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INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION GROUP II
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1. (a) For each part below, choose the most appropriate answer out of the four options given
against each part.
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(i) A final process used in machining cylinder bores, either during manufacture or in re-
sizing (re-boring) is called:
A. Parting,
B. Boring,
C. Honing,
D. Reaming.
(ii) Issuing necessary orders, and taking necessary steps to ensure that the time targets set in the
schedules are effectively achieved is known as:
A. Routing,
B. Dispatching,
C. Scheduling,
D. Inspection.
(iii) Preventive maintenance is useful in reducing:
A. Inspection Cost, B. Shutdown Cost, C. Cost of pre-mature replacement, D. Set-up cost of machine
(iv) Computers are better used in Production Control in this area:
A. Follow-up activity, B. To control labour, C. To disseminate information, D. Loading, scheduling and assignment work .
(v) One limiting level of quality in an acceptance sampling plan is the limit at which the buyer wants to
be quite certain that the lot will not be passed is:
A. Lot Tolerance Percentage Defectives, B. Upper Control Limit, C. Lower Control Limit, D. Acceptable Quality Level.
(b) Examine each statement and indicate whether it is ‘True’ or ‘False’ :
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(i) Project cost increases as the duration of the project increases.
(ii) Value engineering aims at reducing work content of a product.
(iii) With increase in lot size the setup cost per unit decreases, whereas the inventory carrying cost
increases.
(iv) If the total float value is zero, it means the resources are just sufficient to complete the activity
without delay.
(v) A key application of transformers is to reduce the current before transmitting electrical energy
over long distances through wires.