Management Model Exit Exam for 2015 Graduating Students

Name: ------------Din Deresa------------------------------

General Instruction

 This model exit exam contains a total of 156 multiple choice questions. Make sure that
the exam contains a total of twenty six pages.
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electronic equipment is strictly forbidden.
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zero in his/her score.
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paper is strictly forbidden.
 Time allowed 3:00 Hrs.

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Good Luck!!!

Instruction: Choose the best answer from the given alternatives

1. At which stage of staffing process should whether job description and job specification are
matched be checked?
A. Induction and orientation C. Selection

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B. Placement D. Recruitment
2. A formal pattern of interaction and coordination designed by management to link the task of
individuals and groups to achieve organizational goal and to show reporting relationship
refers to us______?
A. Organizational structure C. Organization
B. Staffing D. Leadership
3. In addition to its basic functions, an organization may have supportive and/or advisory units
as a staff authority. Which one of the following is a staff authority?
A. Production/operation C. Accounting and finance
B. Marketing D. Research and development
4. Which one of the following is FALSE about management?
A. Management brings together factors of production to generate output
B. Management is a bottleneck to achieve operational efficiency and effectiveness
C. The economic disparity among countries of the world lies basically in their
proper understanding and application of management to exploit their natural and
human resources for their betterment
D. Management involves properly practicing the basic managerial functions
5. Human resource surplus can be addressed through the following mechanisms EXCEPT?
A. Hiring freeze C. Hiring
B. Layoff D. Forced retirement
6. Leadership is a very important aspect of an organization. How does effective leadership
contribute to organizational success?
A. It disintegrates group effort
B. It results in unfair resource allocation
C. It helps to direct organised efforts towards a common goal
D. It reduces organizational efficiency

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7. Mr. ‘X’ is a manager of ‘ABC’ company. He usually tours visitors of the company, signs
business deals and takes some important customers to lunch. Which managerial role is Mr.
‘X’ playing?
A. Figurehead C. Spokes person
B. Decisional D. Liaison
8. Which one of the following is a type of plan that can be used again and again over a long
period of time?
A. Program C. Budget
B. Project D. Policy
9. Decision making under certainty is characterised by the following EXCEPT?
A. Complete information about the problem
B. Probability of occurrence of the various states of natures can be developed
C. Level of ambiguity is high and probability of making a good decision is very
low
D. Complete information about the available choices
10. Proactive and reactive control takes place at the ______ and ______ of a process
respectively?
A. Beginning, end C. Beginning, middle
B. End, beginning D. Middle, end
11. Which one of the following is not the correct description of modern marketing?

A. Marketing is the creation of value for customers.

B. Marketing is managing profitable customer relationships.
C. Selling and advertising are synonymous with marketing.
D. Marketing involves satisfying customers' needs.
12. Which one of the following philosophy holds that consumers favor those products that offer
the most quality, performance, or innovative features?

A. Product philosophy
B. Production Philosophy
C. Selling Philosophy
D. Marketing philosophy

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13. Mr X has been directed to study the demographic, economic, political, and cultural forces
that affect an organization. In this instance, which of the following one Mr X has been
directed to study?
A. Macro environment C. Internal environment
B. Micro environment D. Marketing mix
14. Companies can research many aspects of buying decisions. Which one is the most difficult to
identify?
A. What consumers buy C. When they buy
B. Why they buy D. Where they buy
15. Under which type of buying decision the consumer has some beliefs about cookies, chooses a
brand of cookies without much evaluation, and evaluates the product during consumption?

