WorksheetsIndustrial Safety MCQs 2
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The main aim of maintenance engineering is to:
Increase production speed
Minimize downtime and extend equipment life
Reduce labor costs only
Design new products
Which Indian company is cited for preventive maintenance to avoid stoppages in rolling mills?
Maruti Suzuki
Tata Steel
NTPC
Reliance
Maintenance that focuses on ensuring reliability and safety is known as:
Predictive maintenance
Maintenance engineering
Replacement maintenance
Opportunity maintenance
Which of the following is NOT an aim of maintenance engineering?
Maximizing equipment availability
Reducing maintenance costs
Ignoring equipment failures
Supporting production goals
Which discipline applies engineering principles to eliminate the causes of equipment failure?
Production engineering
Maintenance engineering
Quality control
Manufacturing
Primary functions of the maintenance department include:
Only inventory management
Corrective, preventive, predictive maintenance
Marketing
Just documentation
Which is a secondary function of a maintenance department?
Condition monitoring
Spare parts inventory management
Corrective maintenance
Inspection
Who handles safety drills and tracks violations in Indian refineries?
Production department
Maintenance department
HR department
Quality control
In BHEL, what ensures spares are available for emergencies?
Manual logs
Computerized inventory
Vendor agreements only
Verbal communication
Chennai Metro Rail's maintenance teams attend workshops for:
Product design
Skill development
Advertising
Staffing
Which maintenance is performed at scheduled intervals to prevent failures?
Corrective
Preventive
Breakdown
Deferred
Corrective maintenance is described as:
Planned and preventive
After a failure
Data-driven
Condition-based only
Indian Railways uses vibration sensors to schedule repairs. This is:
Condition-based
Predictive
Corrective
Deferred
Bharat Forge's CNC machines get maintenance when:
Time-based triggers
Vibration levels are abnormal
Fixed intervals only
Staff is available
Shutdown maintenance is best suited for:
Small repairs only
Tasks performed during preplanned downtime
Anytime maintenance
Emergency only
RCM balances preventive, corrective, and predictive approaches based on:
Budget only
Asset criticality & risk
Worker skills
Availability of tools
Example of opportunity maintenance:
Lubrication during a machine stoppage
Fixed schedule maintenance
Ignoring minor faults
Maintenance after major breakdown only
Emergency maintenance is usually carried out to:
Meet legal requirements only
Respond to critical unplanned failures
Schedule overhauls
Paint machines
Which tool is commonly used for precise turbine alignment in BHEL?
Hammer
Vernier caliper
Dial gauge
Hacksaw
Reliance Industries uses thermal imaging cameras to:
Monitor staff attendance
Detect overheating and prevent fire hazards
Paint machines
Cut metal
Impact wrenches at Maruti Suzuki centers are used for:
Drilling
Rapid wheel changes
Panel painting
CNC programming
Hydraulic pullers in Indian Railways help to:
Train new staff
Remove large, tight bearings safely
Repaint locomotive coaches
Cut wires
Which would you use for non-destructive inspection of internal faults?
Screwdriver
Vibration analyzer
File
Hammer
Components of direct maintenance cost include:
Taxes
Labor and spare parts
Rental income
Advertisement
A major indirect maintenance cost is:
Tool calibration
Production downtime
Overtime
Employee training
Maintenance costs usually _____ with equipment age.
Decline
Stay the same
Rise
Fluctuate randomly
When annual maintenance + downtime costs exceed the cost of a new machine, you should:
Ignore the cost and continue
Replace the equipment
Paint the equipment
Hire more staff
Replacement economy analysis considers:
Only the new machine cost
Both recurring and capital costs, depreciation, and efficiency
Operator preferences only
Discount offers
Keeping detailed maintenance logs helps in:
Trend spotting and timely replacement decisions
Penalizing workers
Filing taxation returns
None of the above
Service life refers to the period when equipment:
Is being designed
Performs efficiently, reliably, and safely
Can't be repaired
Is not used
Key factor affecting service life is:
Design and quality
Operator's mood
Salary of technicians
Sales team efficiency
Pumps in salt factories of Gujarat have shorter lives due to:
Operator error
Corrosive operating environment
Working at night
Quality paint
Well-maintained Maruti Suzuki engines in India:
Never fail
Often exceed design life
Always break down early
Need annual replacement
A sign service life may be ending is:
High repair frequency
Stable performance
Regular lubrication
Availability of spares
Holding onto equipment beyond service life leads to:
Better productivity
Higher costs and more accidents
Environmental compliance
More incentives
The Factories Act, 1948 applies to factories with:
250+ staff only
20+ workers without power or 10+ with power
Only public sector units
Home-based workstations
Regular waste disposal and cleaning is regulated under which section?
11
21
38
42
Maximum weekly working hours by the Factories Act:
24
48
60
36
Fire extinction facilities are mandatory under:
Fire safety provision
Night shift clause
HR policy
Canteen rules
For factories employing 250+ people, a _____ is required.
Swimming pool
Canteen
Gym
Internet Café
Section for pressure vessels safety in the Factories Act:
21
31
42
25
Red color code in a factory is for:
Safe zones
Fire equipment/danger
General information
Maintenance tools only
Best portable extinguisher for a cotton fire:
Water
CO₂
Metal foam
Oil
Fire exits during working hours should:
Remain locked
Be open and unobstructed
Be unclear
Not be present
Who is responsible for factory safety under the Factories Act?
Only workers
Only government
The Occupier (Employer)
Visitors
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is used:
As a last line of defense
Instead of all controls
Only for office staff
For visitors only
Loose clothing near rotating machinery can cause:
Faster work
Entanglement and injury
No effect
Greater safety
First hierarchy in accident control:
PPE
Engineering Controls (elimination, isolation, guarding)
Administrative actions
Warning signs only
Recording and analyzing near-miss incidents is:
Optional
Required for managers only
Good safety practice
Waste of time
Color code for equipment under repair is:
Red
Blue
Green
Yellow
