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Navodaya Institute of Technology, Raichur

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Operation Research
Quiz-1
1. Operations Research (OR) , which is a very powerful tool for ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Research
Decision – Making
Operations
None of the above
Ans. Decision – Making

2. Who coined the term Operations Research?

J.F. McCloskey
F.N. Trefethen
P.F. Adams
Both A and B
Ans. Both A and B
3. The term Operations Research was coined in the year ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
1950
1940
1978
1960
Ans. 1940
4. Operations Research has the characteristics the it is done by a team of ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Scientists
Mathematicians
Academics
All of the above
Ans. Scientists
5. There is a great scope for ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ working as a team to solve problems of defence by using the
Operations Research approach
Economists
Administrators
Statisticians and Technicians
All of the above
Ans. All of the above
6. Operations Research simply helps in improving the ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ of the solution but does not result in
a perfect solution.
Quality
Clarity
Look
None of the above
Ans. Quality
7. Operations Research uses models to help the management to determine its ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
scientifically
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Policies
Actions
Both A and B
None of the above
Ans. Both A and B
8. In ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ models, everything is defined and the results are certain,
Deterministic Models
Probabilistic Models
Both A and B
None of the above
Ans. Deterministic Models
9. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ models are obtained by enlarging or reducing the size of the item
Iconic Models
Analogue Models
Symbolic Models
None of the above
Ans. Iconic Models
10. Operations Research attempts to find the best and ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ solution to a problem
Optimum
Perfect
Degenerate
None of the above
Ans. Optimum
11. The objective functions and constraints are linear relationship between ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Variables
Constraints
Functions
All of the above
Ans. Variables
12. All the parameters in the linear programming model are assumed to be ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Variables
Constraints
Functions
None of the above
Ans. Functions
13. Graphic method can be applied to solve a LPP when there are only ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ variable
One
More than One
Two
Three
Ans. Two
14. If the feasible region of a LPP is empty, the solution is ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Infeasible
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Unbounded
Alternative
None of the above
Ans. None of the above
15. The solution of any transportation problem is obtained in how many stages?
Five
Four
Three
Two
Ans. Two
16. An optimal solution is the ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ stage of a solution obtained by improving the initial solution
Third
First
Second
Final
Ans. Final
17. MODI method is used to obtain ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Optimal solutions
Optimality test
Optimization
None of the above
Ans. Optimal solutions
18. If demand is lesser than supply then dummy demand node is added to make it a ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Simple problem
Balanced problem
Transportation problem
None of the above
Ans. Balanced problem
19. Before starting to solve the problem, it should be balanced. If not then make it balanced by ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
column incase demand is less than supply or by adding ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ row incase supply is less than the
demand
O,D
m,n
Vertical, Horizontal
Unshipped supply, Shortage
Ans. Vertical, Horizontal

20. A ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ has rows / column having occupied cells for holding compensating (+ )or (‐) sign.
Cycle
Dead – end
Back track
None of the above
Ans. Cycle
21. Optimal solution is a feasible solution (not necessarily basic ) which minimizes the ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
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Time taken
Partial cost
Total cost
None of the above
Ans. Total cost
22. 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
both (i) and (ii) are correct
Two only
One only
Both (i) and (ii) are incorrect
Ans. One only
23. The allocated cells in the transportation table are called ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Occupied cells
Empty cells
Both A and B
Unoccupied cells
Ans. Occupied cells
24. VAM stands for ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Vogeal’s Approximation Method
Vogel’s Approximate Method
Vangel’s Approximation Method
Vogel’s Approximation Method
Ans. Vogel’s Approximation Method
25. Once the initial basic feasible solution has been computed , what is the next step in the
problem
VAM
Modified distribution method
Optimality test
None of the above
Ans. Modified distribution method
26. One can find the initial basic feasible solution by using ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ ?
NWCR
MODI
Optimality test
None of the above
Ans. NWCR
27. What do we apply in order to determine the optimum solution ?
LPP
VAM
MODI Method
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None of the above
Ans. MODI Method
28. In a TP , if the number of non‐negative independent allocation is ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ than m+n‐1. is called
degenerative.
Equivalent
Greater
Less
None of the above
Ans. Less
29. A given TP is said to be unbalanced, if the total supply is not equal to the total ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Optimization
Demand
Cost
None of the above
Ans. Demand
30. For maximization in TP , the objective is to maximize the total ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Solution
Profit Matrix
Profit
None of the above
Ans. Profit