MCQs ESE General Studies & Engineering Aptitude

1. If a square pyramid is freely suspended from one of the corners of its base, then the imaginary line joining that corner with the centre of gravity of the pyramid will be
(a) Inclined at 60° with the vertical
(b) Inclined at 45° with the vertical
(c) Inclined at 30° with the vertical
(d) Vertical
Ans. (d)
2. The maximum percentage defects that a consumer may find definitely acceptable is called
(a) AOQL                     
(b) LTPD
(c) AQL                        
(d) AOQ
Ans. (c)
3.  In which one of the following types of industrial activities does the problem of loading and scheduling become more difficult?
(a) Single product continuous
(b) Multi-product continuous
(c) Batch production
(d) Continuous process production
Ans. (c)
4. Ethical issues that can affect an Engineer’s professional and personal life are termed as
(a) Macro-ethics
(b) Micro-ethics
(c) Morals
(d) Rights
Ans. (b)
5. If the efficiencies of the boiler, turbine and generator are 85%, 45% and 95% respectively, then the efficiency of the power plant is
(a) 75%                        
(b) 45%
(c) 36.3%                     
(d) 28.7%
Ans. (c)
6. Besides species diversity and ecosystem diversity, which of the following is included in the term bio-diversity’?
(a) Genetic diversity
(b) Climatic diversity
(c) Cultural diversity
(d) Lingual diversity
Ans. (a)
7. With reference to problem solving, fixation refers to
(a) Focused approach to problem solving
(b) Planned approach to problem solving
(c) Inability to see a problem from a fresh perspective
(d) Inability to comprehend the goals to be achieved
Ans. (c)
8. In a company assembly line, assembling gear boxes, five workers are assigned tasks who take 10, 8, 6, 9 and 10 minutes respectively. The balance delay for this assembly line is:
(a) 13.3%                     
(b) 14.0%
(c) 16.0%                     
(d) 43.3%
Ans. (b)
9. Phenol and formaldehyde are polymerized to a resultant product known as
(a) PVC                        
(b) Bakelite
(c) Polyester                
(d) Teflon
Ans. (b)
10. In a software project, COCOMO (Cost Constructive Model) is used to estimate
(a) Effort and duration based on the size of the software
(b) Size and duration based on the effort of the software
(c) Effort and cost based on the size of the software
(d) Size, effort and duration based on the cost of the software
Ans. (c)
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