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Pre-tender stage requires

A. Acquisition of land

B. Selection of site

C. Fmalisation of alignment of work

D. All the above

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D. All the above


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The constraints in case of resource smoothening operation would be

A. Resources

B. Project duration time

C. Both resources and project duration time

D. None of the above

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Power stations are generally treated as

A. Light construction

B. Heavy construction

C. Industrial construction

D. Electrical construction

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Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

A. The difference between the earliest start time and latest finish time of any activity, is the maximum time available for the activity

B. The difference between the maximum time available for the job and actual time it consumes, is called total float

C. The difference between the latest start time and earliest start time of an activity, is called total float

D. None of these

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An event is indicated on the network by a number enclosed in

A. A circle

B. A square

C. A triangle

D. All the above

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If to, tp and tm are the optimistic, pessimistic and most likely time estimates of an activity respectively, the expected time t of the activity will be

A. to + 3tm+ tp/3

B. to + 4tm+ tp/4

C. to + 4tm+ tp/5

D. to + 4tm+ tp/6

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Free float is mainly used to

A. Identify the activities which can be delayed without affecting the total float of preceding activity

B. Identify the activities, which can be delayed without affecting the total float of succeeding activity

C. Establish priorities

D. Identify the activities which can be delayed without affecting the total float of either the preceding or succeeding activities

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For the supply of materials for concrete, form work reinforcing and placing of concrete, removal of form work and curing of concrete, number of bar(s) required on bar chart, is

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

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Pre-tender stage requires

A. Acquisition of land

B. Selection of site

C. Fmalisation of alignment of work

D. All the above

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Free float for any activity is defined as the difference between

A. Its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity

B. Its latest start time and earliest start time

C. Its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity

D. Its earliest finish time and latest start time for its successor activity

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In PERT analysis, the time estimates of activities and probability of their occurrence follow

A. Normal distribution curve

B. Poisson's distribution curve

C. Beta distribution curve

D. None of the above

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If the scheduled completion time of a project is more than the earliest expected time for completion of the project, then the probability of completion of the project within the scheduled completion time will be

A. 50 %

B. Less than 50 %

C. More than 50 %

D. 100 %

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The estimated time required to perform an activity, is known as

A. Event

B. Dummy

C. Duration

D. Float

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Site order book is used for recording

A. Instructions by the executive engineers

B. Construction measurements

C. Issue of store equipments

D. Names of the casual labour

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While filling the tender for any work, the contractor considers

A. Site survey

B. Availability of construction materials

C. Availability of labour

D. All the above

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Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

A. The activity is the time consuming part of a project

B. The beginning and end of a job, are called events

C. The activity which consumes maximum time, is called a node

D. Logically and sequentially connected activities and events form a network

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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

A. 20

B. 25

C. 35

D. 15

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Select the incorrect statement.

A. A critical path always begins at the very first event.

B. A critical path always terminates at the last event.

C. Critical activities control the project duration.

D. Critical activity is the one for which free float is zero.

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The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of a project, is known

A. Event flow scheduling technique

B. Critical ratio scheduling

C. Slotting technique for scheduling

D. Short interval scheduling

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For the network shown in the given figure, the expected time for the activity

A. 1-2 is 4

B. 2-3 is 7

C. 3-4 is 8

D. All the above

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In the given figure, the network of a project represents

A. Activity of an excavation of a footing

B. Activity of an excavation which starts at event No. 1 and ends at even No. 2

C. Activity of excavation which takes 8 units of time

D. None of these

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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

A. (t1 - t2) - t

B. t - (t1 - t2)

C. (t1 + t2) - t

D. t + (t1 - t2)

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Which one of the following represents an activity?

A. Excavation for foundation

B. Curing of concrete

C. Setting of question paper

D. All the above

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Preliminary project report for a road project must contain

A. The detailed estimated cost based on detailed design

B. The several alternatives of the project that have been considered

C. The soil survey, traffic survey, concept design and approximate cost

D. The contract documents for inviting tenders

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Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

A. The various functions under each activity, are shown by one bar on Bar Charts

B. Bar chart establishes the interdependency of one event on another

C. Only approximate percentage of the completed work is reported

D. None of these

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Final technical authority of a project lies with

A. Assistant Engineer

B. Executive Engineer

C. Superintending Engineer

D. Chief Engineer

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While scheduling a project by C.P.M.

A. A project is divided into various activities

B. Required time for each activity is established

C. Net work is drawn by connecting the activities and the events

D. All the above

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Time and progress chart of a construction, is also known as

A. Bar chart

B. Gantt chart

C. Modified Mile stone chart

D. All the above

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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

A. 500 cum

B. 1000 cum

C. 1500 cum

D. 2000 cum

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The independent float affects only

A. Preceding activities

B. Succeeding activities

C. The particular activity involved

D. None of the above

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Which one of the following surfaces will give highest coefficient of traction while using crawler track tractors?

A. Ice

B. Concrete

C. Loose sand

D. Earth