Construction Planning and Management MCQ Solved Paper for NEET

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Final technical authority of a project lies with
A. Assistant Engineer
B. Executive Engineer
C. Superintending Engineer
D. Chief Engineer
Answer : D

13. 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

14. The critical activity has
A. Maximum float
B. Minimum float
C. Zero float
D. None of these
Answer : C

15. 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

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

17. For the supply of materials for concrete, form work reinforcing and placing of concrete, removal of form work and curing of concrete, number of bar(s) required on bar chart, is
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer : A

18. Pre-tender stage requires
A. Acquisition of land
B. Selection of site
C. Fmalisation of alignment of work
D. All the above
Answer : D

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

20. The original cost of an equipment is Rs.10,000. Its salvage value at the end of its total useful life of five years is Rs. 1,000. Its book value at the end of two years of its useful life (as per straight line method of evaluation of depreciation) will be
A. Rs. 8,800
B. Rs. 7,600
C. Rs. 6,400
D. Rs. 5,000
Answer : C

21. 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

22. 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

23. Rolling resistance of a wheel depends upon (i) Vehicle load (ii) Grade (iii) Ground conditions Of these statements
A. Only (i) is correct
B. (i) and (ii) are correct
C. (i) and (iii) are correct
D. (ii) and (iii) are correct
Answer : C

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. The object of technical planning, is
A. Preparation of specifications
B. Preparation of estimates
C. Initiating the procurement action of resources
D. All the above
Answer : D

28. Which of the following excavators is most suitable for digging under water?
A. Drag line
B. Hoe
C. Clam shell
D. Dipper shovel
Answer : A

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. The first stage of a construction, is
A. Preparation of estimate
B. Survey of the site
C. Initiation of proposal
D. Preparation of tender
Answer : C

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

41. 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

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. 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

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

47. The estimated time required to perform an activity, is known as
A. Event
B. Dummy
C. Duration
D. Float
Answer : C

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

49. 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

50. 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