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 : . Operations Research involves _________ attacks of complex problems to arrive at the optimum solution a. Scientific b. Systematic c. Both a & b d. Statistical
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 : 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 : 26. Operations Research is a _________ a. Science b. Art c. Mathematics d. Both a & b
Last Answer : d. Both a & b
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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
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 : The Term Operations Research was coined in the year _____ a. 1950 b. 1940 c. 1978 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 : 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 : 44. The word “Programming” means taking decisions ______ a. Systematically b. Rapidly c. Slowly d. Instantly
Last Answer : a. Systematically
Description : 34. Maximization of objective function in an L P model means a. Value occurs at allowable set of decisions b. Highest value is chosen among allowable decisions c. Neither of above d. Both a & b
Last Answer : a. Value occurs at allowable set of decision
Description : For a project manager to have an effective means of identifying and communicating the planned activities and their interrelationships, he must use a network technique. One of the network ... evaluation review technique c. Path evaluation review technique d. Project execution review technique
Last Answer : b. Program evaluation review technique
Description : What network model enables engineer managers to schedule, monitor and control large and complex projects by employing three time estimates per activity a. Forecasting b. Program evaluation review technique c. Critical path method d. simulation
Description : What network model enables engineer managers to schedule, monitor and control large and complex projects by using only one time factor per activity a. Forecasting b. Program evaluation review technique c. Critical path method d. simulation
Description : 36. The best use of linear programming technique is to find an optimal use of a. Money b. Manpower c. Machine d. All of the above
Last Answer : . All of the above
Description : 28. Linear programming is a a. Constrained optimization technique b. Technique for economic allocation of limited resources c. Mathematical technique d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Technique for economic allocation of limited resource
Description : 27. The mathematical model of an LP problem is important because a. It helps in converting the verbal description & numerical data into mathematical expression b. Decision-makers prefer to ... captures the relevant relationship among decision factors d. It enables the use of algebraic technique
Last Answer : a. It helps in converting the verbal description & numerical data into mathematical expression
Description : _________ technique helps to make a choice from numerous available alternatives a. PERT b. CPM c. Linear Programming d. Transportation
Last Answer : d. Transportation
Description : _____ technique is related to Inventory management a. EOQ b. SQC c. CPM d. transportation
Last Answer : a. EOQ
Description : ________ technique is related to Quality control a. Assignment b. Transportation c. CPM d. SQC
Last Answer : d. SQC
Description : ______ are technique applied in project management a. CPM b. Assignment c. Transportation d. Decision theory
Last Answer : a. CPM
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 : How many methods are there to solve LPP? a. Three b. Two c. Four d. None of the above
Last Answer : b. Two
Description : 63. Graphic method can be applied to solve a LPP when there are only ____ variable a. Four b. More than one c. Two d. three
Last Answer : Which oil is used in the floatation method for the purification of ores?
Description : 46. Linear programming has been successfully applied in __________ a. Agricultural b. Industrial applications c. Both a & b d. manufacturing
Description : The various alternatives or courses of actions available to each player in a game are called as ____ a. Saddle points b. Strategies c. Pay-off d. Gains
Last Answer : b. Strategies
Description : A _______ provides a complete definition of how a player will play a game a. Mixed strategy b. Pure strategy c. Complete strategy d. Impure strategy
Last Answer : c. Complete strategy
Description : . Dual of the dual is _______ a. Primal b. Dual c. Alternative d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Primal
Description : In simplex method, we add _______ variables in the case of “=” a. Slack variable b. Surplus variable c. Artificial variable d. None of the above
Last Answer : c. Artificial variable
Description : An objective function is maximized when it is a _______ function a. Passive b. Profit c. Cost d. None of the above
Last Answer : b. Profit
Description : An assumption that implies that finite numbers of choices are available to a decision-maker and the decision variables do not assume negative values is known as _______ a. Certainty b. Continuity c. Finite choices d. None of the above
Last Answer : c. Finite choices
Description : 65. Any feasible solution which optimizes (minimizes or maximizes) the objective function of the LPP is called as _______ a. Optimal solution b. Non-basic variables c. Solution d. Basic Feasible solution
Last Answer : a. Optimal solution
Description : 64. If the feasible region of a LPP is empty, the solution is _______ a. Infeasible b. Unbounded c. Alternative d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Infeasible
Description : 45. LP is a major innovations since _______ in the field of business decision-making, particularly under conditions of certainty a. Industrial Revolution b. World War I c. World War II d. French Revolution
Description : Mean, median and mode are measures of _______ a. Central tendency b. Dispersion c. Probability d. maths
Last Answer : . central tendency
Description : ___ is one of the fundamental combinatorial optimization problems a. Assignment problem b. Transportation problem c. Optimization problem d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Assignment problem
Description : Currently, LPP is used in solving a wide range of practical ___________ a. Business problems b. Agricultural problems c. Manufacturing problems d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Business problems
Description : LPP is exactly used in solving what kind of resource allocation problems? a. Production planning and scheduling b. Transportation c. Sales and advertising d. All of the above
Last Answer : d. All of the above
Description : 49. A feasible solution to an LP problem a. Must satisfy all of the problem’s constraints simultaneously b. Need not satisfy all of the constraints, only some of them c. Must be a corner point of the feasible solution d. Must optimize the value of the objective function
Last Answer : a. Must satisfy all of the problem’s constraints simultaneously
Description : Operations Research cannot give perfect .................. to the problem. a. Answers b. Solutions c. Both a and b d. Decisions
Last Answer : c. Both a and b