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Construction Planning And Management MCQs

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Construction Planning And Management MCQs

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For the execution of a project, a contractor is

  1. A. A person
  2. B. A firm
  3. C. An agency
  4. D. All the above
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For a given size of bucket, the ideal output of a dragline will be least in

  1. A. Moist loam
  2. B. Sand and gravel
  3. C. Good common earth
  4. D. Wet sticky clay
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If the gross vehicle weight of a truck is 30 tonne and rolling resistance is 30 kg/tonne, then the tractive effort required to keep the truck moving at a uniform speed is

  1. A. 30 kg
  2. B. 300 kg
  3. C. 900 kg
  4. D. 1000 kg
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The time with which direct cost does not reduce with the increase in time is known as

  1. A. Crash time
  2. B. Normal time
  3. C. Optimistic time
  4. D. Standard time
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A tractor whose weight is 20 tonnes has a drawbar pull of 2500 kg, when operated on a level road having a rolling resistance of 30 kg per tonne. If this tractor is operated on a level road having a rolling resistance of 40 kg per tonne, then the drawbar pull of the tractor will

  1. A. Reduce by 200 kg
  2. B. Increase by 200 kg
  3. C. Increase by 250 kg
  4. D. Reduce by 250 kg
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A four wheel truck or whose operating weight is 12000 kg is pulled along a road having a rising slope of 2% at a uniform speed. Assume grade resistance factor = 10 kg/tonne. The tension in the tow cable is 720 kg. The rolling resistance of the road will be

  1. A. 20 kg/tonne
  2. B. 30 kg/tonne
  3. C. 40 kg/tonne
  4. D. 50 kg/tonne
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If a is the optimistic time, b is the pessimistic time and m is most likely time of an activity, the expected time of the activity, is

  1. A. fraca + m + b 6
  2. B. fraca + 2m + b 6
  3. C. fraca + 4m + b 6
  4. D. fraca + 5m + b 6
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A golden rule for the procurement of construction stones, suggests

  1. A. 100% at the site
  2. B. 67% at the site and 33% under procurement
  3. C. 50% at the site and 50% under procurement
  4. D. 33% at the site and 67% under procurement
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A critical ratio scheduling

  1. A. Determines the status of each activity
  2. B. Adjusts automatically changes in activity progress
  3. C. Is a dynamic system
  4. D. None of these
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The main principle of an organization, is

  1. A. Unity of command
  2. B. Effective control at all levels
  3. C. Delegation of authority
  4. D. All the above
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The main disadvantage of line organization, is

  1. A. Rigid structure
  2. B. Extraordinary delay in communications
  3. C. Top level executions over work
  4. D. All the above
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Various activities of a project, are shown on bar charts by

  1. A. Vertical lines
  2. B. Horizontal lines
  3. C. Dots
  4. D. Crosses
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