Management QuizClassroom Activity

Joel JosephVinoth Kanna

Anindya Kumar Neog

Round One

OEach team to answer from the options given.

OFor every right answer, 10 points will be awarded.

OFor no answer/ wrong answer, no points will be awarded or deducted.

O It is a non transferrable round.

ONo negative marks for wrong answer.

1. Who developed the use of

standardization in large-scale mass

production using a moving assembly line?

A. Frederick Winslow Taylor

B. Frank Gilbreth

C. Adam Smith

D. Charles Babbage

E. Henry Ford

2. Which came last in the

development of manufacturing

techniques?

A. Lean production

B. Division of labour

C. Mass production

D. Craft production

E. Interchangeable parts

3. What is the objective of ‘lean’ manufacturing

A. To make continuous improvement

B. To reduce cost

C. To eliminate things that don’t add value to

customer

D. To eliminate defect

4. Which one of the following is not a typical

question dealt with by an operations manager?

A. How much capacity will be needed in the

months ahead?

B. What is a satisfactory location for a new

facility?

C. Which products/services should be offered?

D. All are typical of operations decisions

5. Lean manufacturing is used in

A. Manufacturing industries

B. Healthcare services

C. Other Service industries

D. All the above

6. Which one is not generally considered to be

an advantage of using models for decision

making?

A. Providing a systematic approach to problem

solving

B. Emphasizing quantitative information

C. Providing an exact representation of reality

D. Requiring users to be specific about

objectives

7. Which one of the following would not

generally be considered an aspect of

operations management?

A. Work methods

B. Secure financial resources

C. Maintain quality

D. Product or service design

E. Manage inventories

8. System operation involves managing

A. Inventory

B. System capacity

C. Schedules

D. Facility location

E. A and C only

Round Two

O Each team will get 4 questions from a set

of 16 questions.

O It is a non transferrable round.

O Right answer to be awarded with 10

points and wrong answer will attract a

penalty of 5 points.

1. The type of organisation preferred for a

steel industry, is

A. Functional organisation

B. Line organisation

C. Line and staff organisation

D. Line, staff and functional organisation

2. Fixed position layout is also known as

A. Synthetic layout

B. Static product layout

C. Analytical layout

D. None of these

3. Production cost refers to prime cost plus

A. factory overheads

B. factory, administration and sales

overheads

C. factory and administration overheads

D. factory, administration, sales overheads

and profit

4. The main objective of scientific layout

is

A. to produce better quality of product

B. to utilise maximum floor area

C. to minimise production delays

D. all of these

5. A systematic job improvement sequence

will consist of

A. motion study

B. job enrichment

C. time study

D. all of these

6. In value engineering, the term value refers

to

A. manufacturing cost of the product

B. utility of the product

C. selling price of the product

D. total cost of the product

7. In order to avoid excessive multiplication

of facilities, the layout preferred is

A. product layout

B. group layout

C. static layout

D. process layout

8. The aim of value engineering is to

A. find the depreciation value of a machine

B. determine the selling price of a product

C. minimise the cost without change in quality of

the product

D. all of the above

9. Probabilistic time for completion of any

activity can be found out from

A. pessimistic time

B. most likely time

C. optimistic time

D. all of these

10. Which of the following type of layout is

suitable for automobile manufacturing

concern?

A. product layout

B. process layout

C. combination layout

D. fixed position layout

11. In break even analysis, total cost consists

of

A. fixed cost + sales revenue

B. fixed cost + variable cost + profit

C. variable cost + sales revenue

D. fixed cost + variable cost

12. The value engineering technique in which

experts of the same rank assemble for product

development is called

A. brain storming

B. morphological analysis

C. Delphi

D. direct expert comparison

13. According to Muther, the basic principle

of best layout is

A. principle of flow

B. principle of flexibility

C. principle of over-all integration

D. all of these

14. In forecasting, which type of pattern

exists when there is an increase or decrease

in the value of the variable over time.

A. Cyclic pattern

B. Trend pattern

C. Historical pattern

D. Seasonal demand pattern

15. At the break even point,

A. total cost is equal to sales revenue

B. total cost is more than the sales revenue

C. total cost is less than the sales revenue

D. fixed cost is equal to variable cost

16. In forecasting, Mean Absolute

Deviation (MAD) is sometimes called as:

A. Mean square error

B. Mean absolute percent error

C. Mean forecast error

D. Mean absolute error

Round Three

Questions are for the entire class.

Any team can answer the questions.

The person who is going to answer

should raise his/her hand and answer.

Multiple answers will not be considered.

Right answer to be awarded with 10

points and wrong answer will attract a

penalty of 5 points.

Which company constructed the Farakka

Barrage located in West Bengal

Hindustan Construction

Company

Connect the logos and picture to form

a “Quality” Terminology

Digital Six Sigma Technique

Which global logistics company was

founded by Adrian Dalsey, Larry

Hillblom and Robert Lynn?

A MOU was signed by India and one

another country for DMIC project, a

mega infra-structure project of USD

90 billion. Name the other country.

Japan

X is a British manufacturing company

found in 1906.

X also made customized engines for

Airbus A-380.

Name X.

Ranked 18 by the gartners in 2013 in

global supply chain ratings, this

company products are used in 196

countries.

It is better known for introducing

Post-it-Notes to the world. Name the

company.

Which company manufactures the car

brand “CAMARO”

Chevrolet

In which country the car

manufacturing company

“MAZDA” located

Japan

South-west airline, a U.S based low cost

airline uses point to point system.

An airline in India also uses similar

system. Name parent company of the

airline.

Find the "logistic Company" hidden in

the given clue