CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT QUIZ

Preliminary project report for a road project must contain

The several alternatives of the project that have been considered

The contract documents for inviting tenders

The detailed estimated cost based on detailed design

The soil survey, traffic survey, concept design and approximate cost

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Consider the following activities in a building construction:1. Concreting of roof slabs2. Brick-jelly lime concrete terracing3. Erection of form work for slab4. Construction of parapet wall in terraceThe correct sequence of these activities is

1, 3, 2, 4

3, 1, 2, 4

1, 3, 4, 2

3, 1, 4, 2

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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

7.87 years

3.7 years

5 years

4.23 years

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Free float is mainly used to

Identify the activities, which can be delayed without affecting the total float of succeeding activity

Identify the activities which can be delayed without affecting the total float of preceding activity

Establish priorities

Identify the activities which can be delayed without affecting the total float of either the preceding or succeeding activities

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Consider the following statements for a power shovel:<br/>(i) Output can be increased by reducing the angle of swing for a given depth of cut.<br/>(ii) For a given angle of swing, output will be maximum at optimum depth of cut.<br/>(iii) Output can be increased by keeping the depth of cut less than optimum depth.<br/>(iv) Output can be increased by increasing the size of shovel.

(i) and (iv) are correct

(ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct

(i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

(i), (iii) and (iv) are correct

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Critical path lies along the activities having total float

Same

Positive

Negative

Zero

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PERT technique of network analysis is mainly useful for

Research and development projects

Large and complex projects

Deterministic activities

Small projects

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In resources levelling

Total duration of project is reduced

Uniform demand of resources is achieved

Cost of project is controlled

Total duration of project is increased

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The time with which direct cost does not reduce with the increase in time is known as

Crash time

Normal time

Standard time

Optimistic time

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The grade resistance factor for an earth moving machine can be obtained by multiplying grade percentage by a factor approximately equal to

20 kg/tonne

9 kg/tonne

6 kg/tonne

2 kg/tonne

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