Operations Research MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. Operations Research (OR), which is a very powerful tool for

1. Research
2. Decision – Making
3. Operations
4. None of the above

2. Who coined the term Operations Research?

1. J.F. McCloskey
2. F.N. Trefethen
3. P.F. Adams
4. Both A and B

3. An objective function which states the determinants of the quantity to be either maximized or minimized is called

1. Feasible function
2. Optimal function
3. Criterion function
4. None of the above

4. .........................is another method to solve a given LPP involving some artificial variable ?

1. Big M method
2. Method of penalties
3. Two.phase simplex method
4. None of the above

5. .........................which is a subclass of a linear programming problem (LPP)

1. Programming problem
2. Transportation problem
3. Computer problem
4. Both are incorrect

6. .................assumption means the prior knowledge of all the coefficients in the objective function, the coefficients of the constraints and the resource values.

1. Proportionality
2. Certainty
3. Finite choices
4. Continuity

7. ................are the representation of reality

1. Models
2. Phases
3. Both A and B
4. None of the above

8. ................models are obtained by enlarging or reducing the size of the item

1. Iconic Models
2. Analogue Models
3. Symbolic Models
4. None of the above

9. ...............are called mathematical models

1. Iconic Models
2. Analogue Models
3. Symbolic Models
4. None of the above

10. ...............models assumes that the values of the variables do not change with time during a particular period

1. Static Models
2. Dynamic Models
3. Both A and B
4. None of the above

11. ...............models involves the allocation of resources to activities in such a manner that some measure of effectiveness is optimized.

1. Sequencing
2. Allocation Models
3. Queuing Theory
4. Decision Theory

12. ..............are expressed is n the form of inequities or equations

1. Constraints
2. Objective Functions
3. Both A and B
4. None of the above

13. .............may be defined as a method of determining an optimum programme inter dependent activities in view of available resources

1. Goal Programming
2. Linear Programming
3. Decision Making
4. None of the above

14. .............refers to the combination of one or more inputs to produce a particular output.

1. Solution
2. variable
3. Process
4. None of the above

15. ............is one of the fundamental combinatorial optimization problems.

1. Assignment problem
2. Transportation problem
3. Optimization Problem
4. None of the above