CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT QUIZ

The rated loads of lifting cranes, as percentage of tipping load at specified radius, for crawler-mounted and pneumatic tyre-mounted machines would be respectively

80 and 90

85 and 75

75 and 83

90 and 80

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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

EF = ES + D

All listed here

LF = LS + D

LS = LF - D

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In India, are prefabricated components costlier than those of traditional cast-in-situ items that the prefabricated components replace?

No, because of repetitive manufacture of a number of elements

Yes, because of the very high order of quality control for the factory made components

No, because of savings in site labour

Yes, because of heavier overheads and handling cost

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The independent float affects only

Succeeding activities

Preceding activities

The particular activity involved

None of these

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Railway projects are treated as

Light construction

Industrial construction

None of these

Heavy construction

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Rolling resistance of a wheel depends upon<br/>(i) Vehicle load<br/>(ii) Grade<br/>(iii) Ground conditions

(i) and (iii) are correct

Only (i) is correct

(ii) and (iii) are correct

(i) and (ii) are correct

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Critical path lies along the activities having total float

Negative

Same

Zero

Positive

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An earth moving equipment costs Rs. 5,00,000 and has an estimated life of 10 years and a salvage value of Rs. 50,000. What uniform annual amount must be set aside at the end of each of the 10 years for replacement if the interest rate is 8% per annum and if the sinking fund factor at 8% per annum interest rate for 10 years is 0.069?

Rs. 31050

Rs. 37950

Rs. 50000

Rs. 34500

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Earliest finish of an activity is always

Greater than earliest event time of the following node

Less than or equal to earliest event time of the following node

Greater than or equal to earliest event time of the following node

Less than earliest event time of the following node

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

Most likely time

Optimistic time

Expected time

Pessimistic time

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