A. Complex buying behavior

B. Dissonance – reducing buying behavior
C. Habitual buying behavior
D. Variety seeking buying behavior

16. From the following promotion mix elements one is not true?
A. Advertising is any Paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas,
goods, or services by an identified sponsor
B. Direct Marketing is use of mail, telephone, fax, e-mail, and other non-personal
contact tools to communicate directly with specific customers and prospects.
C. Personal selling is a variety of short-term incentives to encourage trial or purchase
of a product or service.
D. Publicity: A variety of programs designed to promote and/or protect a company's
image or its individual products.
17. One of the following is true about method determine the selling price?
A. Cost plus pricing means setting the price of one unit of a product equal to the
total cost of the unit plus the desired profit on the unit.
B. Dumping is a form of price discrimination, is the practice of charging
different price for the same product in similar markets.
C. Market penetration Pricing Setting a relatively high initial price for a new
product is referred to as market skimming pricing.

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D. Market Skimming pricing, a relatively low initial price is established for a

new product.
18. Of the method of payment one is used goods are shipped but ownership is retained by the
seller?

A. Consignment C. Letter of Credit

B. Cash in Advance D. Bill of exchange

19. Which one of the following is not indirect channel of distribution?

A. Foreign distributor C. State-control Trading Company

B. Foreign Retailer D. Resident Buyer

20. In any domestic market the international market requires a marketer to make at least three
channel decisions except?
A. Length of channels of distribution
B. Width of channels of distribution
C. Market location of channels distribution
D. Number of channels of distribution
21. One is a more narrowly defined group, typically a small market whose needs are not being
well served.which one of the following is?

A. Niche market C. Mass market

B. Segment market D. Local market

22. Which one is a good that are normally consumed in one or a few uses, dealers make them
available in many locations, charge only a small markup, and advertise heavily to induce trial
and build preference?

A. Durable C. Consumer goods

B. Nondurable goods D. Industrial goods

23. Which one of the following is any group that has an actual or potential interest in, or impact
on, an organization's ability to achieve its objectives?

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A. Team
B. Competitor
C. Market
D. Public

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24. Among the elements the company has to consider in product pricing the most fundamental
one is?

A. Profit margin of retailers C. Cost of product

B. Profit margin of wholesalers D. Government tax

25. What ends all channels?

A. Consumer C. Wholesaler
B. Retailer D. Manufacture

26. Which one of the following is false about domestic market?

A. Relatively stable business environment

B. Market is much more homogeneous
C. Minimum government interference
D. Multiple business environments

27. One of the following is form of entering in to international market by carrying on export
activities on behalf of several producers and partially under their administration?

A. Export – management company

B. Domestic based export agent
C. Cooperative organization:
D. Domestic – based export
merchant

28. Firms must undertake an environmental analysis before making a decision for International
marketing EXCEPT?

A. PEST Analysis C. SWOT Analysis

B. Competitive Intelligence D. Five Forces

29. Which one of the following product development process one is next to business Analysis

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A. Prototype development
B. Screening ideas
C. Market tests
D. Commercialization

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30. All of the major product mix strategies that the producers and middlemen need carefully
planned strategies EXCEPT?

A. Positioning C. Expansion
B. Alteration D. Advertising

31. -----------------------------it is a widely used recruitment method in order to reach relatively

large number of potential applicants through daily newspapers, trade and professional
newspapers, and occasionally on radio, TV and billboards.

A. Job Advertisement C. Job auditing

B. Job Posting D. Job creation

32. -------------------------is an attempt to forecast how many and what kind of employees will be
required in the future and to what extent this demand is likely to be met.

A. Job analysis C. Human resources inventory

B. Management development D. Human resource planning

33. It is a unique capability in the organization that creates high value and that differentiates the
organization from its competitors is:

A. Core Competency C. Objective

B. Opportunity D. Strategy

34. One is not the solution to overcome when human resource surplus exists in an organization?

A. Retention C. Early retirement

B. Voluntary departure D. Hiring freeze

35. It is a horizontal expansion of tasks, or duties assigned to a given job is___

A. Job Rotation D. Job specification

B. Job Enlargement
C. Job enrichment

36. An HR function which practiced to increasing the technical skill of employees useful for the
current job is called____________________.

