Plant Layout and Material Handling Mid - II, April - 2015

1.Which of the following is not a principle of material handling?
  • All the materials to be handled mechanically from the inbound raw material stage To the outgoing finished goods stage
  • Avoid floor contact of the materials
  • Unit load concept must be followed
  • None of the above
Answer: D
2.Lift trucks are _______ type of equipment
  • fixed path equipments
  • varied path equipment
  • auxiliary equipments
  • all of the above
Answer: B
3.Which of the following does not comes under industrial vehicle.
  • covered industrial trucks
  • hand trucks
  • hopper cars
  • industrial trailors
Answer: C
4.material handling labour ratio
  • total direct labour time
  • total operating personnel
  • both a & b
  • none of these
Answer: B
5.Which of the following is not the objective of material handling
  • increased waste
  • increased product capacity
  • reduced cost
  • improved distribution
Answer: A
6.Which one of the following is the type of unit load most used
  • boxes
  • cases
  • cartoon
  • all of these
Answer: D
7.For bulk handling of materials which one of the following method is used most
  • mechanical conveyer
  • pneumatic
  • cranes
  • none of these
Answer: A
8.Pilferage losses are most associated in case of
  • casting
  • machining
  • handling of material
  • welding
Answer: C
9.The considerations for equipment reliability are
  • use of standard component
  • Vendor reputation
  • service contracts
  • all of the above
Answer: D
10.Which of the following is not a marine carrier
  • ocean vessels
  • barrels
  • small craft
  • boats
Answer: B
11.Containers are ________type of equipment
Answer: auxiliary equipments
12.Conveyers and cranes & hoists are ______________type of equipment
Answer: fixed path equipment
13.The cost of material handling in all forms accounts far from ________ of the total cost of converting the raw material into the finished product
Answer: 20 to 25 %
14.Highest investment in mechanical semiautomatic or automatic handling equipment are decreased by the __________of operation cost
Answer: Reduction
15.Net saving has been obtained, if the reduction in operation costs is ____________the increase in other costs.
Answer: greater than
16.Cargo board & load board are used in _____________
Answer: pallets
17.Stages of handling __________________
Answer: loading, moving, unloading
18.Unit size principle of material handling ____________
Answer: increase quantity
19.On what basis the material handling equipments are selected
Answer: materials to be handled, nature of operation
20._________ are designed for lifting and lowering the load.
Answer: cranes