Description : Operations Research does not give perfect solution to a problem, but it helps to improve the ......................... of the solution. a. Quality b. Clarity c. Look d. None of these
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 : 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 : 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 : . Operations Research involves _________ attacks of complex problems to arrive at the optimum solution a. Scientific b. Systematic c. Both a & b d. Statistical
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : A ______ occurs when each player selects one of his strategies a. Profit b. Decision c. Play d. Game
Last Answer : c. Play
Description : A ______ is the one in which the player selects more than one strategy with fixed probabilities before playing the game. a. Mixed strategy b. Pure strategy c. Complete strategy d. Impure strategy
Last Answer : d. Impure strategy
Description : The participants in a game are called ______ a. Clients b. Members c. Customers d. Players
Last Answer : d. Players
Description : In project crashing, as we systematically, crash the project, direct cost of project ______ a. Increases b. Decreases c. Remain same d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Increases
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 : A BFS of a LPP is said to be ______ if at least one of the basic variable is zero a. Degenerate b. Non-degenerate c. Infeasible d. unbounded
Last Answer : a. Degenerate
Description : In simplex method, if there is tie between a decision variable and a slack (or surplus) variable, ______ should be selected a. Slack variable b. Surplus variable c. Decision variable d. None of the above
Last Answer : c. Decision variable
Description : 44. The word “Programming” means taking decisions ______ a. Systematically b. Rapidly c. Slowly d. Instantly
Last Answer : a. Systematically
Description : ________ technique is related to Quality control a. Assignment b. Transportation c. CPM d. SQC
Last Answer : d. SQC
Description : An optimal solution of an assignment problem can be obtained only if a. Each row & column has only one zero element b. Each row & columns has at least one zero element c. The data is arrangement in a square matrix d. None of the above
Last Answer : d. None of the above
Description : The purpose of a dummy row or column in an assignment problem is to a. Obtain balance between total activities and total resources b. Prevent a solution from becoming degenerate c. Provide a means of representing a dummy problem d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Obtain balance between total activities and total resources
Description : If in an assignment problem, number of rows is not equal to number of columns then a. Maximization problem b. Problem is unbalanced c. Problem is degenerate d. Optimum solution is not possible
Last Answer : c. Problem is degenerate
Description : If in a LPP, the solution of a variable can be infinity large without violating the constraints, the solution is ___ a. Infeasible b. Unbounded c. Alternative d. None of the above
Last Answer : b. Unbounded
Description : BFS in LPP stands for: a. Best Feasible solution b. Better feasible solution c. Basic feasible solution d. None of the above
Last Answer : c. Basic feasible solution
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 : 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 : A basic solution which also satisfies the condition in which all basic variables are non-negative is called ___ a. Basic feasible solution b. Feasible solution c. Optimal solution d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Basic feasible solution
Description : A set of values X1,X2……..Xn which satisfies the constraints of the LPP is called_______ a. Solution b. Variable c. Linearity d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Solution
Description : . In simplex algorithm, which method is used to deal with the situation where an infeasible starting basic solution is given? a. Slack variable b. Simplex method c. Big M Method d. None of the above
Last Answer : b. Simplex method
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 : 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 : 61. If a non-redundant constraint is removed from an LP problem then a. Feasible region will become larger b. Feasible region will become smaller c. Solution will become infeasible d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Feasible region will become larger
Description : 58. While solving a LP model graphically, the area bounded by the constraints is called a. Feasible region b. Infeasible region c. Unbounded solution d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Feasible region
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
Description : 55. If two constraints do not intersect in the positive quadrant of the graph, then a. The problem is infeasible b. The solution is unbounded c. One of the constraints is redundant d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. The problem is infeasible
Description : 54. A constraint in an LP model becomes redundant because a. Two iso-profits may be parallel to each other b. The solution is unbounded c. This constraint is not satisfied by the solution values d. None of the above