FREE ASQ Certified Quality Inspector & Reliability Engineer Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following can concurrently measure size and location?

Accepted Answer

Coordinate measuring machine

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Micrometer

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Dial bore indicator

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Digital calipers

Question 2

Which of the following needs to be true for a process to be in a statistically controlled state?

Accepted Answer

All subgroup averages and ranges are within control limits.

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All variation has been completely removed.

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Most of the product output by the process is in specification.

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Previously optimal process settings are used.

Question 3

Which of the subsequent transfer type measuring instruments doesn't normally have a measuring scale?

Accepted Answer

Spring caliper, Telescoping gauge, Joint caliper

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Telescoping gauge, Vernier caliper, Joint caliper

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Spring caliper, Telescoping gauge, Vernier caliper, Joint caliper

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Spring caliper, Telescoping gauge, Vernier caliper

Question 4

What is 68 degrees Fahrenheit in centigrade?

Accepted Answer

20 C

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16 C

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36 C

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28 C

Question 5

Which of the following DOES NOT contribute to effective teamwork?

Accepted Answer

Company management directly participates as a team member.

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The team is accountable for specific measurable outcomes.

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The team’s purpose is clearly understood and supported by all members.

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A process exists for establishing goals and objectives.

Question 6

You are looking at a gage block set's calibration history. They have been calibrated every six months for the past few years without any errors. They are also only utilized for non-critical measures and no more than once every week.
What should be done in this situation?

Accepted Answer

Set the calibration cycle to every 12 months and continue to monitor the results of their calibration

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Maintain the current calibration cycle

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Set the calibration cycle to "indefinite"; the gage blocks don't receive enough use to warrant further calibration

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Remove the gage blocks from use and place them in a secured area

Question 7

Which of the following hardness tests is most appropriate for use with rubber and plastic?

Accepted Answer

Durometer

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Brinell

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Rockwell B

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Rockwell C

Question 8

Which of the following situations allows for capability evaluation when a control chart is employed on a new process?

Accepted Answer

After the process is shown to be in control

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Before the chart is first started

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When the plotted points hug the centerline

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After the first ten points are plotted

Question 9

Which of the following factors should a reliability engineer take into account first when evaluating failures during a reliability test program?

Accepted Answer

The hazard rate is constant

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The hazard rate is decreasing

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The hazard rate is increasing

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The capability of test equipment

Question 10

What is involved in failure modes and effects analysis?

Accepted Answer

The study of the physics of failure to determine exactly how a product fails and what causes the failure.

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The expected number of failures in a given time interval.

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A study of the probability of success in a given time period.

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The determination of the probability of failure in a specified period of time.