mechanical engineering MCQs – Page 79

Practise multiple-choice questions from mechanical engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

3901. In perpetual inventory control, the material is checked as it reaches its__________________?
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A. average value

B. alarming value

C. middle value

D. minimum value

E. maximum value

3902. Slack of various events on the critical path in PERT/CPM chart___________________?
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A. decreases continuously

B. unpredictable

C. increases continuously

D. remains constant

E. may increase or decrease depending on various factors

3903. Critical Path Net Work helps an engineer_________________?
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A. none of the above

B. all of the above

C. to be cautious for avoiding any delay in the critical activities to avoid delay of the whole project

D. to divert the resources from non-critical advanced activities to critical activities

E. to concentrate his attention on critical activities

3904. Pessimistic time is___________________?
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A. the minimum time in which an activity can possibly be accomplished

B. the maximum time which an activity might require

C. the earliest finish

D. the average time required for a job

E. the most probable time considering all conditions

3905. A dummy activity________________?
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A. is artificially introduced

B. none of the above

C. all of the above

D. does not require any time

E. is represented by a dotted line

3906. Queuing theory is associated with __________________?
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A. waiting time

B. inspection time

C. inventory

D. sales

E. production time

3907. The standard time for a job is_________________?
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A. total work content + delay contingency allowance

B. total work content + basic time

C. total work content

D. total work content + relaxation time

E. base time + relaxation time

3908. If TL is the largest allowable event occurrence time, total activity slack (s) is equal to__________________?
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A. all of the above

B. none of the above

C. TL-EFT

D. latest finish time earliest finish time (EFT)

E. latest start time earliest start time

3909. According to Rowan plan, if H = hourly rate, A = actual time and S = standard time, then wages will be___________________?
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A. HA + ^^-HA

B. HA + ^^-H

C. HA + ^^-H

D. HA

E. HA + (S~A) HA
3910. The artificial activity; which indicates that an activity following it cannot be started unless, the preceding activity is complete, is known as_________________?
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A. free float

B. artificial

C. constraint

D. dummy

E. event

3911. A big advantage of PERT over Gantt charts is that in the former case_________________?
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A. inter-relationship among activities is clearly shown

B. early start and late finish of an activity are clearly marked

C. activities and events are clearly shown

D. activity times are clear

E. critical path can be easily determined

3912. Routing assists engineers in deciding in advance___________________?
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A. the flow of material in the plant

B. the layout of factory facilities

C. the methods of proper utilization of manpower

D. the methods of proper utilization of machines

E. normal route of workers through the plant

3913. A CPM family includes____________________?
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A. CPP (Critical Path Plotted)

B. MCE (Minimum Cost Expenditure)

C. all of the above

D. CPA (Critical Path Analysis)

E. CPS (Critical Path Scheduling)

3914. Which one of the following represents a group incentive plan ?
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A. Bedaux Plan

B. Lincoln Plan

C. Taylor Plan

D. Rowan Plan

E. Halsey Premium Plan

3915. 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_________________?
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A. Bedaux Plan

B. Halsey Premium Plan

C. Dry work Plan

D. Rowan Plan

E. Taylor Plan

3916. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. critical path method is event oriented

B. none of the above

C. critical.path method is not activity oriented

D. programmer evaluation and review technique is not event oriented

E. programmer evaluation and review technique is event oriented

3917. PMTP (predetermined motion time systems) include___________________?
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A. MTM (method time measurement)

B. none of the above

C. WFS (work factor systems)

D. BNTS (basic motion time study)

E. all of the above
3918. The important file in making a PERT is__________________?
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A. no activity from any event can be started from preceding event till it is completed

B. length of arrow has nothing to do with time

C. every activity must be completed before end point is reached

D. all of the above

E. an event cant be accomplished until activities leading to it are completed

3919. PERT is___________________?
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A. an analytic tool in concept

B. based on three time estimates for activities linking up two events

C. all of the above

D. used for research and development projects

E. limit up of event oriented diagrams

3920. The time of completing a project in network analysis is given by following time of the critical activity meeting at the finalitiode_________________?
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A. late start

B. late finish

C. none of the above

D. early finish

E. early start

3921. Scheduling gives information about____________________?
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A. when work should complete

B. that how idle time can be minimized

C. none of the above

D. when work should start and how much work should be completed during a certain period

E. proper utilisation of machines

3922. Queuing theory is used for____________________?
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A. job-shop scheduling

B. none of the above

C. inventory problems

D. all of the above

E. traffic congestion studies

3923. The assumption in PERT is__________________?
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A. a project can be subdivided into a set of predictable, independent activities

B. commissioning time can be changed, if activities are behind schedule

C. cost of project will always be more than the estimated cost, if no timely corrections are taken

D. a project will always be behind schedule, if left uncorrected

E. activities are fixed and cant be changed ,

3924. If a worker gets a daily wage of Rs HA, then according to Rowan plan, his maximum daily earnings can be______________________?
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A. 1.5 HA

