Top 150+ Solved Production Management MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following options are controlling functions of a manufacturing organization? 1. Estimating 2. Routing 3. Dispatching 4. Expediting
a. Options 1 & 2
b. Options 2 & 3
c. Options 3 & 4
d. Options 1 & 4
Q. Which of the following are the factors on which the choice of a forecasting method depends? 1. Data availability 2. Product life cycle 3. Accuracy required 4. Volume of demand
a. Options 1 & 2
b. Options 2 & 4
c. Options 1 & 3
d. Options 2 & 3
Q. Consider the below mentioned statements: 1. Without the forecast, no production function can be taken up. 2 Forecasts are subject to market dynamics and many other predictable parameters which will be known and controllable. State True or False:
a. 1-True, 2-True
b. 1-False, 2-True
c. 1-False, 2-False
d. 1-True. 2-False
Q. State whether the following statements are true or false. 1. Communication facility, an important factor which influences the location of a plant is a special factor. 2. Aluminum manufacturing industries must be located near the power stations.
a. 1-True, 2-True
b. 1-False, 2-True
c. 1-False, 2-False
d. 1-True, 2-False
Q. The cycle time includes both_____________ as well as the _________time along with the idle time if any.
a. Balance delay. Service
b. Service time, productive
c. Productive, non-productive
d. Service time, non-productive
Q. Which of the following are the features of process layout? 1 Emphasis is on special orders or products having significant and frequent design changes. 2. Standardized product with little or no design changes. 3. Minimum requirement of in-process inspection. 4 Use of general purpose machines.
a. Options 3 & 4
b. Options 1 & 4
c. Options 1 & 2
d. Options 2 & 3
Q. Histograms are used for which of the following? 1. To record huge volumes of data about a process. 2. To indicate the extent of each category of problems in descending order of magnitude of the problem 3 To reveal if the pattern of distribution has a single peak, or many peaks. 4 To locate the points at which a problem exists.
a. Options 1 & 2
b. Options 2 & 3
c. Options 1 & 3
d. Options 1 & 4
Q. The outcomes of the logical model and physical model are called the_____________ and______________
a. Control flow diagrams, business process diagrams
b. Business process diagrams, data flow diagrams
c. Entity relationship diagrams, business process diagrams
d. Entity relationship diagrams, control flow diagrams
Q. Project process is classified into two main categories and
a. Project management process, planning process
b. Initiating process, product oriented process
c. Product oriented process, project management process
d. Planning processes, initiating process
Q. _________ plan and manage the project on a day-to-day basis for this stage _________ define the coordination, control activities and identify the suitable personnel to carry them out.
a. Project coordinators, stage teams
b. Stage managers, project coordinators
c. Stage teams, key stakeholders
d. Stage managers, key stakeholders
Q. Which of the following are inputs received during the design phase? 1. Functional specifications of the project 2. System design specifications 3. Preliminary project evaluation details 4. Project proposal
a. Options 1 & 2
b. Options 1 & 3
c. Options 3 & 4
d. Options 2 & 3
Q. Which of the following are pitfalls of subcontracting? 1. It lowers the morale of all workers 2. It wears out the workers and the overall productivity drops off 3. It risks opening the clients door to a competitor 4. It may be expensive
a. Options 1 & 2
b. Options 1 & 3
c. Options 3 & 4
d. Options 2 & 3
Q. Which of the following are quality control tools? 1. Pareto diagrams 2. Flow charts 3. Work measurement quantities 4. Cause and effect diagrams
a. Options 1, 2 & 3
b. Options 1, 2 &4
c. Options 2, 3 & 4
d. Options 1, 3 & 4
Q. The process of relocation of workers should result in
a. Facilitating the operations
b. Equalized production at different work stations
c. Better utilization of equipment
d. Verifying the proper jigs
Q. __________ involves identifying the manpower requirements, machine capacity, and materials required to meet the planned production targets.
a. Routing
b. Estimating
c. Scheduling
d. Dispatching