This set of Flexible Manufacturing System Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Classification of Industrial Products”.
1. Which products are directly purchased by customers?
a) Capital Goods
b) Consumer Goods
c) Defected Goods
d) Dwelled Goods
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Explanation: The Products directly purchased by consumers are known as Consumer Goods. They can be customized with respect to design in terms of user flexibility. Capital, Defected and Dwelled goods are not directly purchased by customers.
2. How are industrial products classified?
a) Consumer and Capital Goods
b) Primary and Secondary Goods
c) Homo and Hetero Products
d) Destroyable and Non Destroyable
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Explanation: Industrial Products are classified into Consumer and Capital Goods. It is classified based on the state at which it is brought by the customers. Primary and Secondary, Homo and Hetero, Destroyable and Destroyable do not come under industrial products.
3. Which goods are purchased by industries to make products and to supply services?
a) Field Goods
b) Freight Goods
c) Capital Goods
d) Consumer Goods
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Explanation: Capital Goods are purchased by other industries or service providers to make products or to provide services. These are used in manufacturing plants for further processing and services required for the customer.
4. Which of the following comes under the category of Consumer Goods?
a) TV
b) Machine Tools
c) Railroad Equipment
d) Construction Machinery
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Explanation: TV’s come under the category of consumer Goods. These goods are the final products processed by the industries with respect to the customer demand in the market. Machine Tools, Railroad Equipment and Construction Machinery are Capital Goods.
5. Which of the following comes under the category capital goods?
a) Laptops
b) Coal
c) Toys
d) Tennis Rackets
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Explanation: Coal comes under the category of Capital goods. These goods are not properly finished and will be further processed in order to make final finished product. Laptops, Toys and Tennis Rackets are finished Consumer goods.
6. Which of the following industries produce cars, trucks and buses?
a) Automotive
b) Food
c) Healthcare
d) Pharmaceutical
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Explanation: Automotive industries produce cars, trucks and buses. It is a wide industry where they are further classified according to the comfort, functions and specific features. Food, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical industries do not produce car, trucks and buses.
7. Which of the following industries produce commercial and military aircrafts?
a) Oil and Gas
b) Aerospace
c) Dye
d) Textile
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Explanation: Aerospace Industries produce commercial and military aircrafts. These industries have several departs for research and development, manufacturing and servicing. Oil and Gas, Dye and Textile industries do not produce commercial and military aircrafts.
8. Which of the following industries produce CD’s, audio and video equipments?
a) Retail
b) Food
c) Electronics
d) Banking
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Explanation: Electronics industry produces CD, audio and video equipments. These industries are automated or semi-automated thereby reducing the need of manual intervention. Retail, Food and Banking industries do not produce CD’s, audio and video equipments.
9. Which of the following industries produce construction equipments?
a) Heavy Machinery
b) Space
c) Medical
d) Chemical
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Explanation: Heavy Machinery Industries produce machine tools and construction equipment. The products manufactured in these industries are huge in size and they require major investments and precise caring.
10. Which of the following industries produce large and small household appliances?
a) Ceramics
b) Consumer Appliances
c) Leather
d) Wood
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Explanation: Consumer Appliances industry produces large and small household appliances. Typical Electrical and mechanical appliances used in a house are produced by these industries ranging from small scale to large scale.
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