UNIT -5

1) One of the important basic objectives of Inventory Management is

(a).To calculate EOQ for all materials in the organisation
(b).To go in person to the market and purchase the materials
(c).To employ the available capital efficiency so as to yield maximum
results
(d).Once materials are issued to the department, personally check how
they are used
2) The best way of improving the productivity of capital is
(a). Purchase automatic machines
(b).Effective
labour control
(c).To use good financial management
(d).Productivity of capital is to be increased through effective materials
management
3) In general, the percentage of materials cost in product is approximately
equal to
(a). 40% to 50%
(b). 5% to 10%
(c). 2% to 3%
(d). 90% to 95%
4) The basis for ABC analysis is
(a). Interests of Materials manager
management
(c). Paretos 80-20 rule
5) ABC analysis depends on the
(a). Quality of materials
(c). Quantity of materials used
value of materials

(b).Interests of the top

(d).None of the above
(b). Cost of Materials
(d). Annual consumption

6) Insurance charges of materials cost fall under

(a). Ordewring cost
(b). Inventrory carrying cost
(c). Stock out cost
(d). Procurement cost
7) The rent for the stores where materials are stored falls under
(a). Inventory carrying cost
(b). Ordering cost
(c). Procurement cost
(d). Stocking cost
8) As the order quality increases, this will reduce
(a). Ordering cost
(b). Insurance cost
(c). Inventory carrying cost
(d). Stock out cost
9) Procurement cost may be clubbed with
(a). Inventory carrying charges
(c). Loss due to deterioration
10)

MRP stands for

(b). Stock out cost

(d). Ordering cost

(a). Material Requirement Planning

Planning
(c).Material Requisition Procedure
Procedure
11)
LOB stands for
(a). Lot of bills
(c). Lot of batches

(b). Material Reordering

(d). Material Recording

(b). Line of batches

(d). Line of balance

12)
The lead time is the time
(a). To place order for materials
(b). Of receiving materials
(c). Between receipt of material and using of material
(d). Between placing the order and receiving the materials
13)
At EOQ
(a). Annual purchasing cost=Annual ordering cost
(b). Annual ordering cost=Annual carrying cost
(c). Annual carrying cost=Annual shortage cost
(d). Annual shortage cost=Annual purchase cost
14)
If shortage cost is infinity
(a). No shortages are allowed
cost is allowed
(c). Ordering cost is allowed
cost

(b). No inventory carrying

(d). Purchase cost=Carrying

15)
The most suitable system for a retail shop is
(a). FSN analysis
(b). ABC analysis
(c). VED analysis
(d). GOLF analysis
16)
The most suitable inventory system for apetrol bunk is
(a). P-system
(b). 2 Bin system
(c). Q-system
Probabilistic model

(d).

17)
Which of the following increases with quantity ordered per order?
(a). Carrying cost (b). Ordering cost
(c). Purchase cost
(d).
Demand
18)
The ordering cost per order and average unit carrying cost are
constant and demand suddenly falls by 75% then EOQ will be
(a). Decrease by 50%
(b). Not change
(c). Increase by 50%
(d). Decrease by 40%
19)
The inventory maintained to meet unknown demand changes is
known as
(a). Pipe line inventory
(b). Anticipatory inventory
(c). Decoupling inventory
(d). Fluctuatory inventory
20)
Reusable spares are known as
(a). Multi use spares
(c). Scarp materials

(b). Repeated usable spares

(d). Rotable spares

UNIT-6
1) In M/M/S N/FIFO the following does not apply
(a). Poisson arrival
(b). Limited service
(c). Exponential service
(d). Single service
2) The dead bodies coming to a burial ground is an example of
(a). Pure birth process
(b). Pure death process
(c). Birth and Death process
(d). Constant rate of arrival
3) The system of loading and unloading of goods usually follows
(a). LIFO
(b). FIFO
(c). SIORO (d). SBP
4) As per queue discipline the following is not a negative behaviour of
customer
(a). Balking (b). Reneging
(c). Boarding (d). Collusion
5) If the operating characteristics of a queue are dependent on time then it is
said to be
(a). Transient state
(b). Busy state
(c). Steady state
(d). Explosive state
6) The unit of traffic intensity is
(a). Poisson (b). Markow (c). Erlang

(d). Kendall

7) The queue discipline is stack of plates is

(a). SIRO
(b). Non-pre-emptive
(c). FIFO

(d). LIFO

8) ArrivalServiceServiceServiceOut
This figure given represents
(a). Single channel single phase system
(b). Multi channel single phase system
(c). Single channel multi phase system
(d). Multi channel multi phase system
9) In queue designation A/B/S : (d/f) what does s represent
(a). Arrival pattern
(b). Service pattern
(c). Number of service channels
(d). Capacity of the system
10)
When the operating characteristics of the queue system is
dependent on time then it is said to be
(a) . Steady state (b). Explosive state (c). Transient state (d). Any one of
above
11)Theexpeditingorfollowupfunctioninproductioncontrolisanexampleof
(a)LIFO,(b)FIFO,

(c)SIRO,

(d)Preemptive

12) Asteadystateexistsinaqueueif:
(a) >,
(b) <,
(c) =

,(d) =.

