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190+ Operations Management Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) .

151.

……………….is a time table for performing activities utilizing resources or allocating activities

A. scheduling
B. engineering
C. reporting
D. communication
Answer» A. scheduling
152.

……………………..starts from some data in the future and schedules the required operations in reverse sequence

A. scheduling
B. backward scheduling
C. forward scheduling
D. all of these
Answer» B. backward scheduling
153.

In this sampling plan, the inspection results of two sample sizes are used to decide whether to accept or reject the complete lot.

A. single sampling plan
B. double sampling plan
C. questionnaire
D. census investigation
Answer» B. double sampling plan
154.

Which of the following is a part of cost of quality?

A. prevention cost
B. appraisal cost
C. failure cost
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
155.

Which of the following is an objective of quality assurance?

A. to improve quality
B. to reduce cost
C. to increase productivity
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
156.

Which of the following is material handling equipment?

A. hand truck
B. pulley blocks
C. conveyors
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
157.

Which of the following is a way of codification?

A. numerical code
B. mnemonic code
C. alpha-numeric code
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
158.

The process of buying large quantities of items when its price is low so that tentative profits can be obtained by selling them at higher prices is called……………..

A. speculative purchasing
B. group purchasing
C. tender purchasing
D. none of these
Answer» A. speculative purchasing
159.

Which of the following is a function of purchasing department?

A. receive purchase requisition
B. supplier selection
C. order placement
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
160.

……………………….is the quantity that should be carried by the company so that production is not affected before the next deliver arrives.

A. minimum stock level
B. maximum stock level
C. re order level
D. all of these
Answer» A. minimum stock level
161.

VED Analysis is related with

A. materials
B. spare parts
C. labour
D. overheads
Answer» B. spare parts
162.

Which of the following cost is associated with inventories?

A. carrying cost
B. ordering cost
C. over stocking cost
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
163.

Which of the following factor affects the choice of the plant location selection decision?

A. capital requirement.
B. government policy
C. climate conditions
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
164.

Locating the plant nearer to the market is preferred if:

A. the products are subject to spoilage.
B. after sales services are promptly required very often.
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» C. (a) and (b)
165.

Which of the following is theobjective of plant layout

A. streamline the flow of materials through the plant.
B. facilitate the manufacturing process.
C. minimise materials handling cost.
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
166.

Industrial buildings may be grouped under

A. single-storey buildings,
B. multi-storey buildings
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» C. (a) and (b)
167.

Which of the following is not an advantage of single story building?

A. there is a greater flexibility in layout.
B. expansion is easily ensured by the removal of walls.
C. low cost of transportation and material handling charges
D. more land is required for building construction
Answer» D. more land is required for building construction
168.

Which of the following is not a limitation of multi-story building?

A. materials handling becomes very complicated.
B. a lot of floor space is wasted on elevators, stairways and fire escapes.
C. natural lighting is poor
D. less land is required
Answer» D. less land is required
169.

Which of the following is not a quality of good plant layout?

A. to reduce material handling cost
B. to provide enough production facility
C. to reduce labour efficiency
D. to provide ease of supervision
Answer» C. to reduce labour efficiency
170.

Which of the following is not anobjective of good plant layout?

A. to improve productivity
B. to provide safety to employees
C. toincrease the number of accidents
D. to provide easy supervision
Answer» C. toincrease the number of accidents
171.

Which of the following is not an objective of MRP?

A. reduction in inventory cost
B. meeting delivery schedule
C. improve the performance of production
D. to decrease production efficiency
Answer» D. to decrease production efficiency
172.

Which of the following is not an Objective of material handling?

A. to reduce material handling cost
B. to increase production life cycle
C. better control of the flow of material
D. to ensure safety in the movement of goods
Answer» B. to increase production life cycle
173.

Which of the following is not aRule for material handling?

A. make handling distances as short as possible
B. use right method and proper material handling
C. promote wasteful material handling methods
D. use mechanical equipment’s wherever it is useful
Answer» C. promote wasteful material handling methods
174.

Which of the following is a Rule for material handling?

A. make handling distances as short as possible
B. use right method and proper material handling
C. eliminate wasteful material handling methods
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
175.

Which of the following is the objective of motion study?

A. to eliminate all non-productive and ineffective motions.
B. to develop more effective and productive patterns of movements
C. (a) and (b)
D. none
Answer» C. (a) and (b)
176.

Which of the following is not atechnique of work measurement

A. time study
B. amalgamation
C. work sampling
D. . predetermined motion and time study
Answer» B. amalgamation
177.

Which of the following is a ProductionPlanning?

A. factory planning,
B. process planning
C. operation planning
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
178.

In ……………………. the operations are located and the sequence of these operations in the production is determined

A. factory planning,
B. process planning
C. operation planning
D. none of these
Answer» B. process planning
179.

………………..is concerned with planning the details of the methods required to perform each operation

A. factory planning,
B. process planning
C. operation planning
D. none of these
Answer» C. operation planning
180.

………… is the art and science of ensuring that all which occurs is in accordance with the rules established and the instructions issued

A. operational plan
B. operational policy
C. operational mission
D. operational control
Answer» D. operational control
181.

Dispatch provides official authorization for

A. movement of materials to different work stations,
B. movement of tools and fixtures necessary for each operation,
C. beginning of work on each operation,
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
182.

Which of the following is not an objective of quality circle?

A. to improve quality
B. to improve productivity
C. employee retrenchment
D. . none of these
Answer» C. employee retrenchment
183.

Which of the following is not a principles’ of TQM?

A. customer focus
B. continuous improvement
C. team approach
D. producer focus
Answer» D. producer focus
184.

Which one of the following is not an objective of materials management?

A. to maximise material cost.
B. to purchase, receive, transport and store materials efficiently.
C. to reduce material costs through simplification, standardisation
D. to minimise material cost
Answer» A. to maximise material cost.
185.

Which one of the following is not an objective of maintenance management?

A. to reduce breakdown of machineries
B. to keep the machines and other facilities in a bad condition.
C. to keep the plant in good working condition
D. all of these
Answer» B. to keep the machines and other facilities in a bad condition.
186.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of intermittent production system?

A. the flow of production is intermittent.
B. the volume of production is generally small.
C. a single product is manufactured in bulk.
D. none of these
Answer» C. a single product is manufactured in bulk.
187.

Which of the following is an input in manufacturing system?

A. capital
B. material
C. human resource
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
188.

Which of the following is not a part of production system?

A. input
B. output
C. transformation process
D. politics
Answer» D. politics
189.

Which of the following is not a part of product life cyclestage?

A. introduction phase
B. competition phase
C. maturity and saturation phase
D. none of these
Answer» B. competition phase
190.

Which of the following is not an objective of quality assurance?

A. to reduce the quality
B. to reduce cost
C. to increase productivity
D. all of these
Answer» A. to reduce the quality
191.

Which of the following is not a function of purchasing department?

A. receive purchase requisition
B. supplier selection
C. order placement
D. employee selection
Answer» D. employee selection
192.

Which of the following is not the objective of plant layout?

A. streamline the flow of materials through the plant.
B. facilitate the manufacturing process.
C. enhance materials handling cost.
D. none of these
Answer» C. enhance materials handling cost.
193.

Which of the following is not an objective of operation management?

A. to reduce product quality
B. to reduce cost of production
C. material cost control
D. none of these
Answer» A. to reduce product quality
194.

Which of the following is not an objective of quality control?

A. to produce qualitative items
B. to reduce companies cost through reduction of losses due to defects.
C. toenhance quality variation among same product category.
D. none of these
Answer» C. toenhance quality variation among same product category.

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