Industrial Engineering & Production Management Test MCQ Solved Paper for UPSC CSE

1. 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

2. 'Value' for value engineering and analysis purposes is defined as
A. Purchase value
B. Saleable value
C. Depreciated value
D. Function/cost
Answer : D

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Which of the following incentive plans ensures a part of the swing to the worker and rest to the employer?
A. Emerson efficiency plan
B. Taylor plan
C. Halsey premium plan
D. Gilbert plan
Answer : C

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

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

9. 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

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

11. Halsey plan of wage incentive
A. Is not applied to all level of workers
B. Is applied to all level of workers
C. Does not guarantee minimum wage
D. Is based upon efficiency of worker
Answer : B

12. The appellate authority for an industrial dispute is
A. Management
B. Labour court
C. High court/supreme court
D. Board of directors
Answer : C

13. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. A critical ratio scheduling
A. Establishes the relative priorities among various activities on a common basis
B. Determines the status of each activity
C. Adjusts automatically changes in activity progress
D. None of the above
Answer : D

14. 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

15. 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

16. Standard time is equal to
A. (Normal time) - (allowances)
B. (Normal time) + (allowances)
C. Representative time multiplied by rating factor
D. Normal time taken by an operation
Answer : B

17. If E is the duration, ES and EF are die earliest start and finish times, LS and LF are latest start and finish times, then the following relation holds good
A. EF = ES + D
B. LS = LFD
C. LF = LS + D
D. All of the above
Answer : D

18. 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

19. 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

20. PERT is the
A. Time oriented technique
B. Event oriented technique
C. Activity oriented technique
D. Target oriented technique
Answer : B

21. 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

22. Linear programming can be applied successfully to
A. Chemical industry
B. Oil industry
C. Banks
D. All of these
Answer : D

23. 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

24. 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

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

26. The breakeven point represents
A. The most economical level of operation of any industry
B. The time when unit can run without i loss and profit
C. Time when industry will undergo loss
D. The time when company can make maximum profits
Answer : C

27. 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

28. 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

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

30. The assumption in PERT is
A. A project will always be behind schedule, if left uncorrected
B. Cost of project will always be more than the estimated cost, if no timely corrections are taken
C. A project can be subdivided into a set of predictable, independent activities
D. Activities are fixed and can't be changed
Answer : C

31. Standard time as compared to normal time is
A. Greater
B. Smaller
C. Equal
D. There is no such correlation
Answer : A

32. 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

33. 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

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

35. 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

36. The important file in making a PERT is
A. An event can't be accomplished until activities leading to it are completed
B. No activity from any event can be started from preceding event till it is completed
C. Length of arrow has nothing to do with time
D. All of the above
Answer : D

37. In a PERT chart
A. All activities should be numbered
B. Only important activities should be numbered
C. Only critical activities are numbered
D. Only selected activities are numbered
Answer : A

38. An activity of the project is graphically represented by ________ on the network diagram.
A. A circle
B. A straight line
C. An arrow
D. None of these
Answer : C

39. 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

40. Pick up the correct statement from the following
A. If the float is positive and the activity is delayed by a period equal to its total float, the completion of project in no delayed
B. If the float of an activity is negative, delay in its performance is bound to delay the completion of project
C. If the float of an activity is zero, the activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the whole project
D. All of the above
Answer : D

41. In ABC control policy, maximum attention is given to
A. Those items which consume money
B. Those items which are not readily available
C. Those × items which are in more demand
D. Those items which consume more money
Answer : D

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

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

44. Graphical method, simplex method, and transportation method are concerned with
A. Breakeven analysis
B. Value analysis
C. Linear programming
D. Queueing theory
Answer : C

45. Which one of the following represents a group incentive plan?
A. Halsey Premium Plan
B. Lincoln Plan
C. Rowan Plan
D. Taylor Plan
Answer : B

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

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

48. Pick up the correct statement from the following
A. Programmer evaluation and review technique is event oriented
B. Programmer evaluation and review technique is not event oriented
C. Critical path method is event oriented
D. None of the above
Answer : D

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

50. A big advantage of PERT over Gantt charts is that in the former case
A. Activities and events are clearly shown
B. Early start and late finish of an activity are clearly marked
C. Activity times are clear
D. Interrelationship among activities is clearly shown.
Answer : D