Engineering Management and Process Safety Flashcards
Management is:
A. An art
B. Both science and art
C. A science
D. Neither art nor science
A. An art
Engineering is:
A. An art
B. Both science and art
C. A science
D. Neither art nor science
C. A science
Engineers can become good managers only through
A. Experience
B. Taking master degree in management
C. Effective career planning
D. Trainings
C. Effective career planning
If you are an engineer wanting to become a manager, what will you do?
A. Develop new talents
B. Acquire new values
C. Broaden your point of view
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
When engineer enters management, what is the most likely problem he finds difficult to acquire?
A. Learning to trust others
B. Learning how to work through others
C. Learning how to take satisfaction in the work of others
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
What management functions refers to the process of anticipating problems, analyzing them, estimating their likely impact and determining actions that will lead to the desired outcomes and goals?
A. Planning
B. Leading
C. Controlling
D. Organizing
A. Planning
What refers to the establishing interrelationships between people and things in such a way that human and materials resources are effectively focused toward achieving the goal of the company?
A. Planning
B. Leading
C. Controlling
D. Organizing
D. Organizing
What management function involves selecting candidates and training personnel?
A. Organizing
B. Staffing
C. Motivating
D. Controlling
B. Staffing
What management function involves orienting personnel in the most effective way and channeling resources?
A. Directing
B. Planning
C. Organizing
D. Leading
A. Directing
Actual performance normally is the same as the original plan and therefore it is necessary to check for deviation and to take corrective action. This action refers to what management function?
A. Organizing
B. Planning
C. Controlling
D. Staffing
C. Controlling
What refers to management function which is to encourage others to follow the example set for them, with great commitment and conviction?
A. Staffing
B. Motivating
C. Controlling
D. Leading
D. Leading
What refers to a principal function of lower management which is to instill in the workforce a commitment and enthusiasm for pursuing the goals of the organization?
A. Directing
B. Motivating
C. Staffing
D. Controlling
B. Motivating
What refers to the collection of the tolls and techniques that are used on a predefined set of inputs to produce a predefined set of outputs?
A. Project Management
B. Engineering Management
C. Management
D. Planning
A. Project Management
PMTT Project Management Tolls and Techniques
Which is NOT an element of project management process?
A. Data and information
B. Research and development
C. Decision making
D. Implementation and action
B. Research and development
What is the most essential attribute of a project manager?
A. Leadership
B. Charisma
C. Communication skill
D. Knowledge
A. Leadership
In project management, what provides a simple yet effective means of monitoring and controlling a project at each stage of its development?
A. R & D model
B. Project feasibility
C. Life cycle model
D. All of the above
C. Life cycle model
What project life cycle model is the most relevant for information technology project?
A. Morris model
B. Waterfall model
C. Incremental release model
D. Prototype model
B. Waterfall model
In project management, “R & D” stands for:
A. Retail Distribution
B. Research and Development
C. Repair and Develop
D. Reduce and Deduce
B. Research and Development
In project management O & M stands for:
A. Operation and Manpower
B. Operation and Maintenance
C. Operation and Management
D. Operation and Mission
B. Operation and Maintenance
A project management must be very good in which of the following skills?
A. Communication skills
B. Human relationship skills
C. Leadership skills
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Project integration management involves which of the following processes?
A. Project plan development
B. Project plan execution
C. Integrated change control
D. Quality planning
D. Quality planning
PIQP project integration quality planning
Project quality management involves all of the following processes except:
A. Quality planning
B. Quality assurance
C. Quality Control
D. Quality feature
D. Quality feature
What is defined as an organized method of providing past, present, and projected information on internal operations and external intelligence for use in decision-making?
A. Electronic Data Processing Systems
B. Management Information System
C. Central Processing System
D. Data Management System
B. Management Information System
Middle management level undertakes what planning activity?
A. Intermediate planning
B. Strategic planning
C. Operational planning
D. Direct planning
A. Intermediate planning
Strategic planning is undertaken in which management level?
A. Lower management level
B. Middle management level
C. Top management level
D. Lowest management level
C. Top management level
What is the advantage of free-rein style of leadership?
A. Little managerial control and high degree of risk
B. Time consuming and cost ineffective
C. Little ideas from subordinate in decision-making
D. All of the above
A. Little managerial control and high degree of risk
If you are appointed as a division manager, your first task is most likely to
A. Set goals
B. Determine the resources needed
C. Set a standard
D. Develop strategies and tactics
A. Set goals
What is defined as the process of planning, organizing, and controlling operations to reach objective efficiently and effectively?
A. General Management
B. Engineering Management
C. Production Management
D. Operations Management
D. Operations Management
For a project manager to achieve his given set of goals through other people, he must have a good
A. Interpersonal skills
B. Communication skills
C. Leadership
D. Decision-making skills
A. Interpersonal skills
What type of conflict do managers encounter when there is disagreement on issues of territorial power or hidden agenda?
A. Technical opinion conflict
B. Politics
C. Ambiguous roles
D. Managerial procedure conflict
B. Politics
The process of partitioning an organization into subunits to improve efficiency is known as
A. Division of labor
B. Segmentation
C. Departmentalization
D. Territorialization
C. Departmentalization
By departmentalization of an organization, it decentralizes
A. Authority
B. Responsibility
C. Accountability
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
What type of committee companies or corporations created for a short term purpose only?
A. Interim committee
B. Temporary committee
C. Standing committee
D. Ad hoc committee
D. Ad hoc committee
ATS Ad hoc Short Term
What refers to a description of whether the objectives are accomplished?
