VAB 4042 TEST (JANUARY 2011 SEMESTER) (Duration: 60 minutes) 1. The characteristics of the engineering profession involve Use of judgement in engineering design Vocational experience C. Physical strength D. Innovation 2. Professional engineering societies are all except A Board of Engineers, Malaysia — B. _Institution of Engineers Malaysia —~ o Engineers Australia & —_UTP Mechanical Engineering Club 3.) An engineering graduate should register with Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) if he considers to A. Become a graduate student in engineering at a Malaysian university 48 —~Become a Professional Engineer in Malaysia C. Legally work as an engineer in Malaysia \ XD. Set up business in engineering services " 4. AProfessional Engineer cannot become both the consultant and contractor for a same project except for ‘A. Engineers who have been working for more than 20 years B. _ Projects awarded before 2002 SF Turkey projects D. Projects awarded by close tender 5. The Engineering Profession involves the following except: A, Assurance of public safety of developed products ‘Assurance of economic stability C. Acceptance of payment for services given D. Bound by standards set by engineering societies. “ 6. Anengineer who has just passed the Professional Interview with the IEM cannot A Become the Director of an engineering construction firm S&S Use the title Ir (ingenieur) C. _Declare himself as a Corporate Member of EM-“ & D. Pursue a PhO degree in engineering 7 (7) BEM has the following board members except for 7 A Secretary B. Professional Engineer ~ < Member ftom Board of Architects Malaysia © _—_—_ Member from Board of Land Surveyors X Auawity Surveyor 8. In Malaysia, a registered member of the BEM who has just obtained a recognised degree in engineering is known as a A. ‘Student member x Graduate engineer Professional engineer o Postgraduate9. 10. "1 12, 13, 14. 15, 16. VAB 4042 (ae ea paren eM pone ‘A. Monitor his career ambition 8. —_Discharge his duties to his family c. Regularly attend the meeting conducted by the Board SE —_Uphold the dignity of his profession ‘A private practising Professional Engineer (PE) who is certified by BEM cannot A Socialise with a draftsman B Be @ member of the military force ic Be a committee member in the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) _S _ Intervene in connection with engineering work entrusted to another PE Which of these features not required by an engineer to initiate change? ‘A Knowledgeable / ‘®& — Complacent &. Brave D. Confident Which of the following is not part of world sustainability issyes faced by most engineering activities today? Nuclear waste Greenhouse gas e z Global warming D. Scarcity of fuel and food resources ion Which of the following not the feature of Green Energy Building? A. Minimized energy demand load B Usage of renewable energy 7 C__ Efficient use of fossil fuel Maximized consumption during trough demand Certain aspects of Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) is good for an ‘organization EXCEPT? = Loss of monopoly B. Zero tax for certain imported goods C. Trade barrier it D. Open market overseas ‘Which of these not the advantages of telecommunication technology? A. Unlocked thie gates Tor virtual access into countries 8 Literature review activities by researchers C. Fast communication $B Nonof above Among the functions of Construction industry Development Board (CID8) are? ‘A. To initiate and maintain a construction industry information system 8 ~ To promote, stimulate and undertake research into any matter relating Y tothe construction industry ©. | To accredit and cerity skilled construction workers and construction site supervisors All abovey 7 18. f 20. 21 Which is not TRUE about Uniform Building By-Laws (UBBL)? VAB 4042 ‘A. Laws of local application passed under the authority of a higher law 'B. The UBBL covers commercial, residential and common buildings ‘The UBL, 874-were introduced to provide a common legislation for Y constr inspection of structures across the country The UBBL are made by the Minister or State Authority in exercise of * the powers conferred by Act 133 of the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 (Revised 2006) Energy Commission which was established under Energy Commission Act 2001, is empowered to undertake the regulatory function the following legislations EXCEPT? . Bis Ra A. Electricity reguations 1904. Gan SS NAHAS 8. Gas Supply Regulations 1997 C. License Supply Regulations 1990.” Electricity Vy Ply Non of above A¥ (is. ) The Department of Environment (DOE) main role is to prevent, control and abate pollution through the enforcement of the Environmental Quality Act ea BS 1974 and its subsidiary legislation? The number of subsidiary legislation is? A 30 Bz Bon ‘Which are the following not