A. Employee training C. management development

B. Employee staffing D. Employee development
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37. Among the factors influence compensation amount determination, which force not contribute
the organization to raise the amount of payment for its employees?
A. When an organization running at loss
B. When the working environment is hazardous
C. When there is complex and challenge types of tasks
D. When there is strong and influential union

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38. It involves assisting employees in defining their occupational interests, and preparing for job
changes through human resource development is ________.

A. Manpower planning C. Development

B. Training D. Career Planning

39. Which of the following not main objectives of collective bargaining?

A. To maintain cordial relations between the employer and the employees.
B. To ensure the participation of trade unions in industry.
C. To avoid the need for Government intervention as collective bargaining is a voluntary
process.
D. To demote industrial democracy
40. Which of the following is not the barrier of selection associated with validity of measurement
instrument?
A. When the proposed test can measure what it supposed to measure
B. When the proposed test produce consistent result when it repeated in similar situation
C. When the proposed test cannot measure what it supposed to measure
D. When the proposed test measured the need of skill or knowledge required to operate
job

41. Organizational Commitment is

A. The degree, to which a person identifies his job, actively participates in it, and
considers his performance important to self-worth.
B. The evaluative statements either favorable or unfavorable concerning objects,
people, or events.
C. The degree to which an employee identifies organization and its goals
particularly and wishes to maintain membership in the organization.
D. The sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others.
42. Which of the following is not true about matrix structure of organizations?
A. The organization places the employees based on the function and the product.
B. Organizations divide the functional areas of the organization to divisions.
C. The matrix structure gives the best of the both functional and divisional
structures.
D. In matrix structure, the company uses teams to complete tasks.

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43. The process of receiving, selecting, organizing, interpreting, checking, and reacting to
sensory stimuli or data is
A. Perception C. Personality
B. Attitude D. Learning
44. Organizational behavior analyzes three levels of an organization-which are
A. Country, employer, society C. Employee, employer, management
B. Society, country, nation D. Individuals, groups, organization
45. The following are the importance of motivation except
A. To attain high performance level
B. To maximize employee’s turnover
C. To increase work efficiency
D. To increase willingness to work
46. Assume that the production department of a manufacturing company may have a dispute
with quality control because new quality procedures reduce production efficiency. Such type
of conflict is categorized under:

A. Inter-personal conflict D. Inter-organizational conflict

B. Inter-group conflict
C. Intra-personal conflict

47. Which one of the following statement is false?

A. It is easier for management to deal with resistance when it is overt and
immediate
B. Win lose orientation is a systematic attempt to maximize the goals of one party
C. Restraining forces are forces that push organizations toward a new state of affairs
D. Reengineering is not making marginal improvements to the business
48. Which one of the leadership style is likely be can apply in organizations with highly skilled
and well-trained professional?

A. Autocratic leadership D. Situational leadership

B. Democratic leadership
C. Free rein leadership

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49. Which of the contingency/situational leadership theory claim that the performance of groups
is dependent on the interaction between leadership style and situational favourableness?
A. Fiedler's contingency model (Fred E. Fiedler)
B. Leadership continuum theory (Robert Tannenbaum and Warren Schemdit)
C. Situational leadership model (Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard)
D. Transformational leadership (James Burns and Bernard M. Bass)
50. Among the planned organizational change; discovery, dreaming, designing, and delivering
are mentioned under:

A. Kurt Lewin change model C. Lessier’s change model

B. Action research approach D. Appreciate inquiry approach

51. Among the following human resource management function which one concern about
familiarizing or socializing the new employees to the overall organization

A. Placement C. Induction
B. Orientation D. Training and development

52. Of the following one is not the importance of effective performance appraisal
A. To determine who shall receive merit increase
B. To determine training need
C. To discontent employees of the organization
D. To provide adequate feedback to each individuals for his/her performance
53. Which of the following NOT indirect compensation management practices?