A. Efficiency
B. Effectiveness
C. Ability to manage
D. Decision-making ability
B. Effectiveness
An engineering is required to finish a certain engineering job in 20 days. He is said to be ______ if he finished the job within the required period of 20 days
A. Efficient
B. Effective
C. Reliable
D. Qualified
B. Effective
Effective - finished job at required period
If an engineer provides less input (labor and materials) to his project and still come out with the same output, he is said to be more
A. Managerial skill
B. Economical
C. Effective
D. Efficient
D. Efficient
ELISO Efficient Less Input Same Output
To determine a qualified applicant, the engineer manager will subject the applicant to
a test that is used to measure a person’s current knowledge of a subject?
A. Interest test
B. Aptitude test
C. Performance test
D. Personality test
C. Performance test
performance test - measure of applicant’s current knowledge of a subject
What type of training is a combination of on-the-job training and experience with classroom instruction in particular subject?
A. On-the-job training
B. Vestibule school
C. Apprenticeship program
D. In-basket
C. Apprenticeship program
What type of authority refers to a specialist’s right to oversee lower level personnel involved in the project regardless of the personnel’s assignment in the organization?
A. Top authority
B. Line authority
C. Staff authority
D. Functional authority
D. Functional authority
When a consultant or specialist gives advice to his superior, he is using what type of authority?
A. Top authority
B. Line authority
C. Staff authority
D. Functional authority
C. Staff authority
When structuring an organization, the engineer manager must be concerned with the determining the scope of words and how it is combined in a job. This refers to
A. Division of labor
B. Delegation of authority
C. Departmentation
D. Span of control
A. Division of labor
division of labor - scope of words
departmentation - major organizational subunits
When structuring an organization, the engineer must be concerned with the grouping of related jobs, activities, or processes into major organizational subunits. This refers to:
A. Division of labor
B. Delegation of authority
C. Departmentation
D. Span of control
C. Departmentation
division of labor - scope of words
departmentation - major organizational subunits
Which technique will the manager use when evaluating alternative using qualitative evaluation?
A. Comparison technique
B. Intuition and subjective judgment
C. Rational technique
D. Analytical technique
B. Intuition and subjective judgment
qualitative - intuition and subjective judgment
quantitative - rational and analytical techniques
Which technique will the manager use when evaluating alternative using quantitative evaluation?
A. Rational and analytical techniques
B. Intuition and subjective judgment
C. Comparison in number technique
D. Cost analysis
A. Rational and analytical techniques
qualitative - intuition and subjective judgment
quantitative - rational and analytical techniques
What refers to the strategic statement that identifies why an organization exists, its philosophy of management, and its purpose as distinguished from other similar organizations in terms of products, services and markets?
A. Corporate mission
B. Corporate vision
C. Corporate character
D. Corporate identity
A. Corporate mission
corporate mission - philosophy of management, etc.
What refers to a process of influencing and supporting others to work enthusiastically toward achieving objectives?
A. Power
B. Leadership
C. Teamwork
D. Charisma
A. Power
PISO - Power is Influencing and Supporting Others
What describes how to determine the number of service units that will minimize both customer’s waiting time and cost of service?
A. Queuing theory
B. Network model
C. Sampling theory
D. Simulation
A. Queuing theory
What refers to the rational way to conceptualize, analyze and solve problems in situations involving limited or partial information about the decision environment?
A. Sampling theory
B. Linear programming
C. Decision theory
D. Simulation
C. Decision theory
What is quantitative technique where samples of populations are statistically determined to be used for a number of processes, such as quality control and marketing research?
A. Sampling theory
B. Linear programming
C. Statistical decision theory
D. Simulation
A. Sampling theory
The engineer manager must be concern with the needs of his human resources. What refers to the need of the employees for food, drinks, and rest?
A. Physiological need
B. Security need
C. Esteem need
D. Self-actualization need
A. Physiological need
What refers to the learning that is provided in order to improve performance on the present job?
A. Training
B. Development
C. Vestibule
D. Specialized courses
A. Training
What technique is best suited for projects that contain many repetitions of some standard activities?
A. Benchmark job technique
B. Parametric technique
C. Modular technique
D. Non- modular technique
A. Benchmark job technique
benchmark job many repititions
What organizational structure is based on the assumption that each unit should specialize in a specific functional area and perform all of the tasks that require its expertise?
A. Functional organization
B. Territorial organization
C. Process organization
D. Product organization
A. Functional organization
functional organization - special in a specific functional area
product organization - project assigned to a single organization unit
matrix organization - balancing the use of human resources and skills, dual boss, project manager is responsible
What type of organization structure in which each project is assigned to a single organizational unit and the various functions are performed by personnel within the unit?
A. Functional organization
B. Territorial organization
C. Process organization
D. Product organization
D. Product organization
functional organization - special in a specific functional area
product organization - project assigned to a single organization unit
matrix organization - balancing the use of human resources and skills, dual boss, project manager is responsible for completion and budgest
What organizational structure provides a sound basis for balancing the use of human resources and skills?
A. Functional organization
B. Matrix organization
C. Process organization
D. Product organization
B. Matrix organization
functional organization - special in a specific functional area
product organization - project assigned to a single organization unit
matrix organization - balancing the use of human resources and skills, dual boss, project manager is responsible for completion and budgest
In which type of organization where the structure can lead to a “dual boss” phenomenon?
A. Functional organization
B. Matrix organization
C. Process organization
D. Product organization
B. Matrix organization
functional organization - special in a specific functional area
product organization - project assigned to a single organization unit
matrix organization - balancing the use of human resources and skills, dual boss, project manager is responsible for completion and budgest
Which one is an advantage of a matrix organization?
A. Rapid reaction organization
B. Adaptation to changing environment
C. State-of-the-art technology
D. Better utilization of resources
A. Rapid reaction organization
MRR Matrix Rapid Reaction
Which one is a disadvantage of a matrix organization?
A. Dual accountability of personnel
B. Conflicts between project and functional managers
C. Profit-and-loss accountability difficult
D. Inefficient use of specialist
D. Inefficient use of specialist
matrix disadvantage inefficient use
Which one is an advantage projectized organization?
