PLANT LAYOUT AND MATERIAL HANDLING

Objective Type Questions & Answers

UNIT I

1. Which of the following is a strategic decision? [B]

A. Facilitates location B. Plant location C. Plant layout D. Resources location
2. Which is an advantage for product layout? [D]
A. Huge capital outlay B. Little flexibility.
C. Discontinuity in production D. Lower cost of material handling
3. What is an advantage for process layout? [C]
A. Larger production cycle B. Higher material handling costs
C. Interesting to workers D. Higher wage bill
4. Objective of plant layout is [D]
A) Minimum material handling B) minimum equipment utilization
C) Minimum manpower utilization D) minimum utilization of floor area
5. O type flow pattern used in ______________ industry. [D]
A) Bottling plant B) steel plant C) cement plant D) paper plant
6) Which of the following processes most likely uses batch production? [D]
A) Sugar Refinery B) Plastic Part Manufacturer C) Consumer Electronics D) Oil Refinery
7) Which of the following processes most likely uses repetitive or mass assembly lines
production? [B]
A) Commercial Printer B) Plastic Part Manufacturer
C) Consumer Electronics D) Sugar Refinery
8) All of the following will increase the capacity of process except: [C]
A) The purchase of additional equipment B) scheduled machine maintenance
C) Larger production lot sizes D) increasing the backlog before each machine

9. The pattern of plant layout is basically divided by the relationship between the ---------and --A) Commercial Printer B) Plastic Part Manufacturer [D]
C) Consumer Electronics D) Number of products, Production quantity
10. The location of plant should be in such a place where the ----------- are available
A) Larger production cycle B) Higher material handling costs [D]
C) Interesting to workers D) Large scale economics
11. Flexibility cannot be achieved with [D]
A) Moveable equipment B) Inexpensive equipment
C) Sophisticated electronic equipment D) Immovable equipment
12. the most important objective behind plant layout is [A]
A) Overall simplification and ease in integration of various functions
B) Economy in machines C) Maximum travel time in plant D) Minimum work-in-progress
13. A low unit cost can be achieved by following [B]
A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Functional layout
14. A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.3
minutes, 1.4 minutes, and 0.7 minutes. The maximum cycle time in minutes is: [D]
A) 0.3 B) 0.7 C) 1.4 D) 2.4 E) none of these
15. If a line is balanced with 90 percent efficiency, the balance delay would be: [A]
A) 10 percent B) 90 percent C) 100 percent D) unknown, since balance delay isn't related to
efficiency E) none of the above
16. A common goal in process layouts is to [A]
A) Minimize transportation distance B) Maximize distance between departments
C) Standardize processes D) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible
17. ________ are generally used for the transportation of powders, liquids and gases [A]
A) Pipes B) 0.7 C) 1.4 D) 2.4
18. Conveyors are suitable for _____________ production in ____________ routes [D]
A) Standardize processes B) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible

C) Share personnel D) Mass, fixed

19. for lifting heavy jobs in a shop, _____________are made use of [A]
A) Overhead cranes B) bridge crane C) monorail D) True
20. A common goal in process layouts is to [A]
A) Minimize transportation distance B) Maximize distance between departments
C) Standardize processes D) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible
UNIT II
1. Which layout facilitates high degree of automation to minimize fatigue and error? [A]
A) Product layout B) Process layout C) Flexible layout D) Fixed layout
2. For ship vessel industry the following layout is best suited: [C]
A. Process layout B. Product layout C. Fixed position layout D. Plant layout
3. ________ is concerned with the orderly storage and issuing of finished goods. [C]
A) Tool room B) receiving area C) shipping area D) warehousing area
4. Bin cards are used in keeping the records of [B]
A) Man power B) machine utilization C) entry & exit of workers D) material storage
5. ___________ is a traction type conveyor. [A]
A) Chute conveyor B) screw conveyor C) arm conveyor D) roller conveyor
6. The layout, wherein a breakdown in one machine leads to a breakdown of the entire
production facility, is called [D]
A) Chute conveyor B) screw conveyor C) arm conveyor D) Plant layout
7. Plant layout has three systems. They are ----and ----- [A]
A) Product layout, process layout, fixed layout B) trolls C) belt conveyor D) all of the above
8. In ------------ layout, the lines need to be balanced. [D]
A) Trolls B) belt conveyor C) all of the above D) Product layout
9. Material handling in automobile industry is done by [A]
A) Overhead crane B) trolls C) belt conveyor D) all of the above
10. String diagram is used when [D]