A. Insurance C. Holiday Homes

B. House Rent Allowance D. Flexible Timing

54. Which one not is the objective of compensation management practice in organization?
A. To establish a fair and equitable remuneration practice in organization
B. To attract competent personnel from other organization
C. To retain the inept present employees
D. To improve public image of the company
55. Which of the not internal factors affecting human resource management function?
A. Labour market conditions
B. Organization Policies
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C. Management Style of Upper Managers

D. Corporate Culture

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56. If you admire someone to the point of modeling your behavior and attitudes after him or her,
that person possesses which type of power?
A. Reward Power C. Expert Power
B. Legitimate Power D. Referent Power

57. The pattern of shared values, beliefs, and assumptions considered for the appropriate way to
think and act within an organization is
A. Organizational culture C. Organizational behavior
B. Organizational conflict D. Organizational politics
58. Job dissatisfaction is the simplest and most obvious psychological effect of stress. This
consequence of stress in organizations is
A. Physiological symptoms C. Psychological symptoms
B. Behavioral symptoms D. Employee empowerment
59. Which of the following is true about compromising conflict management technique?
A. It is a negotiation style where one party is willing to oblige or adapt to meet the
needs of the other party.
B. It occurs when one party negotiates to maximize its results at the expense of the
other party’s needs.
C. It is the settlement of differences through concessions of one or both parties.
D. It occurs when people cooperate to produce a solution satisfactory to both.
60. Which type of group development stage is characterized by close relationship and
cohesiveness among group members?
A. Forming C. Storming
B. Norming D. Performing
61. If Dashen brewery S.C. started producing malt products in order to satisfy its malt need of
the market, which strategy does the company applied?

A. Horizontal integration C. Conglomerate diversification

B. Backward integration D. Concentric diversification

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62. At which stage of new product development management prepares sales, cost and profit
projections
A. to determine whether they satisfy the company's objective
Commercialization C. Market or Testing
not?

B. Business Analysis D. Idea Screening

63. A form of communication that seeks to change the perceptions of customers and other
publics about a company and its products is

A. Sales promotion C. Personal selling

B. Public relation D. Advertising

64. Among the following pricing methods one is psychological pricing method?

A. Cost-plus pricing C. Competition Oriented Pricing

B. Mark-up pricing D. Odd-even pricing

65. A component of marketing research which is conducted to know how favourably consumers
view the brand.is said to be_________.

A. Buyer decision processes research

B. Brand equity research

C. Market penetration

D. Market Share

66. One of the following has a problem of double taxation.

A. Partnership C. Sole proprietorship

B. Corporation D. Cooperatives

67. Which of the following is not true about knowledge management?

A. Knowledge is just like light and intangible asset of a given organization
B. Knowledge informs decisions and actions.
C. Without knowledge organization can survive.
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D. Without data and information there is no knowledge.

68. Identify the correct order from the smallest to the largest.

A. Byte Bite Word Field File Database

B. Bite Byte Word Field File Database
C. Bite Byte Word File Field Database
D. Byte Bite Word File Field Database

69. How many four wheel green- cars found in Addiss Ababa are blue? which indicates --

A. Backup C. Data sequencing

B. Query ability D. Data routing

70. Which of the following is not the benefits of decision support system

A. Replace human creativity and experience.

B. Augment decision maker’s knowledge management abilities.
C. Allow decision maker to solve larger and more complex problems.
D. Make decision making faster and more reliable.

71. Which one of the following is not the characteristic of reengineering?

A. It is about rethinking work from the ground up in order to eliminate work that is not
necessary
B. It focuses on how an organization is structured around an organizational chart or
business unit.
C. It simply determines what work needs to be done and finds the best way to
accomplish it.
D. It focus is the customer not automation or computerization.
72. It is the type of leadership based on the principle of “you do this work for me and I will give
this reward to you.”

A. Transactional leadership C. Servant leadership

B. Transformational leadership D. Autocratic leadership

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73. Which of the conflict management style involves making unilateral concessions and
unconditional promises, as well as offering help with no expectation of reciprocal help?

