Description : In waiting line theory, number of customers waiting in the queue is referred to as ................ a. Traffic intensity b. Queuing system c. Service pattern d. Queue length
Last Answer : d. Queue length
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 : ............................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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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
Description : A customer’s behaviour of leaving the queue due to impatience is called ....................... a. Jockying b. Reneging c. Collusion d. Balking
Last Answer : b. Reneging
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : In queuing theory, ............................ stands for mean service rate. a. μ b. λ c. t d. none of these
Last Answer : a. μ
Description : Commonly assumed probability distribution of service pattern are ....................... a. Poisson distribution b. Exponential distribution c. Erlang distribution d. b and c
Last Answer : d. b and c
Description : The ration between mean arrival rate and mean service rate is called ................... a. Idle period b. Average length of queue c. Traffic intensity d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Traffic intensity
Description : In queuing theory, ...................... is a person by whom service is rendered. a. Customer b. Server c. a or b d. none of these
Last Answer : b. Server
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
Last Answer : c. Both a and b
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 : 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 : Operations Research is a ................................ a. Science b. Art c. Both a and b d. None of these
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
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 : 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 : The word .................. may be defined as some actions that we apply to some problems or hypothesis. a. Research b. Operations c. Both a and b d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Operations
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 : Operations Research cannot give perfect .................. to the problem. a. Answers b. Solutions c. Both a and b d. Decisions
Description : The solution to a transportation problem with ‘m’ rows and ‘n’ columns is feasible if the number of positive allocations are: a. m + n b. m x n c. m +n – 1 d. m +n + 1
Last Answer : c. m +n – 1
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 : .................... 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 : 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