1000+ Construction Planning and Management MCQ for CTET [Solved]

1. A golden rule for the procurement of construction stones, suggests
A. 100% at the site
B. 67% at the site and 33% under procurement
C. 50% at the site and 50% under procurement
D. 33% at the site and 67% under procurement
Answer : B

2. An excavator costs Rs. 20,00,000 and has an estimated life of 8 years. It has no salvage value at the end of 8 years. The book value of the excavator at the end of 3 years using general double declining balance method is
A. Rs. 8,43,750
B. Rs. 8,75,000
C. Rs. 10,50,000
D. Rs. 11,56,250
Answer : A

3. The grade resistance factor for an earth moving machine can be obtained by multiplying grade percentage by a factor approximately equal to
A. 2 kg/tonne
B. 6 kg/tonne
C. 9 kg/tonne
D. 20 kg/tonne
Answer : C

4. The artificial activity which indicates that an activity following it, cannot be started unless the preceding activity is complete, is known as
A. Event
B. Free float
C. Dummy
D. Constraint
Answer : C

5. Sensitivity analysis is a study of
A. Comparison of profit and loss
B. Comparison of assets and liabilities
C. Change in output due to change in input
D. Economics of cost and benefits of the project
Answer : C

6. The time which results in the leasi, possible construction cost of an activity, is known as
A. Normal time
B. Slow time
C. Crash time
D. Standard time
Answer : B

7. A wheeled tractor hauling unit is working on firm earth. The total loaded weight distribution of this unit is: Drive wheels: 25000 kg Scraper wheels: 10000 kg If the coefficient of traction for wheeled tractor on firm earth is 0.5, the rimpull which this tractor can exert without slipping is
A. 10000 kg
B. 12500 kg
C. 22500 kg
D. 5000 kg
Answer : B

8. For which of the following materials, the output of power shovels for a fixed shovel size will be maximum
A. Moist loam
B. Good common earth
C. Well blasted rock
D. Wet sticky clay
Answer : A

9. Which of the following earth moving machines has the shortest cycle time?
A. Drag line
B. Hoe
C. Clam shell
D. Dipper shovel
Answer : D

10. The constraints in case of resource smoothening operation would be
A. Resources
B. Project duration time
C. Both resources and project duration time
D. None of the above
Answer : B

11. CPM is
A. Synthesising in concepts
B. Is built of activities oriented programme
C. Is based on time estimate
D. All the above
Answer : D

12. The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of a project, is known
A. Event flow scheduling technique
B. Critical ratio scheduling
C. Slotting technique for scheduling
D. Short interval scheduling
Answer : B

13. PERT analysis is based on
A. Optimistic time
B. Pessimistic time
C. Most likely time
D. All the above
Answer : D

14. The maximum rimpull in the first gear of a tractor while towing a load is 6300 kg. The tractor weighs 12.5 tonnes and is operating along a 2 percent upgrade and the rolling resistance is 45 kg/tonne. Pull available for towing the load is
A. 3425 kg
B. 5515 kg
C. 4350 kg
D. 2975 kg
Answer : B

15. Which of the following does not represent an activity?
A. Site located
B. Foundation is being dug
C. The office area is being cleaned
D. The invitations are being sent
Answer : A

16. The time with which direct cost does not reduce with the increase in time is known as
A. Crash time
B. Normal time
C. Optimistic time
D. Standard time
Answer : B

17. Which one of the following represents an event?
A. Concrete cured
B. Fixing of door
C. Plastering of walls
D. Selecting sites
Answer : A

18. Modular co-ordination of construction means proper
A. Planning
B. Designing
C. Execution
D. All the above
Answer : D

19. Critical path method
A. Is an improvement upon bar chart method
B. Provides a realistic approach to daily problems
C. Avoids delays which are very common in bar charts
D. All the above
Answer : D

20. Which of the following is a weakness of bar chart?
A. Interdependencies of activities
B. Project progress
C. Uncertainties
D. All of the above
Answer : D

21. If D is the duration, ES and EF are the earliest start and finish, LS and LF are latest start and latest finish time, then the following relation holds good
A. EF = ES + D
B. LS = LF - D
C. LF = LS + D
D. All the above
Answer : D

22. 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
A. 20 kg/tonne
B. 30 kg/tonne
C. 40 kg/tonne
D. 50 kg/tonne
Answer : C

23. A contractor has two options;
(I): Invest his money in project A or
(II): Invest his money in project B.
If he decides to invest in A, for every rupee invested, he is assured of doubling his money in ten years. If he decides to invest in B, he is assured of making his money 1.5 times in 5 years. If the contractor values his money at 10% interest rate, he
A. Should invest in neither of the two projects
B. Could invest in either of the two projects
C. Should invest in project A
D. Should invest in project B
Answer : A

24. Batching refers to
A. Controlling the total quantity at each batch
B. Weighing accurately, the quantity of each material for a job before mixing
C. Controlling the quantity of each material into each batch
D. Adjusting the water to be added in each batch according to the moisture content of the materials being mixed in the batch
Answer : C