A. Avoiding C. Yielding
B. Forcing D. Compromising

74. The least risky strategy to stimulate conflict in the organization is:
A. Communication
B. Stimulating competition
C. Changing organizational structure
D. Bringing an outside person
75. Which one of the following is not type of revolutionary change?

A. Reengineering C. Total quality management

B. Restructuring D. Quantum innovation

76. One of the following is not included in the process of entrepreneurship?

A. Perceiving an opportunity.

B. Commercializing perceived opportunity

C. Fear of risk or failure.

D. Creativity

77. Assume Kombolcha Textile Factory buys cotton farm and begins to supply inputs to its own,
the strategy followed by the factory is said to be _________.

A. Forward integration

B. Backward integration

C. Horizontal integration

D. Concentric diversification
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78. Which of the following is not among the environmental factors which hinder entrepreneurial
growth?

A. Sudden changes in government policy.

B. Sudden political upsurge.

C. Excessive bureaucracy and corruption.

D. Political stability or optimistic government attitude towards industry.

79. All of the followings are sources of equity capital for a firm EXCEPT:

A. Personal Savings C. Bond

B. Friends and Relatives D. Stock

80. If Dashen brewery S.C. started producing malt products in order to satisfy its malt need of
the market, which strategy does the company applied?

A. Horizontal integration C. Conglomerate diversification

B. Backward integration D. Concentric diversification

81. At which stage of new product development management prepares sales, cost and profit
projections to determine whether they satisfy the company's objective or not?

A. .Commercialization C. Market Testing

B. Business Analysis D. Idea Screening

82. A form of communication that seeks to change the perceptions of customers and other
publics about a company and its products is

A. Sales promotion B. Public relation

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C. Personal selling D.Advertising

83. Among the following pricing methods one is psychological pricing method?
A. Cost-plus pricing C. Competition Oriented Pricing

B. Mark-up pricing D. Odd-even pricing

84. A component of marketing research which is conducted to know how favourably consumers
view the brand.is said to be_________.

A. Buyer decision processes research

B. Brand equity research

C. Market penetration

D. Market Share
85. One of the following has a problem of double taxation.

A. Partnership C. Sole proprietorship

B. Corporation D. Cooperatives

86. Which of the following is not true about knowledge management?

A. Knowledge is just like light and intangible asset of a given organization
B. Knowledge informs decisions and actions.
C. Without knowledge organization can survive.
D. Without data and information there is no knowledge.

87. A sound system of automated and manual internal controls must exist throughout all
information systems processing activities. Which feature does it indicates?

A. Completeness B. Accuracy C. Consistency D. Timeliness E. Relevance.

88. _________________Cables carry more information, suffer less interference, and require
fewer signal repeaters over long distances than wires.

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A. Wire Pairs B. Coaxial Cables

C. Fiber Optics D. Microwaves

89. ---------------------------------systems provide a powerful technology for tracking the

movement of goods throughout the supply chain.

A. Radio frequency identification (RFID)

B. Broadband
C. Router
D. CPU

93----------------- is used when the problem is complex and the information needed to make the
best decision is difficult to obtain and use.

A. MIS
B. DSS
C. EIS
D. TPS

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94. Which one of the following is the correct order?

A. Information , Data , Wisdom , Knowledge

B. Data, Information, Knowledge , Wisdom
C. Data, Information, Wisdom, Knowledge
D. Information, Data, Knowledge, Wisdom

95. ______________work with users to define the requirements for developing new
systems and improving existing ones.

A. System analysts
B. Database administrators
C. Network Specialists
D. Programmers

96. Organizations pursue horizontal integration because :

A. They compete in a growing industry

B. Increased economies of scale provide them major competitive advantages
C. Competitors are faltering due to a lack of managerial expertise
D. All are the reason why they go for the stated strategy

97. The intensity of rivalry among established companies within an industry is largely a
function of :
A. Industry competitive structure;
B. Demand conditions;
C. Cost conditions; and
D. The height of exit barriers in the industry.
E. All

98. Bargaining Power of consumer is high when,

A. buyers can inexpensively switch
B. buyers are particularly important
C. sellers are struggling in the face of falling consumer demand
D. All
99. ________________ is a statement that answers the question, “What do we want to
become?”

