Description : Straight lines shown in a linear programming graph indicates ........................... a. Objective function b. Constraints c. Points d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Constraints
Description : A LPP model doesnot contain: a. Decision b. Constraints c. Feasible solution d. Spread Sheet
Last Answer : d. Spread Sheet
Description : While solving a LPP graphically, the area bounded by constraints is called ................. a. Feasible region b. Infeasible region c. Unbounded region d. None of these
Last Answer : a. Feasible region
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 : 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 : In an LPP, if the solution of a variable can be made infinitely large without violating the constraints, then the solution is .............................. a. Infeasible b. Alternative c. Unbounded d. Unique
Last Answer : c. Unbounded
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 : All the parameters in the linear programming model are assumed to be ..................... a. Variables b. Constraints c. Functions d. None of these
Description : The dummy source/destination in a transportation problem is added to ........................ a. Satisfy rim constraints b. Prevent solution from becoming degenerate c. Ensure total cost does not exceed a limit d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Satisfy rim constraints
Description : ..................... are expressed in the form of equations a. Objectives b. Constraints c. Both a and b d. None of these
Description : In a ........................game the amounts won by all winners together is equal to the sum of the amounts lost by all losers together. a. Non-zero sum game b. Zero sum game c. Rectangular game d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Zero sum game
Description : A queue is formed when the demand for a service: a. Exceeds the capacity to provide that service b. Is less than the capacity to provide that service c. a or b d. None of these
Last Answer : a. Exceeds the capacity to provide that service
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 : ............................ 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 : Activities lying on critical path are called ............................ a. Critical activities b. Non-critical activities c. Dummy activities d. None of these
Last Answer : a. Critical activities
Description : Every Linear Programming Problem is related to another Linear Programming Problem, called .......................... a. Primal b. Dual c. Non-linear Programming d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Dual
Description : When at least one of the basic variables is zero, then the basic feasible solution to a Linear Programming Problem is said to be .............................. a. Infeasible b. Unbounded c. Degenerate d. Non-degenerate
Last Answer : c. Degenerate
Description : The variables whose coefficient vectors are unit vectors, are called ...................... a. Unit variables b. Basic variables c. Non-basic variables d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Basic variables
Description : An event which represents the beginning of more than one activity is a : a. Merge event b. Net event c. Burst event d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Burst event
Description : Graphic method can be applied to solve a liner programming problem when there are only ........................... variables a. A one b. Two c. Three d. More than three
Last Answer : b. Two
Description : If there are more than one optimal solutions for the decision variables, the solution is ........... a. Infeasible b. Unbounded c. Alternative d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Alternative
Description : If a simplex table shows the values 2, -3, 0 against “θ”, which should be taken as the replacement ratio. a. 2 b. -3 c. 0 d. None of these
Last Answer : c. 0
Description : Controllable variables are also called.................................. a. Slack variables b. Surplus variables c. Artificial variable d. Decision variables
Last Answer : d. Decision variables
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 : The outlet where the services are being provided to the customers is called................. a. Waiting line b. Service facility c. Idle facility d. Traffic intensity
Last Answer : b. Service facility
Description : .................... is the popular method for solving an assignment problem. a. Hungarian Method b. Enumeration Method c. Simplex Method d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Hungarian Method
Description : Hungarian method was developed by ........................ a. T C Koopman b. F L Hitchcock c. D Konig d. George B Dantzig
Last Answer : c. D Konig
Description : Which of the following methods is used to solve an assignment problem: a. Enumeration Method b. Hungarian Method c. Simplex Method d. All of the above
Last Answer : d. All of the above
Description : VAM is also called........................ a. Matrix Minima Method b. Penalty Method c. MODI Method d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Penalty Method
Description : Transportation model was first introduced by ........................ in the year 1941. a. T C Koopman b. George B Dantzig c. Von-neumann d. F L Hitchcock
Last Answer : d. F L Hitchcock
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
Last Answer : c. Both a and b
Description : Shadow price is also called ...................... a. Dual price b. Unit price c. Total cost d. None of these
Last Answer : a. Dual price
Description : Which of the following is a characteristic of a dual problem: a. Dual of a dual is primal b. If dual has a finite optimal solution, then the primal also has finite optimal solution c. If dual has no feasible solution, then the primal also has no feasible solution d. All of the above
Description : Game theory became popular when the book “Theory of Games and Economic Behaviour” was published in 1944 by .............................. a. Von Neumann b. Mc Closky c. Von-Neumann and Mc Closky d. Von-neumann and Morgenstern
Last Answer : d. Von-neumann and Morgenstern
Description : Traffic intensity is computed by using the formula: a. λ/μ b. μ/λ c. 1- λ/μ d. 1- μ/λ
Last Answer : a. λ/μ
Description : Traffic intensity in Queuing Theory is also called........................... a. Service factor b. Arrival factor c. Utilisation factor d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Utilisation factor
Description : ..............................was the first person who developed a viable queueing theory a. Von Neumann b. Morgenstern c. H M Wagner d. Simeon Dennis Poisson
Last Answer : d. Simeon Dennis Poisson
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 : ............................refers to the manner in which the customers behave while being in the queue. a. Service pattern b. Service pattern c. Queue discipline d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Queue discipline
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 : Matrix Minima Method to find initial feasible solution to a TP is also called ....................... a. NWCM b. LCM c. VAM d. None of these
Last Answer : c. VAM
Description : In Transportation Problem, LCM stands for ............................. a. Lowest Common Multiplier b. Least Cost Method c. Lowest Cell Method d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Least Cost Method
Description : In Transportation Problem, NWCM stands for ............................. a. North West Cost Method b. Net Worth Corner Method c. North West Corner Method d. None of these
Last Answer : c. North West Corner Method
Description : Initial feasible solution to a transportation problem arrived through which of the following method is very near to the optimal solution: a. NWCM b. LCM c. VAM d. None of these
Description : In queuing theory, FCFS stand for .............................. a. First Cum First Served b. First Customer Fist Served c. Fast Channel First Served
Last Answer : a. First Cum First Served
Description : ...................... is a method of analysing the current movement of the some variable in an effort to predict the future movement of the same variable. a. Goal programming b. Queuing theory c. Markov Analysis d. Replacement theory
Last Answer : c. Markov Analysis
Description : In queuing theory, ............................ stands for mean service rate. a. μ b. λ c. t d. none of these
Last Answer : a. μ
Description : In queuing theory, ............................ stands for mean arrival rate of customers. a. μ b. λ c. t d. none of these
Last Answer : b. λ
Description : A customer’s behaviour of jumping from one queue to another is called ............................ a. Jockying b. Reneging c. Collusion d. Balking
Last Answer : a. Jockying