and equipment needed for the work
99. For organizational change to succeed, you must recognize resistance and address it. To
do so, you need to know how it appears. There are two main components, that have
common characteristics in common. Which of the options identify those two?
a. Lead and leaderless – Open and closed
b. Managed and unmanaged – planned and unplanned
c. Unionized and non-unionized, professional and blue collar
d. Active and passive – open and hidden
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100. The two primary costs in classical inventory management that are used to determine
economic order quantity are the acquisition costs of the part, and the inventory holding
costs. Which of the following describes the relationship between those and EOQ when
EOQ increases?
a. Acquisition cost decreases and inventory holding cost increases
b. Acquisition cost increases and inventory holding cost decreases
c. Acquisition cost increases and inventory holding cost increases
d. No change in acquisition costs and inventory holding costs.
lapsed.
c. An inspection performed only when audible or vibration levels are excessive.
d. An inspection performed only when there is a noticeable change in operating
parameters.
102. Which of the following can be used to monitor bearings, pipe thickness, and weakness,
lubrication and steam traps?
a) Thermographic imaging
b) Vibration analysis
c) Ultrasonic testing
d) Tribology
analysis for:
a) Trending
b) Replacements of maintenance inventories
c) Scheduling
d) A one time snapshot of conditions.

105. Which of the following defines preventive maintenance?

a. Inspecting or repairing equipment as soon as a predetermined interval has elapsed.
b. Repairing or replacing equipment at time of failure.
c. Performing temperature, vibration, or oil analysis to determine optimum timing of
inspection or repair.
d. Reacting to higher vibration, temperature, or noise levels in equipment.
106. The main types of Maintenance work are:

a. Preventive Maintenance and Corrective Maintenance
b. Fixed Time Maintenance, Condition Based Maintenance, and run to Failure
c. Preventive, Risk Based, and Corrective Maintenance
d. Reactive and Proactive Maintenance
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107. Overall Equipment Efficiency is a:
a. Good Indicator of Costs
b. Leading Indicator for the overall heath of the system or asset
c. Lagging indicator for system condition and process
d. Guaranteed by the Maintenance Department

109. The following are examples of stages in Work Management.

1. Request the work
2. Schedule work
3. Record comments
4. Assign materials to the plan
In which order should the steps be conducted?

a. 1,3,4,2
b. 1,4,2,3
c. 3,1,4,2
d. 1,4,3,2
110. Kaizen, 5S, and Total Productive Maintenance are all parts of:
a. The Operations teams responsibilities
b. The Lean toolbox
c. The Maintenance teams responsibilities
d. The Engineering teams responsibilities

lapsed.
parameters.
d. An inspection performed only when audible or vibration levels are excessive.
113. Troubleshooting exposes maintenance employees to which of the following that other
maintenance activities do not?
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a. Tools
b. Parts
c. Hazards
d. Operators
114. Which of the following maintenance philosophies schedules activities at predetermined

time intervals?
a. Predictive
b. Preventive
c. Condition based
d. Reactive

117. Which of the following items provides an overall view of systems?

a. Layout drawings
b. Motor control schematics
c. P&ID’s
d. Loop drawings

119. Benchmarking is useful to:

a. Establish how well a process or a system compares to other similar sites or situations
b. Decide the threshold for OEE
c. Establish a Quality Control Program
d. Compare the gaps in our skills analysis program

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121. Vibration monitoring, acoustic emission, and oil analysis can be examples of what kind of
maintenance?
a. Preventive
b. Predictive
c. Reactive
d. Proactive
122. Cause and Effect Diagram, Fishbone Diagram and Logic Trees are an example of:
a. RCM tools
b. Lean tools
c. RCA tools
d. Management of Change tools
123. Troubleshooting fan problems can often be aided by reviewing the plants maintenance
records for similar:
a. Past failures
b. Parts list
c. Maintenance mechanics
d. Equipment types
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a. Thermography
b. Oil analysis
126. At which level of detail should a facility keep equipment files on its major pieces of
equipment?
a. Process
b. Floor
c. Component
d. System
equipment?
128. Planning Accuracy is an example of:
a. Leading indicator for the Work Management process

b. Lagging indicator for Production Process
c. Lagging indicator for Maintenance
d. Lagging indicator for Reliability
process?
130. What is the first objective of troubleshooting?

