• 1. 
    Work study is concerned with

  • mproving present method and finding standard time
  • otivation of workers
  • mproving production capability
  • mproving production planning and control
  • ll of the above.
  • 2. 
    Basic tool in work study is

  • raph paper
  • rocess chart
  • lanning chart
  • top watch
  • nalytical mind.
  • 3. 
    What does symbol ‘O’ imply in work study

  • peration
  • nspection
  • ransport
  • elay/temporary storage
  • one of the above.
  • 4. 
    What does symbol ‘D’ imply in work study

  • nspection
  • ransport
  • elay/temporary storage
  • ermanent storage
  • one of the above.
  • 5. 
    What does symbol ‘V’ employ in work study

  • peration
  • nspection
  • elay/ temporary Storage
  • ermanent storage
  • one of the above.
  • 6. 
    Material handling in automobile industry is done by

  • verhead crane
  • rolley
  • elt conveyor
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 7. 
    String diagram is used when

  • eam of workers is working at a place
  • aterial handling is to be done
  • dle time is to be reduced
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 8. 
    Work study is most useful

  • here production activities are involved
  • n judging the rating of machines
  • n improving industrial relations
  • n judging the output of a man and improving it
  • here men are biggest contributor to success of a project.
  • 9. 
    Micromotion study is

  • nlarged view of motion study
  • nalysis of one stage of motion study
  • inute and detailed motion study
  • ubdivision of an operation into therbligs and their analysis
  • otion study of small components upto mirco-seconds.
  • 10. 
    In micromotion study, therblig is described by

  • symbol
  • n event
  • n activity
  • icro motions
  • tandard symbol and colour.
  • 11. 
    The allowed time for a job equals standard time plus

  • olicy allowance
  • nterference allowance
  • rocess allowance
  • earning allowance
  • nforeseen allowance.
  • 12. 
    Micromotion study involves following number of fundamental hand motions

  • 2
  • 6
  • 0
  • 4
  • 13. 
    The standard time for a job is

  • otal work content
  • ase time + relaxation time
  • otal work content + basic time
  • otal work content + delay contingency allowance
  • otal work content + relaxation time.
  • 14. 
    Work study is done with the help of

  • rocess chart
  • aterial handling
  • top watch
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 15. 
    Scheduling gives information about

  • hen work should start and how much work should be completed during a certain period
  • hen work should complete
  • hat how idle time can be minimized
  • roper utilisation of machines
  • one of the above.
  • 16. 
    Expediting function consists in keeping a watch on

  • perator’s activity
  • low of material and in case of trouble locate source of trouble
  • inimising the delays
  • aking efficient despatching
  • one of the above.
  • 17. 
    Choose the wrong statement Time study is used to

  • etermine overhead expenses
  • rovide a basis for setting piece prices or incentive wages
  • etermine standard costs
  • etermine the capability of an operator to handle the number of machines
  • ompare alternative methods.
  • 18. 
    Job evaluation is the method-of determining the

  • elative worth of jobs
  • kills required by a worker
  • ontribution of a worker
  • ontribution of a job
  • ffectiveness of various alternatives.
  • 19. 
    Micro motion study is

  • nalysis of a man-work method by using a motion picture camera with a timing device in the field of view
  • otion study* observed on enhanced time intervals
  • otion study of a sequence of operations conducted systematically
  • tudy of man and machine conducted simultaneously
  • cientific, analytically procedure for determining optimum work method.
  • 20. 
    Per cent idle time for men or machines is found by

  • ork sampling
  • ime study
  • ethod study
  • ork study
  • BC analysis.
  • 21. 
    TMU in method time measurement stands for

  • ime motion unit
  • ime measurement unit
  • ime movement unit
  • echnique measurement unit
  • ime method unit.
  • 22. 
    Time study is

  • he appraisal, in terms of time, of the value of work involving human effort
  • achine setting time
  • ime taken by workers to do a job
  • ethod of fixing time for workers
  • ethod of determining the personnel Requirement.
  • 23. 
    Work sampling observations are taken on the basis of

  • etailed calculations
  • onvenience
  • able of random numbers
  • ast experience
  • ixed percentage of daily production.
  • 24. 
    One time measurement unit (TMU) in method time measurement system equals

