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Product Design and Development Nptel Week 3 Answers (July-Dec 2025)
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Question 1. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is known by the House of Quality because of the circular structure.
a) True
b) False
Question 2. QFD is a systematic approach of translating customer requirements into appropriate requirements at each stage from
a) Research and development to engineering stages only
b) Engineering to manufacturing stages only
c) Research and development to distribution and sales stages
d) None of these
Question 3. Which of the following is related to Competitive Technical Assessment of Quality Function Deployment (QFD)?
a) Evaluation of the strength of the relationships between the voice of customers and the technical requirements
b) Translation of voice of customers into actionable, measurable requirements
c) How well the company fares against its competitors in terms of performance
d) Evaluation of relationship between technical requirements
Question 4. Which of the following is (are) the phase (s) of QFD?
a) Product Planning and design
b) Process Planning
c) Production Planning
d) All of these
Question 5. Computer Aided Design (CAD) mainly comprises of:
a) Computer graphics concepts
b) Geometric modeling
c) Design tools (analysis, codes, heuristics. etc.)
d) All of these
Question 6. In CAD, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of a product comes under;
a) Automated drafting
b) Geometric modelling
c) Engineering analysis
d) All of these
Question 7. Which of the following is (are) NOT specifically a guideline (s) of the Design for Manufacturability (DFM)?
a) Minimize the number of parts
b) Reduce or eliminate fasteners
c) Use modular design
d) All of these
Question 8. Which of the following type of ergonomics deals with mental processes and capacity of human when at work?
a) Physical ergonomics
b) Organizational ergonomics
c) Cognitive ergonomics
d) All of these
Question 9. As per the Design for Manufacturing (DFM) guidelines for sheet metal operations, the spacing between nearest edge and holes must be at least ________times the thickness of the sheet.
a) 2.25–2.5
b) 2.5–3.0
c) 1.5–2.0
d) 0.5–0.75
Question 10. As per the Design for Assembly (DFA) guidelines, the reorientation of components during assembly must be kept as minimum.
a) True
b) False
Product Design and Development Nptel Week 3 Answers