a. Assign responsibility for the problem
b. Identify the root cause
c. Modify the equipment
d. Repair the equipment

analysis for:
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a. Scheduling
b. Setting Warehouse Min/Max levels
c. Ordering of parts
d. Trending

a. Always used
b. Planned
c. Breakdown driven
d. Not necessary
133. Inventory Managements role in Reliability is to:

a. Reduce the number of spares in the storeroom
b. Balance the risk from not having a spare to the cost of carrying it
c. Provide Maintenance with all parts on time
d. Identify replacement options for unavailable spares
134. What is the major goal of housekeeping

a. To teach the proper use of maintenance equipment
b. To prevent or reduce the occurrence of accidents
c. To put safety policies and procedures in writing
d. To load or place equipment or supplies properly
135. Which of the following describes storage conditions that could cause most damage to
materials and repair parts?
a. Short term storage in a warehouse with climate control
b. Short term storage in a warehouse without climate control
c. Long term storage in a warehouse with climate control
d. Long term storage in a warehouse without climate control
136. Which of the following is an example of predictive maintenance?

a. Oil analysis from a vacuum pump
b. Check calibration loops
c. Analyze prior maintenance work
d. Tear down equipment for inspection
137. What does the acronym FMECA stand for?

a. Failure Maximizing and Enhancement Causal Analysis
b. Failure Minimizing Effectiveness Consequence Analysis
c. Failure Modes and Effects Criticality Analysis
d. Facilities Maintenance and Engineering Center Administration

(what and how)
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139. Which of the following maintenance philosophies schedules corrective activities based
on a forecast of condition?
a. Predictive
b. Preventive
c. Condition based
d. Reactive

142. Which of the following best describes preventive maintenance?

lapsed.
parameters.
d. An inspection performed only when audible or vibration levels are excessive. (what
and how)
143. Which of the following maintenance philosophies executed to forecast change in

condition??
a. Predictive
b. Preventive
c. Condition based
d. Reactive
144. A job has been assigned to repair a reciprocating compressor. When planning this job,
which sequence should be followed to break down the scope of work?
a. Disassemble, reassemble, test, document
b. Disassemble, inspect or repair, reassemble, test
c. Inspect, document, repair, test
d. Test, disassemble, repair, test
145. The main strategies that can be applied to Maintenance work are:
a. Preventive Maintenance and Corrective Maintenance
b. Fixed Time Maintenance, Condition Based Maintenance, and run to Failure
c. Preventive, Predictive, and Corrective Maintenance
d. Reactive and Proactive Maintenance
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146. Effective change management is:
a. When the structured process results in moving the organization and individuals
through transformational phases to achieve the business objectives.
b. Making sure that documents and procedures get written and filed
c. When a reorganization of the Departments is carried out
d. When the business objectives are changed.
147. What is the relationship between leading and lagging indicators metrics in the field of
Reliability and Maintenance?
a. Leading indicators are measures that reflect the accomplishment of goals while
lagging indicators are measures of what must be done to improve results.
b. Leading indicators are low level measures that reflect accomplishment of goals, while
lagging ones are measures of what must done to improve results.
c. Lagging indicators are measures that reflect accomplishment of goals, leading ones
are measures of what must be done to improve results.
d. Leading indicators are used by management, while lagging indicators are used by
people on shop floor.
148. What option below identifies the analysis process that can be best used to perform an
analysis of equipment problems that do not have an obvious solution, or for which a
troubleshooting guide does not exist?
a. Risk Analysis
b. Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
c. Fishbone Diagram
d. Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
149. A process is compromised of two systems, 1 and 2. The systems are required to run 24-7,
and both are required. What would be the reliability of the system in a year, given the
following numbers:

a. 0.72
b. 0.37
c. 0.13
d. 0.24
150. Which tool is not one that can be applied in used in Root Cause Analysis?
a. Pareto Analysis
b. Fault Tree Analysis
c. Fishbone Diagram
151. Based on the following data, what is the correct value of OEE in a year?
Product scrap rate 15%, Design speed rate 400 tons/hr, realized rate 248 tons/hour. Actual
capacity utilization 94%, running time 6400 hours.
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a. 0.53
b. 0.50
c. 0.39
d. 0.74
152. Which factor would be used to evaluate the maintainability of an asset?