25. For a given activity, the optimistic time, pessimistic time and the most probable estimates are 5, 17 and 8 days respectively, The expected time is
A. 8 days
B. 9 days
C. 10 days
D. 15 days
Answer : B

26. A machine costs Rs. 20000 and its useful life is 8 years. The money is borrowed at 8% interest per annum. The capital recovery factor at 8% interest per annum for 8 years is 0.174. The annual equipment cost of the machine will be
A. Rs. 1740
B. Rs. 3480
C. Rs. 5220
D. Rs. 6960
Answer : B

27. The salient feature of functional organisation is
A. Strict adherence to specifications
B. Separation of planning and design part
C. Each individual maintains functional efficiency
D. All the above
Answer : D

28. Crash project duration is obtained by summing the
A. Normal durations for all the activities
B. Crash durations for all activities
C. Crash durations for all the activities along the critical path obtained by taking into account the normal duration for all the activities
D. Crash durations for all the activities along the critical path obtained by taking into account the crash duration for all the activities
Answer : D

29. Which one of the following is not an excavating and moving type of equipment?
A. Bulldozer
B. Clam shell
C. Scraper
D. Dump truck
Answer : D

30. 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
A. 30 kg
B. 300 kg
C. 900 kg
D. 1000 kg
Answer : C

31. Pick up the PERT event from the following:
A. Digging of foundation started
B. Digging of foundation completed
C. Laying of concrete started
D. All the above
Answer : D

32. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. CPM analysis is activity oriented
B. PERT analysis is event oriented
C. In CPM, the time is related to cost
D. All the above
Answer : D

33. The area under the Beta distribution curve is divided into two equal parts by
A. Most likely time
B. Optimistic time
C. Pessimistic time
D. Expected time
Answer : D

34. For excavating utility trenches with precise control of depth, the excavation equipment used is
A. Hoe
B. Shovel
C. Dragline
D. None of the above
Answer : A

35. A critical ratio scheduling
A. Determines the status of each activity
B. Adjusts automatically changes in activity progress
C. Is a dynamic system
D. None of these
Answer : D

36. An earth moving equipment costs Rs. 5,00,000 and has an estimated life of 10 years and a salvage value of Rs. 50,000. What uniform annual amount must be set aside at the end of each of the 10 years for replacement if the interest rate is 8% per annum and if the sinking fund factor at 8% per annum interest rate for 10 years is 0.069?
A. Rs. 31050
B. Rs. 34500
C. Rs. 37950
D. Rs. 50000
Answer : A

37. The Overall in-charge of an organisation at the site responsible for the execution of the works, is
A. Executive Engineer
B. Engineer
C. Junior Engineer
D. Assistant Engineer
Answer : B

38. Critical Path Net Work helps an engineer
A. To concentrate his attention on critical activities
B. To divert the resources from non-critical advanced activities to critical activities
C. To be cautious for avoiding any delay in the critical activities to avoid delay of the whole project
D. All the above
Answer : D

39. The time by which a particular activity can be delayed without affecting the preceding and succeeding activities is known as
A. Total float
B. Free float
C. Interfering float
D. Independent float
Answer : D

40. Critical path
A. Is always longest
B. Is always shortest
C. May be longest
D. May be shortest
Answer : A

41. If t_o, t_p and t_m are the optimistic, pessimistic and most likely time estimates of an activity respectively, the expected time t of the activity will be
A. t_o + 3t_m+ t_p/3
B. t_o + 4t_m+ t_p/4
C. t_o + 4t_m+ t_p/5
D. t_o + 4t_m+ t_p/6
Answer : D

42. Select the incorrect statement.
A. Start float and finish float are always equal.
B. Total float can be either start float or finish float.
C. Start float and finish float need not be equal.
D. Start float and finish float are the differences between activity times and not event times.
Answer : C

43. At a work site, statistical quality control of concrete means
A. Measurement of risks to eliminate failures
B. Applying the theory' of probability to sample testing or inspection
C. Reduction in wastage of inspection costs
D. Reduction in costs for the removal of defects
Answer : B

44. The most popular type of organisation used for Civil Engineering Constructions, is
A. Line organisation
B. Line and staff organisation
C. Functional organisation
D. Effective organisation
Answer : A

45. The first method invented for planning projects, was
A. Bar chart method
B. Milestone chart
C. Critical path method (CPM)
D. Programme Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
Answer : A

46. Slack time refers to
A. An activity
B. An event
C. Both event and activity
D. None of the above
Answer : B

47. For the network shown in the given figure, the expected time for the activity

A. 1-2 is 4
B. 2-3 is 7
C. 3-4 is 8
D. All the above
Answer : D

48. A construction schedule is prepared after collecting
A. Number of operations
B. Output of labour
C. Output of machinery
D. All the above
Answer : D

49. Various activities of a project, are shown on bar charts by
A. Vertical lines
B. Horizontal lines
C. Dots
D. Crosses
Answer : B

50. Interfering float is the difference between
A. Total float and free float
B. Total float and independent float
C. Free float and independent float
D. None of the above
Answer : A