Practice Test Paper
Q.1: Which of the following is an example of Binary Data.
(A) Number of errors in a month
(B) Rating of a movie
(C) Number of students Qualifying/not Qualifying an exam
(D) Different car models
Q.2: Which company is credited with developing the Six Sigma methodology?
(A) IBM
(B) Toyota
(C) Motorola
(D) General Electric
Q.3: Six Sigma project is done when
(A)The solutions are known
(B) The causes and solutions both are unknown
(C) The solutions are unknown
(D) The causes are known
Q.4: Who is known as the "Father of Six Sigma"
(A) Bill Smith
(B) Philip Crosby
(C) W. Edwards Deming
(D) Jack Welch
Q.5: Which of the following considered as 7 QC Tools
(A) SIPOC
(B) MSA
(C) Pareto Chart
(D) KAIZEN
Q6. Specification limits are
(A) Similar to Control limits
(B) Calculated using the Standard Deviation
(C) Defined by the customer
(D) Calculated using the Mean
Q.7: Slope equation (Y=mx+b) comes under
(A) Control Chart
(B) Regression Test
(C) ANOVA Test
(D) 1 Sample T- Test
Q.8: What is the primary goal of the 5S methodology in workplace organization?
(A) To enhance workplace organization and efficiency through Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and
Sustain.
(B) To develop customer service training programs for employees.
(C) To improve financial reporting and budgeting practices.
(D) To design and implement new product development strategies.
Q.9: Select the correct data type from the following - Customer Satisfaction: Very Unsatisfied,
Unsatisfied, Neutral, Satisfied, Very Satisfied
(A) Continuous Data
(B) Ordinal Data
(C) Binary Data
(D) Nominal Data
Q.10: What does achieving a Six Sigma level mean for a process?
(A) The process has very few defects, only 3.4 defects per million opportunities.
(B) The process has an average of defects and meets only some customer specifications.
(C) The process only focuses on increasing production speed.
(D) The process has many defects and is far from the target.
Q.11: What are the possible causes of variations on Manufacturing or Assembly line?
(A) Man, and Machines
(B) Man, Machine and Time
(C) Man, Material, Machine, Time and Instruments
(D) Material, Machine, Time and instruments
Q.12: In Control Charts we will be able to see
(A) Specification limits
(B) Control limits
(C) Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk
(D) All of the above
Q13. Which of the following are Process Capability Measurement tools?
(A) Cp
(B) Cpk
(C) Pp,Ppk
(D) All of the above
Q.14: What does the Process Capability Index (Cpk) indicate?
A. The amount of variation in the process compared to specifications
B. The average performance of the process over time
C. How well the process mean is centered within the specification limits
D. The ability of the process to meet customer requirements consistently
Q.15: Calculate the Standard Deviation of a process if observed values are 21,20,21,21,22
(A) 0.7
(B) 0.07
(C) 0.8
(D) None of the above
Q.16: What does the Upper Control Limit (UCL) and Lower Control Limit (LCL) on a Control Chart
represent?
a) The specification limits set by the customer.
b) The range within which the majority of data points are expected to fall if the process is stable.
c) The maximum and minimum possible values of the process data.
d) The desired target values for process performance.
Q.17: Calculate Cp : Manufacturing process produces metal rods, and the specification limits for the
diameter of the rods are: (USL) = 20.10 mm, (LSL) = 19.90 mm, The mean diameter (μ) from a sample
of rods = 20.00 mm, The standard deviation (σ) of the process = 0.05 mm
(A) 0.5
(B) 0.67
(C) 1
(D) 0.23
Q.18: Which of the following statements correctly distinguishes between Quality Assurance and
Quality Control?
(A) Quality Assurance is a reactive, product-oriented approach focusing on correcting defects after they
occur, while Quality Control is a proactive, process-oriented approach aimed at preventing defects.
(B) Quality Assurance and Quality Control are essentially the same, both focusing on identifying and
correcting defects in products.
(C) Quality Assurance involves inspecting and testing finished products to find defects, while Quality
Control focuses on improving production processes to avoid defects.
(D) Quality Assurance is a proactive, process-oriented approach aimed at preventing defects by
improving processes, whereas Quality Control is a reactive, product-oriented approach that identifies
and corrects defects in the product.
Q.19: A company manufactures 1,000 units of a product, and each unit has 5 critical characteristics
that need to be defect-free. The inspection reveals a total of 150 defects across all units. Calculate
DPU
(A) 0.15
(B) 15
(C) 0.05
(D) 0.10
Q.20: Select the correct statement from the following
(A) Range of Coefficient correlation is –1,0, +1
(B) A correlation coefficient is a single value that represents the results. The stronger the relationship
between two variables the higher the coefficient
(C) Correlation analysis is used to discover correlation between variables
(D) All of the above
Q.21: Box Plots are used to represents the
(A) Quartile distribution of data
(B) Normality of the data
(C) Kurtosis of the data
(D) None of the above
Q.22: Project charter needs to be prepared in
(A) Define
(B) Measure
(C) Analyze
(D) Improve
(E) Control
Q.23: Calculate Cpk, Manufacturing process produces Bots and specification limits is (USL) = 10.5 mm,
(LSL) = 9.5 mm, The mean is = 10.3 mm, The standard deviation (σ) of the process = 0.1 mm
(A) 1.66
(B) 0.66
(C) 1
(D) None of the above
Q.24: What happens to the quality of a process as it improves from 2σ to 6σ?