A. Efficient use of technical personnel
B. Good project schedule and cost control
C. Single point for customer contact
D. Rapid reaction time possible
A. Efficient use of technical personnel
Which one is a disadvantage of a projectized organization?
A. Uncertain technical direction
B. Inefficient use of specialist
C. Insecurity regarding future job assignments
D. Slower work flow
D. Slower work flow
projectized disadvantage slower work flow
Which one is an advantage of a functional organization?
A. Efficient use of technical personnel
B. Rapid reaction time possible
C. Career continuity and growth of technical personnel
D. Good technology transfer between projects
B. Rapid reaction time possible
FORR Functional Organization Rapid Reaction
Which one is disadvantage of a functional organization?
A. Weak customer interface
B. Weak project authority
C. Inefficient use of specialist
D. Slower work flow
C. Inefficient use of specialist
FDIU Functional Disadvantage Inefficient Use
In what type of organization where a project manager is held responsible for completion of the project and is often assigned a budget?
A. Functional organization
B. Matrix organization
C. Projectized organization
D. Project coordinated organization
B. Matrix organization
functional organization - special in a specific functional area
product organization - project assigned to a single organization unit
matrix organization - balancing the use of human resources and skills, dual boss
matrix organization - project manager is responsible for completion and budgest
In selecting an organizational structure, which of the following is not a criterion?
A. Finance and accounting
B. Customer relation
C. Location
D. Technology
C. Location
What is NOT a factor to be taken into consideration when selecting an organizational structure for managing projects?
A. Overhead cost
B. Type of technology used
C. Location of the project
D. Level of uncertainty in projects
C. Location of the project
If a project have multidimensional goals, the project manager often use his
to reach a compromise solution.
A. Leadership
B. Tradeoff analysis skill
C. Authority
D. Decision-making skill
B. Tradeoff analysis skill
multidimensional - tradeoff
Who is responsible for ensuring that the project is completed successfully as measured by time, cost, performance and stakeholder satisfaction?
A. Functional manager
B. Project manager
C. Chief engineer
D. Department supervisor
B. Project manager
Who is responsible for running a department so that all his customers are served efficiently and effectively?
A. Area manager
B. Sales manager
C. Functional manager
D. Project manager
C. Functional manager
FMRD Functional Manager Running a Department
What is the major activity of the project support office?
A. Administrative support for projects
B. Support for tools and techniques
C. Overall project management support
D. Project management via the internet
A. Administrative support for projects
What is the major activity of the project office?
A. Administrative support for projects
B. Support for tools and techniques
C. Overall project management support
D. Project management via internet
C. Overall project management support
What is an important tool for the design and implementation of the project’s work content?
A. Linear responsibility chart
B. Gantt chart
C. Life cycle model
D. Project design chart
A. Linear responsibility chart
What chart summarizes the relationships between project stakeholders and their responsibilities in each project element?
A. Linear responsibility chart
B. Matrix responsibility chart
C. Responsibility interface matrix
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
What network model enables engineer managers to schedule, monitor, and control large and complex projects by using only one time factor per activity?
A. Forecasting
B. Critical path method
C. Program evaluation review technique
D. Simulation
B. Critical path method
What network model enables engineer managers to schedule, monitor, and control large and complex projects by employing three time estimate for each activity?
A. Forecasting
B. Critical path method
C. Program evaluation review technique
D. Simulation
C. Program evaluation review technique
three time estimate program evaluation
For a project manager to have an effective means of identifying and communicating the planned activities and their interrelationships, he must use a network technique. One of the network techniques is commonly known as CPM. What does CPM stands for?
A. Critical plan method
B. Critical path method
C. Critical project method
D. Coordinated plan method
B. Critical path method
For a project manager to have an efficient means of identifying and communicating the planned activities and their interrelationships, he must use a network technique. One of the network techniques is commonly known as PERT. What does Pert stands for?
A. Project evaluation review technique
B. Program evaluation review technique
C. Path evaluation review technique
D. Program execution review technique
B. Program evaluation review technique
What is the benefit of using PERT/CPM network as integral component of project management?
A. They furnish a consistent framework for planning, scheduling, monitoring and controlling project.
B. They illustrate the inter-dependencies of all tasks
C. They can be used to estimate the expected project completion dares as well as the probability that the project will be completed by a specific date
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
The CPM was developed by Rand and Walker in what year?
A. 1957
B. 1958
C. 1959
D. 1960
A. 1957
1957 - CPM developed
1958 - PERT developed
In what year was PERT developed?
A. 1957
B. 1958
C. 1959
D. 1960
B. 1958
1957 - CPM developed
1958 - PERT developed
In Morris life cycle model, a project is divided into how many stages to be performed in sequence?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
B. 4
Morris 4
What is the first stage in the life cycle of a project using Morris model?
A. Planning and design
B. Feasibility
C. Production
D. Turnover and startup
B. Feasibility
Risk management is:
A. Risk avoidance
B. Controlling risk
C. To gain opportunities
D. All of the above
B. Controlling risk
What technique a manager must use if he decides to absorb the risk in the project?
A. Create buffer in the form of management reserve or extra time in schedule
B. Use a different technology
C. Use a different supplier
D. Buying insurance
A. Create buffer in the form of management reserve or extra time in schedule
Buying insurance is a form of:
A. Risk elimination
B. Risk reduction
C. Risk sharing
D. Risk absorption
C. Risk sharing
What refers to any technique used either to minimize the probability of an accident or to mitigate its consequences?
A. Reliability management
B. Risk management
C. Quality assurance management
D. Project assurance management
B. Risk management
What refers to the techniques that encompass risk assignment and the inclusive evaluation of risk, costs and benefits of alternative projects or policies?
