The main principle of an organisation, is
Unity of command
Effective control at all levels
Delegation of authority
All the above
Correct Answer :
D. All the above
Related Questions
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
The basic action involved in sheep foot rolling is
Kneading
Pressing
Tamping
Vibration
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
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
to + 3tm+ tp/3
to + 4tm+ tp/4
to + 4tm+ tp/5
to + 4tm+ tp/6
Crash project duration is obtained by summing the
Normal durations for all the activities
Crash durations for all activities
Crash durations for all the activities along the critical path obtained by taking into account the normal duration for all the activities
Crash durations for all the activities along the critical path obtained by taking into account the crash duration for all the activities
The main advantage of line organisation is:
Effective command and control
Rigid discipline in the organisation
Defined responsibilities at all levels
All the above
The critical activity has
Maximum float
Minimum float
Zero float
None of these
Construction team means
An engineer
An architect
An owner
All the above
Whenever an activity has zero total float, then
Free float of the activity must be zero but independent float need not be zero
Independent float must be zero but free float need not be zero
Free float and independent float both must be zero
Free float and independent float both need not be zero
A critical ratio scheduling
Determines the status of each activity
Adjusts automatically changes in activity progress
Is a dynamic system
None of these
The final selection of a construction site, is done by
Departmental representative or user
Local civil authority representative
Representative of engineer authority
All the above
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
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
1
2
3
4
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
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
A construction schedule is prepared after collecting
Number of operations
Output of labour
Output of machinery
All the above
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
Economic saving of time results by crashing
Cheapest critical activity
Cheapest noncritical activity
Costliest critical activity
Costliest noncritical activity
An event is indicated on the network by a number enclosed in
A circle
A square
A triangle
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
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
PERT is
An analytic in concept
Limited of event oriented diagrams
Used for research and development projects
All the above
In the time-cost optimisation, using CPM method for network analysis, the crashing of the activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having
Longest duration
Highest cost slope
Least cost slope
Shortest duration
Critical path lies along the activities having total float
Positive
Negative
Zero
Same
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
The first stage of a construction, is
Preparation of estimate
Survey of the site
Initiation of proposal
Preparation of tender
Henry Gantt developed Bar charts for planning and scheduling of projects in
1880
1900
1920
1940
The probability of completion of any activity within its expected time is
50 %
84.1 %
99.9 %
100 %
The most suitable type of equipment for compaction of cohesive soils is
Smooth-wheeled rollers
Vibratory rollers
Sheep foot rollers
Tampers
Critical path method
Is an improvement upon bar chart method
Provides a realistic approach to daily problems
Avoids delays which are very common in bar charts
All the above