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This set of Management Science Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Management Science Set 2

Q1 | A constraint in an LP model restricts
  • value of objective function
  • value of decision variable
  • use of available resource
  • all of the above
Q2 | The best use of linear programming technique is to find an optimal use of
  • money
  • man power
  • machine
  • all of the above
Q3 | Which of the following as an assumption of an LP model
  • divisibility
  • proportionality
  • additively
  • all of the above
Q4 | Most of the constraints in the linear programming problem are expressed as ……….
  • equality
  • inequality
  • uncertain
  • all of the above
Q5 | The graphical method of LP problem uses
  • objective function equation
  • constraint equation
  • linear equations
  • all the above
Q6 | A feasible solution to a linear programming problem
  • must satisfy all problem constraints simultaneously
  • need not satisfy all constraints
  • must be a corner point of the feasible region
  • must optimize the value of the objective function
Q7 | While plotting constraints on a graph paper, terminal points on both axes are connectedby a straight line because
  • the resources are limited in supply
  • the objective function is a linear function
  • the constraints are linear equations or in equalities
  • all of the above
Q8 | Constraints in LP problem are called active if they
  • represent optimal solution
  • at optimality do not consume all the available resources
  • both of (a) and (b)
  • none of the above
Q9 | The solution space of a LP problem is unbounded due to
  • an incorrect formulation of the lp model
  • objective function is unbounded
  • neither (a) nor (b)
  • both (a) and (b)
Q10 | While solving LP problem graphically, the area bounded by the constraints is called
  • feasible region
  • infeasible region
  • unbounded solution
  • none of the above
Q11 | Which of the following is not a category of linear programming problems?
  • resource allocation problem
  • cost benefit trade off problem
  • distribution network problem
  • all of the above are categories of linear programming problems.
Q12 | A linear programming model does not contain which of the following components?
  • data
  • decisions
  • constraints
  • a spread sheet
Q13 | Which of the following may not be in a linear programming formulation?
  • <=.
  • >.
  • 0
  • all the above
Q14 | While solving an LP problem infeasibility may be removed by
  • adding another constraint
  • adding another variable
  • removing a constraint
  • removing a variable
Q15 | Straight lines shown in a linear programming graph indicates
  • objective function
  • constraints
  • points
  • all the above
Q16 | All negative constraints must be written as
  • equality
  • non equality
  • greater than or equal to
  • less than or equal to
Q17 | In linear programming problem if all constraints are less than or equal to, then thefeasible region is
  • above lines
  • below the lines
  • unbounded
  • none of the above
Q18 | ………. is a series of related activities which result in some product or services.
  • network
  • transportation model
  • assignment
  • none of these
Q19 | An event which represents the beginning of more than one activity is known as………..event.
  • merge
  • net
  • burst
  • none of the above
Q20 | If two constraints do not intersect in the positive quadrant of the graph, then
  • the problem is infeasible
  • the solution is unbounded
  • one of the constraints is redundant
  • none of the above
Q21 | Constraint in LP problem are called active if they
  • represent optimal solution
  • at optimality do not consume all the available resources
  • both of (a) and (b)
  • none of the above
Q22 | Alternative solutions exists of an LP model when
  • one of the constraints is redundant.
  • objective function equation is parallel to one of the constraints
  • two constraints are parallel.
  • all of the above
Q23 | While solving an LP problem, infeasibility may be removed by
  • adding another constraint
  • adding another variable
  • removing a constraint
  • removing a variable
Q24 | ………..is that sequence of activities which determines the total project time.
  • net work
  • critical path
  • critical activities
  • none of the above
Q25 | Activities lying on the critical path are called………….
  • net work
  • critical path
  • critical activities
  • none of the above