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
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 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 : . Operations Research involves _________ attacks of complex problems to arrive at the optimum solution a. Scientific b. Systematic c. Both a & b d. Statistical
Last Answer : c. Both a & b
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : The Term Operations Research was coined in the year _____ a. 1950 b. 1940 c. 1978 d. 1960
Last Answer : B. 1940
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 : 26. Operations Research is a _________ a. Science b. Art c. Mathematics d. Both a & b
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 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 56. Constraints in LP problem are called active if they a. Represent optimal solutions b. At optimality do not consume all the available resources c. Both a & b d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Represent optimal solutions
Description : If there were n workers & n jobs there would be a. N! solutions b. (n-1)! Solutions c. (n!)n solutions d. N Solutions
Last Answer : a. N! solutions
Description : 40. Which of the following is a limitation associated with an LP model a. The relationship among decision variables is linear b. No guarantee to get integer valued solutions c. No considerations of effect of time & uncertainty on LP model d. All of the above
Last Answer : d. All of the above
Description : 44. The word “Programming” means taking decisions ______ a. Systematically b. Rapidly c. Slowly d. Instantly
Last Answer : a. Systematically
Description : 62. If one of the constraint of an equation in an LP problem has an unbounded solution, then a. Solution to such LP problem must be degenerate b. Feasible region should have a line segment c. Alternative solutions exists d. None of the above
Last Answer : b. Feasible region should have a line segment
Description : 59. Alternative solutions exist of an LP model when a. One of the constraints is redundant b. Objective function equation is parallel to one of the constraints c. Two constraints are parallel d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Objective function equation is parallel to one of the constraints
Description : 51. An iso-profit line represents a. An infinite number of solutions all of which yield the same profit b. An infinite number of solutions all of which incurs the same cost c. An infinite number of optimal solutions d. A boundary of the feasible region
Last Answer : . An infinite number of solutions all of which yield the same profit
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
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 : 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 : 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 : _____ 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 : An activity whose start or end cannot be delay without affecting total project completion time is called ______ activity a. Dummy b. Non-critical c. Critical d. Important
Last Answer : c. Critical
Description : Which variables are fictitious and cannot have any physical meaning? a. Optimal variable b. Decision variable c. Artificial variable d. None of the above
Last Answer : c. Artificial variable
Description : All the constraints are expressed as equations and the right hand side of each constraint and all variables are non-negative is called_______ a. Canonical variable b. Canonical form c. Canonical solution d. Both a & b
Last Answer : b. Canonical form
Description : 57. The solution space(region) of an LP problem is unbounded due to a. An incorrect formulation of the LP model b. Objective function is unbounded c. Neither a nor b d. Both a & b
Last Answer : b. Objective function is unbounded c. Neither a nor b