1000+ Industrial Engineering & Production Management Test MCQ for ESIC [Solved]

1. Abbreviated work factor data is applied for
A. Material handling operation
B. Maintenance operation
C. Packing and shipping operation
D. All of these
Answer : D

2. The production scheduling is simpler and high volume of output and high labour efficiency are achieved in the case of
A. Product layout
B. Process layout
C. Fixed position layout
D. A combination of line and process layout
Answer : A

3. Routing prescribes the
A. Flow of material in the plant
B. Proper utilization of man power
C. Proper utilization of machines
D. Inspection of final product
Answer : A

4. According to Rowan plan of wage incentive system, bonus is paid to a worker
A. Whose output exceeds 67% efficiency
B. On the percentage of time saved
C. On the percentage of time worked
D. On the percentage of standard time
Answer : C

5. If F is the fixed cost, V is the variable cost per unit (or total variable costs) and P is the selling price of each unit (or total sales value), then breakeven point is equal to
A. (F × V)/P
B. (F × P)/V
C. F/[1 + (V/P)]
D. F/[1 - (V/P)]
Answer : D

6. When slack of an activity is positive
A. It represents a situation where extra resources are available and the completion of project is not delayed
B. It represents that a programme falls behind schedule and additional resources are required to complete the project in time
C. The activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the completion of whole project
D. Any one of the above
Answer : D

7. CPM has following time estimate
A. One time estimate
B. Two time estimate
C. Three time estimate
D. Four time estimate
Answer : A

8. Performance rating is equal to
A. Observed performance + normal performance
B. Observed performance - normal performance
C. Observed performance × normal performance
D. None of the above
Answer : D

9. Acceptance sampling is widely used in
A. Batch production
B. Job production
C. Mass production
D. All of the above
Answer : C

10. 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
Answer : C

11. Which of the following is not wage incentive plan?
A. Differential piece rate system
B. Rowan plan
C. Emerson plan
D. Taylor plan
Answer : D

12. PERT/CPM, techniques can be used for following applications
A. Once through project
B. Maintenance jobs
C. Research and development
D. All of the above
Answer : D

13. One of the basic essentials of an incentive plan is that
A. A differential piece rate system should exist
B. Minimum wages should be guaranteed
C. Provide incentive to group efficiency performance
D. All standards should be based on time studies
Answer : D

14. Work study involves
A. Only method study
B. Only work measurement
C. Method study and work measurement
D. Only motion study
Answer : C

15. 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
Answer : B

16. Tick the odd man out
A. Taylor
B. Drucker
C. McGregor
D. Galileo
Answer : D

17. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following
A. An activity of the project is denoted by an arrow on the net work
B. The tail of the arrow indicates the start of the activity
C. The head of the arrow indicates the end of the activity
D. The arrows are drawn (to scale from) left to right
Answer : D

18. The purpose of micro-motion study is to
A. Assist in finding out the most efficient way of doing work
B. Train the individual operator regarding the motion economy principles
C. Help in collecting the motion time data for synthetic time standards
D. All of the above
Answer : D

19. Pick up the incorrect statement about advantages of work sampling
A. Permits a fine breakdown of activities and delays
B. Simultaneous study of many operators may be made by a single observer
C. Calculations are easier, method is economical and less time consuming
D. No time measuring devices are generally needed
Answer : A

20. Critical path moves along the activities having total float of
A. Positive value
B. Negative value
C. Zero value
D. Same value
Answer : C

22. Earliest finish time can be regarded as
A. Earliest start time + duration of activity
B. Earliest start time duration of activity
C. Latest finish time + duration of activity
D. Latest finish time duration of activity
Answer : A

23. Travel charts provide
A. An idea of the flow of materials at various stages
B. A compact estimate of the handling which must be done between various work sections
C. The information for changes required in rearranging material handling equipment
D. An approximate estimate of the handling which must be done at a particular station
Answer : B

24. Dummy activities are used to
A. Determine the critical path
B. Determine the project completion time
C. Maintain the required net work
D. None of these
Answer : C

