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This section includes 2331 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UGC-NET knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
A company’s channel decisions directly affect every …………… |
| A. | Marketing decision |
| B. | Employee in the channel |
| C. | Competitor’s action |
| D. | Channel member |
| Answer» B. Employee in the channel | |
| 2. |
The purpose of supply chain management is……………. |
| A. | provide customer satisfaction |
| B. | improve quality of a product |
| C. | Integrating supply and demand management |
| D. | increase production |
| Answer» B. improve quality of a product | |
| 3. |
Today, a growing number of firms now out source some or all of their logistics to ……………intermediaries |
| A. | Competitors |
| B. | Third party logistics providers |
| C. | Channel members |
| D. | Cross functional teams |
| Answer» D. Cross functional teams | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is considered as fixed cost for supply chain costing? |
| A. | Driver salary |
| B. | Depreciation of vehicle |
| C. | Warehouse building property tax |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which cost element is included in inventory holding? |
| A. | Service cost |
| B. | Risk cost |
| C. | Storage cost |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The supply concept originated in what discipline? |
| A. | Marketing |
| B. | Operations |
| C. | Logistics |
| D. | Production |
| Answer» B. Operations | |
| 7. |
Companies manage their supply chain through.............. |
| A. | Information |
| B. | Competitor |
| C. | Internet |
| D. | Skilled operator |
| Answer» B. Competitor | |
| 8. |
The length of time for which sellers extend credit terms to buyers is known as …………. |
| A. | Marker |
| B. | Dating |
| C. | Buying |
| D. | Price tag |
| Answer» C. Buying | |
| 9. |
What is included in the product segmentation while undertaking supply chain segmentation? |
| A. | Size |
| B. | Temperature regime |
| C. | Hazard |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
According to Professor Mentzer and colleages, the supply chain concept originated in whatdiscipline? |
| A. | Marketing |
| B. | Operations |
| C. | Logistics |
| D. | Production |
| Answer» D. Production | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is an output of logistics |
| A. | Land |
| B. | Facilities |
| C. | Competitive advantage |
| D. | Equipment |
| Answer» D. Equipment | |
| 12. |
CPFR stands for |
| A. | Collection Planning Forecasting and Replacement |
| B. | Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Reflective |
| C. | Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replacement |
| D. | Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Where production logistics is primarily applied? |
| A. | Manufacturing plants |
| B. | Ware houses |
| C. | Stock rooms |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Ware houses | |
| 14. |
…………………… and physical distribution are the two major operations of logistics . |
| A. | supply chain management |
| B. | material management |
| C. | logistics management |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. logistics management | |
| 15. |
Procurement methods have considerable impact on............... |
| A. | Product pricing |
| B. | Inventory level |
| C. | Warehouse space |
| D. | Transportation modes |
| Answer» C. Warehouse space | |
| 16. |
Which of the following transportation modes used for digital products? |
| A. | Raid |
| B. | Truck |
| C. | Air |
| D. | Internet |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
What is the primary objective for material management? |
| A. | Efficient materials planning |
| B. | Maintaining good supplier and customer relationship |
| C. | Supply and distribution of materials |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» C. Supply and distribution of materials | |
| 18. |
Expand SPC |
| A. | Standard process control |
| B. | Statistical performance control |
| C. | Standard production control |
| D. | Statistical production control |
| Answer» D. Statistical production control | |
| 19. |
What technique deal with the problem of supply sufficient facilities to production lines or individuals that require uneven service? |
| A. | Supply-demand theory |
| B. | PERT |
| C. | Inventory theory |
| D. | Queing theory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
A supply chain which includes the distribution of finished product and service? |
| A. | Outbound logistics |
| B. | Inbound logistics |
| C. | Supply of goods |
| D. | Transportation |
| Answer» B. Inbound logistics | |
| 21. |
………….. uses advanced materials handling systems under the direction of a central computer |
| A. | Storage warehouses |
| B. | Distribution warehouses |
| C. | Automated warehouses |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 22. |
Which of the following is not included in logistics costs? |
| A. | Storage of material and waste |
| B. | External and internal transport |
| C. | Storage of semi-finished products |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
The objectives of logistics is |
| A. | Rapid response |
| B. | Consolidated movement |
| C. | Create visibility |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
TQM refers to |
| A. | Total quantity management |
| B. | Total quality management |
| C. | Total quality marketing |
| D. | Total quotient management |
| Answer» C. Total quality marketing | |
| 25. |
What refers to the distance to and from a delivery zone? |
| A. | Drop distance |
| B. | Stem distance |
| C. | Petal distance |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Petal distance | |
| 26. |
Which came last in the development of manufacturing process |
| A. | Lean production |
