Principles and Practices of Management

131. ______________ models in which the input and output variables follow a probability distribution.

  1. Iconic
  2. mathematical
  3. analogue
  4. Deterministic model
Correct answer: (D)
Deterministic model

132. While plotting constraints on a graph paper, terminal points on both axes are connected by a straight line because

  1. The resources are limited in supply
  2. The objective function is a linear function
  3. The constraints are linear equations or in equalities
  4. all of the above
Correct answer: (C)
The constraints are linear equations or in equalities

133. While solving an LP problem, infeasibility may be removed by

  1. Adding another constraint
  2. Adding another variable
  3. Removing a constraint
  4. Removing a variable
Correct answer: (C)
Removing a constraint

134. Full form of PERT is

  1. Performance evaluation review technique
  2. Programme Evaluation Review technique
  3. Programme Evaluation Research Technique
  4. None of these.
Correct answer: (A)
Performance evaluation review technique

135. The maximax criteria is ______________

  1. Optimistic
  2. Neutral
  3. Pessimistic
  4. Can be any one of the above
Correct answer: (C)
Pessimistic

136. Father of Scientific Management is ______________.

  1. Henry Fayol.
  2. Koontz o Donnel.
  3. Fredrick Winslow Taylor.
  4. Luther Gullik.
Correct answer: (C)
Fredrick Winslow Taylor.

137. Interpersonal role means ______________.

  1. working with and through people.
  2. working on self.
  3. working for people.
  4. understanding the people.
Correct answer: (A)
working with and through people.

138. Management involves the co-ordination of human & material resources towards the accomplishment of ______________.

  1. individual objectives.
  2. organizational objectives.
  3. group objectives.
  4. individual & group objectives.
Correct answer: (B)
organizational objectives.

139. Science is ______________.

  1. definitive.
  2. descriptive.
  3. an interpretation.
  4. game.
Correct answer: (A)
definitive.

140. Working out a pattern of relationships between the various factors of production is called as ______________.

  1. planning.
  2. organization.
  3. co-ordination.
  4. control.
Correct answer: (B)
organization.
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