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
1, 3 and 4 are correct
2, 3 and 4 are correct
1, 2 and 3 are correct
1, 2 and 4 are correct
Correct Answer :
C. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
Related Questions
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
Mobilization advance up to 10% of the cost of work is given to a contractor
On commencement of work at site for payment of loan taken by him
For the purchase of construction materials
For the payment of advances to labour and other staff
For all activities required to start the work at site on finalization of the contract document
Which of the following is a weakness of bar chart?
Interdependencies of activities
Project progress
Uncertainties
All of the above
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
3425 kg
5515 kg
4350 kg
2975 kg
The time which results in the leasi, possible construction cost of an activity, is known as
Normal time
Slow time
Crash time
Standard time
Final technical authority of a project lies with
Assistant Engineer
Executive Engineer
Superintending Engineer
Chief Engineer
For the network shown in the given figure, the expected time for the activity
1-2 is 4
2-3 is 7
3-4 is 8
All the above
Consider the following statements: In the critical path method of construction planning, Free Float can be.
1. Greater than Total Float.
2. Greater than Independent Float
3. Equal to Total Float.
4. Less than Independent Float. Of these statements
1 and 4 are correct
2 and 3 are correct
1 and 4 are correct
1 and 2 are correct
Site order book is used for recording
Instructions by the executive engineers
Construction measurements
Issue of store equipments
Names of the casual labour
Power stations are generally treated as
Light construction
Heavy construction
Industrial construction
Electrical construction
Which of the following earth moving machines has the shortest cycle time?
Drag line
Hoe
Clam shell
Dipper shovel
Grader is used mainly for
Trimming and finishing
Shaping and trimming
Finishing and shaping
Finishing, shaping and trimming
Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram, is generally known
Event
Node
Connector
All the above
The Overall in-charge of an organisation at the site responsible for the execution of the works, is
Executive Engineer
Engineer
Junior Engineer
Assistant Engineer
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
The reduction in project time normally results in
Decreasing the direct cost and increasing indirect cost
Increasing the direct cost and decreasing the indirect cost
Increasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
Decreasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
Free float is mainly used to
Identify the activities which can be delayed without affecting the total float of preceding activity
Identify the activities, which can be delayed without affecting the total float of succeeding activity
Establish priorities
Identify the activities which can be delayed without affecting the total float of either the preceding or succeeding activities
Which one of the following represents an event?
Concrete cured
Fixing of door
Plastering of walls
Selecting sites
Which of the following is not a PERT event?
Site investigation started
Sessional work completed
Bus starts from Jaipur
Class is being attended
Which one of the following is not an excavating and moving type of equipment?
Bulldozer
Clam shell
Scraper
Dump truck
Various activities of a project, are shown on bar charts by
Vertical lines
Horizontal lines
Dots
Crosses
The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of a project, is known
Event flow scheduling technique
Critical ratio scheduling
Slotting technique for scheduling
Short interval scheduling
Works costing less than Rs. 20,000 are treated as
Any project
Major projects
Minor projects
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 the total float and duration of an activity are 5 and 10 days respectively, the particular activity can be
Started 5 days later
Completed 5 days later
Performed at slower rate in 15 days
All the above
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
PERT is
An analytic in concept
Limited of event oriented diagrams
Used for research and development projects
All the above
The critical activity has
Maximum float
Minimum float
Zero float
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
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
1, 2 and 4
3, 4 and 5
1, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 5