Unit 1 - L3 BTEC Engineering

In which engineering sector would engineers plan site layouts, design temporary
structures and design, mix and test concrete on-site?

A company decides it is worth spending money on a new product or equipment for the long-term benefit of the business.
This process is known as:

A telecommunications engineer invests profits in the bank.
An investment of £1000 is made, with interest paid at 1% per year.
How much will the investment be worth after 3 years?

Demographic trends concern which aspect of a person’s life?

Renewable sources of energy are increasingly being used for the commercial
generation of electricity. Which of the following is an advantage of wind energy?

Which one of the following forms of waste would not be dealt with by the waste
management engineering sector?

Starting from the top what is the order of a typical Hierarchical structure?

Which one of the following should not be considered as income for an engineering business?

A quality control engineer’s job would usually consist of:

A materials purchase order should include which one of the following sets of
information?

Which one of the following is an advantage of batch production?

Batch control is a method used to control stock.
Which one of the following is not an activity associated with batch control?

Which of the following engineering premises are not covered by the Factories Act 1961?

What type of business is controlled by a board of governors?

According to the Working Time Regulations 1998 guidance, workers cannot be
required to do more than how many hours, on average, each week?

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 state a number of methods to control exposure to harmful substances.

Which of the following is not one of those control methods?

Which one of the following gives the lower and upper action levels for noise control introduced by The Noise atWork Regulations (2005)?

In which direction does project management responsibility flow in a business matrix structure?

Software can be used for project planning.
One benefit of using software over other methods is:

Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) have a number of statutory purposes.
Which one of the following is not a statutory purpose?

Which of the following does not describe an aspect of marginal costing?

The engineering sector which develops satellites for GPS systems is:

According to the Factories Act 1961, a workroom floor should be cleaned by washing at least every:

When communicating with a group of people, a speaker should not:

Which form of communication would be the most suitable to explain to a user how to assemble a bicycle?

Process costing is a technique where:

An engineering company employs a sub-contractor to fit a boiler in a new warehouse.
Who has responsibility for ensuring health and safety requirements are met?

In the UK, a medium-sized enterprise would usually have fewer than how many
employees?

A bio-compatible false limb would be designed by which engineering sectors?

A marine engineer would be responsible for:

Which one of the following is associated with quality assurance?

An engineer from the agriculture sector would be involved with:

Which one of the following is a requirement of employers under The Management of
Health and Safety atWork Regulations (1999)?

Engineering companies often use external services such as accounting. This is known as:

Which scale of production would normally be associated with the manufacture of blow moulded detergent bottles?

A commissioning engineer would be responsible for:

Production planning and control is the engineering function which is responsible for:

Which one of the following is a by-product of the petrochemical engineering sector?

According to RIDDOR (1998), which one of the following does not need to be
reported?

The resource control system where cards are used to identify when an item is needed is called:

Before purchasing components from a supplier, an engineering company will carry out an appraisal. This decision is known as:

A feature of using job costing is that:

Which one of the following is not subject to the Confined Spaces Regulations (1997)?

Which of the following engineering sectors is considered a primary industry?

Which of the following would not be within the remit of a structural engineer?

A supplier has responsibilities under the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations (2005).
Which one of the following is not covered by the regulation?

A UK engineering company purchases components from France. The company pays for the components in Euros (€) but needs to account for the purchases in British Pounds (£).
1000 components costs €750, and the exchange rate is €1 = £0.80.

How much do the components cost?

Which one of the following is a negative impact of a weak pound (£) on engineering companies?

A micro-business would have fewer than how many employees?

Which one of the following is a quality assurance technique used when
manufacturing high-volume products?