Economic saving of time results by crashing
Cheapest critical activity
Cheapest noncritical activity
Costliest critical activity
Costliest noncritical activity
Correct Answer :
A. Cheapest critical activity
Related Questions
Select the correct statement.
Activity arrows in a CPM network are drawn to scale
The tail of an arrow represents the finish of an activity
Arrow bead represents the start of an activity
None of the above
Final technical authority of a project lies with
Assistant Engineer
Executive Engineer
Superintending Engineer
Chief Engineer
The salient feature of functional organisation is
Strict adherence to specifications
Separation of planning and design part
Each individual maintains functional efficiency
All the above
The difference between the time avail-to do a job and the time required to do the job, is known as
Event
Float
Duration
Constraint
Grader is used mainly for
Trimming and finishing
Shaping and trimming
Finishing and shaping
Finishing, shaping and trimming
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
Which of the following earth moving machines has the shortest cycle time?
Drag line
Hoe
Clam shell
Dipper shovel
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Earliest expected time is denoted by TE
Latest occurrence time is denoted by TL
Contractual obligation time is denoted by Ts
All the above
In CPM analysis,
Emphasis is given to activities
Uncertainties are not allowed
Activities are represented by arrows
All the above
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
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
The difference between the earliest start time and latest finish time of any activity, is the maximum time available for the activity
The difference between the maximum time available for the job and actual time it consumes, is called total float
The difference between the latest start time and earliest start time of an activity, is called total float
None of these
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 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
Rs. 8,800
Rs. 7,600
Rs. 6,400
Rs. 5,000
The three time estimates for the activities of the network shown in the given figure are shown above their arrows. The earliest expected time for the event 4, is
19
14
24
None of these
Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram, is generally known
Event
Node
Connector
All the above
Sinking fund is
The fund for rebuilding a structure when its economic life is over
Raised to meet maintenance costs
The total sum to be paid to the municipal authorities by the tenants
A part of the money kept in reserve for providing additional structures and structural modifications
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
The main principle of an organisation, is
Unity of command
Effective control at all levels
Delegation of authority
All the above
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
For completion of a project, the critical path of the network represents
Minimum time
Maximum time
Maximum cost
Minimum cost
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
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
For a given activity, the optimistic time, pessimistic time and the most probable estimates are 5, 17 and 8 days respectively, The expected time is
8 days
9 days
10 days
15 days
Which of the following is not a PERT event?
Site investigation started
Sessional work completed
Bus starts from Jaipur
Class is being attended
Residential buildings are treated as
Light construction
Heavy construction
Industrial construction
Private construction
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
CPM analysis is activity oriented
PERT analysis is event oriented
In CPM, the time is related to cost
All the above
Updating may result in
Change of critical path
Decrease of project completion time
Increase of project completion time
All of the above
The main disadvantage of line organisation, is
Rigid structure
Extraordinary delay in communications
Top level executions over work
All the above
Which one of the following surfaces will give highest coefficient of traction while using crawler track tractors?
Ice
Concrete
Loose sand
Earth
A dummy activity
Is artificially introduced
Is represented by a dotted line
Does not consume time
All the above