Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Programme Evaluation and Review Technique, is event oriented
Programme Evaluation and Review Technique is not event oriented
Critical Path Method is event oriented
Critical Path method is event oriented
Correct Answer :
A. Programme Evaluation and Review Technique, is event oriented
Related Questions
Power stations are generally treated as
Light construction
Heavy construction
Industrial construction
Electrical construction
Select the incorrect statement.
Earliest start of an activity is the early event time of the node it leaves.
Latest finish of an activity is the late event time of the node it enters.
Latest start of an activity is its latest finish minus its duration.
None of the above
The time which results in the leasi, possible construction cost of an activity, is known as
Normal time
Slow time
Crash time
Standard time
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
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
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
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
Select the incorrect statement.
Start float and finish float are always equal.
Total float can be either start float or finish float.
Start float and finish float need not be equal.
Start float and finish float are the differences between activity times and not event times.
A tractor whose weight is 20 tonnes has a drawbar pull of 2500 kg, when operated on a level road having a rolling resistance of 30 kg per tonne. If this tractor is operated on a level road having a rolling resistance of 40 kg per tonne, then the drawbar pull of the tractor will
Reduce by 200 kg
Increase by 200 kg
Increase by 250 kg
Reduce by 250 kg
The most popular type of organisation used for Civil Engineering Constructions, is
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
Effective organisation
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
CPM is
Synthesising in concepts
Is built of activities oriented programme
Is based on time estimate
All the above
While filling the tender for any work, the contractor considers
Site survey
Availability of construction materials
Availability of labour
All the above
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The duration between the earliest start time of the preceding event and latest finish time of the succeeding event, is called 'float'
The duration of time by which an activity can be delayed without affecting the succeeding activity, is called free float
The difference between total float and free float, is called interfering float
All the above
If t is the duration of an activity, t1 is the latest finish possible moment of its preceding activity and t2 is the earliest start possible moment, the independent float of the activity is
(t1 - t2) - t
t - (t1 - t2)
(t1 + t2) - t
t + (t1 - t2)
Which of the following earth moving machines has the shortest cycle time?
Drag line
Hoe
Clam shell
Dipper shovel
The time with which direct cost does not reduce with the increase in time is known as
Crash time
Normal time
Optimistic time
Standard time
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
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
Which one of the following is not an excavating and moving type of equipment?
Bulldozer
Clam shell
Scraper
Dump truck
A four wheel truck or whose operating weight is 12000 kg is pulled along a road having a rising slope of 2% at a uniform speed. Assume grade resistance factor = 10 kg/tonne. The tension in the tow cable is 720 kg. The rolling resistance of the road will be
20 kg/tonne
30 kg/tonne
40 kg/tonne
50 kg/tonne
For which of the following materials, the output of power shovels for a fixed shovel size will be maximum
Moist loam
Good common earth
Well blasted rock
Wet sticky clay
Which of the following is not a PERT event?
Site investigation started
Sessional work completed
Bus starts from Jaipur
Class is being attended
Earliest finish of an activity is always
Greater than earliest event time of the following node
Less than earliest event time of the following node
Less than or equal to earliest event time of the following node
Greater than or equal to earliest event time of the following node
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
At a work site, statistical quality control of concrete means
Measurement of risks to eliminate failures
Applying the theory' of probability to sample testing or inspection
Reduction in wastage of inspection costs
Reduction in costs for the removal of defects
A construction schedule is prepared after collecting
Number of operations
Output of labour
Output of machinery
All the above
The grade resistance factor for an earth moving machine can be obtained by multiplying grade percentage by a factor approximately equal to
2 kg/tonne
6 kg/tonne
9 kg/tonne
20 kg/tonne
For completion of a project, the critical path of the network represents
Minimum time
Maximum time
Maximum cost
Minimum cost
PERT technique of network analysis is mainly useful for
Small projects
Large and complex projects
Research and development projects
Deterministic activities