  • .0001 minute
  • .0006 minute
  • .006 minute
  • .001 minute
  • .06 minute.
  • 25. 
    Basic motion time study gives times for basic motions in ten thousandths of

  • econd
  • inute
  • our
  • ay
  • one of the above.
  • 26. 
    Choose the wrong statement. Motion study is used for

  • mproving a work method
  • mprovising a work method
  • esigning a work method
  • roviding a schematic framework
  • educing inventory costs.
  • 27. 
    Gnat chart provides information about the

  • aterial handling
  • roper utilization of manpower
  • roduction schedule
  • fficient working of machine
  • ll of the above.
  • 28. 
    ABC analysis deals with

  • nalysis of process chart
  • low of material
  • rdering schedule of job
  • ontrolling inventory costs money
  • ll of the above.
  • 29. 
    Process layout is employed for

  • atch production
  • ontinuous type of product
  • ffective utilisation of machines
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 30. 
    For a product layout the material handling equipment must

  • ave full flexibility
  • mploy conveyor belts, trucks, tractors etc.
  • e a general purpose type
  • e designed as special purpose for a particular application
  • rranging shops according to specialization of duties.
  • 31. 
    Travel charts provide (g) solution to handling techniques to achieve most optimum^ results.

  • n idea of the flow of materials at various stages
  • compact estimate of the handling which must be done between various work sections
  • he information for changes required in rearranging material handling equipment
  • n approximate estimate of the handling which must be done at a particular station
  • 32. 
    Product layout is employed for

  • atch production
  • ontinuous production
  • ffective utilization of machine
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 33. 
    The most important objective behind plant layout is

  • verall simplification, safety of integration
  • conomy in space
  • aximum travel time in plant
  • o provide conveniently located shops
  • o avoid any bottlenecks.
  • 34. 
    The process layout is best suited where

  • pecialisation exists
  • achines are arranged according to sequence of operation
  • ew number of non-standardised units are to be produced
  • ass production is envisaged
  • ought out items are more.
  • 35. 
    A low unit cost can be obtained by following

  • roduct layout
  • unctional layout
  • utomatic material handling equipment
  • pecialisation of operation
  • inimum travel time plan and com¬pact layout.
  • 36. 
    Military organisation is known as

  • ine organisation
  • ine and staff organisation
  • unctional organisation
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 37. 
    The main disadvantage of line organisation is

  • op level executives have to do excessive work
  • tructure is rigid
  • ommunication delays occur
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 38. 
    The main advantage of line organisation is its

  • ffective command and control
  • efined responsibilities at all levels
  • igid discipline in the organisation
  • bility of quick decision at all levels
  • ll of the above.
  • 39. 
    Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as

  • ine organisation
  • ine and staff organisation
  • unctional organisation
  • ffective organisation
  • one of the above.
  • 40. 
    The salient feature of functional organisation is

  • trict adherence to specification
  • eparation of planning and design part
  • ach individual maintains functional efficiency
  • ork is properly planned and distributed
  • ll of the above.
  • 41. 
    The most popular type of organisation used for Civil Engineering Constructions is

  • ine organisation
  • ine and staff organisation
  • unctional organisation
  • ffective organisation
  • one of the above.
  • 42. 
    Templates are used for

  • planning layout
  • low of material
  • dvancing a programme in automatic machines
  • opying complicated profiles
  • one of the above.
  • 43. 
    In steel plant the most important system for materials handling is

  • onveyors
  • ranes and hoists
  • rucks
  • ocos
  • one of the above.
  • 44. 
    Routing prescribes the

  • low of material in the plant
  • roper utilization of man power
  • roper utilization of machines
  • nspection of final product
  • one of the above.
  • 45. 
    Queuing theory deals with problems of

  • aterial handling
  • educing the waiting time or idle Jajme
  • etter utilization of man services
  • ffective use of machines
  • one of the above.
  • 46. 
    Standard time is defined as

  • ormal time + allowances
  • ormal time + idle time + allowances
  • ormal time + idle time
  • nly normal time for an operation
  • one of the above.
  • 47. 
    Father of industrial engineering is

  • eck Gilberth
  • natt
  • aylor
  • ewton
  • one of the above.
  • 48. 
    The grouping of activities into organisational units is called