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 A. Mission C. Vision
B. Goals D. Tactics

100. _______________ is a statement that addresses the basic question that faces all
strategists, “What is our business?”

A. Mission
B. Goals
C. Vision
D. Tactics

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101. Strategy formulation involves all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. Identifying a vision and mission statements
B. Situation analysis
C. Generating alternative strategies
D. Allocating resources
102. A successful external environmental audit will result in :
A. Environmental opportunities
B. Environmental threats
C. Environmental strengths
D. A and B

103. Defensive strategies include the following, EXCEPT:

A. Market penetration strategy

B. Retrenchment strategy
C. Divesture strategy
D. All

104. Forward integration involves taking control of ___________.

A. Suppliers of raw materials

B. Distributors of products
C. Both suppliers and distributors
D. None of the above

105. Backward integration is suitable

A. When an organization’s present suppliers are especially expensive or

unreliable
B. When the number of suppliers is small and the number of competitors is large
C. When an organization’s present distributors are especially expensive
D. A and B
106. Which one of the following statements best describes a project?
A. A project is a set of tools and techniques often used when delivering organizational
change.
B. A project is the sum of activities needed to remove uncertainty from a unique piece
of work.

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 C. A unique transient endeavor undertaken to achieve a desired outcome.
D. A project is a method of planning work.
107. Which of the following ensure projects are soundly designed and appropriately
engineered?
A. Institutional analysis
B. Economic analysis
C. Technical analysis
D. Financial analysis.

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108. BGI designed a project to acquire Meta brewery, what is the source of project idea for
BGI?
A. Government C. Resource
B. Constraint D. Linkage
109. According to Baum model of project cycle what is the first stage:
A. Investment C. Preparation
B. Evaluation D. Identification
110. Which one of the following cannot be the rationale for social cost benefit analysis?
A. Market Imperfections
B. Externalities
C. Concern for saving
D. None of the above
111. Which one of the following is FALSE about market and demand analysis?
A. Estimate the potential size of the market for the proposed product.
B. Give insights about the market share to be captured.
C. Identify aggregate demand for the product.
D. It has effect on the technical analysis.
112. Network Diagram is best applicable when project tasks:
A. Are well defined and have clear beginning and end point
B. Are inter-related
C. Are very large and complex
D. All of the above
113. All are the need for monitoring and evaluation, EXCEPT
A. To know to what extent project is meeting its objectives.
B. To learn lessons from project experience.
C. Provide a clear basis for decision-making.
D. None of the above

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 114. Project evaluation technique that sum up the achievements, impact and lessons learned:
A. Midterm evaluation C. Periodic evaluation
B. Outcome evaluation D. Formative evaluation
115. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR)>1 indicates which of the following;
 A. Benefits exceed costs
B. Positive NPV
C. Benefits and costs are in balance
D. Costs exceed benefit
116. All are prove the scientific methods of research, except?
A. It results into non probabilistic predictions
B. It relies on empirical evidence;
C. It utilizes relevant theories, concepts and other relevant related issues;
D. It is committed to only objective considerations
117. One of the following is not true about sampling design?
A. Sample design must result in a truly representative sample.
B. Sample design must be results in a small sampling error.
C. Sample design must be viable in the context of funds available for the research study.
D. Sample design must be employ systematic bias in the research process
118. All are the functions of report writing, except

A. It serves as a means for judging the quality of the completed research project.

B. It provides unsystematic knowledge on problems and issues analyzed

C. It is a means for evaluating the researcher's ability and competence to do research.

D. It provides factual base for formulating policies and strategies relating to the subject-matter
studied.

119. One of the following is not true?

A. If one variable depends upon or is a consequence of the other variable, it is termed as a

dependent variable,

B. The variable that is antecedent to the dependent variable is termed as an independent variable.

C. The research problem is a predictive statement that relates an independent variable to a

dependent variable

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 D. Confounded relationship, when the dependent variable is not free from the influence of
extraneous variable(s), the relationship between them is confounded by an extraneous
variable(s).

