CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT QUIZ

Free float for any activity is defined as the difference between

its earliest finish time and latest start time for its successor activity

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

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A construction schedule is prepared after collecting

Output of labour

All listed here

Output of machinery

Number of operations

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The first stage of a construction, is

Preparation of estimate

Survey of the site

Initiation of proposal

Preparation of tender

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Consider the following activities in a building construction: 1. Concreting of roof slabs 2. Brick-jelly lime concrete terracing 3. Erection of form work for slab 4. Construction of parapet wall in terrace The correct sequence of these activities is

1, 3, 4, 2

3, 1, 4, 2

3, 1, 2, 4

1, 3, 2, 4

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Mile Stone charts were invented in the year of

1930

1920

1940

1910

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A tractor shovel has a purchase price of Rs. 4.7 lacs and could save the organization an amount of rupees one lac per year on operating costs. The salvage value after the amortization period is 10% of the purchase price. The capital recovery period will be

5 years

3.7 years

7.87 years

4.23 years

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The first method invented for planning projects, was

Critical path method (CPM)

Milestone chart

Bar chart method

Programme Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

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If D is the duration, ES and EF are the earliest start and finish, LS and LF are latest start and latest finish time, then the following relation holds good

All listed here

LS = LF - D

EF = ES + D

LF = LS + D

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Consider the following operations: 1. Drilling 2. Blasting 3. Mucking 4. Placing steel 5. Placing concrete The correct sequence of these operations in tunnel construction is

1, 3, 4, 2, 5

1, 2, 4, 3, 5

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

1, 3, 2, 4, 5

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Interfering float is the difference between

Total float and free float

None of these

Total float and independent float

Free float and independent float

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