Quality Question Bank
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Quality- Q2. Self-inspection by the individual performing the work is used to achieve quality in a product. The advantages of self-inspection include ______________.

1. minimization of end product repairs and material waste
2. immediate feedback to permit adjustments to the process
3. early identification of errors prior to further integration
4. reduction in the number of end product inspections and tests
5. all of the above

Quality- Q3. The value of Var(3 - 4X) is:

1. 5120 / 9
2. 1280 / 81
3. 5120 / 81
4. 1280 / 9

Quality- Q4. ______________ refers to general processes of improvement and encompasses discontinuous improvements

1. Continuous improvement
2. Continual improvement
3. Constant improvement
4. Consecutive improvement

Quality- Q5. Which of the following is the correct combination of specifications while designing a control chart?

1. Sample size, Process mean, specification limit
2. Sample size, Frequency of sampling, specification limit
3. Sample size, Frequency of sampling, Number of defects
4. Sample size, Specification limit, process standard deviation

Quality- Q6. Measurement accuracy is attained when...

1. Different people get the same result when measuring the same item or characteristic.
2. The same person taking multiple measurements on the same item or characteristic gets the same results every time.
3. The measured value has little deviation from the actual value.
4. When the resolution of the measurement instrument can give at least 5 distinct values in the range being measured.

Quality- Q7. Tools and techniques used during the Quality Planning process include:

1. Benchmarking
2. all of the above
3. Benefit / cost analysis
4. Quality audits
5. a and b

Quality- Q8. When data is plotted on the control charts, the data is of two types: R and -bar. The R data represent points of a ______________ while the X-bar data represent points of a(n) ______________.

1. real sample; simulated sample
2. 100 percent sampling; 10 percent sampling
3. sampling run; average of several runs
4. random sampling; continuous sampling
5. random sample; cross-matrix sample

Quality- Q9. The majority of product defects could be prevented in most processes if manufacturers would do the following:

1. Increase the use of acceptance control charts instead of standard three-sigma control charts
2. Make a concerted effort to eliminate the potential for product defects in the design stage
3. Create a quality control department
4. A and B
5. A and C

Quality- Q10. Most quality problems

1. are the result of management's lack of attention to potential quality improvement ideas
2. originate in the quality department where the ultimate responsibility for quality rests
3. originate on the shop floor because of waste and product rework
4. could be eliminated if shop supervisors monitored their workers more closely
5. A and B