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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