  • orporate plans
  • igher level management
  • unctional authority
  • epartmentatidn
  • ompany policy.
  • 49. 
    Which of the following organisation is preferred in automobile industry

  • unctional organisation
  • ine organisation
  • taff organisation
  • ine and staff organisations
  • calar organisation.
  • 50. 
    Which of the following organisations is best suited for steel plants

  • unctional organisation
  • ine organisation
  • taff organisation
  • ine, staff and functional organisations
  • calar organisation.
  • 51. 
    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

  • nflated system
  • rimary cost method
  • urrent value method
  • ixed price method
  • ariable price method.
  • 52. 
    Which of the following is independent of sales forecast

  • roductivity
  • nventory control
  • roduction planning
  • roduction control
  • apital budgeting.
  • 53. 
    Gnatt charts are used for

  • orecasting sales
  • roduction schedule
  • cheduling and routing
  • inear programming
  • one of the above.
  • 54. 
    Inventory management consists of

  • ffective running of stores
  • tate of merchandise methods of stroing and maintenance etc.
  • tock control system
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 55. 
    Gnatt charts provide information about

  • reak even point analysis
  • roduction schedule
  • aterial handling layout
  • etermining selling price
  • alue analysis.
  • 56. 
    Inventory control in production, planning and control aims at

  • chieving optimisation
  • nsuring against market fluctuations
  • cceptable customer service at low capital investment in inventory
  • iscounts allowed in bulk purchase
  • egulate supply and demand.
  • 57. 
    In inventory control, the economic order quantity is the

  • ptimum lot size
  • ighest level of inventory
  • ot corresponding to break-even point
  • apability of a plant to produce
  • one of the above.
  • 58. 
    Statistical quality control techniques are based on the theory of

  • uality
  • tatistics
  • robability
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 59. 
    The appellate authority for an industrial dispute is

  • anagement
  • abour court
  • igh court/supreme court
  • oard of directors
  • resident.
  • 60. 
    Under the Apprenticeship Act

  • ll industries have to necessarily train the apprentices
  • ndustries have to train apprentices ac-cording to their requirement
  • ll industries employing more than 100 workers have to recruit apprentices
  • nly industries employing more than 500 workers have to recruit apprentices
  • ll industries other than small scale industries have to train apprentices.
  • 61. 
    Standing orders which are statutory are applicable to

  • ll industries
  • ll process industries and thermal power plants
  • nly major industries
  • nly key industries
  • ll industries employing more than 100 workers.
  • 62. 
    Acceptance sampling is widely used in

  • atch production
  • ob production
  • ass production
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 63. 
    The technique of value analysis can be applied to

  • omplicated items only
  • imple items only
  • rash programmer items only
  • ost consciousness items only
  • ny item.
  • 64. 
    The term ‘value’ in value engineering refers to

  • otal cost of the product
  • elling price of the product
  • tility of the product
  • anufactured cost of the product
  • epreciation value.
  • 65. 
    Value engineering aims at finding out the

  • epreciation value of a product
  • esale value of a product
  • ajor function of the item and accomplishing the same at least cost without change in quality
  • reak even point when machine re-quires change
  • elling price of an item.
  • 66. 
    In the perpetual inventory control, the material is checked when it reaches its

  • inimum value
  • aximum value
  • verage value
  • larming value
  • riginal value.
  • 67. 
    According to MAPI formula, the old machine should be replaced by new one when (CAM = Challenger’s Adverse minimum DAM = Defender’s Adverse minimum)

  • AM < DAM
  • AM > DAM
  • AM = DAM
  • here is no such criterion
  • one of the above.
  • 68. 
    Merit Rating is the method of determining worth of

  • job
  • n individual employee
  • particular division in workshop
  • achine
  • verall quality.
  • 69. 
    Material handling and plant location is analysed by

  • natt chart
  • in chart
  • merson chart
  • ravel chart
  • ctivity chart.
  • 70. 
    Works cost implies

  • rimary cost
  • actory cost
  • actory expenses
  • rimary cost + factory expenses
  • one of the above.
  • 71. 
    Motion study involves analysis of

  • ctions of operator
  • ayout of work place
  • ooling and equipment
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 72. 
    Standard time as compared to normal time is

  • reater
  • maller
  • qual
  • here is no such correlation
  • one of the above.
  • 73. 
    Pick up the incorrect statement about advantages of work sampling

