Production Technology

131. The most important objective behind plant layout is

1. overall simplification, safety of integration
2. economy in space
3. maximum travel time in plant
4. to provide conveniently located shops
5. to avoid any bottlenecks.

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132. The most popular type of organisation used for Civil Engineering Constructions is

1. line organisation
2. line and staff organisation
3. functional organisation
4. effective organisation
5. none of the above.

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133. The objective of time study is to determine the time required to complete a job by

1. fast worker
2. average worker
3. slow worker
4. new entrant
5. any one of the above.

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134. The performance of a specific task in CPM is known as

1. dummy
2. event
3. activity
4. contract
5. none of the above.

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135. The probability distribution of activity times in PERT follows following distribution

1. normal
2. binomial
3. beta
4. exponential
5. Gaussian.

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136. The probability distribution of project completion in PERT follows following distribution

1. normal
2. binomial
3. beta
4. exponential
5. Gaussian.

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137. The process layout is best suited where

1. specialisation exists
2. machines are arranged according to sequence of operation
3. few number of non-standardised units are to be produced
4. mass production is envisaged
5. bought out items are more.

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138. The reasons which are basically responsible for the formation of a queue should be that

1. the average service rate Hess than the average arrival rate
2. output rate is linearly proportional to input
3. output rate is constant and the input varies in a random manner
4. all of the above
5. none of the above.

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139. The salient feature of functional organisation is

1. strict adherence to specification
2. separation of planning and design part
3. each individual maintains functional efficiency
4. work is properly planned and distributed
5. all of the above.

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140. The simplex method is the basic method for

1. value analysis
2. operation research
3. linear programming
4. model analysis
5. none of the above.

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