The most popular type of organisation used for Civil Engineering Constructions is
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
Effective organisation
Correct Answer :
A. Line organisation
Related Questions
Which of the following statement is correct?
When slack of an activity is zero, it falls only on critical path.
CPM technique is useful to minimise the direct and indirect expenses.
Critical path of a net work represents the minimum time required for completion of project.
All of the above
According to Rowan plan of wage incentive system, bonus is paid to a worker
Whose output exceeds 67% efficiency
On the percentage of time saved
On the percentage of time worked
On the percentage of standard time
Probabilistic time for completion of any activity can be found out from
Optimistic time
Pessimistic time
Most likely time
All of these
Choose the wrong statement. Motion study is used for
Improving a work method
Improvising a work method
Designing a work method
Reducing inventory costs
Basic tool in work study is
Graph paper
Process chart
Planning chart
Stop watch
The factors which are to be considered while developing a good wage incentive plan will include
Adequate incentive
Ease of administration
Guaranteed basic pay
All of these
In micro-motion study, therblig is described by
A symbol
An event
An activity
Standard symbol and colour
Service time in queuing theory is usually assumed to follow
Normal distribution
Poissons distribution
Erlang distribution
Exponential law
In fixed position layout
Total production cost is less
Material movement is less
Capital investment is minimum
All of these
When slack of an activity is positive
It represents a situation where extra resources are available and the completion of project is not delayed
It represents that a programme falls behind schedule and additional resources are required to complete the project in time
The activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the completion of whole project
Any one of the above
A systematic job improvement sequence will consist of
Motion study
Time study
Job enrichment
All of these
CPM requires
Single time estimate
Double time estimate
Triple time estimate
None of these
The type of layout used for manufacturing steam turbines, is
Product layout
Process layout
Fixed position layout
Any one of these
The disadvantage of product layout is
High initial investment for the specialized facilities
Skilled labour to operate machines
Production time is longer, requiring more goods in inventory
High cost of inspection
The determination of standard time in a complex job system is best done through
Stop watch time study
Analysis of micro-motions
Grouping timing technique
Analysis of standard data system
A low unit cost can be obtained by following
Product layout
Functional layout
Automatic material handling equipment
Specialisation of operation
Pick up the incorrect statement about advantages of work sampling
Permits a fine breakdown of activities and delays
Simultaneous study of many operators may be made by a single observer
Calculations are easier, method is economical and less time consuming
No time measuring devices are generally needed
Slack represents the difference between the
Latest allowable time and the normal expected time
Latest allowable time and the earliest expected time
Proposed allowable time and the earliest expected time
Normal allowable time and the latest expected time
In Emerson's efficiency plan of wage incentive system, bonus is paid to a worker
Whose output exceeds 67% efficiency
On the percentage of time saved
On the percentage of time worked
On the percentage of standard time
The type of organisation preferred for an automobile industry, is
Line organisation
Functional organisation
Line and staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisation
F. W. Taylor introduced a system of organisation known as
Line organisation
Functional organisation
Line and staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisation
Graphical method, simplex method, and transportation method are concerned with
Breakeven analysis
Value analysis
Linear programming
Queueing theory
In product layout
Specialised and strict supervision is required
Machines can not be used to their maximum capacity
Manufacturing cost rises with a fall in the volume of production
All of the above
A PERT network has three activities on critical path with mean time 3, 8 and 6 and standard deviations 1, 2 and 2 respectively. The probability that the project will be completed in 20 days is
0.50
0.66
0.84
0.95
PERT requires
Single time estimate
Double time estimate
Triple time estimate
None of these
Discrepancies of bar chart techniques are
Consequential effects of lack in one activity on the finish date
Free time available for an activity can't be predicted
Effective monitoring/controlling can't be done
All of the above
Critical path on PERT/CPM chart is obtained by joining the events having
Maximum slack
Minimum slack
Average slack
No slack
In which of the following layouts, the lines need to the balanced
Process layout
Product layout
Fixed position layout
Plant layout
Military organisation is known as
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
All of the above
In jobbing production
Highly skilled workers are needed
Unit costs are high
Operations are labour-intensive
All of these