Principles and Practices of Management

91. ______________ helps management to evaluate alternative course of action for selecting the best course of action

  1. Operations research
  2. Quantitative technique
  3. Management research
  4. None of the above
Correct answer: (A)
Operations research

92. ______________ Is known as symbolic model

  1. Iconic
  2. Mathematical
  3. Analogue
  4. None of the above
Correct answer: (B)
Mathematical

93. Which of the following as an assumption of an LP model

  1. Divisibility
  2. Proportionality
  3. Additively
  4. all of the above
Correct answer: (D)
all of the above

94. While solving LP problem graphically, the area bounded by the constraints is called

  1. Feasible region
  2. Infeasible region
  3. Unbounded solution
  4. None of the above
Correct answer: (A)
Feasible region

95. Any activity which does not consume either any resource or time is called ______________ activity.

  1. Predecessor
  2. Successor
  3. Dummy
  4. End
Correct answer: (C)
Dummy

96. Activities lying on the critical path are called ______________

  1. Net work
  2. Critical path
  3. Critical activities
  4. None of the above
Correct answer: (C)
Critical activities

97. ______________ is activity oriented.

  1. CPM
  2. PERT
  3. LP
  4. None of the above
Correct answer: (A)
CPM

98. ______________ is a scheme or design of something intended or device.

  1. Programme
  2. Project
  3. Network
  4. Float
Correct answer: (C)
Network

99. Which of the following is not a part of decision tree problem specification?

  1. a list of alternatives
  2. A list of possible state of nature
  3. EVPI
  4. Pay off associated with alternative / state of nature combination.
Correct answer: (C)
EVPI

100. A good decision always implies that

  1. Will obtain the best final results
  2. Have used appropriate quantitative analysis.
  3. Have considered all alternatives
  4. Have followed a logical process.
Correct answer: (D)
Have followed a logical process.
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