Construction Planning and Management MCQ Solved Paper for FCI Recruitment

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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
A. The activity is the time consuming part of a project
B. The beginning and end of a job, are called events
C. The activity which consumes maximum time, is called a node
D. Logically and sequentially connected activities and events form a network
Answer : C

6. 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

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

8. The final selection of a construction site, is done by
A. Departmental representative or user
B. Local civil authority representative
C. Representative of engineer authority
D. All the above
Answer : D

9. Mile Stone charts were invented in the year of
A. 1910
B. 1920
C. 1930
D. 1940
Answer : D

10. 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

11. For the execution of a project, a contractor is
A. A person
B. A firm
C. An agency
D. All the above
Answer : D

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

13. If an activity has its optimistic, most likely and pessimistic times as 2, 3 and 7 respectively, then its expected time and variance are respectively
A. 3.5 and 5/6
B. 5 and 25/36
C. 3.5 and 25/36
D. 4 and 5/6
Answer : C

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

15. 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

16. 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

17. Sinking fund is
A. The fund for rebuilding a structure when its economic life is over
B. Raised to meet maintenance costs
C. The total sum to be paid to the municipal authorities by the tenants
D. A part of the money kept in reserve for providing additional structures and structural modifications
Answer : A

18. 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

19. Preliminary project report for a road project must contain
A. The detailed estimated cost based on detailed design
B. The several alternatives of the project that have been considered
C. The soil survey, traffic survey, concept design and approximate cost
D. The contract documents for inviting tenders
Answer : C

20. 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

21. The rated loads of lifting cranes, as percentage of tipping load at specified radius, for crawler-mounted and pneumatic tyre-mounted machines would be respectively
A. 80 and 90
B. 90 and 80
C. 85 and 75
D. 75 and 83
Answer : D

22. Whenever an activity has zero total float, then
A. Free float of the activity must be zero but independent float need not be zero
B. Independent float must be zero but free float need not be zero
C. Free float and independent float both must be zero
D. Free float and independent float both need not be zero
Answer : C

23. Consider the following activities in a building construction:
1. Concreting of roof slabs
2. Brick-jelly lime concrete terracing
3. Erection of form work for slab
4. Construction of parapet wall in terrace
The correct sequence of these activities is
A. 1, 3, 2, 4
B. 3, 1, 4, 2
C. 3, 1, 2, 4
D. 1, 3, 4, 2
Answer : C

24. 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

25. Consider the following operations:
1. Drilling
2. Blasting
3. Mucking
4. Placing steel
5. Placing concrete
The correct sequence of these operations in tunnel construction is
A. 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
B. 1, 3, 2, 4, 5
C. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
D. 1, 3, 4, 2, 5
Answer : C

26. Grader is used mainly for
A. Trimming and finishing
B. Shaping and trimming
C. Finishing and shaping
D. Finishing, shaping and trimming
Answer : D

27. Construction team means
A. An engineer
B. An architect
C. An owner
D. All the above
Answer : D

28. 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

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

30. Consider the following features/factors:
1. Projects are of the non-repetitive type
2. Time required need not be known
3. Time required is known precisely
4. Events have been established for planning
5. Emphasis is given to activities of project PERT is preferred for planning because of
A. 1, 2 and 4
B. 3, 4 and 5
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2 and 5
Answer : A

31. 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

32. 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

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

34. 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

35. PERT technique of network analysis is mainly useful for
A. Small projects
B. Large and complex projects
C. Research and development projects
D. Deterministic activities
Answer : C

36. 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

37. 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

38. The direct cost of a project with respect to normal time is
A. Minimum
B. Maximum
C. Zero
D. Infinite
Answer : A

39. Railway projects are treated as
A. Light construction
B. Heavy construction
C. Industrial construction
D. None of these
Answer : B

40. Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as
A. Line organisation
B. Line and staff organisation
C. Functional organisation
D. Effective organisation
Answer : C

41. Bar charts are suitable for
A. Minor works
B. Major works
C. Large projects
D. All the Above
Answer : A

42. 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

43. 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

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

47. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
A. The difference between the earliest start time and latest finish time of any activity, is the maximum time available for the activity
B. The difference between the maximum time available for the job and actual time it consumes, is called total float
C. The difference between the latest start time and earliest start time of an activity, is called total float
D. None of these
Answer : D

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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