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Construction Planning And Management MCQs

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Construction Planning And Management MCQs

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Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram, is generally known

  1. A. Event
  2. B. Node
  3. C. Connector
  4. D. All the above
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A tractor shovel has a purchase price of Rs. 4.7 lacs and could save the organization an amount of rupees one lac per year on operating costs. The salvage value after the amortization period is 10% of the purchase price. The capital recovery period will be

  1. A. 3.7 years
  2. B. 4.23 years
  3. C. 5 years
  4. D. 7.87 years
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Which of the following earth moving machines has the shortest cycle time?

  1. A. Drag line
  2. B. Hoe
  3. C. Clam shell
  4. D. Dipper shovel
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In the given figure, the network of a project represents

  1. A. Activity of an excavation of a footing
  2. B. Activity of an excavation which starts at event No. 1 and ends at even No. 2
  3. C. Activity of excavation which takes 8 units of time
  4. D. None of these
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The reduction in project time normally results in

  1. A. Decreasing the direct cost and increasing indirect cost
  2. B. Increasing the direct cost and decreasing the indirect cost
  3. C. Increasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
  4. D. Decreasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
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Which one of the following represents an event?

  1. A. Concrete cured
  2. B. Fixing of door
  3. C. Plastering of walls
  4. D. Selecting sites
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Which one of the following surfaces will give highest coefficient of traction while using crawler track tractors?

  1. A. Ice
  2. B. Concrete
  3. C. Loose sand
  4. D. Earth
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The three time estimates for the activities of the network shown in the given figure are shown above their arrows. The earliest expected time for the event 4, is

  1. A. 19
  2. B. 14
  3. C. 24
  4. D. None of these
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Optimistic time, most likely time and pessimistic times for the activities of a network in the given figure are written above their arrows. If the contractual obligation time for the project is 75, the latest occurrence time for the event 2, is

  1. A. 20
  2. B. 25
  3. C. 35
  4. D. 15
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If the total float and duration of an activity are 5 and 10 days respectively, the particular activity can be

  1. A. Started 5 days later
  2. B. Completed 5 days later
  3. C. Performed at slower rate in 15 days
  4. D. All the above
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The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of a project, is known

  1. A. Event flow scheduling technique
  2. B. Critical ratio scheduling
  3. C. Slotting technique for scheduling
  4. D. Short interval scheduling
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Final technical authority of a project lies with

  1. A. Assistant Engineer
  2. B. Executive Engineer
  3. C. Superintending Engineer
  4. D. Chief Engineer
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