INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

01.Raw material productivity can be increased by

A. Proper choice of design

B. Reuse of material
C. Scrap control
D. All of the above

Answer: D

02. The elimination of which of the following will improve industrial productivity

A. Excess time
B. Ineffective time
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above

Answer: C

03. Work study is also recognised as

A. Time study
B. Motion study
C. both ‘a’ and ‘b’
D. None of the above

Answer: C

04.In process charts, the symbol used for storage is

A. Circle
B. Square
C. Arrow
D. Triangle

Answer: D

05. The outline (operation) process chart, the following symbols are used

A. operation and inspection

B. operation and transportation
C. inspection and transportation
D. operation and storage

Answer: A
06. Basic tool in work study is

A. graph paper
B. process chart
C. planning chart
D. stop watch

Answer: D

07.Which of the following does not measure productivity?

A. Output per unit labour
B. Material cost per unit labour
C. Output per unit of capital cost
D. Machine utilization

Answer: B

08. Preventive maintenance improves

A. Material Productivity
B. Labour Productivity
C. Machine Productivity
D. Capital Productivity

Answer: C

09.Motion study was developed by

A. Taylor
B. Gilbreth
C. Mundel
D. Miles

Answer: B

10. Total work content =

A. Basic work content + Excess time
B. Basic work content – Excess time
C. Basic work content + Ineffective time
D. Basic work content – Ineffective time

Answer: A
11. Productivity can be measured in which of the following input resources
A. Material input
B. Labour input
C. Capital and land input
D. All of the above

Answer: D

12. It is the technological knowledge that determine the maximum levels of output that can be
produced using different combination of inputs
A. Productivity
B. Production function
C. Manufacturing
D. None of the above

Answer: B

13. Work study is done with the help of

A. Process chart
b. Material handling
C. Stop watch
D. All of the above

Answer: C

14. The resources utilized for production are

A. Materials, machines, manpower
B. Materials, methods, machines
C. Machines, manpower, methods
D. Methods, machines, manpower

Answer: A

15. The elimination of which of the following will improve industrial productivity
A. Excess time
B. Ineffective time
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above

Answer: C

16. Work study involves

A. Method study and work measurement
B. only work measurement
C. only method study
D. only motion study

Answer: A
17. Work study is most useful
A. where production activities are involved
B. in judging the rating of machines
C. in improving industrial relations
D. in judging the output of a man and improving it

Answer: A

18. Work study is mainly aimed at

A. Determining the most efficient method of performing a job
B. Establishing the minimum time of completion of a job
C. Developing the standard method and standard timed
D. Economizing the motions while performing a job

Answer: A

19. If n = number of observations (sample size) to predict the true time within ± 2.5 %
Accuracy and 95 % Confidence Level, and if,
n’ = Number of Preliminary Readings
n = Sample Size (No. of Observations Required)
∑ X = Sum of preliminary set of individual observations
∑X2 = Sum of Squares of individual observations of the preliminary set of readings
then statistically,
2
20 √𝑛 ′∑𝑥 2 − (∑𝑥)2
A. 𝑛 = [ ]
∑𝑥

2
40 √𝑛 ′ ∑𝑥 2− (∑𝑥)2
B. 𝑛 = [ ]
∑𝑥

2
80 √𝑛 ′ ∑𝑥 2− (∑𝑥)2
C. 𝑛 = [ ]
∑𝑥
D. None of the Above

Answer : C

20. In work measurement terms, ‘Standard Performance’ is defined as,

A. The rate of output that Trained Workers will achieve as an average over a working
day provided they are motivated to apply themselves to their work
B. The rate of output that Average Workers will achieve without over-exertion as an
average over a working day
C. The rate of output that Qualified Workers will achieve as an average over a working
day provided they are motivated to apply themselves fully during the whole day
D. The rate of output that Qualified Workers will achieve without over-exertion as an
average over a working day provided they are motivated to apply themselves to their
work

Answer : D
21. In Ergonomic consideration, the most frequently used components are arranged in
A. Left side
B. Right side
C. Central location
D. Any of the above

Answer : C

22. Micro-motion Study is

A. Analysis of one stage of Motion Chart
B. Motion Study, when seen on a Time Chart
C. Subdivision of an operation into therbligs and their Analysis
D. Enlarged view of Motion Study

Answer : C

23. Two hand process chart is commonly used for

A. repetitive operations
B. short operations
C. both ‘a’ and ‘b’
D. none of the above

Answer : C

24. 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

Answer : C

25. Micro Motion Study is

A. Analysis of a man-work method by using a motion picture camera with a timing device
B. Motion study observed on enhanced time intervals
C. Motion study of a sequence of operations conducted systematically
D. Study of man and machine conducted simultaneously

Answer : A

26. In process charts the symbol used for storage is

A. Circle
B. Square
C. Arrow
D. Triangle

Answer: D
27. Sequence of Basic Procedure of Work Measurement is,
A. Examine, Record, Select, Measure, Define, Compile
B. Measure, Compile, Define, Examine, Record, Select
C. Select, Record, Examine, Measure, Compile, Define
D. Record, Examine, Select, Compile, Define

Answer : C

28. In SIMO chart, the movements are recorded against time measured in _____.
A. Minutes
B. Seconds
C. Micro seconds
D. Winks

Answer : D

29.Match List -I (Symbol) with List -II (Name) and select the correct answer:

List I List II

A. 1. Delay

B. 2. Transportation

C. 3. Operation

D. 4. Inspection

A. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

B. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
C. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
D. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2

Answer: B
30. One time measurement unit (TMU) in method time measurement system equals
A. 0.0001 minute
B. 0.0006 minute
C. 0.006 minute
D. 0.001 minute

Answer : B