Industrial Engineering MCQs

Question 1

90. Pick up the correct statement, Dummy activity on a PERT/CPM chart means, it

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Consumes neither time nor resources

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Consumes tithe, but no resources

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Consumes resources but no time

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Is a dangling event

Question 2

Slack of various events on the critical path in PERT/CPM chart

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Remains constant

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Increases continuously

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Decreases continuously

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May increase or decrease depending on various factors

Question 3

The important rule in making a PERT is

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All of the above.

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An event can't be accomplished until activities leading to it are completed

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Length of arrow has nothing to do with time

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Every activity must be completed before end point is reached

Question 4

An event is indicated on the network by

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A number enclosed in a circle or a square

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A straight line

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A straight line with circles at thb ends

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A dotted line

Question 5

Pessimistic time is

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The maximum time which an activity might require

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The average time required for a job

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The most probable time considering all conditims

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The minimum time in which an activity can possibly be accomplished

Question 6

The slack on various events at critical path will be

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Same as at the end point

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Decreasing proportional to that at the end point

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Increasing proportional to that at the end point

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Maximum compared to other events

Question 7

A critical path on a PERT chart

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Starts from start point and ends at end point

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Starts from start point and may end anywhere

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May start from any where but ends at end point

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May start and end at any point

Question 8

Capital expenditure means

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(d expenditure on procurement of fixed assests

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Expenses incurred in acquiring capital

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Main expendittire

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Recurring expenditure

Question 9

The equal payment series sinking fund factor for a given number of years (n) is used to calculate

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Equal payments to be/made at the end of each year when compound, amount , after n years is given

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Compound amount after n years when payments to be made each year are given

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Present net worth when payments to be made each year are given

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Equal payments to be made at the end of each year when present net worth is given