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22 NATIONAL CONVENTION ON QUALITY CIRCLES

NCQC 2008, VADODARA
FIRST LEVEL QUIZ TEST
(OPTIONAL)

NOTE: 1. Questions are asked from our QCFI Publications: (i) Quality
Circle-Concept and Implementation-Revised, (ii) Problem
Solving Techniques-Revised (iii) Quality Circle Hand book for
the New Millennium and (iv) QC Register

2. Write your answer in answer sheets enclosed and submit

them on 9th Nov’08 from 08.30 AM to 09.30 AM at Registration
Counter.

3. Best 25 teams will be selected on the basis of merit (marks

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scored) for second level knowledge test to be held on 09
Nov'08. from 04.15 PM to 04.45 PM.

4. One mark will be given for each correct answer and one
mark will be deducted from the total for each wrong answer.

5. The result for 25 teams selected for the Second Level Quiz
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Test will be declared on 09 Nov'08 at 03.00 P.M.

QUESTIONS
Q1. Who was considered as the Mentor of Dr. Deming?

Q2. Stratify the assignable causes in three groups?

Q3. Who has quoted that “The age of excessive caution is over. One who
cannot enter the new age by crossing the bridge cannot be a top manager”?

Q4. At what average defect in a fixed sample size, the calculated value of LCLc
will be 0?

Q5. What does “W” stand for, in the name of Dr. W.A. Shewhart?

Q6. There are four conceptual rules for Brain Storming. They are (i) No
criticism, (ii) Try not to be conventional, (iii) Aim for Quantity and (iv)
Hitch-Hike on other’s ideas. In which types of Brain Storming these rules
are applicable?
Q7. In the sequence of Problem Solving steps, which is the last step, where flow diagram
may be drawn?

Q8. In which area, the military forces of USA stationed at Japan, after the World War II,
first used Quality Control techniques?

Q9. In which year the Quality Control Circles concept was introduced in the western
world?

Q10. If more than 50% categories accounts for 60% of quality defects in a Pareto diagram
made by you, what should be your action?

Q11. Who has developed the methods for on-line and off-line Quality Control?

Q12. For X – R Chart, 30 observations were taken. The sum of all the 30 observations
is 2968 gm and the sum of range readings is 29. Calculate the average range?

Q13. Which award instituted by JUSE, is awarded to only those units which are Deming
Award winners?

Q14. Which type of Brain Storming is used in CEDAC?

Q15. A supplier has inspected the parts and those above higher specification limits are
removed and the lot is re-inspected. Which type of the shape of histogram, may be
obtained if histogram is made based on re-inspected data. Draw rough figure?

Q16. What could be an obvious conclusion of a standard that has not been revised for long
time?

Q17. To draw Radar Graph to show the improvement in the knowledge of all the 10
Problem Solving Tools / Techniques, before and after training programme, what will
be the angle between two consecutive axis?

Q18. What was the name of the association of the Japanese Federation of Economic
Organisation?

Q19. Who has advanced the theory of a logarithmic law of income distribution?

Q20. What are the three dimensions of the management role?