Description : The term “Operations Research” was coined in the year ................... a. 1930 b. 1940 c. 1950 d. 1960
Last Answer : b. 1940
Description : 2. Who coined the term Operations Research? a. J.F. McCloskey b. F.N. Trefethen c. P.F. Adams d. Both a & b
Last Answer : a. J.F. McCloskey
Description : 25. Operations Research models in which some or all values of variables are random in nature are called _____ a. Physical b. Symbolic c. Deterministic d. Probabilistic
Last Answer : d. Probabilistic
Description : Operations Research models in which values of all variables and all possible outcomes are known with certainty are called _____ a. Physical b. Symbolic c. Deterministic d. Probabilistic
Last Answer : c. Deterministic
Description : Operations Research techniques cannot be applied to _____ a. Managerial judgement b. Business initiatives c. Customer perceptions d. All of the above
Last Answer : c. Customer perceptions
Description : 13. Operations Research cannot give perfect _____ to problems a. Answers b. Solutions c. Both a & b d. Decisions
Last Answer : c. Both a & b
Description : 9. Operations Research has the characteristics that it is done by a team of _____ a. Scientists b. Mathematicians c. Academics d. All of the above
Last Answer : a. Scientists
Description : 5. Operations Research was known as an ability to win a war without really going into a _____ a. Battle Field b. Fighting c. War d. Both a & b
Last Answer : d. Both a & b
Description : Operations Research, which is a very powerful tool for _____ a. Research b. Decision-Making c. Operations d. None of the above
Last Answer : Decision-Making
Description : In India, Operations Research came into existence in the year .............. a. 1940 b. 1947 c. 1949 d. 1950
Last Answer : c. 1949
Description : Operations Research Society of India was formed in the year .................. a. 1950 b. 1955 c. 1957 d. 1960
Last Answer : c. 1957
Description : The term 'Artificial Intelligence' was first coined in ______: a) 1960 b) 1950 c) 1955 d) None of These
Last Answer : c) 1955
Description : The term management accounting was first coined in A. 1960 B. 1950 C. 1945 D. 1955
Last Answer : B. 1950
Description : The production of tractors and power tillers started in ……. a)1950 b)1940 c)1960 d)2001
Last Answer : 1960
Description : . In what year was PERT developed? a. 1957 b. 1959 c. 1960 d. 1958
Last Answer : . 1957
Description : The CPM was developed by Rand and Walker in which year? a. 1957 b. 1958 c. 1959 d. 1960
Last Answer : a. 1957
Description : 26. Operations Research is a _________ a. Science b. Art c. Mathematics d. Both a & b
Description : . Operations Research involves _________ attacks of complex problems to arrive at the optimum solution a. Scientific b. Systematic c. Both a & b d. Statistical
Description : 16. Operations Research simply helps in improving the ______ of the solution but does not result in a perfect solution a. Quality b. Clarity c. Look d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Quality
Description : . Operations Research techniques helps to find an ________ by taking into account all the factors a. Ultimate solution b. Alternate solution c. Optimum solution d. Maximise solution
Last Answer : c. Optimum solution
Description : 12. Operations Research involves various _______ to solve the problems a. Decisions b. Study c. Technique d. Applications
Last Answer : c. Technique
Description : Operations Research emphasizes on the overall approach to the system. This characteristic of Operations Research is often referred as a. System Orientation b. System Approach c. Interdisciplinary Team Approach d. None of the above
Last Answer : c. Interdisciplinary Team Approach
Description : 10. There is a great scope for ______ working as a team to solve problems of defence by using the Operations Research approach a. Economists b. Administrators c. Statisticians and Technicians d. All of the Above
Last Answer : d. All of the Above
Description : 8. Who defined Operations Research as an aid for the executive in marketing his decisions by providing him with the quantitative information based on the scientific method of analysis? a. C. Kitte b. H.M. Wagner c. E.L. Arnoff d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. C. Kitte
Description : 7. Who defined Operations Research as scientific approach to problem solving for executive management? a. E.L. Arnoff b. P.M.S. Blackett c. H.M. Wagner d. None of the above