A) Team of workers is working at plate B) material handling is to be done

C) Overhead crane D) trolleys
11. Material handling and plant location is analyzed by ___________ [ D ]
A) Gantt chart B) Bin chart C) Emerson chart D) Travel chart
12. Which of the following statements regarding a pull system is true? [D]
A) Large lots are pulled from upstream stations.
B) Work is pulled to the downstream work stations before it is actually needed.
C) Manufacturing cycle time is increased. D) Problems become more obvious
13. Fork lift trucks are used for horizontal ______________ path [B]
A) Movement in fixed path B) Movement in non-fixed path
C) Vertical movement in non-fixed path D) Horizontal movement in fixed path
14. ________ is used for handling loads over long rectangular area in shipyard. [C]
A) Jib crane B) gantry crane C) bridge crane D) monorail
15. for narrow aisles, long loads (like pipes, angles) _______ truck is used. [A]
A) Crane truck B) platform truck C) side load truck D) hand lift truck
16. ____________ are extensively used as material handling equipment in the case of
product layout [A]
A) Conveyors B) gantry crane C) bridge crane D) monorail
17. _____________ are used for person moving up and down [A]
A) Elevators B) Inexpensive equipment C) Sophisticated electronic equipment D) Immovable
equipment
18. Cycle time establishes the output rate for a line. [A]
A) True B) False C) Manufacturing cycle time is increased. D) Problems become more obvious
19. The maximum cycle time in an assembly line is equal to the time for the longest task. [B]
A) True B) False C) bridge crane D) monorail

20. One drawback of process layouts is that equipment utilization rates are lower than in a
product layout. [D]
A) Gantry crane B) bridge crane C) monorail D) True

UNIT III
1. Process layout is employed for ---------- [A]
A) Batch production B) Continuous type of product
C) Effective utilization of machines D) Effective utilization of labor and machines
2. Which of the following is a determinant of productivity and profitability? [B]
A) Resources layout B) Plant layout C) Plant location D) Facilities layout
3. ---------------------- layout is generally has the best machine utilization [A]
A) Product-oriented layout B) process layout C) flexible layout D) Fixed layout
4. ----- layout would be most appropriate in a fast food restaurant [D]
A) Process layout B) flexible layout C) Fixed layout D) Product layout
5. ------------- layout is most suitable for processing sugar from sugar cane [A]
A) Product-oriented layout B) continuous type of product
C) Effective utilization of machine D) all of the above
6. Work study is done with the help of [C]
A) Process chart B) material handling C) stop watch D) all of the above
7. Process layout is employed for [D]
A) Batch production B) continuous type of product
C) Effective utilization of machine D) all of the above
8. For a product layout the material handling equipment must [D]
A) Batch production B) continuous type of product
C) Effective utilization of machine D) be designee as special purpose for a particular application
9. Product layout is employed for [A]
A) Batch production B) continuous type of product
C) Effective utilization of machine D) all of the above
10. the most important objective behind plant layout is [A]
A) Overall simplification safety of integration B) economy in space
C) Maximum travel time in plant D) all of the above

