Management Science Set 5
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This set of Management Science Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Management Science Set 5
Q1 | .................... defined Operations Research as “the art of winning wars without actually fighting.”
- H M Wagner
- H A Taha
- T L Saaty
- Arthur Clark
Q2 | Operations Research is a very powerful tool for ........................
- Operations
- Research
- Decision making
- None of these
Q3 | Who defined Operations Research as scientific approach to problem solving for executivemanagement.
- E L Arnoff
- H M Wagner
- Churchman
- None of these
Q4 | The term “Operations Research” was coined in the year ...................
- 1930
- 1940
- 1950
- 1960
Q5 | The innovative science of Operations Research was discovered during ......................
- Civil war
- World war I
- World war II
- Industrial Revolution
Q6 | Operations Research has the characteristic that it is done by a team of .....................
- Scientists
- Mathematicians
- Academicians
- Politicians
Q7 | Operations Research emphasises on the overall approach to the system. This characteristic ofOperations Research is often referred to as .................................
- System orientation
- System approach
- Inter-disciplinary
- Team approach
Q8 | Operations Research cannot give perfect .................. to the problem.
- Answers
- Solutions
- Both a and b
- Decisions
Q9 | ............................ models involve the allocation of resources to activities in such a way that somemeasure of effectiveness is optimised.
- Sequencing
- Allocation
- Queuing theory
- Decision theory
Q10 | In .................. models, everything is defined and the results are certain.
- Probabilistic
- Deterministic
- Both a and b
- None of these
Q11 | ......................... models involve more risks and uncertainties.
- Probabilistic
- Deterministic
- Both a and b
- None of these
Q12 | .......................... models are obtained by enlarging or reducing the size of the items.
- Iconic models
- Analogue models
- Symbolic models
- None of these
Q13 | The word .................. may be defined as some actions that we apply to some problems orhypothesis.
- Research
- Operations
- Both a and b
- None of these
Q14 | ......................are representations of reality.
- Phases
- Models
- Both a and b
- None of these
Q15 | .........................are called mathematical models.
- Iconic models
- Symbolic models
- Analogue models
- None of these
Q16 | Probabilistic models are also called ...........................
- Deterministic models
- Dynamic models
- Stochastic models
- None of these
Q17 | ........................ models assume that the values of the variables do not change with time during aparticular period.
- Dynamic
- Static
- Both a and b
- None of these
Q18 | .......................models consider time as one of the important variable.
- Dynamic
- Static
- Botha and b
- None of these
Q19 | ........................may be defined as a method of determining an optimal program of interdependentactivities in view of available resources.
- Goal programming
- Linear programming
- Decision making
- None of these
Q20 | ..................... are expressed in the form of equations
- Objectives
- Constraints
- Both a and b
- None of these
Q21 | If there are more than one optimal solutions for the decision variables, the solution is ...........
- Infeasible
- Unbounded
- Alternative
- None of these
Q22 | Dual of the dual s a ..........................
- Dual
- Primal
- Alternative
- None of these
Q23 | The quantitative approach to decision analysis is a ..........................
- Logical approach
- Rational approach
- Scientific approach
- All of the above
Q24 | A model is a ...........................
- An essence of reality
- An approximation
- An idealisation
- All of the above
Q25 | The dummy source/destination in a transportation problem is added to ........................
- Satisfy rim constraints
- Prevent solution from becoming degenerate
- Ensure total cost does not exceed a limit
- None of the above