Description : ..................... is the duration by which an activity can be delayed without delaying the completion of the project. a. Earliest Start Time b. Earliest Finish Time c. Latest Start Time d. Latest Finish Time
Last Answer : c. Latest Start Time
Description : Independent float is the amount of time by which: A. Start of the activity can be delayed without affecting the EST of subsequent activity B. reduces the float of subsequent ... without affecting EST D. completion of an activity can be delayed beyond earliest possible finishing time
Last Answer : A. Start of the activity can be delayed without affecting the EST of subsequent activity
Description : The latest finish time for an activity: A. Equals the min. of LFT − t for al immediate successors B. Equals the max. of LFT − t for al immediate predecessors. C. Equals the max. of EST + t for all immediate predecessors. D. Equals the min. of EST + t for all immediate successors
Last Answer : A. Equals the min. of LFT − t for al immediate successors
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 : The EST + activity duration = .............................. a. Earliest Finish Time b. Latest Start Time c. Latest Finish Time d. None of these
Last Answer : a. Earliest Finish Time
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 : In a PERT network, slack time is _____. (a) The end point that represents the completion of a major activity (b) The time or resources required to progress from one event to another ( ... without delaying the whole Project (d) The longest or most time-consuming sequence of events and activities
Last Answer : (c) The amount of time an individual activity can be delayed without delaying the whole Project
Description : PERT emphasises on ........................... a. Activity b. Time c. Cost d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Time
Description : An activity which does not consume either resource or time is called ............................. a. Predecessor activity b. Successor activity c. Dummy activity d. Terminal activity
Last Answer : c. Dummy activity
Description : In a network diagram, activity is denoted by ............................ a. Node b. Arrow c. Triangle d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Arrow
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 : ......................... is activity oriented network diagram. a. CPM b. PERT c. Histogram d. Ogive
Last Answer : a. CPM
Description : An activity which must be completed before commencement of one or more other activities is called................................. a. Successor activity b. Predecessor activity c. Dummy activity d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Predecessor activity
Description : The assignment problem is: a. Requires that only one activity be assigned to each resource b. Is a special case of transportation problem c. Can be used to maximise resource 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 : ......................... is a scheme or design of something intended to do. a. Network b. Float c. Project d. Program
Last Answer : a. Network
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 : ......................... is a series of activities related to a project. a. Network b. Transportation Model c. Assignment model d. None of these
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 : 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 : .................... 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 : What is a project phase? A. A collection of logically related project activities that culminate in the completion of one or more deliverables (Ans.) B. A singular activity that completes a ... that has very similar parts D. A consistent period of time that is used throughout a project
Last Answer : A. A collection of logically related project activities that culminate in the completion of one or more deliverables (Ans.)
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 : a customer’s behaviour of leaving the queue when he does not like to wait in the queue due to lack of time or space is called ..................... a. Jockying b. Reneging c. Collusion d. Balking
Last Answer : d. Balking
Description : Number of customers in the queue per unit of time is called ...................... a. Queuing system b. Length of queue c. Average length of queue d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Average length of queue
Description : .......................models consider time as one of the important variable. a. Dynamic b. Static c. Botha and b d. None of these
Last Answer : a. Dynamic
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 : 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