MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING

MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION

September, 2022 1 hour

1. ………………………………. Maintenance is regular period planned maintenance which

eliminates breakdown and outages
a) Routine
b) Preventive
c) Corrective
d) Operation
2. With the increase in cost of preventive maintenance, the breakdown maintenance cost
will.
a) Decrease
b) Increases at a faster rate
c) No change
d) Increases
3. Condition monitoring is the basis for ……………………maintenance.
a) Preventive
b) Shutdown
c) Breakdown
d) Predictive
4. Which statement describes a characteristic feature of routine preventive maintenance?
a) Maintenance schedule needs to be decided, based on maintenance requirement
entered in the manual
b) Maintenance could be down either during the working of the machine or during shut
interval down period
c) Maintenance done at irregular frequencies
d) Maintenance is performed only if the machine has a fault or defect
5. What type of maintenance is most effective?
a) Shutdown maintenance
b) Corrective maintenance
c) Breakdown maintenance
d) Preventing maintenance
6. Maintenance that involves a system of periodic inspection and maintenance designed to
keep machine in operation is called
a) Preventive maintenance
b) Total productive maintenance
c) Predictive maintenance
d) Breakdown maintenance
7. …………………………… maintenance requires monitoring plant equipment health.
a) Preventive
b) Scheduled
 c) Predictive
d) Breakdown
8. Which of the following is not a type of maintenance of machines?
a) Timely maintenance
b) Scheduled maintenance
c) Preventive maintenance
d) Corrective maintenance
9. Which of the following is the systematic approach for maintenance?
a) Problem-Diagnosis-Cause-Rectification
b) Problem-Measure-Diagnosis-Rectification
c) Problem-Cause-Diagnosis-Rectification
d) Problem-Diagnosis-Measure-Rectification
10. Which of the following types of maintenance is done on a daily basis?
a) Routine maintenance
b) Breakdown maintenance
c) Ordinary maintenance
d) Special maintenance
11. Which of the following is an advantage of plant maintenance?
a) It decreases accuracy of instruments
b) It increases life of instruments
c) It decreases plant safety
d) It decreases life of instruments
12. Equipment downtime is decreased and the numbers of major repairs are reduced due to
……………………………..……maintenance.
a) Value driven activities
b) Predictive
c) Preventive
d) Reliability centered activities
13. Large-scale repairs of machines are a part of which of the following maintenance activity
a. Accidental maintenance
b. Preventive maintenance
c. Routine maintenance
d. Scheduled maintenance
14. Casual maintenance of a machine is called
a. Preventive maintenance
b. Unscheduled maintenance
c. Routine maintenance
d. Periodic maintenance
15. Why is maintenance of a machine necessary?
a. Doing so reduces the production rate
b. Doing so increases the servicing cost
c. Doing so increases efficiency and service life to the machine
d. Doing so helps in replacement of the machine
16. What are the aspects that need to be considered by an organization while formulating an
asset strategy?
a. Business plan
b. Business model and plan
c. Strategies involved
d. Philosophy
17. Which one is the building block of a business model?
a. Stakeholder needs
b. Customer segment
c. Corporate plan
d. Production philosophy
18. The corporate philosophy helps an organization to determine its strengths, work upon its
weaknesses, exploit opportunities available in the market, and mitigate threats. This is
related to:
a. Achieving a competitive position
b. Increased efficiency and optimized cost
c. Improved safety in the workplace
d. Fulfilling stakeholders’ needs
19. Maintenance helps an organization to ensure the health and safety of employees through:

