CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT QUIZ

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

2000 cum

1500 cum

1000 cum

500 cum

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Which of the following does not represent an activity?

The invitations are being sent

Site located

Foundation is being dug

The office area is being cleaned

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The area under the Beta distribution curve is divided into two equal parts by

Most likely time

Pessimistic time

Expected time

Optimistic time

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The direct cost of a project with respect to normal time is

Maximum

Infinite

Zero

Minimum

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For excavating utility trenches with precise control of depth, the excavation equipment used is

Dragline

Shovel

Hoe

None of these

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If a is the optimistic time, b is the pessimistic time and m is most likely time of an activity, the expected time of the activity, is

(a + 5m + b)/6

(a + 4m + b)/6

(a + 2m + b)/6

(a + m + b)/6

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The first stage of a construction, is

Initiation of proposal

Survey of the site

Preparation of tender

Preparation of estimate

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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. 5,75,000

Rs. 4,75,000

Rs. 6,50,000

Rs. 8,50,000

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The artificial activity which indicates that an activity following it, cannot be started unless the preceding activity is complete, is known as

Dummy

Free float

Event

Constraint

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The normal time required for the completion of project in the above problem is

19 days

14 days

13 days

9 days

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