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

1. Economic saving of time results by crashing
A. Cheapest critical activity
B. Cheapest noncritical activity
C. Costliest critical activity
D. Costliest noncritical activity
Answer : A

2. Time and progress chart of a construction, is also known as
A. Bar chart
B. Gantt chart
C. Modified Mile stone chart
D. All the above
Answer : D

3. In CPM analysis,
A. Emphasis is given to activities
B. Uncertainties are not allowed
C. Activities are represented by arrows
D. All the above
Answer : D

4. 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

5. 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

6. The time by which activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding activities, is known as
A. Duration
B. Total float
C. Free float
D. Interfering float
Answer : C

7. In India, are prefabricated components costlier than those of traditional cast-in-situ items that the prefabricated components replace?
A. Yes, because of heavier overheads and handling cost
B. Yes, because of the very high order of quality control for the factory made components
C. No, because of repetitive manufacture of a number of elements
D. No, because of savings in site labour
Answer : C

8. 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

9. Residential buildings are treated as
A. Light construction
B. Heavy construction
C. Industrial construction
D. Private construction
Answer : A

10. Military organisation is known as
A. Line organisation
B. Line and staff organisation
C. Functional organisation
D. None of these
Answer : A

11. 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

A. 20
B. 25
C. 35
D. 15
Answer : B

12. The difference between the time avail-to do a job and the time required to do the job, is known as
A. Event
B. Float
C. Duration
D. Constraint
Answer : B

13. The basic action involved in sheep foot rolling is
A. Kneading
B. Pressing
C. Tamping
D. Vibration
Answer : A

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. In the given figure, the network of a project represents

A. Activity of an excavation of a footing
B. Activity of an excavation which starts at event No. 1 and ends at even No. 2
C. Activity of excavation which takes 8 units of time
D. None of these
Answer : C

19. 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

20. A Milestone chart
A. Shows the interdependencies of various jobs
B. Depicts the delay of jobs, if any
C. Points outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any
D. None of these
Answer : D

21. Earliest finish of an activity is always
A. Greater than earliest event time of the following node
B. Less than earliest event time of the following node
C. Less than or equal to earliest event time of the following node
D. Greater than or equal to earliest event time of the following node
Answer : C

22. The independent float affects only
A. Preceding activities
B. Succeeding activities
C. The particular activity involved
D. None of the above
Answer : C

23. Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram, is generally known
A. Event
B. Node
C. Connector
D. All the above
Answer : D

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

25. 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

26. An event is indicated on the network by a number enclosed in
A. A circle
B. A square
C. A triangle
D. All the above
Answer : D

27. Works costing less than Rs. 20,000 are treated as
A. Any project
B. Major projects
C. Minor projects
D. All the above
Answer : C

28. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. The float may be positive, zero or negative
B. If the float is positive and the activity is delayed by a period equal to its total float, the completion of project is not delayed
C. If the float of an activity is negative, delay in its performance is bound to delay the completion of project
D. All the above
Answer : D

29. 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

30. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Forward pass is used for calculating earliest expected time
B. Backward pass is used for calculating the latest occurrence time
C. Maximum value of earliest expected time is used if there is more than one value of any event
D. All the above
Answer : D

31. While filling the tender for any work, the contractor considers
A. Site survey
B. Availability of construction materials
C. Availability of labour
D. All the above
Answer : D

32. 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

33. Consider the following statements: In the bar chart planning
1. Interdependence of the operations cannot be portrayed.
2. Progress of work can be measured.
3. Spare time of the activities can be determined.
4. Schedule cannot be updated. Of these statements
A. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
B. 1 and 4 are correct
C. 2, 3 and 4 are correct
D. 1, 2 and 4 are correct
Answer : B

34. During the construction period, price variation clause in contracts caters to
A. Increase in rates of only important materials
B. Variation in cost in materials element, labour element and petrol-oillubricant element
C. Variation in total cost of the project on an ad hoc basis
D. Rate of inflation
Answer : B

35. The main advantage of line organisation is:
A. Effective command and control
B. Rigid discipline in the organisation
C. Defined responsibilities at all levels
D. All the above
Answer : D

36. 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

37. In time-cost optimization of a project, crashing is done.
A. On all the activities
B. On all the activities lying on the critical path
C. Only on activities lying on the original critical path and having flatter cost slopes
D. On original critical activities and those that become critical at any stage of crashing in the order of ascending cost slope
Answer : D

38. In resources levelling
A. Total duration of project is reduced
B. Total duration of project is increased
C. Uniform demand of resources is achieved
D. Cost of project is controlled
Answer : C

39. Assertion (A): Activity 57 is critical. Reason (R): Earliest finish time and latest finish time for events 57 are same Select the correct answer.
A. A is correct but R is not correct
B. R is correct but A is not correct
C. Both A and R is correct
D. Both A and R is incorrect
Answer : A

40. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Earliest expected time is denoted by T_E
B. Latest occurrence time is denoted by T_L
C. Contractual obligation time is denoted by T_s
D. All the above
Answer : D

41. 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

42. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Programme Evaluation and Review Technique, is event oriented
B. Programme Evaluation and Review Technique is not event oriented
C. Critical Path Method is event oriented
D. Critical Path method is event oriented
Answer : A

43. Site order book is used for recording
A. Instructions by the executive engineers
B. Construction measurements
C. Issue of store equipments
D. Names of the casual labour
Answer : A

44. The performance of a specific task in CPM, is known
A. Dummy
B. Event
C. Activity
D. Contract
Answer : C

45. 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

46. 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

47. 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

48. 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
A. 3.7 years
B. 4.23 years
C. 5 years
D. 7.87 years
Answer : B

49. Consider the following statements: In the critical path method of construction planning, Free Float can be.
1. Greater than Total Float.
2. Greater than Independent Float
3. Equal to Total Float.
4. Less than Independent Float. Of these statements
A. 1 and 4 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. 1 and 4 are correct
D. 1 and 2 are correct
Answer : B

50. The probability of completion of any activity within its expected time is
A. 50 %
B. 84.1 %
C. 99.9 %
D. 100 %
Answer : A