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This set of Management Science Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Management Science Set 6

Q1 | The solution to a transportation problem with ‘m’ rows and ‘n’ columns is feasible if the numberof positive allocations are:
  • m + n
  • m x n
  • m +n – 1
  • m +n + 1
Q2 | The method used for solving an assignment problem is:
  • Reduced matrix method
  • MODI method
  • Hungarian method
  • None of these
Q3 | An assignment problem can be solved by .........................
  • Simplex method
  • Transportation method
  • Both a and b
  • None of these
Q4 | For salesman who has to visit ‘n’ cities, which of the following are the ways of his tour plans:
  • n !
  • (n+1) !
  • (n-1) !
  • n
Q5 | The assignment problem is:
  • Requires that only one activity be assigned to each resource
  • Is a special case of transportation problem
  • Can be used to maximise resource
  • All the above
Q6 | The Hungarian method for solving an assignment problem can also be used to solve:
  • A transportation problem
  • A travelling salesman problem
  • A linear programming problem
  • Both a and b
Q7 | All the parameters in the linear programming model are assumed to be .....................
  • Variables
  • Constraints
  • Functions
  • None of these
Q8 | Graphic method can be applied to solve a liner programming problem when there are only........................... variables
  • A one
  • Two
  • Three
  • More than three
Q9 | The variables whose coefficient vectors are unit vectors, are called ......................
  • Unit variables
  • Basic variables
  • Non-basic variables
  • None of these
Q10 | Any column or row of a simplex table is known as .........................
  • Key column
  • Key row
  • Vector
  • None of these
Q11 | .................... is considered as the pioneer of Linear Programming Technique.
  • Churchman
  • D W Miller
  • James Lundy
  • George B Dantzig
Q12 | A minimisation problem can be connected into maximisation problem by changing the signs ofcoefficients in the ...........................
  • Constraints
  • Objectives
  • Both a and b
  • None of these
Q13 | In an LPP, if the solution of a variable can be made infinitely large without violating theconstraints, then the solution is ..............................
  • Infeasible
  • Alternative
  • Unbounded
  • Unique
Q14 | In maximisation cases, ....................... are assigned to the artificial variables as their coefficients inthe objective function.
  • + m
  • – m
  • None of these
Q15 | In simplex method, we add .......................... in the case of constraints with sign “=”
  • Surplus variable
  • Artificial variable
  • Slack variable
  • None of these
Q16 | In simplex method, ........................ should be selected when there is tie between slack/surplusvariable and decision variable.
  • Slack variable
  • Decision variable
  • Surplus variable
  • None of these
Q17 | When at least one of the basic variables is zero, then the basic feasible solution to a LinearProgramming Problem is said to be ..............................
  • Infeasible
  • Unbounded
  • Degenerate
  • Non-degenerate
Q18 | In Linear Programming Problem, degeneracy occurs in ................. stages.
  • One
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
Q19 | Every Linear Programming Problem is related to another Linear Programming Problem, called..........................
  • Primal
  • Dual
  • Non-linear Programming
  • None of these
Q20 | In a maximisation assignment problem, the objective is to maximise .............................
  • Profit
  • Cost
  • Optimisation
  • None of these
Q21 | Operations Research does not give perfect solution to a problem, but it helps to improve the......................... of the solution.
  • Quality
  • Clarity
  • Look
  • None of these
Q22 | Operations Research makes a ...................... attack on complex problems to arrive at optimalsolution.
  • Scientific
  • Systematic
  • Both a and b
  • None of these
Q23 | Operations Research uses models to help the management in determining its ....................scientifically.
  • Policies
  • Actions
  • Both a and b
  • None of these
Q24 | Operations Research is a ................................
  • Science
  • Art
  • Both a and b
  • None of these