Which of the following is not a type of Sampling Plan (SP)

Select one:
a. Concurrent SP
b. Double SP
c. Single SP
d. Continuous SP

Exponential distribution is used for

Select one:
a. Constant failure rate
b. None of these
c. Increasing failure rate
d. Decreasing failure rate

Failure occurs due to defective parts during the:

Select one:
a. Early-life stage
b. Never
c. Normal life stage
d. Wear out stage

Process of inspecting each and every product produced is known as

Select one:
a. Final inspection
b. In process inspection
c. Cent percent inspection
d. Inward inspection

The mechanical components, which fail due to the gradual wear and tear, are best modelled by
Select one:
a. Weibull distribution
b. None of these
c. Exponential distribution
d. Normal distribution

A process is said to be out-of-control if:

Select one:
a. the control process contains common causes of variation
b. the control process contains both common and special causes of variation
c. the control process contains special causes of variation
d. None of the above

The probability of accepting bad lot is known as

Select one:
a. Significance risk
b. Sample risk

Which term is most closely associated with the term , "sampling distribution"?
Select one:
a. 100% inspection.
b. Control chart.
c. Quality at the source.

Of the four capability indexes presented in the text, which one is a measure of process potential,
not of actual performance?
Select one:
a. Cp
b. CPU
c. Cpk
d. CPL

The 'bath-tub' curve indicates failure probability. Which stage is NOT normally associated with
the bathtub curve?
Select one:
a. Infant-mortality' where failures occur early.
b. Normal-life' where few failures occur.
c. Pulling the plug' where production is halted due to unacceptable level of failures.
d. Wear-out where failure increases due to age.

An approach that starts with a failure or potential failure and works backward is:
Select one:
a. Complaint analysis
b. Fault tree analysis
c. Product liability
d. Failure mode and effect analysis

Which is the process of gathering evidence supporting inferences based test scores?
Select one:
a. Validity
b. Validation
c. Reliability
d. Prediction

In a system of 10 components, each of reliability factor 0.9 are in series. What is the overall
reliability of the system?
Select one:
a. 0.35
b. 0.75
c. 0.95
d. 0.55

Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) provide a checklist procedure. Which of the following
questions is NOT likely to feature on the checklist?
Select one:
a. What would be the cost of avoiding failure be?
b. What is the likelihood that failure will occur?
c. What would the consequences of the failure be?
d. How likely is such a failure to be detected before it affects the customer?

Process capability calculations take into account the process width and:
Select one:
a. Process standard deviation.
b. Control limits.
c. Process dispersion.
d. Specifications.

Normal distribution is used for

Select one:
a. Increasing failure rate
b. Stochastic behaviour of a system
c. None of these
d. Decreasing failure rate

Which one of the following is not usually an advantage of centralized inspection?

Select one:
a. Quick decisions
b. Special testing equipment
c. All are advantages
d. More favourable testing environment

Which of the following is not a parameter of quality?

Select one:
a. Consumer satisfaction
b. Risk
c. Design specification
d. Tolerance limit

The principal focus of the control chart is the attempt to separate special or assignable causes of
variation from common causes of variation. What cause of variation can be reduced only by
changing the system?
Select one:
a. Total causes
b. None of the above
c. Special or assignable causes
d. Common or chance causes

The reliability of an operation is normally NOT improved by which one of the following
procedures?
Select one:
a. Designing out fail points in the operation.
b. Ensuring some activities in the operation are 'fail-safe'.
c. Laying off employees who cause faults in the operation.
d. Building redundancy into the operation.