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
Correct Answer :
C. Dummy
Related Questions
Critical path
Is always longest
Is always shortest
May be longest
May be shortest
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
The time by which activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding activities, is known as
Duration
Total float
Free float
Interfering float
Which of the following is not a PERT event?
Site investigation started
Sessional work completed
Bus starts from Jaipur
Class is being attended
The first stage of a construction, is
Preparation of estimate
Survey of the site
Initiation of proposal
Preparation of tender
Military organisation is known as
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
None of these
Bar charts are suitable for
Minor works
Major works
Large projects
All the Above
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
A critical ratio scheduling
Determines the status of each activity
Adjusts automatically changes in activity progress
Is a dynamic system
None of these
The performance of a specific task in CPM, is known
Dummy
Event
Activity
Contract
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
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
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Optimistic time estimate refers to activities
Pessimistic time estimate refers to activities
Most likely time estimate refers to activities
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
A CPM family includes
CPA (Critical Path Analysis)
CPP (Critical Path Plotted)
MCE (Minimum Cost Expenditure)
All the above
The direct cost of a project with respect to normal time is
Minimum
Maximum
Zero
Infinite
During the construction period, price variation clause in contracts caters to
Increase in rates of only important materials
Variation in cost in materials element, labour element and petrol-oillubricant element
Variation in total cost of the project on an ad hoc basis
Rate of inflation
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
Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram, is generally known
Event
Node
Connector
All the above
In the given figure, the network of a project represents
Activity of an excavation of a footing
Activity of an excavation which starts at event No. 1 and ends at even No. 2
Activity of excavation which takes 8 units of time
None of these
In resources levelling
Total duration of project is reduced
Total duration of project is increased
Uniform demand of resources is achieved
Cost of project is controlled
A machine is purchased for Rs. 10,000,00 and has an estimated life of 10 years. The salvage value at the end of 10 years is Rs. 1,50,000. The book value of the machine at the end of 5 years using general straight line method of evaluation of depreciation is
Rs. 4,75,000
Rs. 5,75,000
Rs. 6,50,000
Rs. 8,50,000
PERT analysis is based on
Optimistic time
Pessimistic time
Most likely time
All the above
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Forward pass is used for calculating earliest expected time
Backward pass is used for calculating the latest occurrence time
Maximum value of earliest expected time is used if there is more than one value of any event
All the above
For a given size of bucket, the ideal output of a dragline will be least in
Moist loam
Sand and gravel
Good common earth
Wet sticky clay
Sensitivity analysis is a study of
Comparison of profit and loss
Comparison of assets and liabilities
Change in output due to change in input
Economics of cost and benefits of the project
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
A contractor has two options;
(I): Invest his money in project A or
(II): Invest his money in project B.
If he decides to invest in A, for every rupee invested, he is assured of doubling his money in ten years. If he decides to invest in B, he is assured of making his money 1.5 times in 5 years. If the contractor values his money at 10% interest rate, he
Should invest in neither of the two projects
Could invest in either of the two projects
Should invest in project A
Should invest in project B
The area under the Beta distribution curve is divided into two equal parts by
Most likely time
Optimistic time
Pessimistic time
Expected time