1000+ Industrial Engineering & Production Management Test Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. Which of the following organisation is preferred in automobile industry?
A. Functional organisation
B. Line organisation
C. Staff organisation
D. Line and staff organisations
Answer : D

2. Choose the wrong statement Time study is used to
A. Determine overhead expenses
B. Provide a basis for setting piece prices or incentive wages
C. Determine standard costs
D. Determine the capability of an operator to handle the number of machines
Answer : A

3. A graphical device used to determine the breakeven point and profit potential under varying conditions of output and costs, is known as
A. Gantt chart
B. Flow chart
C. Breakeven chart
D. PERT chart
Answer : C

4. When slack of an activity is negative
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. All of the above
Answer : B

5. Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as
A. Line organisation
B. Line and staff organisation
C. Functional organisation
D. Effective organisation
Answer : C

6. The correct sequence of phases in value engineering is
A. Creative phase, information phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase
B. Information phase, creative phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase
C. Investigation phase, information phase, creative phase, evaluation phase
D. Creative phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase, information phase
Answer : A

7. Job enrichment technique is applied to
A. Reduce labour monotony
B. Overcome boring and de-motivating work
C. Make people happy
D. All of the above
Answer : D

8. 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

9. Gantt charts are used for
A. Forecasting sales
B. Production schedule
C. Scheduling and routing
D. Linear programming
Answer : B

10. O on a PERT/CPM chart represents
A. An ordinary event
B. A significant event representing some milestone
C. An event to be transferred to other network chart
D. Dangling event
Answer : A

11. The linear programming techniques can be applied successfully to industries like
A. Iron and steel
B. Food processing
C. Oil and chemical
D. All of the above
Answer : D

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

13. The employees provident fund act is applicable to
A. All industries
B. All industries other than small and medium industries
C. Volunteers
D. The industries notified by Government
Answer : D

14. Micro motion study is
A. Analysis of a man-work method by using a motion picture camera with a timing device in the field of view
B. Motion study observed on enhanced time intervals
C. Motion study of a sequence of operations conducted systematically
D. Study of man and machine conducted simultaneously
Answer : A

15. Micro-motion study involves following number of fundamental hand motions
A. 8
B. 12
C. 16
D. 20
Answer : C

16. A diagram showing the path followed by men and materials while performing a task is known as
A. String diagram
B. Flow process chart
C. Travel chart
D. Flow diagram
Answer : D

17. Work study is done with the help of
A. Process chart
B. Material handling
C. Stop watch
D. All of the above
Answer : C

18. Direct expenses include
A. Factory expenses
B. Selling expenses
C. Administrative expenses
D. None of these
Answer : D

19. In a functional organisation
A. Quality of work is better
B. Wastage of material is minimum
C. Specialised knowledge and guidance to individual worker is provided
D. All of the above
Answer : D

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

21. Under the Apprenticeship Act
A. All industries have to necessarily train the apprentices
B. Industries have to train apprentices according to their requirement
C. All industries employing more than 100 workers have to recruit apprentices
D. Only industries employing more than 500 workers have to recruit apprentices
Answer : D

22. Which of the following conditions are necessary for applying linear programming?
A. These must be a well defined objective function.
B. The decision variables should be interrelated and nonnegative.
C. The resources must be in limited supply.
D. All of the above
Answer : D

23. Which one of the following techniques is used for determining allowances in time study?
A. Acceptance sampling
B. Linear regression
C. Performance rating
D. Work sampling
Answer : D

24. In Halsey 50-50 plan, output standards are established
A. By time study
B. From previous production records
C. From one's judgement
D. All of the above
Answer : B

25. Break-even analysis can be used for
A. Short run analysis
B. Long run analysis
C. Average of above two run analysis
D. There is no such criterion
Answer : A

26. 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

27. Activity slack or float of any event on a PERT/CPM chart is represented by
A. Latest start time of succeeding event earliest finish time of preceding event activity time
B. Latest start time of the event earliest start time of the event
C. Latest finish time of event earliest finish time of the event
D. Anyone of the above
Answer : D

28. Which of the following are the guidelines for the construction of a network diagram?
A. Each activity is represented by one and only one arrow in the network
B. Dangling must be avoided in a network diagram
C. Dummy activity consumes no time or resource
D. All of the above
Answer : D

29. Breakeven analysis is a
A. Short term analysis
B. Long term analysis
C. Average of short and long term analysis
D. Any one of these
Answer : A

30. The standard time for a job is
A. Total work content
B. Base time + relaxation time
C. Total work content + basic time
D. Total work content + delay contingency allowance
Answer : D

31. The grouping of activities into organisational units is called
A. Corporate plans
B. Higher level management
C. Functional authority
D. Departmentation
Answer : D

32. In micro-motion study, therblig is described by
A. A symbol
B. An event
C. An activity
D. Standard symbol and colour
Answer : D

33. A company spends considerable amount on publicity to promote sales. This expenditure in break even chart is shown below the
A. Fixed cost line
B. Variable cost line
C. Total cost line
D. Sales revenue line
Answer : B

34. 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

35. Line organisation is suitable for
A. Sugar industries
B. Oil refining industries
C. Spinning and weaving industries
D. All of these
Answer : D

36. What does symbol 'V' employ in work study
A. Operation
B. Inspection
C. Delay/ temporary Storage
D. Permanent storage
Answer : D

37. Process layout is employed for
A. Batch production
B. Continuous type of product
C. Effective utilisation of machines
D. All of the above
Answer : A

38. 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. Rowan Plan
Answer : D

39. Gantt charts provide information about
A. Breakeven point analysis
B. Production schedule
C. Material handling layout
D. Determining selling price
Answer : B

40. In order to avoid excessive multiplication of facilities, the layout preferred is
A. Product layout
B. Process layout
C. Group layout
D. Static layout
Answer : B

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

42. Work study comprises following main techniques
A. Method study and work measurement
B. Method study and time study
C. Time study and work measurement
D. Method study and job evaluation
Answer : A

43. 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

44. 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. ABC charging method
D. Annuity charging method
Answer : D

45. Product layout is employed for
A. Batch production
B. Continuous production
C. Effective utilization of machine
D. All of the above
Answer : B

46. The amount deducted from the salary of workers towards employees provident fund is
A. Credited into reserves of company
B. Deposited in nationalised bank
C. Deposited in post office
D. Deposited in the account of worker with Provident Fund Commissioner
Answer : D

47. 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

48. Process layout is also known as
A. Analytical-layout
B. Synthetic layout
C. Static product layout
D. None of these
Answer : A

49. Fixed position layout is also known as
A. Analytical layout
B. Synthetic layout
C. Static product layout
D. None of these
Answer : C

50. A-B-C analysis is used in
A. CPM
B. PERT
C. Inventory control
D. All of these
Answer : C