Critical Path Net Work helps an engineer
To concentrate his attention on critical activities
To divert the resources from non-critical advanced activities to critical activities
To be cautious for avoiding any delay in the critical activities to avoid delay of the whole project
All the above
Correct Answer :
D. All the above
Related Questions
Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram, is generally known
Event
Node
Connector
All the above
Slack time refers to
An activity
An event
Both event and activity
None of the above
Updating may result in
Change of critical path
Decrease of project completion time
Increase of project completion time
All of the above
An excavator costs Rs. 20,00,000 and has an estimated life of 8 years. It has no salvage value at the end of 8 years. The book value of the excavator at the end of 3 years using general double declining balance method is
Rs. 8,43,750
Rs. 8,75,000
Rs. 10,50,000
Rs. 11,56,250
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
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
The various functions under each activity, are shown by one bar on Bar Charts
Bar chart establishes the interdependency of one event on another
Only approximate percentage of the completed work is reported
None of these
If the gross vehicle weight of a truck is 30 tonne and rolling resistance is 30 kg/tonne, then the tractive effort required to keep the truck moving at a uniform speed is
30 kg
300 kg
900 kg
1000 kg
The independent float affects only
Preceding activities
Succeeding activities
The particular activity involved
None of the above
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
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
3.7 years
4.23 years
5 years
7.87 years
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
A critical ratio scheduling
Determines the status of each activity
Adjusts automatically changes in activity progress
Is a dynamic system
None of these
Critical path method
Is an improvement upon bar chart method
Provides a realistic approach to daily problems
Avoids delays which are very common in bar charts
All the above
PERT technique of network analysis is mainly useful for
Small projects
Large and complex projects
Research and development projects
Deterministic activities
Final technical authority of a project lies with
Assistant Engineer
Executive Engineer
Superintending Engineer
Chief Engineer
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The float may be positive, zero or negative
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
If the float of an activity is negative, delay in its performance is bound to delay the completion of project
All the above
Output of a bulldozer is
(i) Increased if drawbar HP of the tractor is increased for a given hauling distance
(ii) Decreased if drawbar HP of the tractor is increased for a given hauling distance
(iii) Increased if the hauling distance is increased for a given drawbar HP of the tractor
(iv) Decreased if the hauling distance is increased for a given drawbar HP of the tractor
Of these statement
(i) and (iii) are correct
(i) and (iv) are correct
(ii) and (iii) are correct
(ii) and (iv) are correct
The final selection of a construction site, is done by
Departmental representative or user
Local civil authority representative
Representative of engineer authority
All the above
Which one of the following represents an event?
Concrete cured
Fixing of door
Plastering of walls
Selecting sites
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
A dummy activity
Is artificially introduced
Is represented by a dotted line
Does not consume time
All the above
Which one of the following is not an excavating and moving type of equipment?
Bulldozer
Clam shell
Scraper
Dump truck
Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
Effective organisation
Consider the following statements for a power shovel: (i) Output can be increased by reducing the angle of swing for a given depth of cut. (ii) For a given angle of swing, output will be maximum at optimum depth of cut. (iii) Output can be increased by keeping the depth of cut less than optimum depth, (iv) Output can be increased by increasing the size of shovel. Of these statements
(ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
(i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
(i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
(i) and (iv) are correct
The main advantage of line organisation is:
Effective command and control
Rigid discipline in the organisation
Defined responsibilities at all levels
All the above
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
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The difference of latest occurrence time and earliest expected time, is called slack
The activities connecting the events having zero slack, lie on the critical path
The critical path consumes the maximum 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
If the output of a dragline for 90° angle of swing at optimum depth of cut is X, then the output for 120° angle of swing at 120 % of optimum depth of cut will be
Equal to X
More than X
Less than X
Any of the above
The object of technical planning, is
Preparation of specifications
Preparation of estimates
Initiating the procurement action of resources
All the above