B. 1.15 HA

C. 2.5 HA

D. 2 HA

E. 1.33 HA

3925. The critical path of a network represents_______________________?
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A. the minimum time required for completion of project

B. maximum cost required for completion of project

C. none of the above

D. minimum cost required for completion of project

E. the maximum time required for completion of project

3926. Work study comprises following main techniques_________________?
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A. value analysis and work measurement

B. method study and time study

C. time study and work measurement

D. method study and work measurement

E. method study and job evaluation

3927. Bin card is used in__________________?
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A. assembly shop

B. stores

C. foundry shop

D. workshop

E. administrative wing

3928. What does symbol V employ in work study________________?
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A. permanent storage

B. none of the above

C. inspection

D. delay/ temporary Storage

E. operation

3929. PERT analysis is based on____________________?
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A. optimistic time

B. all of the above

C. none of the above

D. most likely time

E. pessimistic time

3930. The time which results in the least possible direct cost of an activity is known as________________?
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A. none of the above

B. standard time

C. normal time

D. slow time

E. crash time

3931. 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_____________________?
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A. annuity charging method

B. A-B-C charging method

C. diminishing balance method

D. sinking fund method

E. straight line method

3932. The two-bin system is concerned with_________________?
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A. forecasting sales

B. despatching and expediting

C. ordering procedure

D. none of the above

E. production planning

3933. Micromotion study is__________________?
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A. enlarged view of motion study

B. motion study of small components upto mirco-seconds

C. subdivision of an operation into therbligs and their analysis

D. minute and detailed motion study

E. analysis of one stage of motion study

3934. O on a PERT/CPM chart represents____________________?
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A. dummy event

B. dangling event

C. an event to be transferred to other network chart

D. an ordinary event

E. a significant event representing some mile-stone

3935. PERT/CPM, techniques can be used for following applications____________________?
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A. research and development

B. maintenance jobs

C. once through project

D. all of the above

E. all non-technical jobs

3936. A milestone chart_______________________?
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A. depicts the delay of jobs, if any

B. shows the inter dependences of various jobs

C. none of the above

D. all of the above

E. points outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any

3937. PERT is the__________________?
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A. event oriented technique

B. time oriented technique

C. work oriented technique

D. target oriented technique

E. activity oriented technique

3938. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. if the float is positive and the activity is delayed by a period equal to its total float, the completion of project in not delayed

B. if the float of an activity is negative, delay in its performance is bound to delay the completion of project

C. the float may be positive, zero or negative

D. if the float of an activity is zero, the activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the whole project

E. all of the above
3939. The allowed time for a job equals standard time plus___________________?
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A. process allowance

B. unforeseen allowance

C. interference allowance

D. learning allowance

E. policy allowance
3940. The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of any project is known as___________________?
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A. slotting technique for scheduling

B. critical ratio scheduling

C. short interval scheduling

D. event flow scheduling technique

E. none of the above

3941. Pick up the correct statement. Dummy activity on a PERT/CPM chart means, it_________________?
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A. consumes time, but no resources

B. consumes resources but no time

C. consumes neither time nor resources

D. is a dangling event

E. consumes both resources and time

3942. Which of the following is not wage incentive plan_________________?
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A. Halsey plan

B. Taylor plan

C. Emerson plan

D. differential piece rate system

E. Rowan plan

3943. Monte Carlo solutions in queuing theory are extremely useful in queuing problems_________________?
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A. none of the above

B. involving multistage queuing

C. all of the above

D. that cant be analysed mathematically

E. to verify mathematical results

3944. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. A critical ratio scheduling____________________?
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A. determines the status of each activity

B. establishes the relative priorities among various activities on a common basis

C. none of the above

D. adjusts automatically changes in activity progress

E. is a dynamic system

3945. Work study is concerned with_________________?
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A. improving present method and finding standard time

B. improving production planning and control

C. improving production capability

D. all of the above

E. motivation of workers

3946. String diagram is used_________________?
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A. for checking the relative values of various layouts

B. when a group of workers are working at a place

C. none of the above

D. all of the above

E. where processes require the operator to be moved from one place to another

3947. One of the basic essentials of an incentive plan is that_________________?
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A. a differential piece rate system should exist

B. minimum wages should be guaranteed

C. provide incentive to group efficiency performance

D. all standards should be based on time studies

E. all standards should be based on optimum standards of production

3948. Bar charts are suitable for_____________________?
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A. none of the above

B. large projects

C. all of the above

D. major works

E. minor works
3949. String diagram is used when__________________?
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A. all of the above

B. none of the above

C. idle time is to be reduced

D. material handling is to be done

E. team of workers is working at a place
3950. Which of the following equations is not in conformity with others______________?
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A. ability x motivation = performance

B. attitude x situation = motivation

C. performance x resources

D. knowledge x skill = ability

E. organisation performance x motivation = profits