(A) The process has more extreme variations.
(B) The process becomes more variable, with more defects.
(C) The average output moves further from the target.
(D) The process becomes more consistent, with fewer defects and outputs closer to the target.
Q.25: By looking at the data set: 40, 20, 10, 20, 50,90, 80, 30, 20, 40. please calculate and select the
correct option from the following Mean is _______, Median is ______, Mode is _____ and Standard
Deviation is _______
(A) 40,35,20,26.66
(B) 40,35,20, 20
(C) 40,40, 20, 26.66
(D) 40,35, 26.66, 26.66
Q.26: SIPOC is used for
(A) Root Cause Analysis
(B) Process Mapping
(C) Cost Benefit Analysis
(D) Problem Definition
Q.27: What is the main goal of Lean principles?
(A) To increase production speed without improving quality.
(B) To focus only on manufacturing and ignore other sectors.
(C) To remove waste and increase the value of work.
(D) To add more steps to the process to ensure thoroughness.
Q.28: In Normal Distribution curve
(A) Mean should be considered as central tendency
(B) Median should be considered as central tendency
(C) Mode is greater than Mean & Median
(D) Mean=Median=Mode
Q.29: Which of the following doesn’t comes under 7 QC tools
(A) Checklist
(B) Histogram
(C) KANO Model
(D) Cause & Effect Diagram
Q.30 Which of the following best defines “Accuracy”?
(A) The closeness of measurements to each other
(B) The consistency of measurements over multiple trials
(C) The closeness of a measurement to the true value
(D) The number of significant digits in a measurement
Q.31: Which of the following is an example of binary data?
(A) The types of fruits in a basket (e.g., apples, oranges, bananas)
(B) The outcome of a coin toss (heads or tails)
(C) The color of cars in a parking lot (e.g., red, blue, black)
(D) The number of books in a library
Q.32: You are conducting a study to determine the relationship between hours studied (X) and exam
scores (Y) among students. After collecting data from a sample of 30 students, you perform a Pearson
correlation test and find a correlation coefficient (r) of 0.65. The corresponding P-value for this test is
0.02.
A) The P-value indicates there is no significant relationship between hours studied and exam scores
since it is greater than 0.05.
B) The P-value suggests that there is a strong negative correlation between hours studied and exam
scores.
C) The P-value of 0.02 indicates that there is a statistically significant positive correlation between hours
studied and exam scores.
D) The P-value indicates that the sample size of 30 is too small to draw any conclusions about the
relationship.
Q.33: A manufacturing company produces metal rods and wants to ensure that their production
process remains stable and within specifications. They decide to implement an X̄ -R control chart to
monitor the diameter of the rods. After collecting data, they find that the control limits for the X̄
chart are set at 10.0 mm (UCL) and 9.5 mm (LCL). If a subsequent subgroup of rods has an average
diameter of 10.2 mm, what does this indicate about the production process?
A) The process is in control, and the average diameter is within acceptable limits.
B) The process may be out of control, and corrective action may be needed since the average diameter
exceeds the UCL.
C) The average diameter indicates a decrease in variability, which is a good sign for the process.
D) The control chart should be recalibrated because the average diameter is outside the specification
limits.
Q.34: Which of the following best defines “Precision”
(A) How close multiple measurements are to each other.
(B) How close a measurement is to the true value.
(C) The ability of a measurement instrument to detect small changes.
(D) The range of error in a measurement.
Q.35: If the p-value is less than the significance level (α), typically 0.05, what should be the decision
regarding the null hypothesis (H₀)?
(A) Fail to reject the null hypothesis.
(B) Accept the null hypothesis.
(C) Reject the null hypothesis.
(D) The result is inconclusive.
Q.36: Which of the following is an example of continuous data?
(A) The number of employees in a company
(B) The temperature measured in degrees Celsius
(C) The number of defective items in a batch
(D) The number of cars sold in a month
Q.37: A set of measurements is said to be both accurate and precise if:
(A) All measurements are close to the true value and close to each other.
(B) All measurements are exactly the same every time.
(C) All measurements are close to the true value but vary widely from each other.
(D) None of the above.
Q.38: The alternative hypothesis (H₁ or Ha) is:
(A) A statement that assumes no relationship exists between variables.
(B) A statement that assumes there is a relationship or difference between variables.
(C) A hypothesis that cannot be tested.
(D) Always a two-tailed hypothesis.
Q.39: Nominal data is best described as:
(A) Data that can be ordered or ranked.
(B) Data that has two possible outcomes.
(C) Data that categorizes items without any specific order.
(D) Data that represents measurements on a continuous scale
Q.40: Which of the following best describes the purpose of Measurement System Analysis (MSA)?
(A) To improve the process capability index (Cpk) of a manufacturing process.
(B) To evaluate the accuracy, precision, and consistency of the measurement system.
(C) To reduce the cycle time in a production process.
(D) To identify root causes of defects in a product.