a. Mean Time To Repair
b. Failure Probability
c. Spare Part Consumption
d. Maintenance Costs
153. Replacement Asset Value (RAV) is:

a. The book value and installation cost of new assets
b. The book value of all installed assets
c. The cost of replacing all installed assets in the plant
d. The cost of replacing individual assets in the plant.
154. When is the most beneficial time to perform a Root Cause Analysis?
a. Whilst equipment is in Operation
b. During the implementation of maintenance strategies
c. During the phase of defining failure mode effects and criticality
d. During annual reviews of plant performance
155. Which factors should not be considered for setting frequencies of Preventive
Maintenance tasks?
a. Criticality Analysis
b. The time period that it takes a failure to develop from being detectable to the point
of failure (P-F on P-F curve)
c. The failure mode of the equipment
d. The technology used for Preventive Maintenance
156. Which of the following is not a method for changing reliability processes or addressing
equipment problems?
a. PDCA – Plan, Do, Check, Act
b. Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
c. DMAIC – Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control
d. 5S – Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain
157. What can a reliability engineer expect to be responsible for?
a. Inventory Turnover reports
b. Mean time Between Failure
c. Equipment Usage Rate
d. Usage Analysis
158. Which one of the following is not a Predictive Maintenance technology?
a. Vibration Analysis
b. Shock Pulse Measurements (SPM)
c. Oil Analysis
d. Risk Based Inspection
159. Warranty spares are:
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a. Spares kept in stock because we are under a warranty period from the manufacturer
b. Spares recommended from the manufacturer for stocking
c. Spares which we keep due to simply high usage
d. Spares that we keep due to long lead times and high consequences from wait to
repair
160. Which one is not a method, or tool, for Continuous Improvement?