A. Risk management
B. Risk-benefit analysis
C. Benefit management
D. Uncertainty analysis
B. Risk-benefit analysis
What is measured by the amount of resources that a manager can allocate without the need to get an approval from his or her manager?
A. Responsibility
B. Leadership
C. Authority
D. Tradeoff skill
C. Authority
What is defined as a course of action aimed at ensuring that the organization will achieve its objectives?
A. Goal
B. Strategy
C. Program
D. Plan
B. Strategy
When there is a degradation of service provided by the company to clients, it is a sign that the engineer manager in-charge:
A. Lacks leadership skill
B. Has inadequate control
C. Has poor organization
D. Has no proper planning
B. Has inadequate control
What principal element of uncertainty refers to a measure of the relevance of available information to the problem at hand?
A. Statistical confidence
B. Tolerance
C. Incompleteness of the data
D. Ambiguity in modeling the problem
B. Tolerance
tolerance - measure of relavance of available information
One of the mnemonic management tool used is the SMEAC. What does the acronym SMEAC stands for?
A. Situation, Mission, Execution, Administration, Coordination
B. Situation, Mission, Execution, Application, Communication
C. Situation, Mission, Execution, Administration, Communication
D. Strategy, Mission, Execution, Administration, Communication
Situation, Mission, Execution, Administration, Communication
In the management tools, SMEAC, where A stands for administration, which is the appropriate question will the manager ask?
A. What do we need to get it done?
B. What are we aiming to do?
C. How are we going to do it?
D. What is the operation environment?
A. What do we need to get it done?
Administration - need to be done
In project management, what is usually the first step underlying in the process of performing a project?
A. Select appropriate performance measures
B. Define the goals of the project and their relative importance
C. Identify a need for a product or service
D. Develop a technological concept
C. Identify a need for a product or service
In the process of performing a project, after the need for a product or service is identified, what is usually the next step?
A. Define the goals of the project and their relative importance
B. Develop a budget
C. Develop a schedule
D. Develop the technological concept
A. Define the goals of the project and their relative importance
What is usually the last step in the process of performing a project?
A. Select appropriate performance measures
B. Implement a plan
C. Monitor and control the project
D. Evaluate project success
D. Evaluate project success
To consider the consequence of uncertainly on project management, laws on project management are developed. One of which is “A careless planned project will take ____ times longer to complete than expected”.
A. Three
B. Four
C. Two
D. Two and a half
A. Three
careless project - three times longer
In the typical functional organization hierarchy, the chief engineer is under the
A. Finance manager
B. Manufacturing manager
C. General manager
D. Marketing manager
C. General manager
What is a diagram of the organization’s official positions and formal lines of authority called?
A. Organization chart
B. Authority chart
C. Policy chart
D. Control chart
A. Organization chart
What is defined as the process of identifying and choosing alternative courses of action in a manner appropriate to the demands of the situations?
A. Sampling theory
B. Alternative-analysis
C. Problem-solving
D. Decision-making
D. Decision-making
What refers to the activity of incorporating the technical know how with the ability to organize and coordinate workforce, materials, equipment and all other resources including money?
A. Engineering management
B. Engineering technology
C. Technical manger
D. General management
A. Engineering management
Defined as the creative problem solving process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling an organization’s resources to achieve its mission and objectives.
A. Management
B. Planning
C. Organizing
D. Supervision
A. Management
Refers to the activity combining “technical knowledge with the ability to organize and coordinate worker power, materials, machinery, and money.”
A. Engineering Management
B. Engineering Materials
C. Engineering Organization
D. Engineering Club
A. Engineering Management
The following are considered as functions of an engineer except
A. Testing
B. Construction
C. Sales
D. Physical Education
D. Physical Education
A function of an engineer where the engineer is engaged in the process of learning about nature and codifying this knowledge into usable theories.
A. Research
B. Design and Development
C. Testing
D. Manufacturing
A. Research
A function of an engineer where the engineer undertakes the activity of turning a product concept to a finished physical term.
A. Research
B. Manufacturing
C. Testing
D. Design and Development
D. Design and Development
A function of an engineer where the engineer works in a unit where new products or parts are tested for workability.
A. Research
B. Design and Development
C. Testing
D. Manufacturing
C. Testing
A function of an engineer where the engineer is directly in charge of production personnel or assumes responsibility for the product.
A. Research
B. Design and Development
C. Testing
D. Manufacturing
D. Manufacturing
A function of an engineer where the engineer is either directly in charge of the construction personnel or may have responsibility for the quality of the construction process.
A. Construction
B. Sales
C. Consulting
D. Government
A. Construction
A function of an engineer where the engineer assists the company’s customers to meet their needs, especially those that require technical expertise.
A. Construction
B. Government
C. Consulting
D. Sales
D. Sales
SEA Sales = Engineer Assists
A function of an engineer where the engineer works as consultant of any individual or organization requiring his services.
A. Construction
B. Sales
C. Consulting
D. Government
C. Consulting
A function of an engineer where the engineer may find employment in the government performing any of the various tasks in regulating, monitoring, and controlling the activities of various institutions, public or private.
A. Construction
B. Sales
C. Government
D. Consulting
C. Government
A function of an engineer where the engineer gets employment in a school and is assigned as a teacher of engineering courses.
A. Teaching
B. Government
C. Management
D. Consulting
A. Teaching
A function of an engineer where the engineer is assigned to manage groups of people performing specific tasks.
A. Teaching
B. Government
C. Management
D. Consulting
C. Management
Defined as the process of identifying and choosing alternative courses of action in a manner appropriate to the demands of the situation.
A. Decision Making
B. Engineering Management
C. Initiative
D. Problem solving
A. Decision Making
The first step in Decision making process is to
A. Analyze environment
B. Diagnose problem
C. Make a choice
D. Articulate problem or opportunity
B. Diagnose problem
The last step in decision making process is to
A. Analyze environment
B. Make a choice
C. Diagnose problem
D. Evaluate and adapt decision results
D. Evaluate and adapt decision results
Refers to evaluation of alternatives using intuition and subjective judgment.
