Description : Who defined Operations Research as “the art of giving bad answers to problems which otherwise have worse answers”? a. H M Wagner b. H A Taha c. T L Saaty d. Arthur Clark
Last Answer : c. T L Saaty
Description : Operations Research uses models to help the management in determining its .................... scientifically. a. Policies b. Actions c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Both a and b
Description : Who defined Operations Research as scientific approach to problem solving for executive management. a. E L Arnoff b. H M Wagner c. Churchman d. None of these
Last Answer : b. H M Wagner
Description : .................... defined Operations Research as “the art of winning wars without actually fighting.” a. H M Wagner b. H A Taha c. T L Saaty d. Arthur Clark
Last Answer : d. Arthur Clark
Description : Operations Research makes a ...................... attack on complex problems to arrive at optimal solution. a. Scientific b. Systematic c. Both a and b d. None of these
Description : Operations Research is a ................................ a. Science b. Art c. Both a and b d. None of these
Description : Operations Research cannot give perfect .................. to the problem. a. Answers b. Solutions c. Both a and b d. Decisions
Description : Operations Research Techniques involves ..................... approach. a. Team approach b. Critical approach c. Individual approach d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Individual approach
Description : Operations Research techniques help to find ................... solution. a. Feasible solution b. Infeasible solution c. Optimal solution d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Optimal solution
Description : ....................... is an important Operations Research Technique to analyse the queuing behaviour. a. Game theory b. Waiting line theory c. Decision theory d. Simulation
Last Answer : b. Waiting line theory
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 emphasises on the overall approach to the system. This characteristic of Operations Research is often referred to as ................................. a. System orientation b. System approach c. Inter-disciplinary d. Team approach
Last Answer : d. Team approach
Description : Operations Research has the characteristic that it is done by a team of ..................... a. Scientists b. Mathematicians c. Academicians d. Politicians
Last Answer : a. Scientists
Description : The 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. 1930 b. 1940 c. 1950 d. 1960
Last Answer : b. 1940
Description : Operations Research is a very powerful tool for ........................ a. Operations b. Research c. Decision making d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Decision making
Description : Operations Research Society of India was formed in the year .................. a. 1950 b. 1955 c. 1957 d. 1960
Last Answer : c. 1957
Description : In India, first Operations Research application was made by ........................... a. Pranab K Sen b. Prof. Mahalonobis c. Samarendra Nath Roy d. Raghu Raj Bahadur
Last Answer : b. Prof. Mahalonobis
Description : In India, first Operations Research unit was set up at ................................. a. Regional Research Laboratory, Hyderabad b. Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkotha c. Indian Institute of Science and Technology, Bengaluru d. Indian Institute of Science and Technology, Mohali
Last Answer : a. Regional Research Laboratory, Hyderabad
Description : In India, Operations Research came into existence in the year .............. a. 1940 b. 1947 c. 1949 d. 1950
Last Answer : c. 1949
Description : ........................may be defined as a method of determining an optimal program of interdependent activities in view of available resources. a. Goal programming b. Linear programming c. Decision making d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Linear programming
Description : In .................. models, everything is defined and the results are certain. a. Probabilistic b. Deterministic c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Deterministic
Description : PERT stand for: a. Performance Evaluation Review Technique b. Programme Evaluation Review Technique c. Programme Evaluation Research Technique
Last Answer : b. Programme Evaluation Review Technique
Description : The term “Operation Research” was coined by : a. Mc Closky and Trefthen b. Arthur Clark c. Churchman, Ackoff and Arnoff d. George B Dantzig
Last Answer : a. Mc Closky and Trefthen
Description : Which of the following method is used to solve mixed strategy problems: a. Probability method b. Graphic method c. Linear Programming method d. All of the above
Last Answer : d. All of the above
Description : In transportation Problems, VAM stands for ......................... a. Value Addition Method b. Vogel’s Approximation Method c. Virgenean Approximation Method d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Vogel’s Approximation Method
Description : By the beginning of ........................., the industries in USA realised the importance of Management Science in solving business and management problems. a. 1930s b. 1940s c. 1950s d. 1960s
Last Answer : c. 1950s
Description : While solving an LPP, infeasibility may be removed by: a. Removing a variable b. Removing a constraint c. Adding a variable d. Adding a constraint
Last Answer : b. Removing a constraint
Description : In simplex method, we add .......................... in the case of constraints with sign “=” a. Surplus variable b. Artificial variable c. Slack variable d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Artificial variable
Description : The variables which cannot be manipulated by the decision maker are called.................... a. Controllable variables b. Uncontrollable variables c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Uncontrollable variables
Description : The variables which can be manipulated by the decision maker are called.................... a. Controllable variables b. Uncontrollable variables c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : a. Controllable variables
Description : ................................is that element of the simplex table which lis both in the key row and key column. a. Key element b. Pivot element c. Both a and b d. None of these
Description : Excess of service facilities over and above the number of customers results: a. Idleness of service capacity b. Queues c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : a. Idleness of service capacity
Description : MODI Method to test the optimality of a feasible solution to TP is also called............... a. Stepping Stone Method b. u. v. Method c. both a and b d. none of these
Last Answer : b. u. v. Method
Description : In queuing theory, ...................... refers to those waiting in a queue or receiving service. a. Service provider b. Customer c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Customer
Description : A matrix which shows the gains and losses resulting from moves and counter moves is called.................................. a. Cost matrix b. Pay off matrix c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Pay off matrix
Description : .......................... is the duration by which an activity can be delayed without delaying the project. a. Slack b. Total float c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Total float
Description : A Transportation Problem is said to be unbalanced when total supply is not equal to ............ a. Total cost b. Total demand c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Total demand
Description : Initial feasible solution to a transportation Problem can be found out by ......................... a. VAM b. MODI Method c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : a. VAM
Description : Constraints in an LPP are treated as active, if they: a. Do not consume all the available resources at optimality b. Represent optimal solution c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Represent optimal solution
Description : Which of the following is true with regard to a Linear Programming Model? a. No guarantee to get integer valued solution b. The relationship among decision variables is liner c. Both a and b d. None of the these
Last Answer : d. None of the these
Description : The O R technique which helps in minimising total waiting and service cost is: a. Game theory b. Queuing theory c. Both a and b d. Decision theory
Last Answer : b. Queuing theory
Description : A minimisation problem can be connected into maximisation problem by changing the signs of coefficients in the ........................... a. Constraints b. Objectives c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Objectives
Description : The Hungarian method for solving an assignment problem can also be used to solve: a. A transportation problem b. A travelling salesman problem c. A linear programming problem d. Both a and b
Last Answer : b. A travelling salesman problem
Description : An assignment problem can be solved by ......................... a. Simplex method b. Transportation method c. Both a and b d. None of these
Description : ..................... are expressed in the form of equations a. Objectives b. Constraints c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Constraints
Description : ........................ models assume that the values of the variables do not change with time during a particular period. a. Dynamic b. Static c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Static
Description : ......................are representations of reality. a. Phases b. Models c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Models
Description : ......................... models involve more risks and uncertainties. a. Probabilistic b. Deterministic c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : a. Probabilistic
Description : In a research on the effect of child-rearing practices on stress-proneness of children in competing school projects, the hypothesis formulated is that child rearing practices do influence stress-proneness'. At ... be rejected. (D) No decision can be taken in respect of the research hypothesis.
Last Answer : (B) The research hypothesis will be accepted.