120. Which one is not true about research?

A. It is the search of knowledge

B. It is scientific and systematic search for pertinent information on a specific topic.
C. It is systematized effort to gain new knowledge
D. It is the process of organizing and analyzing the data which helps to make decisions in
favor of personal interests

121. All of the following are masseurs the variability of data, except?

A. Range C. Mean

B. Standard deviation D. Variance

122. The religions of a person, gender of an individuals, name of an items and colour of an objects
are an examples of:
A. Qualitative Variables C. Continuous Variables
B. Quantitative Variables D. Discrete Variables

123. Suppose the total population of a small town in different categories is given as; Men = 2500,
Women = 2000, Girls = 4000 and Boys = 1500. What degree that represents the girls?
A. 1240 B. 1440 C. 1480 D. 1680
124. Among the following sigma notation, which one is represent the sum of: 3 + 6 + 9 + 12 + 15 +
18 + ------------ + 36

125. Given the list of five pulse rates is; 70, 64, 80, 74, and 92. What is the median for this list of
pulse rates?

A. 74 B. 76 C. 77 D. 80

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126. If the mean of six values is 15 and five of the values are 14, 16, 15, 17 and 13, what is the sixth
value?
A. 10 B. 13 C. 15 D. 17
127. A measure of central location provided by the value in the middle when the data are arranged
in ascending order.
A. Range B. Mode C. Mean D. Median
128. In a class there are 70 male and 30 female students. If males averaged 72 in an examination
and females averaged 60, find the mean for the entire class.
A. 68.40 B. 64.80 C. 74.80 D. 86.40
129. Among the following statements which one is the wrong statement concerning the mode of the
data set?

A. It is not affected by extreme observations.

B. Easy to calculate and simple to understand.
C. It is not based on all the observations
D. It may be different values from the set of data

130. Assume there are six different objects. What is the number of permutations of six different
objects taken all together?
A. 420 B.520 C. 620 D. 720

131. Suppose that we have two events, A and B, with P(A) = 0.60, P(B) = 0.50, and P(A B)

0.40. What is the value of P (A B)?

A. 0.60 B. 0.70 C. 0.80 D. 0.90

132. A researcher uses systematic sampling from a company that has 480 employees listed in
alphabetical order. If the desired sample size is 40 and the first name to be selected is number 10.
Which of the following number will not be selected?

A. 22 C. 182
B. 42 D. 48

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133. The probability of selecting an item in probability sampling, from the population is known and
is:

A. Equal to one C. Non zero

B. Equal to zero D. None of the above

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134. Which of the following is not a type of non-probability sampling?

A. Quota sampling
B. Convenience sampling
C. Snowball sampling
D. Stratified random sampling

135. Increasing the sample size has the following effect upon the sampling error?

A. It increases the sampling error C. It has no effect on the sampling error

B. It reduces the sampling error D. All of the above

136. A sampling frame is:

A. A summary of the various stages involved in designing a survey
B. An outline view of all the main clusters of units in a sample
C. A list of all the units in the population from which a sample will be selected
D. A wooden frame used to display tables of random numbers
137. Find the 90% confidence interval estimate of μ if the sample mean x̅ = 72, the sample size is n
= 64, and σ = 12.

A. 71.21047 to 72.78953 C. 69.53272 to 74.46728

B. 70.20561 to 73.79439 D. 68.71029 to 75.28971

138. Suppose we draw a simple random sample of 500 from a large population and find that the
sample proportion is 0.55. What is the 95% confidence interval estimate of the population
proportion p?