A. Quantitative evaluation
B. Qualitative evaluation
C. Relative evaluation
D. Subjective evaluation
B. Qualitative evaluation
Refers to evaluation of alternatives using any technique in a group classified as rational and analytical.
A. Quantitative evaluation
B. Qualitative evaluation
C. Relative evaluation
D. Subjective evaluation
A. Quantitative evaluation
Refers to the management function that involves anticipating future trends and determining the best strategies and tactics to achieve organizational objectives.
A. Management
B. Planning
C. Organizing
D. Supervision
B. Planning
Refers to the process of determining the major goals of the organization and the policies and strategies for obtaining and using resources to achieve those goals.
A. Operational Planning
B. Intermediate Planning
C. Strategic planning
D. Secondary Planning
C. Strategic planning
The top management of any firm is involved in this type of planning.
A. Operational Planning
B. Intermediate Planning
C. Strategic planning
D. Secondary Planning
C. Strategic planning
Refers to the process of determining the contributions that subunits can make with allocated resources.
A. Operational Planning
B. Intermediate Planning
C. Strategic planning
D. Secondary Planning
B. Intermediate Planning
This type of planning is undertaken by middle management.
A. Operational Planning
B. Intermediate Planning
C. Strategic planning
D. Secondary Planning
B. Intermediate Planning
Refers to the process of determining how specific tasks can best be accomplished on time with available resources.
A. Operational Planning
B. Intermediate Planning
C. Strategic planning
D. Secondary Planning
A. Operational Planning
This type of planning is a responsibility of lower management.
A. Operational Planning
B. Intermediate Planning
C. Strategic planning
D. Secondary Planning
A. Operational Planning
lower management - operational planning
middle management - intermediate planning
top management - strategic planning
This is the written document or blueprint for implementing and controlling an organization’s marketing activities related to particular marketing strategy.
A. Marketing Plan
B. Financial Plan
C. Production Plan
D. Short-range plans
A. Marketing Plan
This is a written document that states the quantity of output a company must produce in broad terms and by product family.
A. Marketing Plan
B. Financial Plan
C. Production Plan
D. Short-range plans
C. Production Plan
It is a document that summarizes the current financial situation of the firm, analyzes financial needs, and recommends a direction for financial activities.
A. Marketing Plan
B. Financial Plan
C. Production Plan
D. Short-range plans
B. Financial Plan
It is a document that indicates the human resource needs of a company detailed in terms of quantity and quality and based on the requirements of the company’s strategic plan.
A. Marketing Plan
B. Financial Plan
C. Production Plan
D. Human Resource Management Plan
D. Human Resource Management Plan
These are plans intended to cover a period of less than one year. First-line supervisors are mostly concerned with these planes.
A. Short-range plans
B. Long-range plans
C. Standing Plans
D. Single-Use Plans
A. Short-range plans
These are plans covering a time span of more than one year. These are mostly undertaken by middle and top management.
A. Short-range plans
B. Long-range plans
C. Standing Plans
D. Single-Use Plans
B. Long-range plans
Plans that are used again and again and they focus on managerial situations that recur repeatedly.
A. Short-range plans
B. Long-range plans
C. Standing Plans
D. Single-Use Plans
C. Standing Plans
SPAA standing plans - again and again
These are broad guidelines to aid managers at every level in making decisions about recurring situations or function.
A. Policies
B. Procedures
C. Guidelines
D. Rules
A. Policies
These are plans that describe the exact series of actions to be taken in a given situation.
A. Policies
B. Procedures
C. Guidelines
D. Rules
B. Procedures
ESAP exact series of actions - procedures
These are statements that either require or forbid a certain action.
A. Policies
B. Procedures
C. Guidelines
D. Rules
D. Rules
RRF Rules Require or Forbid
Specifically developed to implement courses of action that are relatively unique and are unlikely to be repeated.
A. Short-range plans
B. Long-range plans
C. Standing Plans
D. Single-Use Plans
D. Single-Use Plans
A plan which sets forth the projected expenditure for a certain activity and explains where the required funds will come from.
A. Project
B. Budget
C. Program
D. Financial Statement
B. Budget
A plan designed to coordinate a large set of activities.
A. Project
B. Budget
C. Program
D. Financial Statement
C. Program
A plan that is usually more limited in scope than a program and is sometimes prepared to support a program.
A. Project
B. Budget
C. Program
D. Financial Statement
A. Project
A management function which refers to the structuring of resources and activities to accomplish objectives in an efficient and effective manner.
A. Organizing
B. Planning
C. Supervising
D. Structure
A. Organizing
The arrangement or relationship of positions within an organization.
A. Organizing
B. Planning
C. Supervising
D. Structure
D. Structure
This is a form of departmentalization in which everyone engaged in one functional activity, such as engineering or marketing, is grouped into one unit.
A. Functional Organization
B. Product or Market Organization
C. Matrix Organization
D. Divisible Organization
A. Functional Organization
This type of organization is very effective in similar firms especially “single business firms where key activities revolve around well-defined skills and areas of specialization”.
A. Functional Organization
B. Product or Market Organization
C. Matrix Organization
D. Divisible Organization
A. Functional Organization
This refers to the organization of a company by a division that brings together all those involved with a certain type of product or customer.
A. Functional Organization
B. Product or Market Organization
C. Matrix Organization
D. Divisible Organization
B. Product or Market Organization
This is appropriate for a large corporation with many product lines in several related industries.
A. Functional Organization
B. Product or Market Organization
C. Matrix Organization
D. Divisible Organization
B. Product or Market Organization
An organizational structure in which each employee reports both a functional or division manager and to a project or group manager.
