Industrial Engineering & Production Management Test MCQ Solved Paper for LIC ADO

1. Motion study involves analysis of
A. Actions of operator
B. Layout of work place
C. Tooling and equipment
D. All of the above
Answer : A

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

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

4. In break even analysis, total cost consists of
A. Fixed cost + sales revenue
B. Variable cost + sales revenue
C. Fixed cost + variable cost
D. Fixed cost + variable cost + profit
Answer : C

5. The work study is done by means of
A. Planning chart
B. Process chart
C. Stop watch
D. Any one of these
Answer : C

6. A device used for lifting or lowering objects suspended from a hook at the end of retractable chains or cable is called
A. Hoist
B. Jib crane
C. Portable elevator
D. Chain conveyor
Answer : A

7. 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

8. For material transportation, conveyors are used when the prevailing conditions include
A. Loads are uniform
B. Routes do not vary
C. Materials move relatively continuously
D. All of these
Answer : D

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

10. The basic difference between PERT and CPM is that
A. PERT deals with events and CPM with activities
B. Critical path is determined in PERT only
C. Costs are considered on CPM only and not in PERT
D. Guessed times are used in PERT and evaluated times in CPM
Answer : D

11. Queueing theory deals with problems of
A. Material handling
B. Reducing the waiting time or idle time
C. Better utilization of man services
D. Effective use of machines
Answer : B

12. 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

13. Product layout is used for
A. Job production
B. Batch production
C. Mass production
D. Any one of these
Answer : C

14. Which one of the following represents a group incentive plan?
A. Scanlon Plan
B. Rowan Plan
C. Taylor Differential Piece Rate System
D. Halsey Premium Plan
Answer : A

15. PERT stands for
A. Programme Estimation and Reporting Technique
B. Process Estimation and Review Technique
C. Programme Evaluation and Review Technique
D. Planning Estimation and Resulting Technique
Answer : C

16. 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

17. In queuing theory, the nature of the waiting situation can be studied and analysed mathematically if
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
Answer : D

18. In the Halsey system of wage incentive plan, a worker is
A. Paid as per efficiency
B. Ensured of minimum wages
C. Not paid any bonus till his efficiency
D. Never a loser
Answer : B

19. At the breakeven point,
A. Total cost is more than the sales revenue
B. Total cost is less than the sales revenue
C. Total cost is equal to sales revenue
D. Fixed cost is equal to variable cost
Answer : C

20. Bar charts are suitable for
A. Minor works
B. Major works
C. Large projects
D. All of the above
Answer : A

21. 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

22. Time study is used to
A. Determine standard costs
B. Determine the number of machines a person may run
C. Provide a basis for setting piece price or incentive wages
D. All of the above
Answer : D

23. In product layout
A. Specialised and strict supervision is required
B. Machines can not be used to their maximum capacity
C. Manufacturing cost rises with a fall in the volume of production
D. All of the above
Answer : D

24. Travel charts are used to
A. Analyse material handling
B. Determine inventory control difficulties
C. Plan material handling procedure and routes
D. All of the above
Answer : D

25. The main objective of work measurement is to
A. Plan and schedule of production
B. Formulate a proper incentive scheme
C. Estimate the selling prices and delivery dates
D. All of the above
Answer : D

26. In the Emerson efficiency plan, a worker receives only his daily wage and no bonus is paid till his efficiency reaches
A. 50 %
B. 66.67 %
C. 75 %
D. 80 %
Answer : B

27. 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

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

29. Material handling and plant location is analysed by
A. Gantt chart
B. Bin chart
C. Emerson chart
D. Travel chart
Answer : D

30. Breakeven point is the point where
A. Fixed and variable cost lines intersect
B. Fixed and total cost lines intersect
C. Variable and total cost lines intersect
D. Sales revenue and total expensive lines intersect
Answer : D

31. 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. TLEFT
D. All of the above
Answer : D

32. 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

33. 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

34. In jobbing production
A. Highly skilled workers are needed
B. Unit costs are high
C. Operations are labour-intensive
D. All of these
Answer : D

35. 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

36. Two alternatives can produce a product. First have a fixed cost of Rs. 2000 and a variable cost of Rs. 20 per piece. The second method has a fixed cost of Rs. 1500 and a variable cost of Rs. 30. The break even quantity between the two alternatives is
A. 25
B. 50
C. 75
D. 100
Answer : B

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

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

39. In time study, the rating factor is applied to determine
A. Standard time of a job
B. Merit rating of the worker
C. Fixation of incentive rate
D. Normal time of a worker
Answer : C

40. Routing assists engineers in deciding in advance
A. The flow of material in the plant
B. The methods of proper utilization of manpower
C. The methods of proper utilization of machines
D. The layout of factory facilities
Answer : C

41. 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

42. In perpetual inventory control, the material is checked as it reaches its
A. Minimum value
B. Maximum value
C. Average value
D. Middle value
Answer : A

43. Whih of the following charts are used for plant layout design?
A. Operation process chart
B. Man machine chart
C. Travel chart
D. All of these
Answer : D

44. 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

45. 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

46. A low unit cost can be obtained by following
A. Product layout
B. Functional layout
C. Automatic material handling equipment
D. Specialisation of operation
Answer : A

47. Gantt chart gives information about
A. Scheduling and routing
B. Sales
C. Production schedule
D. Machine utilisation
Answer : C

48. 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
Answer : B

49. Critical path method
A. Helps in ascertaining time schedules
B. Makes better and detailed planning possible
C. Provides a standard method for communicating project plans schedules and to time and cost performance
D. All of the above
Answer : D

50. String diagram is used when
A. Team of workers is working at a place
B. Material handling is to be done
C. Idle time is to be reduced
D. All of the above
Answer : A