11. Which of the following is considered more a corporate decision? [D]

A) Plant layout B) Facilitates layout C) Resources layout D) Plant location
12. Which of the following is not a goal of plant layout? [C]
A) Minimize the unit cost B) Optimize quality
C) Last in first out inventory D) Lifting no more than one part at a time
13. Which layout has relatively high degree of flexibility? [C]
A. Product layout B. process layout C. flexible layout D. Fixed layout
14. Material handling and plant location is analyzed by [A]
A) Gantt chart B) bin chart C) emersion chart D) travel chart
15. Respirators used for [B]
A) Lung protection B) eye protection C) hand protection D) liver protection
16. Which of the following layouts is suited for mass production? [B]
A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Functional layout
17. in which of the following layouts, the lines need to be balanced? [B]
A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Functional layout
18. The process layout is best suited where [A]
A) Specialization exists B) Machines are arranged according to sequence of operation
C) Few numbers of non-standardized units are to be produced D) Mass production is envisaged
19. Templates are used for [A]
a) A planning layout b) flow of material c) copying complicated profiles d) all of the above
20. In steel plant the most important system for material handling is [D]
A) Conveyors B) cranes and hoists C) trucks D) locos
UNIT IV
1. Which of the following is considered more a corporate decision? [D]
A) Plant layout B) Facilitates layout C) Resources layout D) Plant location
2. Which of the following is not a goal of plant layout? [C]
A) Minimize the unit cost B) Optimize quality

C) Last in first out inventory D) Lifting no more than one part at a time
3. Which layout has relatively high degree of flexibility? [C]
A. Product layout B. process layout C. flexible layout D. Fixed layout
4. Material handling and plant location is analyzed by [A]
A) gantt chart B) bin chart C) emersion chart D) travel chart
5. Respirators used for [B]
A) Lung protection B) eye protection C) hand protection D) liver protection
6) Which of the following layouts is suited for mass production? [B]
A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Functional layout
7) In which of the following layouts, the lines need to be balanced? [ B ]
A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Functional layout
8) The process layout is best suited where [ A ]
A) Specialization exists B) Machines are arranged according to sequence of operation
C) Few numbers of non-standardized units are to be produced D) Mass production is envisaged
9. Templates are used for [ A ]
a) a planning layout b)flow of material c)copying complicated profiles d) all of the above
10. In steel plant the most important system for material handling is [ D ]
A) conveyors B) cranes and noists C) trucks D) locos
11. A production line is to be designed for a job with 4 tasks. The task times are 2.4 minutes,
1.4 minutes, 0.9 minutes, and 1.7 minutes. The maximum cycle time is ______ and the minimum
cycle time is ______ minutes. [ A ]
A) 6.4, 2.4 B) 0.7 C) 1.4 D) 2.4
12. Four hundred and eighty minutes of production time are available per day. The
demand for the product is 80 units per day. Each unit of the product requires 30 minutes of
work. What is the theoretical maximum number of workstation? [ A ]
A) 0.7 B) 1.4 C) 2.4 D) 5
13. Process layout is employed for ---------- [ A ]
A) Batch production B) Continuous type of product

C) Effective utilization of machines D) Effective utilization of labor and machines

14. Which of the following is a determinant of productivity and profitability? [ B ]
A) Resources layout B) Plant layout C) Plant location D) Facilities layout
15. ---------------------- layout is generally has the best machine utilization [ A ]
A) Product-oriented layout B) process layout C) flexible layout D) Fixed layout
16. ----- layout would be most appropriate in a fast food restaurant [ D ]
A) Process layout B) flexible layout C) Fixed layout D) Product layout
17. ------------- layout is most suitable for processing sugar from sugar cane [ A ]
A) Product-oriented layout B) continuous type of product
C) Effective utilization of machine D) all of the above
18. Work study is done with the help of [ C ]
A) Process chart B) material handling C) stop watch D) all of the above
19. Process layout is employed for [ D ]
A) Batch production B) continuous type of product
C) Effective utilization of machine D) all of the above
20. For a product layout the material handling equipment must [ D ]
A) Batch production B) continuous type of product
C) Effective utilization of machine D) be designee as special purpose for aparticular application
UNIT V
1. Which of the following industries is likely to have low equipment utilization? [ D ]
A) Auto manufacturing B) Beer making
C) Television manufacturing D) Hospitals
2. Which one of the following technologies is used only for material handling, not for actual
production or assembly? [ D ]
A) Robots B) CNC C) CAD D) AGVs
3. A drawing of the movement of material, or people is a [ A ]
A) Flow diagram B) process chart C) service blueprint D) process map