A. 0.4937043 to 0.6062957 C. 0.5174977 to 0.5825023

B. 0.5063936 to 0.5936064 D. 0.4524930 to 0.6475070

139. Which of the following terms is most closely associated with the “level of significance”?
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A. One-tailed test of significance
B. Two-tailed test of significance
C. Type I Error
D. Type II Error

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140. Range or set of values with in which population parameter is expected to occur is

A. Central limit theorem C. Hypothesis testing

B. Confidence interval D. Population proportion

141. When the null hypothesis is equal to some specified value then, we use

A. Left tailed test C. Two tailed test

B. Right tailed test D. One tailed test

142. A procedure based on sample evidence and probability theory to determine whether the
hypothesis is a reasonable statement is

A. Hypothesis testing C. Probability distribution

B. Estimation D. Normal distribution

143. Suppose a company wants to test whether a type of training is independent of the employee
performance at a 5%level of significance. There for, the following table reveals that the number
of employees who has taken a training and their performance.
Type of training Employee performance Total
High Medium Low
On the job 5 115 30 150
Off the job 20 35 45 100
Total 25 150 75 250
What is the value of the test statistic and the decision?
A. 46.53 and reject
B. 250 and reject
C. 2.33 and accept
D. 150 and accept
144. A sport channel has 68% of spectators. What is the probability of taking a random sample of
32 people from who watch the TV channels that 0.7 or more watches the sport channel?
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A. 0.492 C. 2.42
B. 0.008 D. 0.52

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145. A contractor assumes that construction workers are idle for 30 minutes or less per day. A
random sample of 25 construction workers was taken and the mean idle time was found to
be 50 minutes per day with a sample standard deviation of 35 minutes. Assume that the
population is approximately normally distributed; use a 5% level of significance to test the
contractor’s assumption.
A. Reject Ho , 2.85 greater than 2.064
B. Reject Ho , 1.96 less than 2.064
C. Accept Ho , 2.85 greater than 2.064
D. Accept Ho, 2.064 greater than 1.645
146. Which of the following is correct decision rule in case of ANOVA:

A. Reject Ho: when critical value is greater than test statistic

B. Reject Ho :when critical value is equal to test statistic

C. Reject Ho :when critical value is either greater than or less than test statistic

147. Do not reject Ho : when critical value is greater than test statistic Of the following one is
not the features of operations research.

A. Methodological Approach C. Objectivistic Approach

B. Inter-disciplinary approach D. None of the above.

148. In graphic method the restriction of number of variables is ;

A. 2 C. Not more than 3

B. 3 D. None of the above.

149. The following define the corner points of a feasible region with decision variables
labelled as x (horizontal axis) and y (vertical axis). ([x, y]: 0,0; 0,15; 25,0). which of the
listed constraints is included within the feasible region?

A. 3x+5y<75 C. 5x+3y <75

B. 3x+5y>75 D. 5x+3y>75

150. Which one is the correct equation for calculating the early finish time (EFT) for an
activity in a project?

A. EFT = EFT - LST C. EFT = EST + Duration

B. EFT = LFT + duration D. EFT = LFT – ES
151. The total number of allocation in a basic feasible solution of transportation problem of
m × n size is equal to:

A. m × n C. C. m + n +1
B. B. (m / n ) – 1 D. D. m + n – 1

152. An activity that has probabilistic completion time of 20, 30, 46. What is its mean time?

A. 21 C. 16
B. 31 D. 43

153. If the primal has unbounded solution , then the dual has

A. Optimal solution C. Bounded solution

B. No solution D. None of the above

154. One of the following is true about the assumption of assignment model
A. Number of jobs is equal to the number of machines or persons
B. Each man or machine is loaded with more than one job at a time.
C. Each man or machine is independently capable of handling any of the job being
presented
D. All of the above.
155. Are a set of mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive decisions that are available
the decision maker.

A. Decision criteria
B. Pay-off matrix
C. Alternatives
D. State of nature

156. In game theory, a situation in which one firm can gain only what another firm loses is
called

A. Nonzero-sum game.
B. Prisoners’ dilemma.
C. Zero-sum game.
D. Cartel temptation