  • ermits a fine breakdown of activities and delays
  • imultaneous study of many operators may be made by a single observer
  • alculations are easier, method is economical and less time consuming
  • o time measuring devices are generally needed
  • s operators are not watched for long periods, chances of obtaining misleading results are less.
  • 74. 
    In which of the following layouts, the lines need to the balanced

  • rocess layout
  • roduct layout
  • ixed position layout
  • lant layout
  • unctional layout.
  • 75. 
    Which of the following layouts is suited for mass production

  • rocess layout
  • roduct layout
  • ixed position layout
  • lant layout
  • unctional layout.
  • 76. 
    Which of the following layouts is suited to job production

  • rocess layout
  • roduct layout
  • ixed position layout
  • lant layout
  • unctional layout.
  • 77. 
    The employees provident fund act is applicable to

  • ll industries
  • ll industries other than small and medium industries
  • olunteers
  • he industries notified by Government
  • ll major industries.
  • 78. 
    The amount deducted from the salary of workers towards employees provident fund is

  • redited into reserves of company
  • eposited in nationalised bank
  • eposited in post office
  • eposited in the account of worker with employer or Reserve Bank of India
  • eposited in the account of worker with Provident Fund Commissioner.
  • 79. 
    The deductions for, employees provident fund start

  • mmediately on joining the service
  • fter 60 days of joining the service
  • fter 100 days of joining the service
  • fter 240 days of joining the service
  • fter one year of joining the service.
  • 80. 
    Father of time study was

  • .W. Taylor
  • .L. Gantt
  • .B. Gilberfh
  • .M. Barnes
  • .B. Maynord.
  • 81. 
    Tick the odd man out

  • aylor
  • rucker
  • cGregor
  • alileo
  • arkinson.
  • 82. 
    Current assets include

  • anufacturing plant
  • anufacturing plant and equipment
  • nventories
  • ommon stock held by the firm
  • ll of the above.
  • 83. 
    The objective of time study is to determine the time required to complete a job by

  • ast worker
  • verage worker
  • low worker
  • ew entrant
  • ny one of the above.
  • 84. 
    Job enrichment technique is applied to

  • educe labour monotony
  • vercome boring and demotivating work
  • ake people happy
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 85. 
    For ship vessel industry the following layout is best suited

  • rocess layout
  • roduct layout
  • ixed position layout
  • lant layout
  • unctional layout.
  • 86. 
    In Halsey 50-50 plan, output standards are established

  • y time study
  • rom previous production records
  • rom one’s judgement
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 87. 
    Routing is essential in the following type of industry

  • ssembly industry
  • rocess industry
  • ob order industry
  • ass production industry
  • teel industry.
  • 88. 
    An optimum project schedule implies

  • ptimum utilization of men, machines and materials
  • owest possible cost and shortest possible time for project
  • imely execution of project
  • o produce best results under given constraints
  • ealistic execution time, minimum cost and maximum profits.
  • 89. 
    Graphical method, simplex method, and transportation method are concerned with

  • reak-even analysis
  • alue analysis
  • inear programming
  • ueing theory
  • naterial handling.
  • 90. 
    Which one of the following represents a group incentive plan ?

  • canlon Plan
  • owan Plan
  • edaux Plan
  • aylor Differential Piece Rate System
  • alsey Premium Plan.
  • 91. 
    In the Halsey 50-50 plan, the following are rewarded more

  • ast good workers
  • ast poor workers
  • ast average workers
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 92. 
    In the Halsey system of wage incentive plan, a worker is

  • aid as per efficiency
  • nsured of minimum wages
  • ot paid any bonus till his efficiency
  • ever a loser
  • nduced to do more work.
  • 93. 
    ‘Value’ for value engineering and analysis purposes is defined as

  • urchase value
  • aleable value
  • epreciated value
  • resent worth
  • unction/cost.
  • 94. 
    Break-even analysis can be used for

  • hort run analysis
  • ong run analysis
  • verage of above two run analysis
  • here is no such criterion
  • one of the above.
  • 95. 
    CPM has following time estimate

  • ne time estimate
  • wo time estimate
  • hree time estimate
  • our time estimate
  • il time estimate.
  • 96. 
    PERT has following time estimate

