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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

Correct Answer :

C. 3, 1, 2, 4


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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

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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

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The reduction in project time normally results in

A. Decreasing the direct cost and increasing indirect cost

B. Increasing the direct cost and decreasing the indirect cost

C. Increasing the direct cost and indirect cost both

D. Decreasing the direct cost and indirect cost both

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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

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Free float for any activity is defined as the difference between

A. Its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity

B. Its latest start time and earliest start time

C. Its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity

D. Its earliest finish time and latest start time for its successor activity

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The independent float affects only

A. Preceding activities

B. Succeeding activities

C. The particular activity involved

D. None of the above

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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

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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

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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

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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

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If the total float and duration of an activity are 5 and 10 days respectively, the particular activity can be

A. Started 5 days later

B. Completed 5 days later

C. Performed at slower rate in 15 days

D. All the above

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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

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Military organisation is known as

A. Line organisation

B. Line and staff organisation

C. Functional organisation

D. None of these

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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.

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Works costing less than Rs. 20,000 are treated as

A. Any project

B. Major projects

C. Minor projects

D. All the above

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Which of the following is a weakness of bar chart?

A. Interdependencies of activities

B. Project progress

C. Uncertainties

D. All of the above

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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

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If the scheduled completion time of a project is more than the earliest expected time for completion of the project, then the probability of completion of the project within the scheduled completion time will be

A. 50 %

B. Less than 50 %

C. More than 50 %

D. 100 %

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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

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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

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CPM is

A. Synthesising in concepts

B. Is built of activities oriented programme

C. Is based on time estimate

D. All the above

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Frequency distribution curves

A. Having a single lump, are called uninodal curves

B. If symmetrical, are called normal curves

C. If not symmetrical, are called skew curves

D. All the above

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The part of a derrick crane include (i) Mast (ii) Boom (iii) Bull wheel (iv) Jack Of these statements

A. (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

B. (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct

C. (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct

D. (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

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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

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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