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Which of the following is not wage incentive plan?

A. Differential piece rate system

B. Rowan plan

C. Emerson plan

D. Taylor plan

Correct Answer :

D. Taylor plan


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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

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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

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Work sampling observations are taken on the basis of

A. Detailed calculations

B. Convenience

C. Table of random numbers

D. Past experience

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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

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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

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The unit cost in case of batch production is ________ as compared to jobbing production.

A. Same

B. Low

C. High

D. None of these

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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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Linear programming can be applied successfully to

A. Chemical industry

B. Oil industry

C. Banks

D. All of these

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Merit Rating is the method of determining worth of

A. A job

B. An individual employee

C. A particular division in workshop

D. Machine

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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

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What does symbol 'D' imply in work study?

A. Inspection

B. Transport

C. Delay/temporary storage

D. Permanent storage

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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

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Bin card is used in

A. Administrative wing

B. Workshop

C. Foundry shop

D. Stores

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The main disadvantage of line organisation is

A. Top level executives have to do excessive work

B. Structure is rigid

C. Communication delays occur

D. All of the above

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PERT is applied for

A. Marketing programmes and advertising programmes

B. Installation of machinery

C. Research and development of products

D. All of these

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Process layout is also known as

A. Analytical-layout

B. Synthetic layout

C. Static product layout

D. None of these

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Father of time study was

A. F.W. Taylor

B. H.L. Gantt

C. F.B. Gilbert

D. R.M. Barnes

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The performance of a specific task in CPM is known as

A. Dummy

B. Event

C. Activity

D. Contract

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The difference between the time available to do the job and the time required to do the job, is known as

A. Event

B. Float

C. Duration

D. Constraint

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Service time in queuing theory is usually assumed to follow

A. Normal distribution

B. Poissons distribution

C. Erlang distribution

D. Exponential law

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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

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Job evaluation is the method of determining the

A. Relative worth of jobs

B. Skills required by a worker

C. Contribution of a worker

D. Contribution of a job

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Works cost implies

A. Primary cost

B. Factory cost

C. Factory expenses

D. Primary cost + factory expenses

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PERT requires

A. Single time estimate

B. Double time estimate

C. Triple time estimate

D. None of these

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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

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The wastage of material in the store is taken into account by the following method in the evaluation of the material issued from the store

A. Inflated system

B. Primary cost method

C. Current value method

D. Fixed price method

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Which of the following are the principles of material handling?

A. Keep all the handling to the minimum

B. Select only efficient handling equipment

C. Move the heaviest weight to the least distance

D. All of the above

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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

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The production cost per unit can be reduced by

A. Producing more with increased inputs

B. Producing more with the same inputs

C. Eliminating idle time

D. Minimising resource waste

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The probabilistic time is given by (where to = Optimistic time, tp = Pessimistic time, and tn = Most likely time)

A. (to + tp + tn)/3

B. (to + 2tp + tn)/4

C. (to + 4tp + tn)/5

D. (to + tp + 4tn)/6