General Quiz On IE Subjects

Mock Quiz on General Topics of
IE Core Subjects
SY 2020-2021
Romero, Rhoniel Gerald C.
5IE-A
1. Performance rating is equal to
a. Observed performance + normal performance
b. Observed performance - normal performance
c. Observed performance x normal performance
d. None of the above
2. All of the following are true of learning curves EXCEPT:

a. They’re not used for pricing strategy
b. They are affected by the ratio of manual to machine work
c. 80% learning curves exhibit a step initial decline and then level off
d. They are used in defense industries
3. @Dorben company, a worker is assigned to operate several machines. Each of these machines
is down at random times during the day. A work sampling study indicated that on the average
the machines operate at 60% of the time unattended. Operator attention time at irregular
intervals averages 40%. If the machine rate is $20/ hour and the operator rate is $12/ hour,
what would be the most favourable number of machines (from an economic standpoint) that
should be operated by one operator?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
4. Mfg. cycle time is best defined as

a. Length of the work shift, expressed in mins/day
b. Time it takes a unit to move from one workstation to next
c. Time between the start of one unit and the start of the next
d. Time from raw materials receipt to finished product exit
5. What is the recommended number of observation cycles of a 10-20 minutes cycle time?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 8
d. 10
6. It delivers carbon dioxide and waste products to lungs, kidneys, and liver.
a. Heart
b. Arteries
c. Veins
d. Capillaries
7. You are hired as an ergonomist to analyse and document workplace problems on a factory floor
for an assembly task. You identify high temperatures in the working environment. What is the
process called that the human body uses in controlling body temperature?
a. Heat stress
b. Acclimatization
c. Heart rate
d. Thermoregulation
8. The process in which the lens enables light from both distant and near objects to be focused
sharply onto the retina.
a. Accomodation
b. Blinking
c. Adaptation
d. Myopia
9. Described as the rate flow of luminous energy

a. Luminous intensity
b. Luminance
c. Luminous flux
d. Reflectance
10. It is the inter reflection of sound waves inside a room

a. Noise
b. Reverberation
c. Decibel
d. Vibration
11. A worker is 40yrs old and weighs 160lb. His daily Activity Metabolism Rate is at 1700 kcal. What
is his/her Daily Digestive Metabolism Rate?
a. 338 kcal
b. 3376 kcal
c. 1676 kcal
d. 675 kcal
12. What angle should your arms be bent to keyboard safely and comfortably?
a. 180 degrees
b. 90 degrees
c. 45 degrees
d. 0 degrees
13. How far should your monitor be from your eyes?

a. 8”-24”
b. 18”-30”
c. 30”-48”
d. At least 48”
14. The marketing function’s main concern is with

a. Producing goods or providing services
b. Procuring materials, supplies, and equipment
c. Building and maintaining a positive image
d. Generating the demand for the organization’s products and services
15. Marketing issues such as advertising, image, and promotion are important to quality because
a. They define for consumers the tangible elements of a service
b. The intangible attributes of a product (including any accompanying service) may not be
defined by the consumer
c. They educate consumers on how to use the product
d. They make the product seem more valuable than it really is
16. The five elements in the management process are
a. Plan ,direct, update, lead, supervise
b. Accounting, finance, marketing, operations, management
c. Organize, plan, control, staff, manage
d. Plan, organize, staff, lead, control
17. Which of the following is an ergonomics issue with ethical implications?

a. Job enrichment
b. Equal opportunity
c. Equal pay for equal work
d. A noisy workplace
18. Among the ethical and social challenges facing operations managers are
a. Honouring financial commitments
b. Maintaining clean environment
c. Developing low-cost products
d. Providing an efficient workplace
19. What are the two main causes of incidents in the workplace?
a. Unsafe acts and unsafe people
b. Unsafe people and unsafe machines
c. Unsafe conditions and unsafe machines
d. Unsafe acts and unsafe conditions
20. Which is the most effective method of reducing contamination to workers?

a. PPE
b. Administrative controls
c. Fans
d. Engineering controls
21. Which analysis method is the most effective at determining potential problem in a given
system?
a. Preliminary hazard analysis
b. Job safety analysis
c. Fault tree analysis
d. Failure mode effect analysis
22. How much carbon content has a mild steel or low carbon steel?
a. >0.3%
b. <0.3%
c. <0.5%
d. >0.5%
23. Which of the ff. is not present in a time series?
a. Seasonality
b. Operational variations
c. Trend
d. Cycles
24. In time series, which of the ff. cannot be predicted
a. Large increase in demand
b. Technological trends
c. Seasonal fluctuations
d. Random fluctuations
25. When decision trees are used to analyze capacity decisions,

a. “do nothing” is not a possible decision alternative
b. Probabilities must be assigned to each of the decision alternatives
c. States of nature are often demand-based, as in “market favourability”
d. States of nature must be known with certainty
26. Net present value is