A. Functional Organization
B. Product or Market Organization
C. Matrix Organization
D. Divisible Organization
C. Matrix Organization
Refers to a manager’s right to tell subordinates what to do and then see that they do it.
A. Line authority
B. Staff authority
C. Functional authority
D. Head authority
A. Line authority
A staff specialist’s right to give advice to a superior.
A. Line authority
B. Staff authority
C. Functional authority
D. Head authority
B. Staff authority
A specialist’s right to oversee lower level personnel involved in that specialty, regardless of where the personnel are in the organization.
A. Line authority
B. Staff authority
C. Functional authority
D. Head authority
C. Functional authority
A committee created for a short-term purpose and have a limited life.
A. Ad hoc committee
B. Standing committee
C. Sinking committee
D. Midget committee
A. Ad hoc committee
A permanent committee that deals with issues on an ongoing basis.
A. Ad hoc committee
B. Standing committee
C. Sinking committee
D. Midget committee
B. Standing committee
Defined as the management function that determines human resource needs, recruits, selects, trains, and develops human resources for jobs created by an organization.
A. Resourcing
B. Recruitment
C. Hiring
D. Staffing
D. Staffing
An assessment of future human resource needs in relation to the current capabilities of the organization.
A. Forecasting
B. Control
C. Programming
D. Recruitment
A. Forecasting
Refers to translation of the forecasted human resource needs to personnel objectives and goals.
A. Forecasting
B. Control
C. Programming
D. Recruitment
C. Programming
programming - translation to personnal objectives and goals
This refers to monitoring human resource action plans and evaluating their success.
A. Forecasting
B. Evaluation and Control
C. Programming
D. Recruitment
B. Evaluation and Control
Refers to attracting qualified persons to apply for vacant positions in the company so that those who are best suited to serve the company may be selected.
A. Forecasting
B. Evaluation and Control
C. Programming
D. Recruitment
D. Recruitment
Refers to the act of choosing from those that are available than individuals most likely to succeed on the job.
A. Forecasting
B. Evaluation and Control
C. Selection
D. Training
C. Selection
In this staffing procedure, the new employee is provided with the necessary information about the company and will be introduced to the immediate working environment and co-workers.
A. Performance Appraisal
B. Induction and Orientation
C. Training and Development
D. Monetary Rewards
B. Induction and Orientation
Refers to the learning that is provided in order to improve performance on the present job.
A. Performance Appraisal
B. Induction and Orientation
C. Training and Development
D. Monetary Rewards
C. Training and Development
Refers to a movement by a person into a position of higher pay and greater responsibilities and which is given as a reward for competence and ambition.
A. Monetary reward
B. Promotion
C. Demotion
D. Transfer
B. Promotion
The movement of a person to a different job at the same or similar level of responsibility in the organization.
A. Monetary reward
B. Promotion
C. Demotion
D. Transfer
D. Transfer
The movement from one position to another which has less pay or responsibility attached to it. It is used as a form of punishment or as a temporary measure to keep an employee until he is offered a higher position.
A. Separation
B. Promotion
C. Demotion
D. Transfer
C. Demotion
Either a voluntary or involuntary termination of an employee.
A. Separation
B. Transfer
C. Termination
D. Demotion
A. Separation
A process of sharing information through symbols, including words and message.
A. Counseling
B. Communication
C. Hypnotism
D. Language
B. Communication
Function of communication that can be used for decision-making at various work levels in the organization.
A. Information Function
B. Emotive Function
C. Motivation Function
D. Control Function
A. Information Function
A function of communication used as a means to motivate employees to commit themselves to the organizations objectives.
A. Information Function
B. Emotive Function
C. Motivation Function
D. Control Function
C. Motivation Function
Function of communication that deals when feelings are repressed in the organization, employees are affected by anxiety, which, in turn, affects performance.
A. Information Function
B. Emotive Function
C. Motivation Function
D. Control Function
B. Emotive Function
A form of communication transmitted through hearing or sight.
A. Verbal
B. Oral
C. Written
D. Nonverbal
A. Verbal
A means of conveying message through body language, as well as the use of time, space, touch, clothing, appearance and aesthetic elements.
A. Verbal
B. Oral
C. Written
D. Nonverbal
D. Nonverbal
verbal - hearing or sight
nonverbal - body language
Refers to the process of activating behavior, sustaining it, and directing it toward a particular goal.
A. Suppression
B. Motivation
C. Praising
D. Unification
B. Motivation
The following are considered as factors contributing to motivation except:
A. Willingness to do a job
B. Self-confidence in carrying out a task
C. Needs satisfaction
D. Inferiority complex
D. Inferiority complex
The following are considered theories of Motivation except:
A. Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy Theory
B. Expectancy Theory
C. Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory
D. Gagarin’s Theory
D. Gagarin’s Theory
It is a management function which involves influencing others to engage in the work behaviors necessary to reach organizational goals.
A. Sales talk
B. Motivation
C. Leading
D. Commanding
C. Leading
A person who occupies a higher position has power over persons in lower positions within the organization. This describes:
A. Legitimate power
B. Referent power
C. Coercive power
D. Reward power
A. Legitimate power
When a person has the ability to give rewards to anybody who follows orders or requests, it termed as:
A. Legitimate power
B. Referent power
C. Coercive power
D. Reward power
D. Reward power
When a person compels with orders through treats or punishment.
A. Legitimate power
B. Referent power
C. Coercive power
D. Reward power
C. Coercive power
coercive - threats or punishment
When a person can get compliance from another because the latter would want to be identified with the former.
A. Legitimate power
B. Referent power
C. Coercive power
D. Reward power
B. Referent power
Which of the following is not a trait of an effective leader:
A. A high level of personal drive
B. Knowledge of the company, industry or technology
C. Charisma
D. Greedy
D. Greedy
Refers to the process of ascertaining whether organizational objectives have been achieved and determining what activities should then be taken to achieve objectives better in the future.
