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1000+ Construction Planning and Management Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

Thursday 9th of March 2023

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1. Select the correct statement.
A. Activity arrows in a CPM network are drawn to scale
B. The tail of an arrow represents the finish of an activity
C. Arrow bead represents the start of an activity
D. None of the above
Answer : D
2. 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
3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Optimistic time estimate refers to activities
B. Pessimistic time estimate refers to activities
C. Most likely time estimate refers to activities
D. All the above
Answer : D
4. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
A. An activity of a project is denoted by an arrow on the net work
B. The tail of the arrow indicates the start of the activity
C. The head of the arrow indicates the end of the activity
D. The arrows are drawn to scale from left to right
Answer : D
5. Select the incorrect statement.
A. Earliest start of an activity is the early event time of the node it leaves.
B. Latest finish of an activity is the late event time of the node it enters.
C. Latest start of an activity is its latest finish minus its duration.
D. None of the above
Answer : D
6. Pick up the correct statement from the following with regards to C.P.M. network analysis of projects
A. The latest occurrence time of the node of which the activity arrow terminates minus the duration of the activity, is called latest start time
B. The latest occurrence time for the node at which the activity arrow terminates, is called latest finish time
C. Earliest occurrence time of the event from which the activity arrow' originates, is called earliest start time of the activity
D. All the above
Answer : D
7. 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
8. Consider the following statements: Wheeled tractors are replacing crawler tractors because
1. Wheeled tractors travel faster.
2. Crawler tractors are more expensive.
3. Track parts of a crawler wear out quickly.
4. Crawler tractors have stick control. Of these statements

A. 1, 3 and 4 are correct
B. 2, 3 and 4 are correct
C. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
D. 1, 2 and 4 are correct
Answer : C
9. 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
10. Which of the following is not a PERT event?
A. Site investigation started
B. Sessional work completed
C. Bus starts from Jaipur
D. Class is being attended
Answer : D
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. Power stations are generally treated as
A. Light construction
B. Heavy construction
C. Industrial construction
D. Electrical construction
Answer : C
13. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Earliest expected time is denoted by TE
B. Latest occurrence time is denoted by TL
C. Contractual obligation time is denoted by Ts
D. All the above
Answer : D
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. The time corresponding to minimum total project cost is
A. Crash time
B. Normal time
C. Optimistic time
D. Between normal time and crash time
Answer : D
19. 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
20. 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
21. 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
22. The direct cost of a project with respect to normal time is
A. Minimum
B. Maximum
C. Zero
D. Infinite
Answer : A
23. 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
24. 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
25. Modular co-ordination of construction means proper
A. Planning
B. Designing
C. Execution
D. All the above
Answer : D
26. Military organisation is known as
A. Line organisation
B. Line and staff organisation
C. Functional organisation
D. None of these
Answer : A
27. If the excavation of earth is done manually then it costs Rs. 10 per cum. A machine can excavate at a fixed cost of Rs. 4000 plus a variable cost of Rs. 2 per cum. The quantity of earth for which the cost of excavation by machine will be equal to the cost of manual excavation is
A. 500 cum
B. 1000 cum
C. 1500 cum
D. 2000 cum
Answer : A
28. 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
29. Updating may result in
A. Change of critical path
B. Decrease of project completion time
C. Increase of project completion time
D. All of the above
Answer : D
30. A dummy activity
A. Is artificially introduced
B. Is represented by a dotted line
C. Does not consume time
D. All the above
Answer : D
31. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. The duration between the earliest start time of the preceding event and latest finish time of the succeeding event, is called 'float'
B. The duration of time by which an activity can be delayed without affecting the succeeding activity, is called free float
C. The difference between total float and free float, is called interfering float
D. All the above
Answer : D
32. Grader is used mainly for
A. Trimming and finishing
B. Shaping and trimming
C. Finishing and shaping
D. Finishing, shaping and trimming
Answer : D
33. If TL is the latest allowable event occurrence time, total activity slack(s), is equal to
A. LST-EST
B. LFT-EFT
C. TL-EFT
D. All the above
Answer : D
34. 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
35. 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
36. Mobilization advance up to 10% of the cost of work is given to a contractor
A. On commencement of work at site for payment of loan taken by him
B. For the purchase of construction materials
C. For the payment of advances to labour and other staff
D. For all activities required to start the work at site on finalization of the contract document
Answer : D
37. Which one of the following represents an activity?
A. Excavation for foundation
B. Curing of concrete
C. Setting of question paper
D. All the above
Answer : D
38. 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
39. 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
40. 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
41. Free float is mainly used to
A. Identify the activities which can be delayed without affecting the total float of preceding activity
B. Identify the activities, which can be delayed without affecting the total float of succeeding activity
C. Establish priorities
D. Identify the activities which can be delayed without affecting the total float of either the preceding or succeeding activities
Answer : B
42. 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
43. Pre-tender stage requires
A. Acquisition of land
B. Selection of site
C. Fmalisation of alignment of work
D. All the above
Answer : D
44. 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
45. 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
46. Select the incorrect statement.
A. A critical path always begins at the very first event.
B. A critical path always terminates at the last event.
C. Critical activities control the project duration.
D. Critical activity is the one for which free float is zero.
Answer : D
47. Assertion A: For a given depth of cut, the output of a power shovel can be increased by decreasing the angle of swing. Reason R: If the angle of swing is decreased, the cycle time will be decreased. Select the correct answer.
A. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer : A
48. 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
49. In the time-cost optimisation, using CPM method for network analysis, the crashing of the activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having
A. Longest duration
B. Highest cost slope
C. Least cost slope
D. Shortest duration
Answer : C
50. 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

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