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 : 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 : 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
Last Answer : b. Program evaluation review technique
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 : 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 : In the time-cost optimisation, using CPM method for network analysis, the crashing of the activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having (A) Longest duration (B) Highest cost slope (C) Least cost slope (D) Shortest duration
Last Answer : (C) Least cost slope
Description : While solving an assignment problem, an activity is assigned to a resource through a square with zero opportunity cost because the objective is to a. Minimize total cost of assignment b. Reduce the cost of ... to zero c. Reduce the cost of that particular assignment to zero d. All of the above
Last Answer : c. Reduce the cost of that particular assignment to zero
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 : Project crashing is the method for ------------- A. Shortening the project duration by reducing the time of one or more critical activities B.Adding resources at critical points C.Doing technical analysis of the finished work for review D.Adding duration to each activity
Last Answer : A. Shortening the project duration by reducing the time of one or more critical activities
Description : Once the logic of a network is laid out, the project manager will conduct a forward pass and a backward pass through the network. This will provide information regarding ______ and will identify ... C. Resource shortages, high risk activities D. The high risk activities, non-critical path
Last Answer : A. The total duration of the project, critical path
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
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 : 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 : 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 : The assignment problem a. Requires that only one activity be assigned to each resource b. Is a special case of transportation problem c. Can be used to maximize resources d. All of the above
Last Answer : d. All of the above
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 : 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 : An optimal assignment requires that the maximum number of lines that can be drawn through squares with zero opportunity cost be equal to the number of a. Rows or columns b. Rows & columns c. Rows + columns -1 d. None of the above
Last Answer : b. Rows & columns
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : _____ 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 50. Which of the following statements is true with respect to the optimal solution of an LP problem? a. Every LP problem has an optimal solution b. Optimal solution of an LP problem always occurs ... completely used d. If an optimal solution exists, there will always be at least one at a corner
Last Answer : d. If an optimal solution exists, there will always be at least one at a corner
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 : 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 : A critical path network diagram does NOT: A. Help determine the amount of float B. Identify the particularly important activities C. Calculate earned value D. Calculate the duration of the whole project
Last Answer : C. Calculate earned value
Description : Crash project duration is obtained by summing the (A) Normal durations for all the activities (B) Crash durations for all activities (C) Crash durations for all the activities along the ... along the critical path obtained by taking into account the crash duration for all the activities.
Last Answer : (D) Crash durations for all the activities along the critical path obtained by taking into account the crash duration for all the activities.
Description : ............................ is the sequence of activities which determines the total project duration. a. Critical path b. Network c. Non-critical activities d. None of these
Last Answer : a. Critical path
Description : For an activity in a CPM analysis, the early Finish time is 13 and the late Finish time is 13. Duration of activity is 6. Which of the following statements is true? A.The early start is 6 B. ... of the activity is 13 C.The slack of this activity is 13 D.The activity is on the critical path
Last Answer : D.The activity is on the critical path
Description : What would be the critical path if the duration of activity C increased to 10? A. ABCF B. ABCEF C. ABGHIF D. ABGHIF & ABDEF
Last Answer : A. ABCF
Description : A project activity has several components as indicated below; S. No. Activity Preceded by Duration (in Weeks) 1 A - 8 2 B A 6 3 C A 12 4 D B 4 5 E D 5 6 F B 12 7 G E& F ... H 5 10 J I & G 6 d. Prepare a PERT chart, estimate the duration of the project and identify the critical path.
Last Answer : PERT Diagram based on Activity on Arrow . E D 5 G B 5 9 J, 6 A 6 F,12 I ,5 8 c 12 H 8 OR PERT Diagram based on Activity on Node …………………….6 marks a. Critical Path: A-B-F-G-J …………………….1 mark b. Estimated Project Duration: 41 weeks