PANIMALAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MODEL MCQs FOR PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL

UNIT –I INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL

1. Which of the following is not a part of Five M’s?

a. Material
b. Machine
c. Motion
d. Method
(Ans:c)

2. The correct sequence of operations in production planning and control is

a. Routing-Scheduling-Dispatching-Follow up
b. Scheduling-Routing- Dispatching-Follow up
c. Dispatching-Routing-Scheduling- Follow up
d. Routing-Scheduling-Follow up-Dispatching
(Ans:a)

3. Which of the following is true for ‘Routing’?

a. It is flow of work in the plant
b. Route sheets include list of machine tools that are to be followed
c. It depends upon material handling facilities
d. All of the above
(Ans:d)

4. Loading may be defined as

a. Sending the raw material to the machine
b. Sending the finished material to the store
c. Assign the work to the facilities
d. Uploading a software in machine control panel
(Ans:c)

5. Dispatching authorizes the start of production operations by

i. Release of material and components from stores to first process

[Link] of material from process to process
[Link] of drawings instruction sheets
Which of the following is (are) true?
a. Only i
b. Only ii
c. i & ii
d. i , ii & iii
(Ans:d)

6. The bill of material does not consists of

a. Part number
b. Specifications of part
c. Name of the part
d. Price of the part
(Ans:d)
7. The transit time consist of
a. Time taken by raw material from machine to machine
b. Time consumed in moving the work between various departments
c. Time taken by a worker to machine a component
d. None of the above
(Ans:b)

8. Master schedule is prepared for

a. Single product continuous production
b. Multi product batch production
c. Assembly product continuous production
d. Single product batch production
(Ans:c)

9. Which of the following chart is drawn Machine vs time?

a. Man machine chart
b. The load chart
c. The progress chart
d. Curve chart
(Ans:b)

10 .Gantt chart is mostly used for

a. Routing
b. Scheduling
c. Follow up
d. Inspection and quality control
(Ans:b)

11. Key to chart is provided in

a. Man machine chart
b. The load chart
c. The progress chart
d. Gantt chart
(Ans:d)

12. Centralized and decentralized are the types of

a. Routing
b. Dispatching
c. Scheduling
d. Follow up
(Ans:b)

13. In break-even analysis, total cost consists of

(A) Fixed cost

(B) Variable cost

(C) Fixed cost + variable cost

(D) Fixed cost + variable cost + overheads

Ans:C
14. Which one of the following techniques is used for determining allowances in time study?

(A) Acceptance sampling

(B) Linear regression

(C) Performance rating

(D) Work sampling

Ans:D

15. Expediting function consists in keeping a watch on

(A) Operator's activity

(B) Flow of material and in case of trouble locate source of trouble

(C) Minimizing the delays

(D) Making efficient dispatching

Ans:B

16. The production scheduling is simpler and high volume of output and high labour efficiency are
achieved in the case of

(A) Product layout

(B) Process layout

(C) Fixed position layout

(D) A combination of line and process layout

Ans:A

17. Which of the following layouts is suited to job production?

(A) Process layout

(B) Product layout

(C) Fixed position layout

(D) Plant layout

Ans:A

18. If ‘F’ is the fixed cost, ‘V’ is the variable cost per unit (or total variable costs) and ‘P’ is the selling
price of each unit (or total sales value), then break-even point is equal to

(A) (F × V)/P
(B) (F × P)/V

(C) F/[1 + (V/P)]

(D) F/[1 - (V/P)]
Ans:D

19. The break-even point represents

 (A) The most economical level of operation of any industry
(B) The time when unit can run without i loss and profit

(C) Time when industry will undergo loss

(D) The time when company can make maximum profits
Ans:C

20. Inventory control in production, planning and control aims at

(A) Achieving optimization

(B) Ensuring against market fluctuations

(C) Acceptable customer service at low capital investment in inventory

(D) Discounts allowed in bulk purchase

Ans:C

21. Break-even analysis can be used for

(A) Short run analysis

(B) Long run analysis

(C) Average of above two run analysis

(D) There is no such criterion

Ans:A

22. Break-even analysis shows profit when

(A) Sales revenue > total cost

(B) Sales revenue = total cost

(C) Sales revenue < total cost

(D) Variable cost < fixed cost

Ans:A

23. The unit cost in case of batch production is __________as compared to jobbing production.

(A) Same

(B) Low

(C) High

(D) None of these

Ans:B
24. For a product layout the material handling equipment must

(A) Have full flexibility

(B) Employ conveyor belts, trucks, tractors etc.

