Top 150+ Solved Operations Research MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which method is an iterative procedure for solving LPP in a finite number of steps ?
a. Simplex algorithm
b. Slack variable
c. M method
d. Simplex method
Q. Which variables are fictitious and cannot have any physical meaning ?
a. Optimal variable
b. Decision variable
c. Artificial variable
d. None of the above
Q. LPP is exactly used in solving what kind of resource allocation problems?
a. Production planning and scheduling
b. Transportation
c. Sales and advertising
d. All of the above
Q. Please state which statement is true.(i) All linear programming problems may not have unique solutions (ii) The artificial variable technique is not a device that does not get the starting basic feasible solution.
a. Both (i) and( ii)
b. (ii) only
c. (i) only
d. Both are incorrect
Q. Please state which statement is incorrect.(i) Linear programming was first formulated by an English economist L.V. Kantorovich (ii) LP is generally used in solving maximization or minimization problems subject to certain assumptions.
a. (ii) only
b. (i) only
c. Both (i) and( ii)
d. Both are correct
Q. The solution of any transportation problem is obtained in how many stages?
a. Five
b. Four
c. Three
d. Two
Q. For solving an assignment problem, which method is used?
a. Hungarian
b. American
c. German
d. Both are incorrect
Q. To make an unbalanced assignment problem balanced, what are added with all entries aszeroes?
a. Dummy rows
b. Dummy columns
c. Both A and B
d. Dummy entries
Q. In which phase is optimization done and how does that phase also checks for optimalityconditions?
a. Phase II
b. Phase I
c. Phase II
d. None of the above
Q. State which of the two statements is correct(i) the cells in the transportation table can be classified in to occupied cells and unoccupied cells (ii) optimal solution is a feasible solution (not necessarily basic ) which maximizes the total cost
a. both (i) and (ii) are correct
b. Two only
c. One only
d. Both (i) and (ii) are incorrect
Q. Once the initial basic feasible solution has been computed , what is the next step in theproblem
a. VAM
b. Modified distribution method
c. Optimality test
d. None of the above
Q. What do we apply in order to determine the optimum solution ?
a. LPP
b. VAM
c. MODI Method
d. None of the above
Q. Who defined Operations Research as an aid for the executive in marketing his decisions byproviding him with the quantitative information based on the scientific method of analysis
a. C. Kitte
b. H.M. Wagner
c. E.L. Arnoff
d. None of the above
Q. Operations Research emphasizes on the overall approach to the system. This charecteristics ofOperations Research is often referred as
a. System Orientation
b. System Approach
c. Interdisciplinary Team Approach
d. none