Industrial-Engineering Solved MCQs (Set-2)

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Industrial Engineering MCQs [set-2]
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26. Which of the following properties is not subjected to depreciation?
A. Land
B. Automotive equipment
C. Buildings
D. Manufacturing machinery
E. None of the above
Answer: A
27. Flatted roof buildings are preferred for
A. electronic industries
B. foundries
C. automobiles assembly lines
D. rolling mills
Answer: A
28. Escrow means
A. A property held by a third person forcing the creditors to fulfil the obligation of the creditor
B. A property attached by the court order
C. A property lost in transit or fire for which claim from insurance company is due
D. Goodwill earned by a company
Answer: A
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29. If the average interest rate is 12% and depreciation is to be accounted
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for by straight line method at 10%, which of the following equipment will be
most economical?
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A. Initial cost Rs. 4000 Annual disbursements Rs. 6000
B. Initial cost Rs. 5500 Annual disbursements Rs. 4000
C. Initial cost Rs. 6000 Annual disbursements Rs. 3880
D. Initial cost Rs. 5000 Annual disbursements Rs. 3500
E. Initial cost Rs. 7000 Annual disbursements Rs. 2500
Answer: E
30. Which one of the following is not an incentive plan?
A. Straight piece work with guaranteed base
B. Straight salary
C. Straight piece work
D. Halsey 50-50 plan
E. 100% bonus plan
Answer: B
31. Which one of the following industries is least affected by the business
cycle?
A. Construction industry
B. Food processing
C. Ship building
D. Iron and steel
E. Textile
Answer: B
32. If a reduction in prices increases revenue, then the demand curve is

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A. Either elastic or inelastic
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B. Elastic c
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D. Not determinable from given data
E. Unitary
Answer: B
33. Choose the correct statement.
A. CPM and PERT are event oriented techniques
B. CPM and PERT are activity oriented techniques
C. CPM is an activity oriented technique while PERT is an event oriented technique
D. None of the above
E. Supply and demand conditions
Answer: C
34. ABC analysis is used in
A. CPM
B. PERT
C. Inventory control
D. All of the above
Answer: C
35. The substitution effect works to encourage a consumer to purchase

more of as product when the price of tha good is falling because
A. The consumer's real income has increased
B. The consumer's real income has decreased
C. The product is now less expensive than before
D. Other products are now less expensive than before

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Answer: C c
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36. In long run
A. fixed costs will be greater than variable costs
B. variable costs will be greater than fixed costs
C. all costs are variable costs
D. all costs are fixed costs
Answer: C
37. If we assume that price decreases as total expenditure increases, we

may conclude that
A. elasticity of demand is greater than unity
B. elasticity of demand is less than unity
C. elasticity of demand is equal to unity
D. elasticity of demand is a function of market trends
Answer: A
38. Which of the following represents the reduction in duration?
A. Crushing
B. Negative slack
C. Variance
D. All of the above
Answer: A
39. A process layout is generally suggested for

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D. Discontinuous production
Answer: B
40. The remuneration factor which usually hs the greatest effect on the
final pay structure is
A. Prevailing pay expensation criteria
B. Payment method
C. Union bargaining power
D. Incentives
Answer: A
41. Systematic apratisal of each job in the organisation to determine its

comparative value, is known as
A. Job evaluation
B. Job specification
C. Incentive plan
D. Standardisation
E. Regularisation
Answer: A
42. If D = duration, EF = earliest finish time, ES = earliest start time, LF =

latest finish time, LS = latest start time, which relationship does not hold?
A. EF = D - ES
B. EF = D + ES

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Answer: A
43. Average fixed cost
A. falls as long as output rises
B. rises as long as output rises
C. is determined by adding average variable cost and average total cost
D. is cut by marginal cost at its lowest point
Answer: A
44. Injunction is
A. Permanent closure of a establishment
B. Lock out of an establishment
C. A court decision
D. A memorandum
E. An award
Answer: C
45. A product layout is generally suggested for
A. Jobbing work
B. Batch production
C. Efficien, machine utilization criteria
D. Continuous production
E. All of the above
Answer: D

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46. Monte Carlo simulation of queues is used when
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A. arrival time distributions are not standard
B. service time distributions are not standard
C. mathematical analysis cannot be adopted
D. All of the above
Answer: D
47. Multi-storey buildings are used for
A. chemical plants
B. total mills
C. engineering industries
D. All of the above
Answer: A
48. In which operation the horse power required to remove one cubic
centimetre of material (soft steel) per minute under average conditions will
be maximum
A. Drilling
B. Turning
C. Grinding
D. Shaping
E. Milling
Answer: C
49. National income differs from net national product by
A. Depreciation amount
B. Indirect business terms

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Answer: B
50. Bankrupt is one who
A. Is visiting foreign universities now and often
B. Surrenders all his assets to the court for distribution to his creditors and is unable to pay his
debts
C. Is unable to purchase things
D. Construction industry
E. Is unable to sell things
Answer: B

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E. None of the above

27. Flatted roof buildings are preferred for

C. automobiles assembly lines

E. None of the above

28. Escrow means

B. A property attached by the court order

D. Goodwill earned by a company

E. None of the above

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B. Initial cost Rs. 5500 Annual disbursements Rs. 4000

C. Initial cost Rs. 6000 Annual disbursements Rs. 3880

D. Initial cost Rs. 5000 Annual disbursements Rs. 3500

E. Initial cost Rs. 7000 Annual disbursements Rs. 2500

30. Which one of the following is not an incentive plan?

A. Straight piece work with guaranteed base

C. Straight piece work

D. Halsey 50-50 plan

E. 100% bonus plan

D. Iron and steel

32. If a reduction in prices increases revenue, then the demand curve is

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33. Choose the correct statement.

A. CPM and PERT are event oriented techniques

B. CPM and PERT are activity oriented techniques

C. CPM is an activity oriented technique while PERT is an event oriented technique

D. None of the above

E. Supply and demand conditions

34. ABC analysis is used in

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

35. The substitution effect works to encourage a consumer to purchase

A. The consumer's real income has increased

B. The consumer's real income has decreased

C. The product is now less expensive than before

D. Other products are now less expensive than before

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A. fixed costs will be greater than variable costs

B. variable costs will be greater than fixed costs

C. all costs are variable costs

D. all costs are fixed costs

E. None of the above

37. If we assume that price decreases as total expenditure increases, we

A. elasticity of demand is greater than unity

B. elasticity of demand is less than unity

C. elasticity of demand is equal to unity

D. elasticity of demand is a function of market trends

E. None of the above

38. Which of the following represents the reduction in duration?

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

39. A process layout is generally suggested for

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E. None of the above

A. Prevailing pay expensation criteria

C. Union bargaining power

E. None of the above

41. Systematic apratisal of each job in the organisation to determine its

42. If D = duration, EF = earliest finish time, ES = earliest start time, LF =

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43. Average fixed cost

A. falls as long as output rises

B. rises as long as output rises