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
Correct Answer :
B. Bar chart establishes the interdependency of one event on another
Related Questions
The most popular type of organisation used for Civil Engineering Constructions, is
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
Effective organisation
Residential buildings are treated as
Light construction
Heavy construction
Industrial construction
Private construction
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
The direct cost of a project with respect to normal time is
Minimum
Maximum
Zero
Infinite
In CPM analysis,
Emphasis is given to activities
Uncertainties are not allowed
Activities are represented by arrows
All 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
Optimistic time, most likely time and pessimistic times for the activities of a network in the given figure are written above their arrows. If the contractual obligation time for the project is 75, the latest occurrence time for the event 2, is
20
25
35
15
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
If the excavation of earth is done manually then it costs Rs. 10 per cum. A machine can excavate at a fixed cost of Rs. 4000 plus a variable cost of Rs. 2 per cum. The quantity of earth for which the cost of excavation by machine will be equal to the cost of manual excavation is
500 cum
1000 cum
1500 cum
2000 cum
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
The critical activity has
Maximum float
Minimum float
Zero float
None of these
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
Slack time refers to
An activity
An event
Both event and 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
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
Updating may result in
Change of critical path
Decrease of project completion time
Increase of project completion time
All of the above
Site order book is used for recording
Instructions by the executive engineers
Construction measurements
Issue of store equipments
Names of the casual labour
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 first method invented for planning projects, was
Bar chart method
Milestone chart
Critical path method (CPM)
Programme Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
Military organisation is known as
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
None of these
The time by which a particular activity can be delayed without affecting the preceding and succeeding activities is known as
Total float
Free float
Interfering float
Independent float
Total float for any activity is defined as the difference between
Its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity
Its latest start time and earliest start time
Its latest start time and earliest finish time
Its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity
Consider the following statements: In the bar chart planning
1. Interdependence of the operations cannot be portrayed.
2. Progress of work can be measured.
3. Spare time of the activities can be determined.
4. Schedule cannot be updated. Of these statements
1, 2 and 3 are correct
1 and 4 are correct
2, 3 and 4 are correct
1, 2 and 4 are correct
If the expected time for completion of a project is 10 days with a standard deviation of 2 days, the expected time of completion of the project with 99.9% probability is
4 days
6 days
10 days
16 days
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
The artificial activity which indicates that an activity following it, cannot be started unless the preceding activity is complete, is known as
Event
Free float
Dummy
Constraint
Rolling resistance of a wheel depends upon (i) Vehicle load (ii) Grade (iii) Ground conditions Of these statements
Only (i) is correct
(i) and (ii) are correct
(i) and (iii) are correct
(ii) and (iii) are correct
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
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
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)