25. Work sampling is applied for
A. Estimation of the percentage utilisation of machine tools
B. Estimating the percentage of the time consumed by various job activities
C. Finding out time standards, specially where the job is not repetitive and where time study by stop watch method is not possible
D. All of the above
Answer : D

26. Simplex method is the method used for
A. Value analysis
B. Network analysis
C. Linear programming
D. Queuing theory
Answer : C

27. Which of the following layouts is suited to job production?
A. Process layout
B. Product layout
C. Fixed position layout
D. Plant layout
Answer : A

28. In Emerson's efficiency plan of wage incentive system, bonus is paid to a worker
A. Whose output exceeds 67% efficiency
B. On the percentage of time saved
C. On the percentage of time worked
D. On the percentage of standard time
Answer : A

29. 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
Answer : A

30. The most important function of inventory control is
A. Stock control system
B. To run the stores effectively
C. Technical responsibility for the state of materials
D. All of the above
Answer : D

31. Which of the following statement is correct?
A. When slack of an activity is zero, it falls only on critical path.
B. CPM technique is useful to minimise the direct and indirect expenses.
C. Critical path of a net work represents the minimum time required for completion of project.
D. All of the above
Answer : D

32. 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. Independent float < free float
Answer : D

33. Gantt chart provides information about the
A. Material handling
B. Proper utilisation of manpower
C. Production schedule
D. Efficient working of machine
Answer : C

34. Scheduling gives information about
A. When work should start and how much work should be completed during a certain period
B. When work should complete
C. That how idle time can be minimized
D. Proper utilisation of machines
Answer : A

35. A milestone chart
A. Shows the inter dependences of various jobs
B. Depicts the delay of jobs, if any
C. Points outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any
D. None of the above
Answer : D

36. The unit cost in case of batch production is ________ as compared to jobbing production.
A. Same
B. Low
C. High
D. None of these
Answer : B

37. Work study is concerned with
A. Improving present method and finding standard time
B. Motivation of workers
C. Improving production capability
D. Improving production planning and control
Answer : A

38. Work study is mainly aimed at
A. Determining the most efficient method of performing a job
B. Establishing the minimum time of completion of a job
C. Developing the standard method and standard time of a job
D. Economising the motions involved on the part of the worker while performing a job
Answer : A

39. What does symbol 'D' imply in work study?
A. Inspection
B. Transport
C. Delay/temporary storage
D. Permanent storage
Answer : C

40. Routing is essential in the following type of industry
A. Assembly industry
B. Process industry
C. Job order industry
D. Mass production industry
Answer : A

41. The aim of value engineering is to
A. Find the depreciation value of a machine
B. Determine the selling price of a product
C. Minimise the cost without change in quality of the product
D. All of the above
Answer : C

42. A dummy activity in a net work diagram
A. Is represented by a dotted line
B. Is an artificial activity
C. Does not consume time or resources
D. All of these
Answer : D

43. 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
Answer : A

44. Inventory management consists of
A. Effective running of stores
B. State of merchandise methods of storing and maintenance etc.
C. Stock control system
D. All of the above
Answer : D

45. Emergency rush order can be pushed more effectively in
A. Job production
B. Automatic production
C. Continuous production
D. Intermittent production
Answer : D

46. The factors to be considered for production scheduling are
A. Component design
B. Route sheet
C. Time standards
D. All of these
Answer : D

47. Bar chart is suitable for
A. Large project
B. Major work
C. Minor work
D. All of these
Answer : C

48. The type of organisation preferred for an automobile industry, is
A. Line organisation
B. Functional organisation
C. Line and staff organisation
D. Line, staff and functional organisation
Answer : C

49. The average time recorded by work study man for an operation is called
A. Standard time
B. Normal time
C. Representative time
D. None of these
Answer : C

50. If (R) is the base rate guaranteed per hour, (S) is the standard time for the job and (T) is the actual time, then according to Halsey 50-50 plan, wages for the job will be
A. TR
B. TR + [(S - T)/2] × R
C. TR + (S - T) × R
D. TR + [(S - T)/S] × R
Answer : B