MCQs on Product Development

(Multiple Choice Type Questions)

Choose the correct alternatives for the following:
1 Concurrent Engineering means
a) Latest Design b) Concept to manufacture
c) Product modelling d) Doing design & manufacturing together
2 What the last letter of “PRIDE” principle stands for?
a) Excellence b) Enterprise
c) Energy d) Eagerness
3 Patent right of a product is a
a) Ethical matter b) Legal issue
c) Design consideration d) Customer obligation
4 Small car manufacturer planning to produce a SUV can be termed as
a) product modification b) variant product
c) new product d) none of the above
5 FAST is a method used for finding
a) product function b) customer needs
c) product assembly steps d) Project facilities
6 In order to make a product more difficult for copying by competitors, the product should have
a) Modular architecture b) Integral architecture
c) Mixed architecture d) Can have any architecture
7 Memory expansion slots in computers, where more and more memory cards can be inserted is an
example of
a) Bus modularity b) Sectional modularity
c) Mixed modularity d) Manufacturing based modularity
8 Comparing a company’s product’s specification, durability and maintainability with that of
competitor’s is called
a) Quality function deployment b) Prototype testing
c) Market survey d) Benchmarking
9 The first full scale functional prototype of a product, constructed from actual materials as the final
product is called
a) Alpha prototype b) Beta prototype
c) Gama prototype d) DOE prototype

10 Which of the following can be categorised as “Design for Assembly” guideline

a) Minimize part count b) Maximise part symmetry
c) Provide alignment features d) all of the above
11 Reverse engineering of a product involves
a) Engineering a product by following the steps in reverse
b) Designing a product which is reverse of an existing product
c) Extracting information from an existing product
d) Designing a product from fundamental.
12 Benchmarking is a process for
a) customer need identification b) Testing a product on a test bench
c) Comparing product’s specification with that of competitor’s
d) Earmarking a bench for testing a specific product
13 If a product is designed based on integral architecture, then
a) product can become integral part of another product
b) change of product design in future becomes easy
c) copying the product by competitor becomes difficult d) None of the above
14 Success of a new product will improve if is developed following
a) Analytical modelling b) Benchmarking
c) Design for assembly d) All of above
15 During concept generation and brain storming process
a) Too many ideas should not be generated to avoid confusion
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b) Only those ideas that seem feasible should be considered
c) The discussion should be completed within a predetermined fixed time.
d) None of the above
16 Patent right of a product is a
a) Ethical matter b) Legal issue
c) Design consideration d) Customer obligation
17 Competitive Analysis is carried out for
a) launching a new product before the competitor does
b) Product functional modelling
c) customer need analysis d) understanding the capability of competitors
18 The process of transforming the product functions to product form is called
a) Product specification b) Product benchmarking
c) Product prototype d) Product architecture
19 Which one of the following is categorised under Function based modularity
a) OEM modules b) Slot modules c) Bus modules d) Both b) & c)
20 Moore’s law states that innovation in computing technology
a) remains constant b) increases at a constant rate
c) accelerates d) tops out (decelerate)
21 Portfolio planning is a subject of
a) Understanding opportunity b) Development of a concept
c) Implementation of a concept d) Embodiment engineering
22 The customer need that apply only to a smaller market segment within the
entire buying population is called
a) Direct need b) Latent need c) Constant need d) Niche need
23 Components of a product designed following the guidelines of DFA will be
a) Easy to manufacture b) Easy to sell
c) Easy to assemble d) Easy to maintain
24 Parameters that may be benchmarked for a product are
a) Availability b) Performance c) Environment friendliness d) All of above

25 Modelling and simulation of a product by analytical method has the following

characteristics.
a) Performance is predicted accurately b) Can be completed in short time
c) It is expensive d) Any change in the product cannot be analysed easily
26 It becomes easy for competitors to copy a product if the product has
a) Modular architecture b) Integral architecture
c) Mixed architecture d) any architecture
27 Specification of a product are subject to the following external constraints
a) size and weight b) cost & schedule
c) environmental regulations d) all of the above
28 What characteristic is represented by the letter “R” of “PRIDE” principle?
a) Right b) Respect c) Reason d) Robust
29 “Marketing Department” gets involved in product development process
a) after the product is launched b) at the beginning of product development
c) throughout the development process d) need not get involved.
30 Which of the following is a customer need gathering method,
a) Affinity diagram method b) Customer sort method
c) Conducting interviews d) Cluster analysis method

31 Interview data method is used for,

a) Determining need importance b) Grouping of customer needs
c) Gathering customer needs d) Documentation of customer needs
32 Top asymptote of an S-curve depicts,
a) lesser competition in the market b) development with the existing technology saturates
c) lesser demand for the product d) all of these
33 Which of these is a Product development planning tool,
a) P-chart b) C-chart c) Gantt chart d) PI-chart
34 s-curve relates to,
a) innovation life cycle b) need analysis c) product demand cycle d) customer feedback
analysis
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35 Combining technical expertise in variety of fields in a team is called,
a) competence b) consensus c) synergy d) unity
36 In FAST method, the critical path starts with a Don
a) higher order function b) basic function c) assumed function d) all time e
function

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