  • ne time estimate
  • wo time estimate
  • hree time estimate
  • our time estimate
  • il time estimate.
  • 97. 
    In Lincoln plan (one type of group incentive plan), the amount of the profit which an .employee receives in addition to the guaranteed basic pay/wages, is based on :

  • standard rating system
  • merit rating system
  • job evaluation system
  • is individual performance
  • ll of the above.
  • 98. 
    Which of the following incentive plansrensures a part of the swing to the worker and rest to the employer

  • merson efficiency plan
  • aylor plan
  • alsey premium plan
  • ilberth plan.
  • 99. 
    Which of the following is not wage incentive plan

  • ifferential piece rate system
  • owan plan
  • merson plan
  • aylor plan
  • alsey plan.
  • 100. 
    . Which of the following plans motivates supervisors by paying a premium on time saved by workers

  • alsey plan
  • owan plan
  • aynes plan
  • merson’s plan
  • aylor’s plan.
  • 101. 
    . The time required to complete a task is established and a bonus is paid to the worker for every hour he saves from the established time required. This type of incentive plan is known as

  • owan Plan
  • edaux Plan
  • aylor Differential Piece rate system
  • alsey Premium plan
  • ay work plan.
  • 102. 
    . One of the basic essentials of an incentive plan is that

  • differential piece rate system should exist
  • inimum wages should be guaranteed
  • rovide incentive to group efficiency performance
  • ll standards should be based on optimum standards of production
  • ll standards should be based on time studies.
  • 103. 
    . In the Emerson efficiency plan, a worker receives only his daily wage and no bonus is paid till his efficiency reaches

  • 0%
  • 61%
  • 5%
  • 0%
  • 0%.
  • 104. 
    . According to Rowan plan, if H = hourly rate, A = actual time and S = standard time, then wages will be

  • A
  • A + (S~A) HA
  • A + ^^-H
  • A + ^^-H
  • A + ^^-HA.
  • 105. 
    . If a worker gets a daily wage of Rs HA, then according to Rowan plan, his maximum daily earnings can be

  • HA
  • .33 HA
  • .5 HA
  • .15 HA
  • .5 HA.
  • 106. 
    . In A-B-C control policy, maximum attention is given to

  • hose items which consume money
  • hose items which are not readily available
  • hose x items which are in more demand
  • hose items which consume more money
  • roper quality assurance program-mes.
  • 107. 
    . Which one of the following represents a group incentive plan ?

  • alsey Premium Plan
  • edaux Plan
  • incoln Plan
  • owan Plan
  • aylor Plan.
  • 108. 
    . The mathematical technique for finding the best use of limited resources in an optimum manner is known as

  • peration research
  • inear programming
  • etwork analysis
  • ueuing theory
  • reak-even analysis.
  • 109. 
    . In order that linear programming techniques provide valid results

  • elations between factors must be linear (positive)
  • elations between factors must be linear (negative)
  • . or (b)
  • nly one factor should change at a time, others remaining constant
  • one of the above.
  • 110. 
    . The linear programming techniques can be applied successfully to industries like

  • ron and steel
  • ood processing
  • il and chemical
  • anking
  • ll of the above.
  • 111. 
    . The simplex method is the basic method for

  • alue analysis
  • peration research
  • inear programming
  • odel analysis
  • one of the above.
  • 112. 
    . The two-bin system is concerned with

  • rdering procedure
  • orecasting sales
  • roduction planning
  • espatching and expediting
  • one of the above.
  • 113. 
    . 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

  • ry work Plan
  • alsey Premium Plan
  • aylor Plan
  • edaux Plan
  • owan Plan.
  • 114. 
    . Replacement studies are made on the fol-lowing basis:

  • nnual cost method
  • ate of return method
  • otal life average method
  • resent worth method
  • ny one of the above.
  • 115. 
    . String diagram is used

  • or checking the relative values of various layouts
  • hen a group of workers are working at a place
  • here processes require the operator to be moved from one place to another
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 116. 
    . 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

  • inking fund method
  • traight line method
  • -B-C charging method
  • nnuity charging method
  • iminishing balance method.
  • 117. 
    . Bin card is used in

  • dministrative wing
  • orkshop
  • oundry shop
  • tores
  • ssembly shop.
  • 118. 
    . Slack represents the difference between the