a. Hazard identification and management

b. Achieving a competitive position
c. Increased efficiency and optimized cost
d. Improved safety at the workplace
20. Which of the following is a basis on which an organization creates and delivers value to
its stakeholders?
a. Corporate plan
b. Production philosophy
c. Stakeholder needs
d. Business model and plan
21. ‘It is a production strategy aimed at improving an organization’s return on investment by
reducing inventory and carrying costs.’ This is related to:
a. Just-in-time
b. Lead manufacturing
c. Hazard identification and management
d. Achieving a competitive position
22. What do we call a process of dividing customers having similar needs, preferences, or
characteristics into identifiable groups?
a. Lead manufacturing
b. Hazard identification and management
c. Achieving a competitive position
d. Market segmentation
23. Which includes the modes of earning revenues used by organizations?
a. Revenue stream
b. Key resources
c. Key activities
d. Key partners
24. Which is a formal approach to increase the efficiency of the entire maintenance system
by creating a balance between resources and requirements of maintenance?
a. Maintenance optimization
b. Precision maintenance
c. Maintainability improvement
d. Equipment improvement
25. Who of the following is responsible for the maintenance of computer systems in an
organization?
a. Network administrators
b. Office administrators
c. Store officers
d. Computer administrators
26. KPI should be established to measure quality rather than the amount of work to be done
to attain that quality. This indicates that a KPI should be:
a. Qualitative
b. Quantitative
c. Ambiguous
d. Complex
27. Which is the expected time duration between inherent failures of a machine or equipment
while in use?
a. MTBF
b. MTBR
c. MRBF
d. MTSI
28. MTTR is estimated to:
a. Determine the actual repair work required
b. Determine work maintenance
c. Calculate labor cost
d. Estimate the time required in marketing
29. Costs incurred on the maintenance of machines and equipment to keep them available for
use as required are:
a. Labour cost
b. Maintenance costs
c. Machine cost
d. Raw material cost
30. An ability of a machine or equipment to produce products that conform to defined
specifications and are free of defects, thereby achieving customer satisfaction is known
as:
 a. Software technology
b. Machine quality
c. Machine tools
d. Machine spare parts
31. A machine is said to be a quality machine if it meets the following requirements:
a. No downtime
b. No uptime
c. Working efficiency
d. Machine working
32. To ensure the quality of their machines and equipment, organizations need to focus on:
a. Low cost of production
b. Conformance to machine specifications
c. Repair and maintenance
d. Cost incurred
33. An uninterrupted flow of production means:
a. Low cost
b. Efficient machines
c. Repair and maintenance
d. Cost incurred
34. ……………………….mainly includes shortcomings in inventory processes, systems,
and procedures.
a. Material control issues
b. Operating issues
c. Employee issues
d. Admin issues
35. What are the reasons for machine failure?
a. Obsolescence
b. Staining
c. Fade of shades
d. Discoloration
36. The expected time for restoring machines and equipment back to their working condition
is-
a. MTBF
b. MTBR
c. MRBF
d. MTTR
37. What results in degradation and in-machine failure due to friction, wear, and tear, or lack
of lubrication?
a. Corrosion
b. Mechanical wear
c. Obsolescence
d. Surface degradation
38. What are the factors that influence the reliability and maintainability of machines?
a. Surface degradation
b. Frequency of machine usage
c. The life span of the machine
d. Obsolescence
39. To identify a particular defect responsible for a failure using the logical diagnostics
process, the personnel must:
a. Have the ability to follow a particular routine for logical diagnostics.
b. Check the entire length of the hosepipe for any blockage
c. Identify possible defects and prepare a list of defects
d. Ensure that no water is coming out of the hosepipe
40. What involves measuring the different parameters of machines and equipment, such as
temperature, vibration, oil pressure and debris, and running performance?
a. Condition monitoring
b. Machine monitoring
c. Fuel monitoring
d. Oil monitoring
41. Which one is a type of condition monitoring?
a. Thermometer monitoring
b. Offline Monitoring
c. Machine monitoring
d. Fuel monitoring
42. In which of the following the condition of machines is monitored and recorded at pre-
defined intervals?
a. Online monitoring or permanent monitoring
b. Machine monitoring
c. Offline monitoring or periodic monitoring
d. Record monitoring
43. Which one is a technique of condition monitoring?
a. Vibration condition monitoring
b. Stable condition monitoring
c. Suspended monitoring
d. Wastage monitoring
44. Lubricant analysis is:
a. Vibration condition monitoring
b. A technique of condition monitoring
c. A method of stable condition monitoring
d. A tool to suspended contamination
45. ‘Deciding the type of condition monitoring’ is the first step of:
a. Condition monitoring program
b. Vibration condition monitoring
c. Stable condition monitoring
d. Lubrication analysis
46. Sudden breakdown or failure results in considerable production loss represent which
level of failure of machines?
a. Highly critical
b. Medium critical
c. Low critical
d. Normal
47. Which factors should be considered while selecting condition monitoring techniques?
a. Environment of machine’s operation
b. Labour cost
c. Human resource’s personal background
d. Intervals
48. What are the main objectives of adopting preventive maintenance?
a. To reduce machine breakdowns
b. To increase machine breakdowns
c. To slash productivity
d. To reduce absenteeism
49. Which is related to the need for preventive maintenance?
a. Off-time production
b. Increased automation
c. Reduce machine breakdowns
d. Increased machine breakdown
50. Which one is the task in preventive maintenance?
a. Automation
b. Lubrication
c. Machine breakdown
d. Condition monitoring
51. A type of preventive maintenance wherein maintenance work is performed at regular
time intervals is called:
a. Time-based preventive maintenance
b. Work-based preventive maintenance
c. Opportunity-based preventive maintenance
d. Condition-based preventive maintenance
52. To evaluate the preventive maintenance program which of the following formula is used?
a. (Scheduled hours) X 100 = Performance of the department.
b. Opportunity-based preventive maintenance
c. (Inspections incomplete) / (Inspections scheduled) X 100 should be less than 10%
d. Condition-based preventive maintenance
53. The demand for spare parts arises in the case of restoration of machines and equipment,
while the demand for the other inventory items depends purely on the level of ___.
a. Marketing
b. Production
c. Operations
d. Human resourced
54. Which of the following is NOT a strategic issue in maintenance audit?
a. Objective of the maintenance strategy
b. Maintenance practices that are being followed
c. Achievement of maintenance practices
d. Allocation of maintenance resources
55. Identifying the loopholes and defects in the existing maintenance system and suggesting
the areas for improvement is one of the functions of a ___.
a. Marketer
b. Shop floor consultant
c. Maintenance auditor
d. Technician
56. After creating an asset register, the next step is to review the ___ for the maintenance of
assets.
a. Existing strategy
b. Previous strategy
c. Future strategy
d. Business strategy
57. ___ is a part of the continuous improvement process and has provision for modifying
equipment.
a. Design-in
b. Design-out
c. Draining-out
d. Replacement-in
58. The ___ step in organizing maintenance activities is to identify activities to be performed
for the upkeep of machines and equipment.
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth
59. What refers to the distribution of power and authority among different individuals of an
organization?
a. Centralisation
b. Decentralisation
c. Realisation
d. Globalisation
60. Maintenance objectives differ across organizations depending on their nature of business,
___, and ___.
a. Line item budgeting; budgeting
b. Budgeting; machine
c. Requirements; budget
d. Utilization; budgeting