A. Planning
B. Controlling
C. Evaluation
D. Inspection
D. Inspection
achieve objectives Inspection
A type of controlling when the management anticipates problems and prevents their occurrence.
A. Feed forward control
B. Preventive control
C. Concurrent control
D. Feedback control
A. Feed forward control
A type of controlling when the operations are already ongoing and activities to detect variances are made.
A. Feed forward control
B. Preventive control
C. Concurrent control
D. Feedback control
C. Concurrent control
A type of controlling when information is gathered about a completed activity, and in order that evaluation and steps for improvement are derived.
A. Feed forward control
B. Preventive control
C. Concurrent control
D. Feedback control
D. Feedback control
Refers to any process that accepts inputs and uses resources to change those inputs in useful ways.
A. Operation
B. Production
C. Construction
D. Creation
A. Operation
The process of planning, organizing, and controlling operations to reach objectives efficiently and effectively.
A. Planning
B. Operations management
C. Evaluation management
D. Backboning
B. Operations management
A process of creating a set of product specifications appropriate to the demands of the situation.
A. Product Design
B. Blueprinting
C. Product planning
D. Conceptualizing
A. Product Design
Refers to forecasting the future sales of a given product, translating this forecast into the demand it generates for various production facilities, and arranging for the procurement of these facilities.
A. Product Design
B. Blueprinting
C. Product planning
D. Conceptualizing
C. Product planning
The phase of production control involved in developing timetables that specify how long each operation in the production process takes.
A. Plotting
B. Scheduling
C. Timetable
D. Anticipating
B. Scheduling
Refers to the approach that seeks efficiency of operation through integration of all material acquisition, movement, and storage activities in the firm.
A. Work
B. Quality Control
C. Inventory Control
D. Purchasing and Materials Management
D. Purchasing and Materials Management
The process of establishing and maintaining appropriate levels of reserve stocks of goods.
A. Work-Flow Layout
B. Quality Control
C. Inventory Control
D. Purchasing and Materials Management
C. Inventory Control
“stocks of goods” - inventory control
The process of determining the physical arrangement of the production system.
A. Work-Flow Layout
B. Quality Control
C. Inventory Control
D. Purchasing and Materials Management
A. Work-Flow Layout
Refers to the measurement of products or services against standards set by the company.
A. Work-Flow Layout
B. Quality Control
C. Inventory Control
D. Purchasing and Materials Management
B. Quality Control
A group of activities designed to facilitate and expedite the selling of goods and services.
A. Advertisement
B. Commercial
C. Marketing
D. Sales
C. Marketing
The four P’s of marketing are the following except:
A. Product
B. Price
C. Promotion
D. Publicity
D. Publicity
It includes the tangible (or intangible) item and its capacity to satisfy a specified need.
A. Product
B. Price
C. Promotion
D. Place
A. Product
Refers to the money or other considerations exchanged for the purchase or use of the product, idea, or service.
A. Product
B. Price
C. Promotion
D. Place
B. Price
An important factor for a company to locate in places where they can be easily reached by their customers.
A. Product
B. Price
C. Promotion
D. Place
D. Place
Defined as communicating information between seller and potential buyer to influence attitudes and behavior.
A. Product
B. Price
C. Promotion
D. Place
C. Promotion
A type of promotion where a paid message appears in mass media for the purpose of informing or persuading people about particular products, services, beliefs, or action.
A. Advertising
B. Publicity
C. Sales promotion
D. Personal selling
A. Advertising
The promotional tool that publishes news or information about a product, service, or idea on behalf of a sponsor but is not paid for by the sponsor.
A. Advertising
B. Publicity
C. Sales promotion
D. Personal selling
B. Publicity
A more aggressive means of promoting the sales of a product or service.
A. Advertising
B. Publicity
C. Sales promotion
D. Personal selling
D. Personal selling
Which of the following is not a measure of effectiveness safety program?
OSHA incident rate
Fatal Accident Rate (FAR)
Fatality rate
HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Study)
HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Study)
How toxicants enters into organisms?
Ingestion
Injection
Inhalation
All of the above
All of the above
Lowest value on response vs dose curve is called
Threshold limit value
Average response
Highest response
Relative toxicity
Threshold limit value
Identification, evaluation and control are the phases of
Safety program
Industrial hygiene
Material handling
None of the above
Industrial hygiene
Fire is rapid __________ of ignited fuel
Exothermic oxidation
Exothermic reduction
Endothermic reduction
Endothermic oxidation
Exothermic oxidation
_____________ is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases.
Fire
Flammability
Explosion
Toxicity
Explosion
_____________ is the lowest temperature that the vapors of a material will ignite when exposed to an ignition source.
Flash point
Fire point
Autoignition temperature
Inerting
Fire point
An explosion occurring within vessel or a building
Confined explosion
Unconfined explosion
BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion)
None of the above
Confined explosion
Which of the following causes of overpressure?
Ambient heat
Valve failures
Both A and B
None of the above
Both A and B
For material handling which is wrong statement?
Indoor storage facilities for flammable liquids should have ventilation
Flammable liquids should be stored in retaining embankments so they cannot spread uncontrollably
Corrosive substances should not be stored above eye level
Environmental risk assessments should not be available.
Environmental risk assessments should not be available.
Who is responsible for ensuring the workers are provided with safe working environment?
HAZAN (Hazard Analysis)
HAZOP
PICHE
OSHA
OSHA
Hazard evaluation consist of the elements
Safety review/audit/inspection
HAZAN
HAZOP
All of the above
All of the above
PHA stands for
Process hazard analysis
Public housing authority
Public health association
Personal health assessment
Process hazard analysis
Which of the following is not Guide word of HAZOP?