Last Answer : c. H.M. Wagner
Description : 6. Who defined Operations Research as scientific method of providing executive departments with a quantitative basis for decisions regarding the operations under their control? a. Morse and Kimball (1946) b. P.M.S Blackett (1948) c. E.L. Arnoff and M.J. Netzorg d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Morse and Kimball (1946)
Description : 4. This Innovative science of Operations Research was discovered during ________ a. Civil War b. World War I c. World War II d. Industrial Revolution
Last Answer : c. World War II
Description : If the number of jobs is not equal to the number of resources, then the problem is term as _____ assignment problem a. Balanced b. Unbalanced c. Equal d. Unequal
Last Answer : b. Unbalanced
Description : If the number of jobs is equal to the number of resources, then the problem is term as _____ assignment problem a. Balanced b. Unbalanced c. Equal d. Unequal
Last Answer : a. Balanced
Description : Every combination of strategies determines an outcome known as _____ a. Regret b. Payoff c. Saddle point d. Profit matrix
Last Answer : b. Payoff
Description : In a game, the alternatives or courses of action available to each player are called _____ a. Options b. Choices c. Actions d. strategies
Last Answer : d. strategies
Description : Floats for critical activities will be always _____ a. One b. Zero c. Highest d. Same as duration of the activity
Last Answer : b. Zero
Description : Forward pass calculations are done to find _____ occurrence times of events a. Exact b. Earliest c. Latest d. Approximate
Last Answer : b. Earliest
Description : The extra row or column which is added to balance an assignment problem is called _____ a. Regret b. Epsilon c. Dummy d. extra
Last Answer : c. Dummy
Description : An optimum solution is considered the _____ among feasible solutions a. Worst b. Best c. Ineffective d. None of the above
Last Answer : b. Best
Description : _____ refers to the combination of one or more inputs to produce a particular output a. Solution b. Variable c. Process d. None of the above
Last Answer : c. Process
Description : _____ is another method to solve a given LPP involving some artificial variable? a. Big M method b. Method of penalties c. Two-phase simplex method d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Big M method
Description : The word “Linear” means that the relationships are represented by _____ a. Diagonal lines b. Curved lines c. Straight lines d. Slanting lines
Last Answer : c. Straight lines
Description : 42. _____ assumption means the prior knowledge of all the coefficients in the objective function , the coefficients of the constraints and the resource values a. Proportionality b. Certainty c. Finite choices d. Continuity
Last Answer : b. Certainty
Description : _____ technique is related to Inventory management a. EOQ b. SQC c. CPM d. transportation
Last Answer : a. EOQ
Description : ______ are technique applied in project management a. CPM b. Assignment c. Transportation d. Decision theory
Last Answer : a. CPM
Description : The period of the Second Generation Computers was (1) 1946 – 1958 (2) 1940 – 1960 (3) 1959 – 1964 (4) 1965 – 1975
Last Answer : 1959 – 1964
Description : Production of power tiller rapidly increased during year a. 1920 to 1930 c) 1950 to 1965 b. 1935 to 1945 d) 1960 to 1975
Last Answer : 1950 to 1965
Description : Production of power tiller rapidly increased during the year . A. 1950-1970 C. 1970-1980 B. 1960-1975 D. 1950-1965
Last Answer : 1950-1965
Description : The first electronic computer system was developed in– (A) 1920 (B) 1940 (C) 1930 (D) 1950
Last Answer : Answer: 1940
Description : When did the world’s first vitamin-fortified fruit drinks appear? a. 1950 c. 1940 b. 1942 d. 1948
Last Answer : d. 1948
Description : What advertising in the 1950 and 1960 was typically designed to?
Last Answer : play on the hopes and fears of consumers (APEX) ;)
Description : Which of the following was the 1st five years plan implemented in Pakistan A. 1950 to 1955 B. 1955 to 1960 C. 1960 to 1965 D. 1965 to 1970
Last Answer : ANSWER: B
Description : American Nurses Association (ANA) initiated 5 years study of nursing functions & activities in; a. 1950 b. 1960 c. 1900 d. 1920
Last Answer : a. 1950