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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

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D. Only industries employing more than 500 workers have to recruit apprentices


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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

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Military organisation is known as

A. Line organisation

B. Line and staff organisation

C. Functional organisation

D. All of the above

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PERT is

A. An analytic tool in concept

B. Limit up of event oriented diagrams

C. Used for research and development projects

D. All of the above

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Fixed position layout is also known as

A. Analytical layout

B. Synthetic layout

C. Static product layout

D. None of these

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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

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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

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The type of layout used for manufacturing steam turbines, is

A. Product layout

B. Process layout

C. Fixed position layout

D. Any one of these

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Which of the following layouts is suited to job production?

A. Process layout

B. Product layout

C. Fixed position layout

D. Plant layout

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Queuing theory is associated with

A. Sales

B. Inspection time

C. Waiting time

D. Production time

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In jobbing production

A. Highly skilled workers are needed

B. Unit costs are high

C. Operations are labour-intensive

D. All of these

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In order to avoid excessive multiplication of facilities, the layout preferred is

A. Product layout

B. Process layout

C. Group layout

D. Static layout

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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

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PMTP (predetermined motion time systems) include

A. MTM (method time measurement)

B. WFS (work factor systems)

C. BNTS (basic motion time study)

D. All of the above

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The probability distribution of project completion in PERT follows following distribution

A. Normal

B. Binomial

C. Exponential

D. Gaussian

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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

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Which 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

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A-B-C analysis is used in

A. CPM

B. PERT

C. Inventory control

D. All of these

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A systematic job improvement sequence will consist of

A. Motion study

B. Time study

C. Job enrichment

D. All of these

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PERT analysis is based upon

A. Optimistic time

B. Pessimistic time

C. Most likely time

D. All of these

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Material handling and plant location is analysed by

A. Gantt chart

B. Bin chart

C. Emerson chart

D. Travel chart

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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

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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

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The first method invented for planning projects was

A. Bar chart method

B. Milestone chart

C. Critical path method (CPM)

D. Programme evaluation and review technique (PERT)

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In inventory control, the economic order quantity is the

A. Optimum lot size

B. Highest level of inventory

C. Lot corresponding to breakeven point

D. Capability of a plant to produce

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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

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The process layout is best suited where

A. Specialisation exists

B. Machines are arranged according to sequence of operation

C. Few number of non-standardised units is to be produced

D. Mass production is envisaged

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The most important objective behind plant layout is

A. Overall simplification, safety of integration

B. Economy in space

C. Maximum travel time in plant

D. To provide conveniently located shops

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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 Rowan 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

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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

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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