NO
LESS
MORE
AND
AND
HAZAN study involves
Estimate how often an incident will occur
Steps can be taken to either eliminate risk or reduce risk to an acceptable level
It is centered around the hazard analysis and functional based safety process
All of the above
All of the above
Process of adding inert gas to combustible mixture to reduce concentration of oxygen below limiting oxygen concentration (LOC).
Fire point
Flash point
Inerting
toxicity
Inerting
Vessels can be pressure-purged by adding inert gas
Under atmospheric pressure
Atmospheric pressure
Above atmospheric pressure
At high temperature
Under atmospheric pressure
The ____________ process determines whether exposure to a chemical can increase the incidence of adverse health effect.
Hazard identification
Exposure assessment
Toxicity assessment
Risk characterization
Hazard identification
Hazard is defined as the probability of
Suffering harm or loss
Accident
Development
Fire
Suffering harm or loss
________________ occurs when a tank containing a liquid held above its atmospheric pressure boiling point ruptures, resulting in the explosive vaporization of a large fraction of the tank contents.
boiling-liquid expanding-vapor explosion
Vapor cloud explosions
Missile damage
Blast damage to people
boiling-liquid expanding-vapor explosion
For _______________ the reaction front propagates at a peed less than the speed of sound.
Deflagration
Detonation
Confined explosions
Unconfined explosions
Deflagration
The MIE depends on the
Specific chemical or mixture
The concentration
Pressure and temperature
All of the above
All of the above
An explosion resulting from the sudden failure of a vessel containing high-pressure nonreactive gas
Deflagration
Mechanical explosion
Flammability limits
Firepoint
Mechanical explosion
The essential elements for _______________ are fuel, an oxidizer and an ignition source.
Fire triangle
Explosion
Flammability limits
Toxicity
Fire triangle
What is toxicity equivalence factor?
Ratio of the toxicity of a chemical to that of another structurally related chemical (or index compound) chosen as a reference
Ratio of the toxicity of a containment to that of another structurally related chemical (or index compound) chosen as a reference
Ratio of the toxicity of a chemical to that of another chemical pollutant chosen as a reference
Ratio of toxicity of a chemical to that of source
Ratio of the toxicity of a chemical to that of another structurally related chemical (or index compound) chosen as a reference
toxicity equivalence - ratio of chemical to another structurally related
OSHA ensures that employees have been provide with
Job
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Insurance
Security
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
ED stands for
Effective dose
Toxic dose
Erectile dysfunction
Lethal dose
Effective dose
Eco-toxicology is based on ____________ of chemicals
Chemical
Physical
Toxicological
Biological
Toxicological
During the ______________ phase, the various types of existing control measures and their effectiveness are also studied.
Identification
Evaluation
Control
Hygiene
Evaluation
The unit-specific technical requirements are designed to
Prevent the release of HIV
Chemical analysis
Pathway analysis
Evaluation of long term impact
Prevent the release of HIV
What are the steps involved in evaluation of toxicity?
Hazard identification and dose-response evaluation
Chemical analysis
Pathway analysis
Evaluation of long term impact
Hazard identification and dose-response
_________________ establishes the relationship between the contaminants of concern and the receptor.
Hazard identification
Toxicity assessment
Risk characterization
Exposure assessment
Toxicity assessment
toxicity assessment contaminants and receptor
Which of the following is not a characteristic of hazardous waste?
Toxicity
Corrosivity
Ignitibility
Leakage
Leakage
Results from long-term exposure to lower doses of a chemical is known as
Acute toxicity
Chronic toxicity
Moderate toxicity
none
Chronic toxicity
Which of the following chemical is responsible for acute lung disease from Bhopal gas tragedy?
Methylisocyanate
Methylisocyanade
Methyl
methylcyanate
Methylisocyanate
Heavy metals like arsenic, cadmium and cyanide effects
Immune system
Nervous system
Skin
Respiratory system
Nervous system
___________ represents a contact between a chemical agent and an object.
Dose
Response
Exposure
concentration
Exposure
Under the OSH Act, employees are responsible for providing a
Safe workplace
Land
Insurance
Estimation
Safe workplace
OSHA was created to
Data analysis
Reduce hazards
Ecological development
EIA analysis
Reduce hazards
How is sensitivity analysed in risk estimation?
By critical assumptions
Chemical assessment
Character assessment
Personal measurement
By critical assumptions
An incident can be called hazardous only when?
stressor has the potential to cause harm to humans and ecological systems
Poses threat to surrounding
Monitoring is failed
Outburst of chemicals
stressor has the potential to cause harm to humans and ecological systems
The purpose of ventilation is to dilute the _________ with air to prevent explosion and to confine the ______ mixtures.
Toxic vapors; flammable
Hazardous flammable; explosive vapors
Explosive vapors; hazardous flammable
Flammable; toxic vapors
Explosive vapors; hazardous flammable
Each chemical family should be separated from all other chemical families by an approved non-combustible partition or by distance of _________ ft
Ten
Twenty
Thirty
Forty
Twenty
chemical families 20 ft distance
While storing of chemicals in store rooms the care must be taken for the leaks, spills and
Weeps
Holes
Drips
None of the above
Drips
LSD leaks spills drips
Prevent chemicals from running down sink, flow or
Storm water drains
Holes
Channels
None of the above
Storm water drains
An inerting system is required to maintain an inert atmosphere in the __________ above the liquid
Vacuum space
Confined space
Vapour space
None of the above
Vapour space
Vacuum purging is a common procedure for which of the following
Storage vessels
Crystallizers
Distillation columns
Reactors
Reactors
Probability of the event that might occur X severity of the event if it occurs =
Accident
Hazard
Risk
None of the above
Risk
Check list for Job Safety Analysis (JSA) consists of
Work area, material, machine, tools
Men, machine, work area, tools
Men, machine, work area, tools
Men, work area, material, tools
Work area, material, machine, tools