a. Gross domestic product less depreciation
b. Sales volume less sales and excise taxes
c. Profit after taxes
d. The discounted value of a series of future cash receipts
27. A product is currently made in a process-focused shop, where fixed costs are $9,000 per year
and variable cost is $50/ unit. The firm sells the product for $200/unit. What is the break-even
point for this operation?
a. 65 units
b. 60 units
c. 50 units
d. 62 units
28. The components, their description, and the quantity of each required to make one unit of a
product are documented on
a. A group technology listing
b. A route sheet
c. Bill of materials
d. An engineering drawing
29. A route sheet provides a(n):

a. Exploded view of the product
b. Instruction to make a given quantity of a particular item
c. Schematic showing how the product is assembled
d. Sequence of operations necessary to produce the component
30. An assembly drawing

a. Shows, in schematic form, how the product is assembled
b. Shows an exploded view of the product
c. Lists the operations, including assembly and inspection, necessary to produce the
component with the material specified in the bill of material
d. Provides detailed instructions on how to perform a given task
31. An assembly chart
a. Shows graphically how the product is assembled
b. Shows an exploded view of the product
c. Lists the operations, including assembly and inspection, necessary to produce the
component with the material specified in the bill of material
d. Provides detailed instructions on how to perform a given task
32. Industrial location analysis typically attempts to
a. Reduce costs
b. Maximize sales
c. Focus more on human resources
d. Be environmentally friendly
33. Government attitude towards issues such as private property, intellectual property, zoning,
pollution, and employment stability, may change over time. The term associated with this
phenomenon is
a. Bureaucratic risk
b. Political risk
c. Legislative risk
d. Judicial risk
e. Democratic risk
34. A location decision for an appliance manufacturer would tend to have a(n):
a. Cost focus
b. Labor focus
c. Revenue focus
d. Environmental focus
35. The center-of-gravity method doesn’t take into consideration the

a. Location of markets
b. Volume of goods shipped to the markets
c. Value of goods shipped
d. Combination of volume and distance
36. The center-of-gravity method is used primarily to determine what type of locations?
a. Service locations
b. Manufacturing locations
c. Distribution center locations
d. Supplier locations
37. A jewelry store is more likely than a jewel manufacturer to consider ______ in making a
location decision.
a. Transportation costs
b. Cost of raw materials
c. Parking and access
d. Climate
38. Which of the ff. is a location analysis technique typically employed by a manufacturing org.?
a. Transportation method
b. Queuing theory
c. Correlation analysis and traffic counts
d. Simulation
39. Which of the following is most likely to affect the location strategy of a manufacturing firm?
a. Appearance/image of the area
b. Utility costs
c. Purchasing power of drawing area
d. Competition in the area
40. Which of the following operations would a fixed-position layout be most appropriate?
a. Assembling automobiles
b. Producing TV sets
c. Constructing a highway, tunnel, or bridge
d. Refining of crude oil
41. The type of layout which feature departments or other functional groupings in which similar
activities are performed is
a. Process-oriented
b. Product-oriented
c. Fixed-position
d. Hybrid-layout
42. Which type of layout is specifically designed to encourage employees to interact?

a. Warehouse
b. Job shop
c. Open office
d. Retail
43. How many lavatories do you need if a business organization has 41-60 employees?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
44. How many urinals do you need if a church has 401-700 members?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
45. Which is not automatic identification and recognition equipment?

a. Bar coding
b. Radio frequency tag
c. Magnetic stripe
d. Voice headset
46. It is a form of flow pattern that is applicable when it is desired to terminate the flow very near
the point where the flow originated
a. Straight line flow
b. L-shaped flow
c. U-shaped flow
d. Circular flow
47. The linear optimization technique for allocating constrained resources among different product
is:
a. Linear regression analysis
b. Linear disaggregation
c. Linear decomposition
d. Linear programming
48. Which of the ff. is not a component of the structure of a linear programming model?
a. Constraints
b. Decision variables
c. A goal or objective
d. Environmental uncertainty
49. Which one of these statistics is unaffected by outliers?

a. Mean
b. Interquartile range
c. Standard deviation
d. Range
50. What control limit is triggered when a product exceeds the quantity a product should contain?
a. Lower-control limit (LCL)
b. Center Line (CL)
c. Upper-control limit (UCL)
d. None of the above

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Mock Quiz on General Topics of

Romero, Rhoniel Gerald C.

2. All of the following are true of learning curves EXCEPT:

4. Mfg. cycle time is best defined as

9. Described as the rate flow of luminous energy

10. It is the inter reflection of sound waves inside a room

13. How far should your monitor be from your eyes?

14. The marketing function’s main concern is with

17. Which of the following is an ergonomics issue with ethical implications?

20. Which is the most effective method of reducing contamination to workers?

25. When decision trees are used to analyze capacity decisions,

26. Net present value is

29. A route sheet provides a(n):

30. An assembly drawing

35. The center-of-gravity method doesn’t take into consideration the

42. Which type of layout is specifically designed to encourage employees to interact?

45. Which is not automatic identification and recognition equipment?

49. Which one of these statistics is unaffected by outliers?

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