Operation research MCQ 1. The main objective of OR is to provide a ____, ____ to the decision-makers. Ans. Scientific basis 2. OR employs a team of ____ from ____ ____. Ans. Scientists, different disciplines 3. Mention two applications of OR. Ans. Industry Planning 4. How can a hospital benefit from the application of OR methods? Ans. To solve waiting problems 5. OR ____ inter-disciplinary approach. Ans. Imbibes 6. OR increases the effectiveness of ____ ability. Ans. Decision making 7. OR gives qualitative solution Ans. True 8. One of the OR phases is Action phase Ans. True 9. Diagram belongs to the physical model Ans. True 10. Allocation problems are represented by iconic model Ans. False 11. OR methodology consists of definition, solution and validation only. Ans. False 12. The interaction between OR team and Management reaches peak level in implementation phase. Ans. False 13. OR imbibes ____ team approach. Ans. Inter-disciplinary 14. Linear programming is tool of ____. Ans. OR 15. The three phases of OR are ____. Ans. Judgement phase, Research phase & Action phase 16. To solve any problem through OR approach the first step is ____. Ans. Define the problem 17. ____ represents a real life system. Ans. Model 18. ____ represents the controlled variables of the system Ans. Parameters 19. Both the objective function and constraints are expressed in ____ forms. Ans. Linear 20. LPP requires existence of ____, ____, ____ and ____. Ans. Alternate course of action 21. Solution of decision variables can also be _____. Ans. Fractious 22. One of the characteristics of canonical form in the objective function must be of maximisation. Ans. True 23. 2x – 3y ≤ 10 can be written as -2x + 3y ≥-10 Ans. True 24. The collection of all feasible solutions is known as the ____ region. Ans. Feasible 25. A linear inequality in two variables is known as a ____. Ans. Half-plan 26. The feasible region is a convex set Ans. True 27. The optimum value occurs anywhere in feasible region Ans. False 28. We add surplus variable for “≤” of constraint. Ans. False 29. The right hand side element of each constraint is non-negative. Ans. True 30. A basic solution is said to be a feasible solution if it satisfies all constraints. Ans. True 31. If one or more values of basic variable are zero then solution is said to be degenerate. Ans. True 32. The right hand side element of each constraint is non-negative. Ans. Yes 33. The key column is determined by Zj - Cj row. Ans. Yes 34. Pivotal element lies on the crossing of key column and key row. Ans. No 35. The negative and infinite ratios are considered for determining key row. Ans. Yes 36. The value of artificial value is “M”. Ans. Yes 37. Artificial variables enter as basic variables. Ans. Yes 38. Dual LPP always reduces the amount of computation. Ans. No 39. It is possible to reverse the dual LPP to primal LPP Ans. Yes 40. The coefficients of decision variables in the objective function become quantities on the right hand side of ____ ____. Ans. Dual 41. “” constraints changes to ____ type in dual LP. Ans. ≥ 42. For every LPP, there exists a unique ____ problem. Ans. Dual 43. Dual variables represent the worth or unit of a resource. Ans. True 44. Optimality is reached when the resources are not fully utilised. Ans. False 45. At optimum level the relationship holds as a strict equation Ans. True 46. Sensitivity analysis is carried out on ____ simplex table. Ans. Final 47. It helps us to study the effect of changes in ____ ____ in objective function. Ans. Resource, levels 48. The results of sensitive analysis establish ____ and ____ ____ for input parameters value. Ans. Upper, lower, bounce 49. Transportation problems are a special type of ____. Ans. LPP 50. The number of rows and columns need not always be ____. Ans. Equal 51. Transportation problem develops a schedule at ____ and ____. Ans. Minimum cost 52. In transportation problems, ai = bj is a sufficient and necessary condition for getting a feasible solution. Ans. Yes 53. Transportation problems can also be solved by simplex method. Ans. Yes 54. Matrix-minima method gives optimum solution. Ans. No 55. In matrix-minima method, you start allocating from the left-top cell of the table. Ans. False 56. In Vogel‟s approximation method, you first construct penalty and then start allocating. Ans. True 57. North-west corner rule gives optimum solution. Ans. False 58. Vogel’s approximation method gives solution near to the optimum solution. Ans. True 59. All the values of Cij - ui - vj should be ____ or ____ for the solution to be optimum. Ans. zero 60. In unbalanced transportation problem ai is ____ ____ to bj. Ans. Not equal to 61. If the number of allocation is less than ____ then it is said to be a degenerate transportation problem. Ans. m + n – 1 62. In an AP, the constraints are of equality type. Ans. True 63. The number of facilities should be equal to the number of resources. Ans. True 64. The decision variables can take on any value. Ans. False 65. In Hungarian method, you prepare row-reduced matrix. Ans . True 66. The number of assignments should be equal to the number of rows for an optimum solution. Ans. True 67. There can be more than one allocation in a row. Ans. False 68. In unbalanced AP, the number of rows ____ to number of column. Ans. ≠ 69. Hungarian method cannot be applied directly to ____ problem. Ans. Maximisation problem 70. If some jobs cannot be assigned to some machines, then it is called ____ assignment problem. Ans. Infeasible 71. In travelling salesman problem, the objective is to visit each cities ____ ____. Ans. Only once 72. Salesman has ____ different sequences if n are the number of cities to be visited. Salesman Ans. (n-1) 73. Integer programming is applied to problems that involve discrete variables. Ans. True 74. If some variables take on non-negative values, then it is known as pure IPP. Ans. False 75. An optimum solution to IPP is first obtained by using ____. Ans. Simplex method