  • atest allowable time and the normal expected time
  • atest allowable time and the earliest expected time
  • roposed allowable time and the earliest expected time
  • ormal allowable time and the latest expected time
  • roject initiation tune and actual starting time.
  • 119. 
    . PERT and CPM are

  • echniques to determine project status
  • ecision making techniques
  • harts which increase aesthetic appearance of rooms
  • ids to determine cost implications of project
  • ids to the decision maker.
  • 120. 
    . A big advantage of PERT over Gantt charts is that in the former case

  • ctivities and events are clearly shown
  • arly start and late finish of an activity are clearly marked
  • ctivity times are clear
  • ritical path can be easily determined
  • nter-relationship among activities is clearly shown.
  • 121. 
    . CPM is the

  • ime oriented technique
  • vent oriented technique
  • ctivity oriented technique
  • arget oriented technique
  • ork oriented technique.
  • 122. 
    . PMTP (predetermined motion time systems) include

  • TM (method time measurement)
  • FS (work factor systems)
  • NTS (basic motion time study)
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above
  • 123. 
    . Work study comprises following main techniques

  • ethod study and work measurement
  • ethod study and time study
  • ime study and work measurement
  • ethod study and job evaluation
  • alue analysis and work measurement.
  • 124. 
    . Which of the following equations is not in conformity with others

  • rganisation performance x motivation = profits
  • nowledge x skill = ability
  • bility x motivation = performance
  • ttitude x situation = motivation
  • erformance x resources
  • 125. 
    . PERT is the

  • ime oriented technique
  • vent oriented technique
  • ctivity oriented technique
  • arget oriented technique
  • ork oriented technique.
  • 126. 
    . The basic difference between PERT and CPM is that

  • ERT deals with events and CPM with activities
  • ritical path is determined in PERT only
  • osts are considered on CPM only and not in PERT
  • uessed times are used in PERT and evaluated times in CPM
  • ERT is used in workshops and CPM in plants.
  • 127. 
    . PERT stands for k (fit) project evaluation and review technique

  • roject examination and review technique
  • roject evaluation and reporting technique
  • rocess execution and reporting technology
  • roject execution and results technique.
  • 128. 
    . Queuing theory is used for

  • nventory problems
  • raffic congestion studies
  • ob-shop scheduling
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 129. 
    . In queuing theory, the nature of the waiting situation can be studied and analysed mathematically if

  • omplete details’of items in, waiting line are known
  • rrival and waiting times are known and can be grouped to form a waiting line model
  • ll variables and constants are known and form a linear equation
  • he laws governing arrivals, service times, and the order in which the arriving units are taken into source are known
  • ll of the above.
  • 130. 
    . Queuing theory is associated with

  • ales
  • nspection time
  • aiting time
  • roduction time
  • nventory.
  • 131. 
    . The reasons which are basically responsible for the formation of a queue should be that

  • he average service rate Hess than the average arrival rate
  • utput rate is linearly proportional to input
  • utput rate is constant and the input varies in a random manner
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 132. 
    . Monte Carlo solutions in queuing theory are extremely useful in queuing problems

  • hat can’t be analysed mathematically
  • nvolving multistage queuing
  • o verify mathematical results
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 133. 
    . In perpetual inventory control, the material is checked as it reaches its

  • inimum value
  • aximum value
  • verage value
  • iddle value
  • larming value.
  • 134. 
    . A milestone chart

  • hows the inter dependences of various jobs
  • epicts the delay of jobs, if any
  • oints outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 135. 
    . Bar charts are suitable for

  • inor works
  • ajor works
  • arge projects
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 136. 
    . The first method invented for planning projects was

  • ar chart method
  • ilestone chart
  • ritical path method (CPM)
  • rogramme evaluation and review technique (PERT)
  • one of the above.
  • 137. 
    . Pick up the correct statement from the following

  • rogrammer evaluation and review technique is event oriented
  • rogrammer evaluation and review technique is not event oriented
  • ritical path method is event oriented
  • ritical.path method is not activity oriented
  • one of the above.
  • 138. 
    . Pick up the correct statement from the following

  • he float may be positive, zero or negative
  • f the float is positive and the activity is delayed by a period equal to its total float, the completion of project in not delayed
  • f the float of an activity is negative, delay in its performance is bound to delay the completion of project
  • f the float of an activity is zero, the activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the whole project
  • ll of the above.
  • 139. 
    . Pick up the correct step used for scheduling a project by C.P.M.