4. A ___ _____helps to avoid crowding of jobs at a particular machine by change of route of

some of the jobs or by diverting work to other machine. [ A ]
A) Control chart B) Beer making
C) Television manufacturing D) Hospitals
5. A compact estimate of the handling which must be done between various work stations is
obtained from [ A ]
A) TRVELING CHART B) CNC C) CAD D) AGVs
6. Material handling and plant location is analyzed by [ D ]
A) gnat chart B)bin chart C) Emerson chart D) travel chart
7. In witch of the following layouts the lines need to the balanced [ B ]
A) Process layout B) product layout C) fixed position layout D)plant layout
8. Witch of the following layout is suited to mass production [ B ]
A) Process layout B) product layout C) fixed position layout D) plant layout
9. Witch of the following layout is suited to job production [A]
A) Process layout B) product layout C) fixed position layout D) plant layout
10. Queuing theory is used for [ D ]
A)inventory problems B)traffic congestion studies C)job shop scheduling D)all of the above
11. Queuing theory is associated with [ C ]
A) Sales B) inspection time C) waiting time D) production time
12. The performance of a specific task in cpm is known as [ C ]
A) Dummy B) event C) activity D) contract
13) The most important objective behind plant layout is [ A ]
A) Overall simplification and ease in integration of various functions
B) Economy in machines C) Maximum travel time in plant D) Minimum work-in-progress
14) A low unit cost can be achieved by following [ B ]
A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Functional layout
15. A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.3
minutes, 1.4 minutes, and 0.7 minutes. The maximum cycle time in minutes is: [ D ]

A) 0.3 B) 0.7 C) 1.4 D) 2.4 E) none of these

16. If a line is balanced with 90 percent efficiency, the balance delay would be: [ A ]
A) 10 percent B) 90 percent C) 100 percent D) unknown, since balance delay isn't related to
efficiency E)none of the above
17. A common goal in process layouts is to [ A ]
A) Minimize transportation distance B) Maximize distance between departments
C) Standardize processes D) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible
18. ________ are generally used for the transportation of powders, liquids and gases [ A ]
A) Pipes B) 0.7 C) 1.4 D) 2.4
19. Conveyors are suitable for _____________ production in ____________ routes [ D ]
A) Standardize processes B) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible
C) Share personnel D) Mass, fixed
20. For lifting heavy jobs in a shop, _____________are made use of [ A ]
A) Overhead cranes B) bridge crane C) monorail D) True
UNIT VI
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. In steel plant the most important system for material handling is [D ]
A) Conveyors B) Cranes and hoists C) Trucks D) Locos
2. The wastage of material in the store is taken into account by the following method in the
evaluation of the material issued from the store. [ A ]
A) Inflated system B) Primary cost method C) Current value method D) Fixed price method
3) For a product layout, the material handling equipment must [ C ]
A) Have full flexibility B) Be general purpose type C) Be designed as special purpose for a
particular application D) Employ conveyor belts, trucks, tractors etc.
4. In thermal stations, the coal from the coal handling plant is moved to the boiler bunker
through [ D ]
A) False B) Emerson chart C) Travel chart D) belt conveyoers
5. _______are used for horizontal movement of loads [ A ]

