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This set of Operations Research Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Operations Research Set 6

Q1 | In LPP, degeneracy occurs in ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ stages
  • One
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
Q2 | Every LPP is associated with another LPP is called ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
  • Primal
  • Dual
  • Non‐linear programming
  • None of the above
Q3 | As for maximization in assignment problem, the objective is to maximize the ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
  • Profit
  • optimization
  • cost
  • None of the above
Q4 | If there are more than one optimum solution for the decision variable the solution is ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
  • Infeasible
  • Unbounded
  • Alternative
  • None of the above
Q5 | Dual of the dual is ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
  • Primal
  • Dual
  • Alternative
  • None of the above
Q6 | Operations Research approach is
  • Multi‐disciplinary
  • Scientific
  • Initiative
  • All of the above
Q7 | For analyzing the problem , decision – makers should normally study
  • Its qualitative aspects
  • Its quantitative aspects
  • Both A and B
  • Neither A and B
Q8 | Decision variables are
  • Controllable
  • Uncontrollable
  • Parameters
  • None of the above
Q9 | The issue of decision models
  • Is possible when the variable’s value is
  • Reduces the scope of judgment and intuition known with certainty in decision making
  • Requires the knowledge of computer software use
  • None of the above
Q10 | ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is one of the fundamental combinatorial optimization problems.
  • Assignment problem
  • Transportation problem
  • Optimization Problem
  • None of the above
Q11 | An optimization model
  • Mathematically provides the best decision
  • Provides decision within its limited context
  • Helps in evaluating various alternatives constantly
  • All of the above
Q12 | The quantitative approach to decision analysis is a
  • Logical approach
  • Rational approach
  • Scientific approach
  • All of the above
Q13 | Operations Research approach is typically based on the use of
  • Physical model
  • Mathematical model
  • Iconic model
  • Descriptive model
Q14 | In a manufacturing process, who takes the decisions as to what quantities and which process orprocesses are to be used so that the cost is minimum and profit is maximum?
  • Supervisor
  • Manufacturer
  • Producer
  • Production manager
Q15 | Linear programming has been successfully applied in ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
  • Agricultural
  • Industrial applications
  • Both A and B
  • Manufacturing
Q16 | The term linearity implies ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ among the relevant variables:
  • Straight line
  • Proportional relationships
  • Linear lines
  • Both A and B
Q17 | Process refers to the combination of ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ inputs to produce a particular output.
  • one or more
  • two or more
  • one
  • None of the above
Q18 | What has always been very important in the business and industrial world, particularly withregard to problems concerning productions of commodities?
  • Linear Programming
  • Production
  • Decision – making
  • None of the above
Q19 | What are the main questions before a production manager?
  • Which commodity/ commodities to produce
  • In what quantities
  • By which process or processes
  • All of the above
Q20 | Who pointed out that the businessman always studies his production function and his inputprices and substitutes one input for another till his costs become the minimum possible?
  • Alan Marshall
  • Alfred Marsh
  • Alfred Marshall
  • None of the above
Q21 | Who invented a method of formal calculations often termed as ?
  • A.V. Kantorovich
  • L.V. Kantorovich
  • T.S. Kantorovich
  • Alfred Marshall
Q22 | Who developed Linear Programming for the purpose of scheduling the complicatedprocurement activities of the United States Air Force?
  • George B. Dantzig
  • James B. Dantzig
  • George B. Dante
  • George V. Dantzig
Q23 | This method of formal calculations often termed as Linear Programming was developed later inwhich year?
  • 1947
  • 1988
  • 1957
  • 1944
Q24 | What is being considered as one of the most versatile management tools?
  • Electronic Computers
  • Linear Programming
  • Computer Programming
  • None of the above
Q25 | LP is a major innovation since ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ in the field of business decision – making, particularlyunder conditions of certainty.
  • Industrial Revolution
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • French Revolution