a. Management of Change process
b. Root Cause Analysis
c. Pareto Analysis
d. Contractor Spending Analysis
161. What is the measurement unit used for Ultrasound as a Predictive Maintenance
Method?
a. Hz
b. KHz
c. MHz
d. dB
162. The value of a work order system is not:
a. To document the feelings of operators about maintenance people
b. To document symptoms and actions taken to correct failure modes in
equipment
c. To document and organize information on past equipment maintenance
activities
d. To document the effort required to keep assets in operation
163. Statistical Control Charts are primarily used to:
a. Document and understand the average state of a process, as well the variation in its
performance.
b. Understand the production team performance
c. Record equipment downtime
d. Give the Continuous Improvement team with something to do
164. Root Cause Analysis is best performed by:
a. Maintenance Technicians in the field
b. A cross-functional team of individuals that have information about the assets
function
c. Specialists that crunch data from the CMMS
d. A team from the maintenance department that have information about the
equipment
165. Which method for budget management is most ideal for developing and managing
costs associated with Reliability and Maintenance?
a. A yearly reduction of historical spending
b. A yearly adjustment of historical spending based on inflation
c. Historical spending
d. Activity-Based Costing
166. Which is a proper sequence for handling in a work order system?
a. Enter a work request, approve/reject and convert to a Work Order, plan, schedule,
execute, test function, record feedback and close.
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b. Enter a Work Order, plan, schedule, execute, test function, record feedback and
close.
c. Enter a work request, approve/reject and convert to a Work Order, plan, schedule,
execute, record feedback and close.
d. Plan, Do, Check, Act
167. Which of the following is a methodology to minimize the intrusive actions done to
equipment?
a. Condition Based Maintenance
b. Reliability Centered Maintenance
c. Risk Based Inspections
d. Fixed Time Maintenance
168. What is at the core of the ISO 9000 documents?
a. Document control
b. Writing quality control documents
c. Quality assurance processes
d. Health, Safety, and Environmental protection
169. Which option best describes the purpose of Preventive Maintenance Optimization
a. It‘s purpose is to match people to preventive maintenance tasks
b. It‘s purpose is to verify that Preventive Maintenance tasks are adequate
c. Its purpose is to combine Predictive Maintenance and Preventive Maintenance tasks
d. It‘s purpose is to develop effective failure modes
170. Your department has optimized the maintenance plan for an asset, but the reliability
performance does still not meet performance standards. What should you do?
a. Redesign, or replace with a different design
b. Conduct a rebuild of the machine with OEM support
c. Increase frequencies of Preventive Maintenance
d. Change the performance standards to allow the asset to meet them
171. Which selection indicates the best method used for identifying maintenance
problems resulting from operations or maintenance work processes?
a. Root Cause Failure Analysis
b. Pareto Analysis
c. Bottleneck Analysis
d. Weibull Analysis
172. The planning departments primary role in root cause analysis is to:
a. Compile equipment history
b. Participate in root cause failure analysis team
c. Plan the time of tradespeople to take part in the root cause analysis
d. Reserve a meeting room, and take care of meeting logistics
173. Which of the options below is not a part of a well defined training program?
e. Gap closure plan
f. Definition of skills requirements
g. Annual performance review
h. Assessment of current skills
174. Which option indicates how you can avoid problems of reliability and maintenance
initiative appearing of little value?
e. Ensuring that business goals drive the effort
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f. Create a weekly newsletter
g. Use all condition monitoring techniques possible
h. Establish a comprehensive communication plan that highlights activities and
interactions across the company
175. Which option names a failure that, when avoided, is considered a “best practice“ for
maintenance and reliability?
a. Manufacturer-induced failure
b. Design-induced failure
c. Self-induced failure
d. Machine-induced failure
176. Which option best states the primary objective of inventory control?
a. Balance the cost of inventory with risk of running out of stock
b. Provide maintenance items at the right time for the right price
c. Reduce the maintenance costs of an organization
d. Provide for accounting and managing of inventory
177. A backlog that is too small, coupled with a low overtime rate, indicates:
a. Insufficient workload to keep the maintenance staff effectively occupied
b. Maintenance staff are being well supplied with training opportunities
c. The Maintenance process is very effective
d. The Maintenance supervisors are very effective
178. Which option is a high level metric to measure overall effectiveness of a safety
program?
a. Lost time injury frequency
b. Number of job hazard analyses completed
c. Near miss report submissions
d. First aid case frequency
179. Motor current analysis reveals an unbalanced motor current in excess of 40%, when
the motor is loaded to over 70% of its nameplate full load ampere rating. Which action
reflects the situation and your best course of action?
a. Failure due to overheated winding insulation is imminent. Order the motor to be
removed from service immediatelly.
b. Let the motor continue in operatoin, order more online tests to confirm the problem.
c. Remove the motor from service at first opportunty and perform motor circuit
analysis
d. Current unbalance is normal in a motor that is not fully loaded, forget about it.
180. Which one best describes a Condition Based Monitoring technology?
a. Time Based Maintenance
b. Water Absorbtion Analysis
c. Shock Pulse Measurement
181. When deciding if you should keep a part in stock, which of the following should be
your primary concern?
a. If the equiment it is used for critical?
b. Does the manufacturer suggest it?
c. Could production be affected?
d. Do we have space in the storeroom?
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182. Which choice highlights what‘s most important when developing and presenting a
new strategic plan?
a. Establishment of a common goal
b. Gaining the trust of stakeholders
c. Implementation timeline
d. Trades flexibility in skills
183. When forming teams to address reliability issues, four stages of team development
should be recognized and managed by the reliability professional. Which option identifies an
action they should not do during the performance stage?
a. Being to improve and control
b. Go from panic to exhilerance
c. Make changes to the process
d. Complete an analysis of the problem
184. Which statement best defines maintainability?
a. Probability that an item will carry out its stated function adequately for the time
interval of operation, when operating according to design specifications.
b. A characteristic that pertains to the amount of time the machinery will be available
when needed.
c. A characteristic that pertains to the efficient conversion of labor, raw material and
energy into an on-specification product where the ratio of output and input is
optimal
d. A characteristic of system or product that describes the easy, accuracy, economy,
and safety of effort in carrying out maintenance tasks.
185. Which of the following options is least likely to be linked to maintenance and
reliability process improvements?
a. Reduced rework
b. Lower operating costs
c. Improved product design
d. Better availability / capability
186. One of your 4 pumps fails every month. We have gotten 37 days of service out of our
dryer belts. We have to fix 8 pipe leaks in a month, and 4 of 15 air cylinders have been
needed to be replaced in last two years. If a Pareto Analysis was used for this data, which
choice below would identify the equipment type with the highest failure frequency?
a. Pumps
b. Dryer belts
c. Piping
d. Air cylinders
187. Frequent faults of a machine would fall into what component of operational
equipment effectiveness (OEE)?
a. Availability
b. Performance
c. Speed
d. Quality
188. Which option states what a planner must do to enhance the quality of workmanship?
a. The planner must identify all materials and tools required to complete the job
b. Planner must ensure that the tradesman remembers taking all the parts to the job
site
c. Planner must ensure the scope of the job is well defined
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d. Planner must identify the skills, resources and equipment needed for the work
189. For organizational change to succeed, you must recognize resistance and address it.
To do so, you need to know how it appears. There are two main components, that have
common characteristics in common. Which of the options identify those two?
a. Lead and leaderless – Open and closed
b. Managed and unmanaged – planned and unplanned
c. Unionized and non-unionized, professional and blue collar
d. Active and passive – open and hidden
190. The two primary costs in classical inventory management that are used to determine
economic order quantity are the acquisition costs of the part, and the inventory holding
costs. Which of the following describes the relationship between those and EOQ when EOQ
increases?
a. Acquisition cost decreases and inventory holding cost increases
b. Acquisition cost increases and inventory holding cost decreases
c. Acquisition cost increases and inventory holding cost increases
d. No change in acquisition costs and inventory holding costs.
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CMRP Reliability Questions