A) hoists B) Primary cost method C) Current value method D) Fixed price method
6. The most important system adopted for material handling in steel plant is [ A ]
A) Locomotive B) False C) have full flexibility D) Be general purpose type
7. Flexible manufacturing systems can handle a variety of dissimilar products. [ B ]
A) True B) False C) Have full flexibility D) Be general purpose type
8. A job shop is similar to a batch production plant in that both may produce products or
services to meet the customers' specifications. [ A ]
A) True B) False C) have full flexibility D) Be general purpose type
9. Product layouts usually require less-skilled workers than process layouts. [ A ]
A)True B) False C) Emerson chart D) Travel chart
10. The term group technology relates to the term part families. [ A ]
A)True B) False C) Emerson chart D) Travel chart
11. Which of the following is a strategic decision? [ B ]
A. Facilitates location B. Plant location C. Plant layout D. Resources location
12. Which is an advantage for product layout? [ D ]
A. Huge capital outlay B. Little flexibility .
C. Discontinuity in production D. Lower cost of material handling
13. What is an advantage for process layout? [ C]
A. Larger production cycle B. Higher material handling costs
C. Interesting to workers D. Higher wage bill
14. Objective of plant layout is [ ]
A) minimum material handling B) minimum equipment utilization
C) minimum manpower utilization D) minimum utilization of floor area
15. O type flow pattern used in ______________ industry. [ D ]
A) bottling plant B) steel plant C) cement plant D) paper plant
16. Which of the following processes most likely uses batch production? [ D ]
A) Sugar Refinery B) Plastic Part Manufacturer C) Consumer Electronics D) Oil Refinery

17. Which of the following processes most likely uses repetitive or mass assembly lines
production? [ B ]
A) Commercial Printer B) Plastic Part Manufacturer
C) Consumer Electronics D) Sugar Refinery
18) All of the following will increase the capacity of process except: [ C ]
A) The purchase of additional equipment B) scheduled machine maintenance
C) Larger production lot sizes D) increasing the backlog before each machine
19. The pattern of plant layout is basically divided by the relationship between the ---------and --A) Commercial Printer B) Plastic Part Manufacturer [ D ]
C) Consumer Electronics D) Number of products, Production quantity
20. The location of plant should be in such a place where the ----------- are available
A) Larger production cycle B) Higher material handling costs [ D ]
C) Interesting to workers D) Large scale economics
UNIT VII
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Material handling and plant location is analyzed by ___________ [ D ]
A) Gnatt chart B) Bin chart C) Emerson chart D) Travel chart
2. Which of the following statements regarding a pull system is true? [ D ]
A) Large lots are pulled from upstream stations.
B) Work is pulled to the downstream work stations before it is actually needed.
C) Manufacturing cycle time is increased. D) Problems become more obvious
3. Fork lift trucks are used for horizontal ______________ path [ B ]
A) Movement in fixed path B) Movement in non-fixed path
C) Vertical movement in non-fixed path D) Horizontal movement in fixed path
4. ________ is used for handling loads over long rectangular area in shipyard. [ C ]
A) Jib crane B) gantry crane C) bridge crane D) monorail
5. for narrow aisles, long loads (like pipes, angles) _______ truck is used. [ A ]

A) Crane truck B) platform truck C) side load truck D) hand lift truck
6. ____________ are extensively used as material handling equipment in the case of product
layout [ A ]
A) Conveyors B) gantry crane C) bridge crane D) monorail
7. _____________ are used for person moving up and down [ A ]
A) Elevators B) Inexpensive equipment C) Sophisticated electronic equipment D) Immovable
equipment
8. Cycle time establishes the output rate for a line. [ A ]
A) True B) False C) Manufacturing cycle time is increased. D) Problems become more obvious
9. The maximum cycle time in an assembly line is equal to the time for the longest task.
[B]
A)True B)False C) bridge crane D) monorail
10. One drawback of process layouts is that equipment utilization rates are lower than in a
product layout. [ D ]
A) gantry crane B) bridge crane C) monorail D) True
11. Which layout facilitates high degree of automation to minimize fatigue and error? [ A]
A) Product layout B) Process layout C) Flexible layout D) Fixed layout
12. For ship vessel industry the following layout is best suited: [ C ]
A. Process layout B. Product layout C. Fixed position layout D. Plant layout
13. ________ is concerned with the orderly storage and issuing of finished goods. [ C ]
A) tool room B) receiving area C) shipping area D) warehousing area
14. Bin cards are used in keeping the records of [ B ]
A) Man power B) machine utilization C) entry & exit of workers D) material storage
15. ___________ is a traction type conveyor. [ A ]
A) Chute conveyor B) screw conveyor C) arm conveyor D) roller conveyor
16. The layout, wherein a breakdown in one machine leads to a breakdown of the entire
production facility, is called [ D ]
A) Chute conveyor B) screw conveyor C) arm conveyor D) Plant layout
17. Plant layout has three systems. They are ----and ----- [ A ]