covered under the Petroleum (Safety Measures) Act 1984? Petroleum prices B. Storage and handling of petroleum 7 C. General powers for rectification related to petroleum D. Transportation of petroleum by road, railway, water, air and pipeline“ ‘The characteristics of the engineering projects are all except Have specific goals Have a set of different activities to do Have a defined start and finish_, A B. Cc. (AB Not consume resources 22 23, 24, ‘Scheduling is to answer A ‘What is going to be done é ‘When is it going to be done c ‘Where is the location. D. ‘Who will dos, Planning is importance because it has 50 to 80% influence on A Time 8 Labour Cost Quality Time or Schedule Control is concerned with all except IB, Detarrtnn hesprevot satel bs rion ee Determining if the project schedule has changed & Influencing the factors that create schedule changes D ‘Managing the actual changes as they occur 325, Cost Control not includes: Influencing the factors that create changes to cost baseline z o Preparing progress report Informing appropriate stakeholders of approved changes Acting to bring expected cost overruns within acceptable limits. 26. Ear value analysis compares the that should have been done VAB 4042 Value of work done with the value of work If then project has been successfully completed, the Project Manager must certify and” A time 8 quality a profit Boost 27 ISSUE ee esesnene tO Contractor. A Performand Bond B. Defect List AB Certificate of Practical Completion Handing Over Document 28. Project life cycle stage includes all except A Defining A Budgeting c Planning D Delivering 29. The pre-defined obj below except using general labour B on time v ce with desired quality D. within budget 30. Control is tracking, ... be met. ‘monitoring B supervising ©. Leading D. reporting ® 32. ‘Which of the following is not true about fishbone diagram A -& D. Which of the following contain three Reliability, durability, responsiv A 2 we itis a management too! created by Ishikawa |t.can be used to identity, and explain the causes of a particular quality problem. + jectives of project management are to complete the project as and steering a project so that the objectives will !tis very effective in analyzing a product quality problem: however. it cannot be used to analyze service quality problems It shows the cause and effect relationship of a quality problem Aeues ol service way) ibutes of service quality eness graphically Performance, tangibles, pleasaniness Tangibles, empathy, durability Pleasantness, tangibles, professionalism Sery: e Anag' oles P23 Pon wv en OSs Pleas ent Oe 5¢ Ge Heconulisn, 4 Feyvice reliak bhy RsSuran emp be ty ovale, adie ce Wity- Vodu Quality Performan se Dara bib ty Sprgeibi tag Features Ben bis Wt i Conformance (td Rest hotics - Rerce: ved Qeal My‘VAB 4042 33.) Ahistogram is one of the tools used for quality control. A plateau-tike 7 histogram is an indication of = ‘A good quality product An illdefined process =€. — Awelldefined product D. Two distinct processes with different centers > a 34. Which one of he folowing isnot Edward Deming's proposal for management in improving productivity? 2 Improve quality by intensifying inspection aces paban ond Eliminate work standards : I ©. Create constancy of purpose, / D. Break down barriers between departments 36. The willingness to help customers and provide prompt service is known as A Service reliability B. Professionalism © Responsiveness D. Perceived quality 36. Which of the following product characteristics is measured in a sibjective manner A. Weight of the product B. Durability of the product C. Reliability of the product (SW Pesihetics ofthe product 37. _ Which one of the following is a good definition of quality according to Joseph M Juran A Goodness or elegance of a service or product quality iP isthes seine ‘where fitness is defined by the customer. Conformance to specifications D. None of the above 38, You identified several causes of a given quality problem and you want to concentrate your effort on addressing few but significant causes. Which of the following tools can help you to identify those few but significant causes? A. Runchart B. Flowchart C, Histogram Pareto chart 28. Which ofthe fglowing ig true about the adtional product development cycle (POCA) Nan Dy Che Ac 8 Relatively shorl time is spent for defining the product B. Relatively short time is spent for redesigning the product C.__Ittakes relatively shorter overall design time than the Concurrent Engineering allows for errors and redesigns to be discovered early in the design process 40, The concept of Total Quality Control (TOC) was first proposed by A. Ishikawa : B, Philip Crosby ‘Armand V. Feigenbaum Edward Deming THIS QUESTION PAPER IS NOT TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE TEST HALL- 5