Consider the below statements. (i) Inspection is the process of measuring the quality of a product or service in terms of established standards. (ii) Inspection is the art of comparing materials, products or performances with established standards. (iii) Inspection is the art of applying tests, preferably by the aid of measuring appliances to observe whether a given item of product is with n the specified limits of variability. (iv) Inspection is not a tool for controlling the quality of the product. Which of the above statements are correct?

Correct Answer: ii, i, iii
All the statements are the definitions of inspection. Statement (iv) is the above question is wrong because it is in the opposite context to the actual definition. Actual definitions are given below: (i) Inspection is the process of measuring the quality of a product or service in terms of established standards. (ii) Inspection is the art of comparing materials, products or performances with established standards. (iii) Inspection is the art of applying tests, preferably by the aid of measuring appliances to observe whether a given item of product is with n the specified limits of variability. (iv) Inspection is a tool for controlling the quality of the product. Statement (i) is the definition given by Dr W.R. Spriegel. Similarly, statements (ii) and (iii) are given by Kimball and Alford respectively.