  • project is divided into various activities
  • equired time for each activity is established
  • equence of various activities is made according to their importance
  • etwork is drawn by connecting the activities and the events
  • ll of the above.
  • 140. 
    . The time of completing a project in network analysis is given by following time of the critical activity meeting at the finalitiode

  • arly finish
  • arly start
  • ate start
  • ate finish
  • one of the above.
  • 141. 
    . The disadvantage of product layout is

  • igh initial investment for the specialized facilities
  • killed labour to operate machines
  • roduction time is longer, requiring more goods in inventory
  • igh cost of inspection
  • ostly and complex production control.
  • 142. 
    . Emergency rush order can be pushed more effectively in

  • ob production
  • utomatic production
  • ontinuous production
  • ntermittent production
  • one of the above.
  • 143. 
    . Routing assists engineers in deciding in advance

  • he flow of material in the plant
  • he methods of proper utilization of manpower
  • he methods of proper utilization of machines
  • he layout of factory facilities
  • ormal route of workers through the plant.
  • 144. 
    . The performance of a specific task in CPM is known as

  • ummy
  • vent
  • ctivity
  • ontract
  • one of the above.
  • 145. 
    . Pick up the incorrect statement from the following

  • n activity of the project is denoted by an arrow on the net work
  • he tail of the arrow indicates the start of the activity
  • he head of the arrow indicates the end of,the activity!
  • he arrows are drawn (to scale from) left to right
  • ach activity consumes a given time
  • 146. 
    . The artificial activity; which indicates that an activity following it cannot be started unless, the preceding activity is complete, is known as

  • vent
  • ree float
  • rtificial
  • onstraint
  • ummy.
  • 147. 
    . A dummy activity

  • s artificially introduced
  • s represented by a dotted line
  • oes not require any time
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 148. 
    . If E is the duration, ES and EF are die earliest start and finish times, LS and LF are latest start and finish times, then the following relation holds good

  • F=ES+D
  • S=LF-D
  • F = LS + D
  • = EF-ES
  • ll of the above.
  • 149. 
    . The difference between the time available to do the job and the time required to do the job, is known as

  • vent
  • loat
  • uration
  • onstraint
  • one of the above.
  • 150. 
    . The probability distribution of activity times in PERT follows following distribution

  • ormal
  • inomial
  • eta
  • xponential
  • aussian.
  • 151. 
    . The probability distribution of project completion in PERT follows following distribution

  • ormal
  • inomial
  • eta
  • xponential
  • aussian.
  • 152. 
    . If TL is the largest allowable event occurrence time, total activity slack (s) is equal to

  • atest start time – earliest start time
  • atest finish time – earliest finish time (EFT)
  • L-EFT
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 153. 
    . The critical activity has (p) minimum float

  • aximum float
  • ero float,
  • verage float
  • one of these.
  • 154. 
    . The time by which the activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding activities, is Known as

  • uration
  • otal float
  • ree float
  • nterfering float
  • one of the above.
  • 155. 
    . The critical path of a network represents

  • he minimum time required for completion of project
  • he maximum time required for completion of project
  • aximum cost required for completion of project
  • inimum cost required for completion of project
  • one of the above.
  • 156. 
    . Critical path moves along the activities having total float of

  • ositive value
  • egative value
  • ero value
  • ame value
  • one of the above.
  • 157. 
    . Critical Path Net Work helps an engineer

  • o concentrate his attention on critical activities
  • o divert the resources from non-critical advanced activities to critical activities
  • o be cautious for avoiding any delay in the critical activities to avoid delay of the whole project
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 158. 
    . Pick up the correct statement about relationship between various floats

  • ree float = total float
  • ndependent float = total float
  • ndependent float > free float
  • ree float > total float
  • ndependent float < free float.
  • 159. 
    . The time which results in the least possible direct cost of an activity is known as

  • ormal time
  • low time
  • rash time
  • tandard time
  • one of the above.
  • 160. 
    . The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of any project is known as