13)In(M/M/1):( /FCFS)model,thelengthofthesystemLsisgivenby:
(a)p2/1/p
(b)p/1
(c) 2/( ) (d) 2/( )

14)In(M/M/1):(/FIFO)model,1/( )represents:
(a)Ls,Lengthofthesystem,
(b)Lqlengthofthequeue,
(c)WqWaitingtimeinqueue,
(d)WsWaitingtimeinsystem
15)Officefilingsystemfollows:
(a)LIFO,
(b)FIFO,

(c)SIRO,

(d)SBP.

16)SIROdisciplineisgenerallyfoundin:
(a)Loadingandunloading,
(b)Officefiling,
(c)Lotterydraw,
(d)Trainarrivalsatplatform.
17)ThedesignationofPoissonarrival,Exponentialservice,singleserverandlimitedqueue
selectedrandomlyarerepresentedby:
(a)(M/E/S):( O /SIRO),
(b)(M/M/1):(O/SIRO),
(c)(M/M/S):(N/SIRO),
(d)(M/M/1):(N/SIRO).
18)Queuingmodelsmeasuretheeffectof:
(a)Randomarrivals,
(b)Randomservice,
(c)Effectofuncertaintyonthebehaviourofthequeuingsystem,
(d)Lengthofqueue.
19)Aservicesystem,wherecustomerisstationaryandserverismovingisfoundwith:
(a)BuffetMeals,
(b)Outpatientataclinic,
(c)Personattendingthebreakdownsofheavymachines,
(d)Vehicleatpetrolbunk.
20)Ifthenumberofarrivalsduringagiventimeperiodisindependentofthenumberof
.arrivalsthathavealreadyoccurredpriortothebeginningoftimeinterval,thenthenew
arrivalsfollowdistribution
(a)Erlang,
(b)Poisson,
(c)Exponential,
(d)Normal

UNIT-8
1) ____________ constitutes the simulation languages

(a). GPSS
(c). DYNAMO

(B). SIMSCRIPT
(d). All the above

2) A statistical technique used to simulate the real world situations

(a). Queuing
(b). Simulation
(c). LPP
(d). None of the above
3) The types of simulation where reality is represented in physical form
(a). Computer generated
(b). Discrete simulation
(c). Analog simulation
(d). deterministic
4) Simulation is applied in
(a). Capital budgeting
(c). Inventory

(b). Queuing
(d). All the above

5) __________ is a method of simulation where in the experiments are

conducted continuously with known probability distribution
(a). Discrete
(b). Monte Carlo
(c). Pseudo random numbers
(d). None of the above
6)OperationsResearchistheoutcomeof
(a)Nationalemergency
(b)Politicalproblems
(c)Combinedeffortsoftalentsofallfields(d)EconomicsandEngineering

7)O.R.cameintoexistenceduring
(a)WorldWarI,
(c)WorldWarII,

(b)IndiaandPakistanWar,
(d)Noneoftheabove

8)ThenameofthesubjectOperationsResearchisduetothefactthat
(a)Problemscanbesolvedbywarapproach
(b)Theresearchersdotheoperations
(c)Thewarproblemsaregenerallyknownasoperationsandinventinganewwayof
solvingsuchproblems.
(d)Mathematicaloperationsareusedinsolvingtheproblems.
9)ThefirstcountrytouseOperationsResearchmethodtosolveproblemsis
(a)India, (b)China,
(c)U.K.,
(d)U.S.A
10)ThenameOperationsResearchisfirstcoinedintheyear
(a)1945, (b)1935,
c)1940
(d)1950
11)ThepersonwhocoinedthenameOperationsResearchis:
(a)Bellman,
(b)Newman,
(c)McCloskyandTrefrhen,
(d)Noneoftheabove
12)O.R.SocietyofIndiaisfoundedintheyear
(a)1965, (b)1970,
(c)1959,
13)TheobjectiveofOperationsResearchis:
(a)TofindnewmethodsofsolvingProblems,
(b)Toderiveformulas
(c)Optimalutilizationofexistingresources
(d)Toutilizetheservicesofscientists