| B. | Division of labor |
| C. | Mass production |
| D. | Craft production |
| Answer» C. Mass production | |
| 27. |
Which of the following is not a part of logistics? |
| A. | Production scheduling |
| B. | Replenishment |
| C. | Procurement |
| D. | Meandering |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
A systematic process for originating, developing and evaluating new product ideas is known as …………. |
| A. | Marketing research |
| B. | Product planning & development |
| C. | Market forecast |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» C. Market forecast | |
| 29. |
Inspection, scarp, and repair are example of |
| A. | Internal cost |
| B. | External cost |
| C. | Cost of dissatisfaction |
| D. | Warranty & service cost |
| Answer» C. Cost of dissatisfaction | |
| 30. |
Which of the following is not a component of 4 PL? |
| A. | control room |
| B. | resource providers |
| C. | information |
| D. | recycling |
| Answer» C. information | |
| 31. |
What are the elements of logistics system ? |
| A. | transportation |
| B. | warehousing |
| C. | inventory management |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
………….. and physical distribution are the two major operations of logistics |
| A. | Supply chain management |
| B. | Material management |
| C. | Logistics management |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Logistics management | |
| 33. |
The time difference between a business ordering and receiving stock is called the |
| A. | Recorder quantity |
| B. | Lead time |
| C. | Buffer stock |
| D. | Recorder level |
| Answer» C. Buffer stock | |
| 34. |
A big advantage of process layout is |
| A. | It is flexibility |
| B. | It low cost |
| C. | The ability to employee low skilled labor |
| D. | It is a high equipment utilization |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
It has been believed that the concept of the logistics originated from the ………….. |
| A. | Government |
| B. | Military |
| C. | People |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. People | |
| 36. |
A supply chain is made up of a series of process that involve an input, a ………….., and anoutput |
| A. | Shipment |
| B. | Supplier |
| C. | Customer |
| D. | Transformation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Which is not a part of basic systems of codification? |
| A. | alphabetical system |
| B. | numerical system |
| C. | colour coding system |
| D. | none of these above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Qualified is defined by the customer is |
| A. | An unrealistic definition of quality |
| B. | A user based definition of quality |
| C. | A manufacturing based definition of quality |
| D. | A product based definition of quality |
| Answer» C. A manufacturing based definition of quality | |
| 39. |
The business term that involves choosing a supplier, agreeing what to buy at a certain price and bywhen is called? |
| A. | Logistics |
| B. | Supply chain management |
| C. | Stock control |
| D. | Procurement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Supply chain management is increasingly difficult and complex due to: |
| A. | Increased pace of globalization |
| B. | Population |
| C. | Economies of scale |
| D. | Improvements in communication system |
| Answer» B. Population | |
| 41. |
PL stands for |
| A. | three points logistics |
| B. | third party logistics |
| C. | three points location |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. three points location | |
| 42. |
Which of the following is not a function of wholesaler? |
| A. | Stock holding |
| B. | Sub distribution |
| C. | Promotion |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Zero defects in manufacturing.............. |
| A. | Is a relevant goal only in electronic assembly |
| B. | Is readily achievable in all areas |
| C. | Is the goal of TQM |
| D. | Is an unobtainable and misleading idea |
| Answer» D. Is an unobtainable and misleading idea | |
| 44. |
Which of the following is not included in the logistic costs? |
| A. | Storage of material and waste |
| B. | External and internal transport |
| C. | Storage of semi-finished products |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Lean production involves |
| A. | Improvement of speed only |
| B. | Improvement of quality only |
| C. | Elimination of all types of waste |
| D. | Elimination of cost only |
| Answer» D. Elimination of cost only | |
| 46. |
Efficiency is defined by |
| A. | Actual output divided by design capacity |
| B. | Capacity divided by utilization |
| C. | Effective capacity divided by actual output |
| D. | Actual output divided by effective capacity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Integrated logistics systems included |
| A. | Materials management |
| B. | Materials flow systems |
| C. | Physical distribution supported by information technology |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 48. |
Non destructive methods of inspecting and identify goods in transportation systems is called |
| A. | Radiography |
| B. | Cargo scanning |
| C. | Produce inspection |
| D. | Goods verification |
| Answer» C. Produce inspection | |
| 49. |
…………… includes design and administration of system to control the flow of materials, workin progress and finished inventory to support business unit strategy |
| A. | Logistics management |
| B. | Materials management |
| C. | Bills of materials |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Materials management | |
| 50. |
A supply chain is a sequence of firms that performance activities required |
| A. | To find products that are similar |
| B. | To facilitate wholesalers inventory selections |
| C. | To create synergy in their training programs |
| D. | To create and deliver goods to consumers |
| Answer» E. | |