Production Technology

71. O on a PERT/CPM chart represents

  1. an ordinary event
  2. a significant event representing some mile-stone
  3. an event to be transferred to other network chart
  4. dangling event
  5. dummy event.

Correct answer: (A)
an ordinary event

72. One of the basic essentials of an incentive plan is that

  1. a differential piece rate system should exist
  2. minimum wages should be guaranteed
  3. provide incentive to group efficiency performance
  4. all standards should be based on optimum standards of production
  5. all standards should be based on time studies.

Correct answer: (E)
all standards should be based on time studies.

73. One time measurement unit (TMU) in method time measurement system equals

  1. 0.0001 minute
  2. 0.0006 minute
  3. 0.006 minute
  4. 0.001 minute
  5. 0.06 minute.

Correct answer: (B)
0.0006 minute

74. Per cent idle time for men or machines is found by

  1. work sampling
  2. time study
  3. method study
  4. work study
  5. ABC analysis.

Correct answer: (A)
work sampling

75. PERT analysis is based on

  1. optimistic time
  2. pessimistic time
  3. most likely time
  4. all of the above
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (D)
all of the above

76. PERT and CPM are

  1. techniques to determine project status
  2. decision making techniques
  3. charts which increase aesthetic appearance of rooms
  4. aids to determine cost implications of project
  5. aids to the decision maker.

Correct answer: (E)
aids to the decision maker.

77. PERT has following time estimate

  1. one time estimate
  2. two time estimate
  3. three time estimate
  4. four time estimate
  5. nil time estimate.

Correct answer: (C)
three time estimate

78. PERT is

  1. an analytic tool in concept
  2. limit up of event oriented diagrams
  3. used for research and development projects
  4. based on three time estimates for activities linking up two events
  5. all of the above.

Correct answer: (E)
all of the above.

79. PERT is the

  1. time oriented technique
  2. event oriented technique
  3. activity oriented technique
  4. target oriented technique
  5. work oriented technique.

Correct answer: (B)
event oriented technique

80. PERT stands for k

  1. project evaluation and review technique
  2. project examination and review technique
  3. project evaluation and reporting technique
  4. process execution and reporting technology
  5. project execution and results technique.

Correct answer: (A)
project evaluation and review technique

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