A CPM family includes
CPA (Critical Path Analysis)
CPP (Critical Path Plotted)
MCE (Minimum Cost Expenditure)
All the above
Correct Answer :
D. All the above
Related Questions
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
EF = ES + D
LS = LF - D
LF = LS + D
All the above
Military organisation is known as
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
None of these
The performance of a specific task in CPM, is known
Dummy
Event
Activity
Contract
If TL is the latest allowable event occurrence time, total activity slack(s), is equal to
LST-EST
LFT-EFT
TL-EFT
All the above
The time corresponding to minimum total project cost is
Crash time
Normal time
Optimistic time
Between normal time and crash time
If a is the optimistic time, b is the pessimistic time and m is most likely time of an activity, the expected time of the activity, is
(a + m + b)/6
(a + 2m + b)/6
(a + 4m + b)/6
(a + 5m + b)/6
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
1, 2, 4, 3, 5
1, 3, 2, 4, 5
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1, 3, 4, 2, 5
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
10000 kg
12500 kg
22500 kg
5000 kg
In time-cost optimization of a project, crashing is done.
On all the activities
On all the activities lying on the critical path
Only on activities lying on the original critical path and having flatter cost slopes
On original critical activities and those that become critical at any stage of crashing in the order of ascending cost slope
CPM is
Synthesising in concepts
Is built of activities oriented programme
Is based on time estimate
All the above
PERT analysis is based on
Optimistic time
Pessimistic time
Most likely time
All the above
Which of the following is not a PERT event?
Site investigation started
Sessional work completed
Bus starts from Jaipur
Class is being attended
Modular co-ordination of construction means proper
Planning
Designing
Execution
All the above
If the expected time of completion of a project is 60 weeks with a standard deviation of 5 weeks, the probability of completing the project in 50 weeks and 65 weeks respectively will be
2.3% and 84.1%
97.7% and 84.1%
97.7 % and 15.9%
15.9% and 97.7%
A golden rule for the procurement of construction stones, suggests
100% at the site
67% at the site and 33% under procurement
50% at the site and 50% under procurement
33% at the site and 67% under procurement
A dummy activity
Is artificially introduced
Is represented by a dotted line
Does not consume time
All the above
Rolling resistance of a wheel depends upon (i) Vehicle load (ii) Grade (iii) Ground conditions Of these statements
Only (i) is correct
(i) and (ii) are correct
(i) and (iii) are correct
(ii) and (iii) are correct
Interfering float is the difference between
Total float and free float
Total float and independent float
Free float and independent float
None of the above
The object of technical planning, is
Preparation of specifications
Preparation of estimates
Initiating the procurement action of resources
All the above
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Forward pass is used for calculating earliest expected time
Backward pass is used for calculating the latest occurrence time
Maximum value of earliest expected time is used if there is more than one value of any event
All the above
While scheduling a project by C.P.M.
A project is divided into various activities
Required time for each activity is established
Net work is drawn by connecting the activities and the events
All the above
Railway projects are treated as
Light construction
Heavy construction
Industrial construction
None of these
The time by which activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding activities, is known as
Duration
Total float
Free float
Interfering float
A Milestone chart
Shows the interdependencies of various jobs
Depicts the delay of jobs, if any
Points outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any
None of these
A machine is purchased for Rs. 10,000,00 and has an estimated life of 10 years. The salvage value at the end of 10 years is Rs. 1,50,000. The book value of the machine at the end of 5 years using general straight line method of evaluation of depreciation is
Rs. 4,75,000
Rs. 5,75,000
Rs. 6,50,000
Rs. 8,50,000
Free float for any activity is defined as the difference between
Its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity
Its latest start time and earliest start time
Its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity
Its earliest finish time and latest start time for its successor activity
Grader is used mainly for
Trimming and finishing
Shaping and trimming
Finishing and shaping
Finishing, shaping and trimming
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?
Rs. 31050
Rs. 34500
Rs. 37950
Rs. 50000
The process of incorporating changes and rescheduling or replanning is called
Resource levelling
Resource smoothening
Updating
Critical path scheduling
In PERT analysis, the time estimates of activities and probability of their occurrence follow
Normal distribution curve
Poisson's distribution curve
Beta distribution curve
None of the above