(d)1972

14)OperationsResearchistheartofgiving
(a)Goodanswersforwarproblems,
(b)Badanswerstowarproblems,
(c)Badanswerstoproblemswhereotherwiseworseanswersaregiven.
(d)Goodanswerstoproblemswhereotherwisebadanswersaregiven
15)OperationsResearchis
(a)Independentthinkingapproach, (b)Groupthinkingapproach
(c)Interdisciplinaryteamapproach, (d)Noneoftheabove
16)ThefirststepinsolvingOperationsResearchproblemis
(a)Modelbuilding,
(b)Obtainalternatesolutions,
(c)Obtainbasicfeasiblesolutions,
(d)Formulationoftheproblem
17)Themodel,whichgivesphysicalorvisualrepresentationoftheproblem,is
(a)Analoguemodel,(b)Staticmodel,(c)Iconicmodel,(d)Symbolicmodel
18)OneofthepropertiesofO.R.modelis
(a)Modelshouldbecomplicated,
(b)ModelisstructuredtosuitO.R.techniques,
(c)Modelshouldbestructuredtosuitalltheproblemswecomeacross,
(d)Modelshouldbeeasytoderive
19)Theproblem,whichisusedtodisbursetheavailablelimitedresourcestoactivities,is
knownas
(a)O.R.Model,(b)ResourcesModel,(c)AllocationModel,(d)Activitiesmodel.
20)Awideclassofallocationmodelscanbesolvedbyamathematicaltechniqueknown
(a)Classicalmodel,
(b)MathematicalModel,
(c)Descriptivemodel,
(d)LinearProgrammingmodel.

UNIT7
1) Number of possible alternatives or decisions that exist at each stage
are known as,
(a). State variables
(b). Decision variables

(c). Stage variables

(d). None of the above

2) The return function of dynamic programming model depends on

(a). Alternatives
(b). States
(c). Stages
(d). All the above
3) AstageinaDPPrepresents
(a).Statusofthesystemataparticularstate
(b).Numberofdecisionalternatives
(c).Differenttimeperiodsinplanningperiod
(d).Alltheabove
4) Eachpointintheproblemwhereadecisionistakenisknownas
(a).State
(b).Stage
(c).Alternatives (d).Variables
5) ____________isasystematic,completeenumerationtechnique
(a).Dynamicprogramming
(b).Integerprogramming
(c).Decisionprogramming
(d).Variableprogramming
6) Dynamicprogrammingisa________________whichdividestheproblemintosubproblems
(a).Enumerationtechnique
(b).Optimizationtechnique
(c).Transitiontechnique
(d).Noneoftheabove
7) Atstagei,thehighestorlowestvalueofrecursivefunctionforgivenvalueXiscalledas
(a).Bestrecursivefunctionvalue
(b).Bestdecisionvalue
(c).Bestintegerfunctionvalue
(d).Alltheabove
8) Inbackwardrecursivefunction,theproblemproceedsin
(a).Forwarddirection
(b).Backwarddirection
(c).BothA&B
(d).Alltheabove
9) Incapitalbudgetingproblem,thetotalrevenueoftheorganisationis
(a).Minimised
(b).Maximised (c).Notchanged
(d).Noneoftheabove
10)Thenumberattheintersectionofkeyrowandkeycolumnisknownas
(a)Columnnumber,
(b)Rownumber,
(c)Keynumber,
(d)Crossnumber.
11)DualofaDuelis
(a)Primal,

(b)Dual,

(c)Primadual, (d)Noneoftheabove

12)PrimalofaPrimalis:
(a)Primal,
(b)Dual,

(c)Primaprimal,

13)DualofaDualofDualis
(a)Dual,
(b)Primal,

(c)Doubledual,(d)Singledual

14)Primalofadualis
(a)Primal,

(c)Primedual,

(b)Dual,

(d)duoprimal

(d)Primeprimal

15)IfDualhasasolution,thentheprimalwill
(a)Nothaveasolution,
(b)Haveonlybasicfeasiblesolution,
(c)Haveasolution
(d)Noneoftheabove

16)IfPrimalProblemisamaximisationproblem,thenthedualwillbe
(a)MaximisationProblem,
(b)MinimisationProblem,
(c)MixedProblem,
(d)Noneoftheabove
17)TogettheReplacementrationcolumnelementswehaveto
(a)DivideProfitcolumnelementsbykeynumber,
(b)Thefirstcolumnelementsofidentityisdividedbykeynumber
(d)Dividethecapacitycolumnelementsbykeynumber
18)Thecostcoefficientofslackvariableis
(a)Zero,
(b)One,
(c)>thanone,

(d)<thanone

19)Thecostcoefficientofartificialsurplusvariableis
(a)0,
(b)1,
(c)M

(d)>than1

20)Iftheprimalhasanunboundedsolution,thenthedualhas
(a)Optimalsolution,
(b)Nosolution,
(c)Boundsolution,
(d)Noneoftheabove

ANSWERS
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