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 : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Forward pass is used for calculating earliest expected time (B) Backward pass is used for calculating the latest occurrence time (C) Maximum value of earliest ... time is used if there is more than one value of any event (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : At the completion of the forward and backward passes, the slack for an activity is given by the a. Difference between early start and early finish b. Difference between early start and ... c. Difference between latest start and early finish d. Difference between latest start and latest finish
Last Answer : c. Difference between latest start and early finish
Description : In a PERT network, the earliest(activity) start time is the a. Earliest time that an activity can be finished without delaying the entire project b. Latest time that an activity can ... of precedence requirements d. Latest time that an activity can be finished without delaying the entire project
Last Answer : c. Earliest time that an activity can be started without violation of precedence requirements
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The difference of latest occurrence time and earliest expected time, is called slack (B) The activities connecting the events having zero slack, lie on the critical path (C) The critical path consumes the maximum time (D) All the above
Description : 47. The method of formal calculations often termed as Linear Programming was developed later in which year? a. 1947 b. 1988 c. 1957 d. 1944
Last Answer : a. 1947
Description : The basic difference between PERT and CPM is that a. PERT deals with events and CPM with activities b. Critical Path is determined in PERT only c. Costs are considered on CPM only d. Guessed times are used in PERT and evaluated times in CPM.
Last Answer : a. PERT deals with events and CPM with activities
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Earliest expected time is denoted by TE (B) Latest occurrence time is denoted by TL (C) Contractual obligation time is denoted by Ts (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following with regards to C.P.M. network analysis of projects (A) The latest occurrence time of the node of which the activity arrow terminates minus the ... the activity arrow' originates, is called earliest start time of the activity (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following a. The activity which consumes maximum time, is called a node b. The activity is the time consuming part of a project c. The beginning ... of a job, are called events d. Logically and sequentially connected activities and events form a network
Last Answer : a. The activity which consumes maximum time, is called a node
Description : If cost, time, etc is given, then it is ________ a. Balanced problem b. Unbalanced problem c. Maximization problem d. Minimization problem
Last Answer : d. Minimization problem
Description : ________ which is a subclass of a linear programming problem(LPP) a. Programming problem b. Transportation problem c. Computer problem d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Transportation problem
Description : ________ technique is related to Quality control a. Assignment b. Transportation c. CPM d. SQC
Last Answer : d. SQC
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 : 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 : Assertion (A): Activity 57 is critical. Reason (R): Earliest finish time and latest finish time for events 57 are same Select the correct answer. (A) A is correct but R is not correct (B) R is correct but A is not correct (C) Both A and R is correct (D) Both A and R is incorrect
Last Answer : (A) A is correct but R is not correct
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 : . In a zero-sum game, a. What one player wins, the other loses b. The sum of each player’s winnings if the game is played many times must be zero c. The game is fair-each person has an equal chance of winning d. Long-run profits must be zero
Last Answer : a. What one player wins, the other loses
Description : What causes earthquakes? (a) Occurrence of underground water (b) Volcanic eruptions (c) Occurrence of cracks and fissures in rocks (d) No definite cause has been found so far
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : )The total amount of risk that is calculated for a project is found by 1. Multiplying the sum of each the risk times the amount at stake 2. Calculating the cumulative sum of the probability for ... 3. Cannot be calculated since all risks are not know 4. The amount of project reserves available
Last Answer : 2. Calculating the cumulative sum of the probability for each risk and multiplying this value times the consequence of occurrence of the risk events
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 : The choice of the strategy is made by both the _________ simultaneously a. Decision maker b. Manager c. Competitor d. Player
Last Answer : Player
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 : 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 : 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 situation in a game where, in the payoff matrix, maximin of row is equal to minimax of column is called___ a. Centre point b. Main point c. Saddle point d. Equal point
Last Answer : c. Saddle point
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 : The participants in a game are called ______ a. Clients b. Members c. Customers d. Players
Last Answer : d. Players
Description : A common assumption about the players in a game is that a. Neither player knows the payoff matrix b. The players have different information about the payoff matrix c. Only one of the players pursues a rational strategy d. The specific identify of the players is irrelevant to the play of the game
Last Answer : d. The specific identify of the players is irrelevant to the play of the game
Description : A strategy that is best regardless of what rival players do is called a. First-mover advantage b. A Nash equilibrium strategy c. Tit-for-tat d. A dominant strategy
Last Answer : d. A dominant strategy
Description : In game theory, the outcome or consequence of a strategy is referred to as the a. Payoff b. Penalty c. Reward d. End-game strategy
Last Answer : a. Payoff
Description : What is a saddle point? a. Equilibrium point b. Balanced growth point c. Imbalanced growth point d. Unstable equilibrium point
Last Answer : c. Imbalanced growth point
Last Answer : a. Equilibrium point
Description : Who developed the Game Theory a. J.R. Hicks b. William J. Baumol c. Neumann Morgenstern d. Samuelson P.T.
Last Answer : c. Neumann Morgenstern
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 : 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 : 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 : The second longest path in the network diagram is called a. Alternate b. Feasible c. Sub-critical d. Critical
Last Answer : c. Sub-critical
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 : What is the benefit of using PERT/CPM network as integral component of project management? a. They furnish a consistent framework for planning, scheduling, monitoring and controlling project b. They illustrate ... that the project will be completed by a specific date d. All of the above
Last Answer : d. All of the above
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 : If no. of rows are not equal to number of columns and the matrix elements are profit elements then the problem is: a. Balanced and Maximization Transportation problem b. ... Transportation problem c. Balanced and Maximization Assignment problem d. Unbalanced and Maximization Assignment problem
Last Answer : a. Balanced and Maximization Transportation problem
Description : If no. of rows are equal to number of columns and the matrix elements are Time elements then the problem is: a. Balanced and Minimization Transportation problem b. ... Transportation problem c. Balanced and Minimization Assignment problem d. Unbalanced and Minimization Assignment problem
Last Answer : c. Balanced and Minimization Assignment problem
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 : For solving an assignment problem, which method is used? a. British b. American c. German d. None of the above
Last Answer : B. american
Description : For maximization in assignment problem, the objective is to maximize the a. Profit b. Optimization c. Cost d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Profit