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 one of the following is not an excavating and moving type of equipment?
Bulldozer
Clam shell
Scraper
Dump truck
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
Interfering float is the difference between
Total float and free float
Total float and independent float
Free float and independent float
None of 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
The process of incorporating changes and rescheduling or replanning is called
Resource levelling
Resource smoothening
Updating
Critical path scheduling
A wheeled tractor hauling unit is working on firm earth. The total loaded weight distribution of this unit is: Drive wheels: 25000 kg Scraper wheels: 10000 kg If the coefficient of traction for wheeled tractor on firm earth is 0.5, the rimpull which this tractor can exert without slipping is
10000 kg
12500 kg
22500 kg
5000 kg
The time which results in the leasi, possible construction cost of an activity, is known as
Normal time
Slow time
Crash time
Standard time
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 constraints in case of resource smoothening operation would be
Resources
Project duration time
Both resources and project duration time
None of the above
Which one of the following represents an activity?
Excavation for foundation
Curing of concrete
Setting of question paper
All the above
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
The critical activity has
Maximum float
Minimum float
Zero float
None of these
Consider the following statements: Wheeled tractors are replacing crawler tractors because
1. Wheeled tractors travel faster.
2. Crawler tractors are more expensive.
3. Track parts of a crawler wear out quickly.
4. Crawler tractors have stick control. Of these statements
1, 3 and 4 are correct
2, 3 and 4 are correct
1, 2 and 3 are correct
1, 2 and 4 are correct
Free float for any activity is defined as the difference between
Its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity
Its latest start time and earliest start time
Its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity
Its earliest finish time and latest start time for its successor activity
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
The most suitable type of equipment for compaction of cohesive soils is
Smooth-wheeled rollers
Vibratory rollers
Sheep foot rollers
Tampers
Select the incorrect statement.
A critical path always begins at the very first event.
A critical path always terminates at the last event.
Critical activities control the project duration.
Critical activity is the one for which free float is zero.
For completion of a project, the critical path of the network represents
Minimum time
Maximum time
Maximum cost
Minimum cost
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
Which of the following is a weakness of bar chart?
Interdependencies of activities
Project progress
Uncertainties
All of the above
PERT is
An analytic in concept
Limited of event oriented diagrams
Used for research and development projects
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
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
50 %
Less than 50 %
More than 50 %
100 %
Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
Effective organisation
Military organisation is known as
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
None of these
Assertion (A): Activity 57 is critical. Reason (R): Earliest finish time and latest finish time for events 57 are same Select the correct answer.
A is correct but R is not correct
R is correct but A is not correct
Both A and R is correct
Both A and R is incorrect
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
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
PERT technique of network analysis is mainly useful for
Small projects
Large and complex projects
Research and development projects
Deterministic activities