A) Product layout, process layout, fixed layout B) trolls C) belt conveyor D) all of the above
18. in ------------ layout, the lines need to be balanced. [ D ]
A) trolles B)belt conveyor C)all of the above D) Product layout
19. Material handling in automobile industry is done by [ A ]
A) Overhead crane B) trolls C) belt conveyor D)all of the above
20. String diagram is used when [ D ]
A) Team of workers is working at plate B) material handling is to be done
C) Overhead crane D) trolleys
UNIT VIII
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. ________ phase of equipment life is subjected to reliability study [ C ]
A) Burn in B) Wear out C) Chance failure D) Burn in and wear out
2. Flexibility cannot be achieved with [ D ]
A) Moveable equipment B) Inexpensive equipment
C) Sophisticated electronic equipment D) Immovable equipment
3) The most important objective behind plant layout is [ A ]
A) Overall simplification and ease in integration of various functions
B) Economy in machines C) Maximum travel time in plant D) Minimum work-in-progress
4) A low unit cost can be achieved by following [ B ]
A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Functional layout
5. A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.3
minutes, 1.4 minutes, and 0.7 minutes. The maximum cycle time in minutes is: [ D ]
A) 0.3 B) 0.7 C) 1.4 D) 2.4 E) none of these
6. If a line is balanced with 90 percent efficiency, the balance delay would be: [ A ]
A) 10 percent B) 90 percent C) 100 percent D) unknown, since balance delay isn't related to
efficiency E)none of the above
7. A common goal in process layouts is to [ A ]
A) Minimize transportation distance B) Maximize distance between departments

C) Standardize processes D) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible

8. ________ are generally used for the transportation of powders, liquids and gases [ A ]
A) Pipes B) 0.7 C) 1.4 D) 2.4
9. Conveyors are suitable for _____________ production in ____________ routes [ D ]
A) Standardize processes B) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible
C) Share personnel D) Mass, fixed
10. For lifting heavy jobs in a shop, _____________are made use of [ A ]
A) Overhead cranes B) bridge crane C) monorail D) True
11. In steel plant the most important system for material handling is [D ]
A) Conveyors B) Cranes and hoists C) Trucks D) Locos
12. The wastage of material in the store is taken into account by the following method in
the evaluation of the material issued from the store. [ A ]
A) Inflated system B) Primary cost method C) Current value method D) Fixed price method
13. For a product layout, the material handling equipment must [ C ]
A) Have full flexibility B) Be general purpose type C) Be designed as special purpose for a
particular application D) Employ conveyor belts, trucks, tractors etc.
14. In thermal stations, the coal from the coal handling plant is moved to the boiler bunker
through [ D ]
A) False B) Emerson chart C) Travel chart D) belt conveyers
15. _______are used for horizontal movement of loads [ A ]
A) Hoists B) Primary cost method C) Current value method D) Fixed price method
16. The most important system adopted for material handling in steel plant is [ A ]
A) Locomotive B) False C) have full flexibility D) Be general purpose type
17. Flexible manufacturing systems can handle a variety of dissimilar products. [ B ]
A) True B) False C) Have full flexibility D) Be general purpose type
18. A job shop is similar to a batch production plant in that both may produce products or
services to meet the customers' specifications. [ A ]
A) True B) False C) have full flexibility D) Be general purpose type

19. Product layouts usually require less-skilled workers than process layouts. [ A ]
A) True B) False C) Emerson chart D) Travel chart

20. A common goal in process layouts is to [ A ]

A) Minimize transportation distance B) Maximize distance between departments
C) Standardize processes D) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible