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GATE 2017-2018 :: GATE Production

  1. In simple exponential smoothing forecasting, to give higher weightage to recent demand information, the smoothing constant must be close to
  2. A.
    -1
    B.
    zero
    C.
    0.5
    D.
    1

  3. A company manufactures 1000 toys every day. On an average, 10% of the toys are defective and 40% of the defective toys can be reworked into defect-free ones. The average number of defect-free toys manufactured daily is
  4. A.
    900
    B.
    920
    C.
    940
    D.
    960

  5. The type of control chart used to monitor the amount of dispersion in a sample is
  6. A.
    c-chart
    B.
    p-chart
    C.
    x -chart
    D.
    R-chart

  7. Which one of the following is modeled based on adaptation capabilities of biological systems?
  8. A.
    Relational database
    B.
    Fuzzy system
    C.
    Simulated annealing algorithm
    D.
    Genetic algorithm

  9. A company plans to purchase a machine whose uptime needs to be atleast 95%. They have shortlisted two models of the machine with the following operational characteristics:

    The company should buy
  10. A.
    only Model M
    B.
    only Model N
    C.
    either Model M or N
    D.
    neither Model M nor N

  11. A manufacturer produces bars designed to be of 10 mm diameter with a tolerance of ±0.1 mm. Historical data indicates that manufactured bars have an average diameter of 9.98 mm with a standard deviation of 0.15 mm. The process capability index is
  12. A.
    0.08
    B.
    0.12
    C.
    0.18
    D.
    0.27

  13. Let (P) denote the linear programming formulation of a transportation problem with m sources and n destinations. Then, the dual linear program of (P) has
  14. A.
    m*n variables and m*n constraints
    B.
    m*n variables and m + n constraints
    C.
    m + n variables and m + n constraints
    D.
    m + n variables and m*n constraints

  15. Following data refers to an automat and a center lathe, which are being compared to machine a batch of parts in a manufacturing shop. 

    Automat will be economical if the batch size exceeds
  16. A.
    28
    B.
    32
    C.
    61
    D.
    75

  17. Cylindrical pins of  mm diameter are electroplated in a shop. Thickness of the plating is 30±2.0 micron. Neglecting gage tolerances, the size of the GO gage in mm to inspect the plated components is
  18. A.
    25.042
    B.
    25.052
    C.
    25.074
    D.
    25.084

  19. During the electrochemical machining (ECM) of iron (atomic weight = 56, valency = 2) at current of 1000 A with 90% current efficiency, the material removal rate was observed to be 0.26 gm/s. If Titanium (atomic weight = 48, valency = 3) is machined by the ECM process at the current of 2000 A with 90% current efficiency, the expected material removal rate in gm/s will be
  20. A.
    0.11
    B.
    0.23
    C.
    0.30
    D.
    0.52