  • vent flow scheduling technique
  • ritical ratio scheduling
  • lotting technique for scheduling
  • hort interval scheduling
  • one of the above.
  • 161. 
    . Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. A critical ratio scheduling

  • stablishes the relative priorities among various activities on a common basis
  • etermines the status of each activity
  • djusts automatically changes in activity progress
  • s a dynamic system
  • one of the above.
  • 162. 
    . PERT is

  • n analytic tool in concept
  • imit up of event oriented diagrams
  • sed for research and development projects
  • ased on three time estimates for activities linking up two events
  • ll of the above.
  • 163. 
    . CPMis

  • ynthesising in concepts
  • s built of activities oriented program-mes
  • s, based on one time eytimate
  • s used for repetitive works
  • ll of the above.
  • 164. 
    . A CPM family includes

  • PA (Critical Path Analysis)
  • PP (Critical Path Plotted)
  • CE (Minimum Cost Expenditure)
  • PS (Critical Path Scheduling)
  • ll of the above.
  • 165. 
    . PERT/CPM, techniques can be used for following applications

  • nce through project
  • aintenance jobs
  • esearch and development
  • ll non-technical jobs
  • ll of the above.
  • 166. 
    . PERT analysis is based on

  • ptimistic time
  • essimistic time
  • ost likely time
  • ll of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 167. 
    . Descripancies of bar chart techniques are

  • onsequential effects of lack in one activity on omer
  • onsequential effects of lack in one activity on the finish date
  • ree time available for an activity can’t be predicted
  • ffective monitoring/controlling can’t be done
  • ll of the above.
  • 168. 
    . O on a PERT/CPM chart represents

  • n ordinary event
  • significant event representing some mile-stone
  • n event to be transferred to other network chart
  • angling event
  • ummy event.
  • 169. 
    . Pick up the correct statement. Dummy activity on a PERT/CPM chart means, it

  • onsumes time, but no resources
  • onsumes resources but no time
  • onsumes neither time nor resources
  • s a dangling event
  • onsumes both resources and time.
  • 170. 
    . Criticalpath on PERT/CPM chart is obtained by joining the events having

  • aximum slack
  • inimum slack
  • verage slack
  • o slack
  • udgement and experience.
  • 171. 
    . Slack of various events on the critical path in PERT/CPM chart

  • ncreases continuously
  • ecreases continuously
  • emains constant
  • ay increase or decrease depending on various factors
  • npredictable.
  • 172. 
    . The assumption in PERT is

  • project will always be behind schedule, if left uncorrected
  • ost of project will always be more than the estimated cost, if no timely corrections are taken
  • project can be subdivided into a set of predictable, independent activities
  • ctivities are fixed and can’t be changed ,
  • ommissioning time can be changed, if activities are behind schedule.
  • 173. 
    . Activity s,lack or float of any event on a PERT/CPM chart is represented by

  • atest start time of succeeding event -earliest finish time of preceding event activity time
  • atest start time of the event – earliest start time of the event
  • atest finish time of event – earliest finish time of the event
  • nyone of the above
  • one of the above.
  • 174. 
    . The important file in making a PERT is

  • n event can’t be accomplished until activities leading to it are completed
  • o activity from any event can be started from preceding event till it is completed
  • ength of arrow has nothing to do with time
  • very activity must be completed before end point is reached
  • ll of the above.
  • 175. 
    . An event is indicated on the network by

  • straight line
  • number enclosed in a circle or a square
  • straight line with circles at the ends
  • dotted line
  • n arrow.
  • 176. 
    . In a PERT chart

  • ll activities should be numbered
  • nly important activities should be numbered
  • nly critical activities are numbered
  • nly selected activities are numbered
  • o activity is numbered.
  • 177. 
    . Positive slack on a PERT indicates that project is

  • head of schedule
  • eyond schedule
  • s per schedule
  • n critical path
  • one of the above.
  • 178. 
    . Pessimistic time is

  • he maximum time which an activity might require
  • he average time required for a job
  • he most probable time considering all conditions
  • he minimum time in which an activity can possibly be accomplished
  • he earliest finish.
  • 179. 
    . In PERT analysis, critical path is obtained by joining events having

  • ve slack
  • ve slack
  • ero sldck
  • ummy activities
  • ritical activities.
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