1. Which of the following standards provides guidelines maintaining a calibration system?

9. What can particulate contaminants in oil reveal about equipment?

Unit 1, reliability factor = 0.32

104. What is a failure mode?

105. Which of the following defines preventive maintenance?

106. The main types of Maintenance work are:

108. After a repair is made, it is necessary to verify which of the following?

109. The following are examples of stages in Work Management.

In which order should the steps be conducted?

111. Which of the following best describes predictive maintenance?

114. Which of the following maintenance philosophies schedules activities at predetermined

115. What can particulate contaminants in oil reveal about equipment?

117. Which of the following items provides an overall view of systems?

118. When is the best time to perform a Root Cause Analysis?

119. Benchmarking is useful to:

120. What information should a maintenance history log contain?

128. Planning Accuracy is an example of:

a. Leading indicator for the Work Management process

130. What is the first objective of troubleshooting?

131. A predictive maintenance program relies on data collection to enable comparative

132. Preventive Maintenance tasks are which of the following?

133. Inventory Managements role in Reliability is to:

134. What is the major goal of housekeeping

136. Which of the following is an example of predictive maintenance?

137. What does the acronym FMECA stand for?

138. Which of the following best describes planned maintenance?

141. After a repair is made, it is necessary to verify which of the following?

142. Which of the following best describes preventive maintenance?

143. Which of the following maintenance philosophies executed to forecast change in

Unit 1, reliability factor = 0.32

152. Which factor would be used to evaluate the maintainability of an asset?

153. Replacement Asset Value (RAV) is:

160. Which one is not a method, or tool, for Continuous Improvement?

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