(C) Be a general purpose type

(D) Be designed as special purpose for a particular application

Ans:D
25. Which of the following is independent of sales forecast?
(A) Productivity
(B) Inventory control

(C) Production planning

(D) Production control

Ans:A

26. Which of the following layouts is suited for mass production?

(A) Process layout

(B) Product layout

(C) Fixed position layout

(D) Plant layout

Ans:B

27. At the break-even point,

(A) Total cost is more than the sales revenue

(B) Total cost is less than the sales revenue

(C) Total cost is equal to sales revenue

(D) Fixed cost is equal to variable cost

Ans:C

28. For ship vessel industry the following layout is best suited
(A) Process layout

(B) Product layout

(C) Fixed position layout

(D) Plant layout

Answer: Option C

29. For handling materials during manufacture of cement, a _________ is widely used.

(A) Belt conveyor

(B) Bucket conveyor

(C) Fork lift truck

(D) Overhead crane

Answer: Option B
30. Process layout is employed

(A) Where low volume of production is required

(B) Where similar jobs are manufactured on similar machines

(C) Where machines are arranged on functional basis

(D) All of the above

Answer: Option D

31. The aim of value engineering is to

(A) Find the depreciation value of a machine

(B) Determine the selling price of a product

(C) Minimize the cost without change in quality of the product

(D) All of the above

Answer: Option C

32. Routing assists engineers in deciding in advance

(A) The flow of material in the plant

(B) The methods of proper utilization of manpower

(C) The methods of proper utilization of machines

(D) The layout of factory facilities

Answer: Option C

33. For a small scale industry, the fixed cost per month is Rs. 5000. The variable cost per product is Rs. 20
and sales price is Rs. 30 per piece. The break even production per month will be

(A) 300

(B) 460

(C) 500
(D) 1000
Answer: Option C
34. The following is the preliminary stage of Production planning
(A) Capacity planning
(B) Material requirements planning
(C) Scheduling
(D) Product development and design
Answer: Option D

35. The following is the source(s) for developing new or improved product
(A) Research and Development department of the enterprise
(B) Consumer suggestions and Complaints
(C) Other competitive products in the market
(D) All of the above

Answer: Option D

36.______ helps in establishing the interchange ability of products

(A) Standardization
(B) Simplification
(C) Diversification
(D) Specialization
Answer: Option A

37. Product ______ is the ultimate objective of variety reduction

(A) Simplification
(B) Standardization
(C) Specialization
(D) All of the above
Answer: Option C

38. Process layout is also known as

(A) Analytical-layout
(B) Synthetic layout

(C) Static product layout

(D) None of these

Answer: Option A

39. In value engineering, important consideration is given to

(A) Customer satisfaction

(B) Function concept

(C) Profit maximization

(D) Cost reduction

Answer: Option D

40. Product layout is also known as

(A) Analytical layout

(B) Synthetic layout

(C) Static product layout

(D) None of these

Answer: Option B

41. Which of the following type of layout is suitable for automobile manufacturing concern?

(A) Product layout

(B) Process layout

(C) Fixed position layout

(D) Combination layout

Answer: Option A

42 .During the development of a product, an entirely new process plan is made based on design logic,
examination of geometry and tolerance information. This type of process planning is known as

(A) Retrieval
(B) generative

(C) variant

(D) group technology based

Answer: Option B

43. The life cycle of a product includes

A) Extraction of natural resources

B) Processing of raw materials

C) Manufacturing of products

D) all of the mentioned

Answer: Option D

44. Which one of the following is a functional requirement ?

a) Maintainability
b) Portability
c) Robustness
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: Option D

45. The correct sequence of operations in production planning and control is

(A) Routing-Scheduling-Dispatching-Follow up

(B) Scheduling-Routing- Dispatching-Follow up

(C) Dispatching-Routing-Scheduling- Follow up

(D) Routing-Scheduling-Follow up-Dispatching

Answer: Option A

46. Which of the following is true for ‘Routing’?

(A) It is flow of work in the plant

(B) Route sheets include list of machine tools that are to be followed

(C) It depends upon material handling facilities

(D) All of the above

Answer: Option D

47. Loading may be defined as

(A) Sending the raw material to the machine

(B) Sending the finished material to the store

(C) Assign the work to the facilities

(D) Uploading a software in machine control panel

Answer: Option C

48. The bill of material does not consist of

(A) Part number

(B) Specifications of part

(C) Name of the part

(D) Price of the part

Answer: Option D

49. Procurement cycle time is time consumed for

(A) Receiving of raw material

(B) Inspection of various raw materials

(C) Inspection of purchased components parts

(D) All of the above

Answer: Option D

50. Which of the following chart is drawn Machine vs time?

(A) Man machine chart

(B) The load chart

(C) The progress chart

(D) Curve chart

Answer: Option B