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

1. Production cost refers to prime cost plus
A. Factory overheads
B. Factory and administration overheads
C. Factory, administration and sales overheads
D. Factory, administration, sales overheads and profit
Answer : A

2. Time study is
A. The appraisal, in terms of time, of the value of work involving human effort
B. Machine setting time
C. Time taken by workers to do a job
D. Method of fixing time for workers
Answer : A

3. Which of the following is independent of sales forecast?
A. Productivity
B. Inventory control
C. Production planning
D. Production control
Answer : A

4. Gantt chart is used for
A. Inventory control
B. Material handling
C. Production schedule
D. Machine repair schedules
Answer : C

5. The simplex method is the basic method for
A. Value analysis
B. Operation research
C. Linear programming
D. Model analysis
Answer : C

6. 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
Answer : B

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

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

9. Bin card is used in
A. Administrative wing
B. Workshop
C. Foundry shop
D. Stores
Answer : D

10. Slack of various events on the critical path in PERT/CPM chart
A. Increases continuously
B. Decreases continuously
C. Remain constant
D. May increase or decrease depending on various factors
Answer : C

11. 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

12. 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

13. Military type of organisation is known as
A. Line organisation
B. Functional organisation
C. Line and staff organisation
D. Line, staff and functional organisation
Answer : A

14. Current assets include
A. Manufacturing plant
B. Manufacturing plant and equipment
C. Inventories
D. Common stock held by the firm
Answer : A

15. Routing
A. Prescribes the sequence of operations to be followed
B. Determines the programme for the operations
C. Is concerned with starting of processes
D. Regulates the progress of job through various processes
Answer : A

16. Which of the following organisations is best suited for steel plants
A. Functional organisation
B. Line organisation
C. Staff organisation
D. Line, staff and functional organisations
Answer : D

17. Basic motion time study gives times for basic motions in ten thousandths of
A. Second
B. Minute
C. Hour
D. Day
Answer : B

18. CPM stands for
A. Combined Process Method
B. Critical Path Method
C. Common Planning Method
D. Critical Process Method
Answer : B

19. F. W. Taylor introduced a system of organisation known as
A. Line organisation
B. Functional organisation
C. Line and staff organisation
D. Line, staff and functional organisation
Answer : B

20. 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

21. The product layout
A. Lowers overall manufacturing time
B. Requires less space for placing machines
C. Utilises machine and labour better
D. All of these
Answer : D

22. In process layout
A. Handling and backtracking of materials is too much
B. Production control is more difficult and costly
C. Routing and scheduling is more difficult
D. All of the above
Answer : D

23. The two bin system is concerned with
A. Ordering procedure
B. Forecasting sales
C. Production planning
D. Despatching and expediting
Answer : A

24. 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. Dummy
Answer : D

25. Product layout is also known as
A. Analytical layout
B. Synthetic layout
C. Static product layout
D. None of these
Answer : B

26. Which of the following statement is correct about the network diagram?
A. The events are represented graphically by circles or nodes at the beginning and the end of activity by arrows.
B. The tail end of the arrow represents the start of an activity.
C. The head of the arrow represents the end of an activity.
D. All of the above
Answer : D

27. Time study is carried out
A. By finding all the significant informations regarding the job, work place and machine tool etc.
B. By breaking up each operation into small elements which are measurable with the help of the measuring device accurately
C. By observing and recording the time taken by the operator for an operation
D. All of the above
Answer : D

28. 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
Answer : B

29. CPM requires
A. Single time estimate
B. Double time estimate
C. Triple time estimate
D. None of these
Answer : A

30. In PERT analysis, critical path is obtained by joining events having
A. +ve slack
B. -ve slack
C. Zero slack
D. Dummy activities
Answer : C

31. The essential condition for the decompression of an activity is that
A. The project time should change due to decompression
B. After decompression the time of an activity invariably exceeds its normal time
C. An activity could be decompressed to the maximum extent of its normal time
D. None of the above
Answer : C

32. 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

33. Standing orders which are statutory are applicable to
A. All industries
B. All process industries and thermal power plants
C. Only major industries
D. All industries employing more than 100 workers
Answer : D

34. Which of the following statement is correct?
A. A-B-C analysis is based on Pareto's principle
B. Simulation can be used for inventory control
C. Economic order quantity formula ignores variations in demand pattern
D. All of the above
Answer : A

35. 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

36. A-B-C analysis
A. Is a basic technique of materials management
B. Is meant for relative inventory control
C. Does not depend upon the unit cost of the item but on its annual consumption
D. All of the above
Answer : D

37. String diagram is used
A. For checking the relative values of various layouts
B. When a group of workers are working at a place
C. Where processes require the operator to be moved from one place to another
D. All of the above
Answer : D

38. For handling materials during manufacture of cement, a _________ is widely used.
A. Belt conveyor
B. Bucket conveyor
C. Fork lift truck
D. Overhead crane
Answer : B

39. Probabilistic time for completion of any activity can be found out from
A. Optimistic time
B. Pessimistic time
C. Most likely time
D. All of these
Answer : D

40. PERT
A. Provides an approach for keeping planning up-to-date
B. Provides a way for management to require that planning be done on a uniform and logical basis
C. Permits management to foresee quickly the impact of variations from the plan
D. All of the above
Answer : D

41. The factors which are to be considered while developing a good wage incentive plan will include
A. Adequate incentive
B. Ease of administration
C. Guaranteed basic pay
D. All of these
Answer : D

42. Which of the following wage incentive plan is applied to all workers?
A. Halsey plan
B. Gantt plan
C. Emerson's efficiency plan
D. Rowan plan
Answer : A

43. PMTP (predetermined motion time systems) include
A. MTM (method tme measurement)
B. WFS (work factor systems)
C. BNTS (basic motion time study)
D. All of the above
Answer : D

44. The probability distribution of project completion in PERT follows following distribution
A. Normal
B. Binomial
C. Exponential
D. Gaussian
Answer : D

45. The process capability of a machine is defined as the capability of the machine to
A. Produces a definite volume of work per minute
B. Perform definite number of operations
C. Produce job at a definite spectrum of speed
D. Holds a definite spectrum of tolerance and surface finish
Answer : A

46. Time study is carried out to determine the time required to complete job by
A. A slow worker
B. A fast worker
C. An average worker
D. An apprentice
Answer : C

47. 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

48. According to Muther, the basic principle of best layout is
A. Principle of overall integration
B. Principle of flow
C. Principle of flexibility
D. All of these
Answer : D

49. 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
Answer : B

50. 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. All of the above
Answer : D