Industrial Engineering

81. Standard time is defined as

  1. normal time + allowances
  2. normal time + idle time + allowances
  3. normal time + idle time
  4. only normal time for an operation
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (A)
normal time + allowances

82. Standing orders which are statutory are applicable to

  1. all industries
  2. all process industries and thermal power plants
  3. only major industries
  4. only key industries
  5. all industries employing more than 100 workers.

Correct answer: (E)
all industries employing more than 100 workers.

83. Statistical quality control techniques are based on the theory of

  1. quality
  2. statistics
  3. probability
  4. all of the above
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (C)
probability

84. String diagram is used

  1. for checking the relative values of various layouts
  2. when a group of workers are working at a place
  3. where processes require the operator to be moved from one place to another
  4. all of the above
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (D)
all of the above

85. String diagram is used when

  1. team of workers is working at a place
  2. material handling is to be done
  3. idle time is to be reduced
  4. all of the above
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (A)
team of workers is working at a place

86. Templates are used for

  1. a planning layout
  2. flow of material
  3. advancing a programme in automatic machines
  4. copying complicated profiles
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (A)
a planning layout

87. The allowed time for a job equals standard time plus

  1. policy allowance
  2. interference allowance
  3. process allowance
  4. learning allowance
  5. unforeseen allowance.

Correct answer: (A)
policy allowance

88. The amount deducted from the salary of workers towards employees provident fund is

  1. credited into reserves of company
  2. deposited in nationalised bank
  3. deposited in post office
  4. deposited in the account of worker with employer or Reserve Bank of India
  5. deposited in the account of worker with Provident Fund Commissioner.

Correct answer: (E)
deposited in the account of worker with Provident Fund Commissioner.

89. The appellate authority for an industrial dispute is

  1. management
  2. labour court
  3. high court/supreme court
  4. board of directors
  5. president.

Correct answer: (C)
high court/supreme court

90. The basic difference between PERT and CPM is that

  1. PERT deals with events and CPM with activities
  2. critical path is determined in PERT only
  3. costs are considered on CPM only and not in PERT
  4. guessed times are used in PERT and evaluated times in CPM
  5. PERT is used in workshops and CPM in plants.

Correct answer: (D)
guessed times are used in PERT and evaluated times in CPM

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