CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT QUIZ

In the given figure, the network of a project represents

Activity of excavation which takes 8 units of time

None of these

Activity of an excavation of a footing

Activity of an excavation which starts at event No. 1 and ends at even No. 2

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CPM is

All listed here

Synthesising in concepts

Is built of activities oriented programme

Is based on time estimate

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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 + 2m + b)/6

(a + m + b)/6

(a + 4m + b)/6

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If the output of a drag-line for 90° angle of swing at optimum depth of cut is X, then the output for 120° angle of swing at 120 % of optimum depth of cut will be

Equal to X

Any of the above

More than X

Less than X

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In PERT analysis, the time estimates of activities and probability of their occurrence follow

Poisson's distribution curve

Beta distribution curve

Normal distribution curve

None of these

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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 250 kg

Reduce by 200 kg

Increase by 250 kg

Increase by 200 kg

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Critical path method

Avoids delays which are very common in bar charts

Is an improvement upon bar chart method

Provides a realistic approach to daily problems

All listed here

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

Most likely time

Expected time

Pessimistic time

Optimistic time

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A CPM family includes

MCE (Minimum Cost Expenditure)

All listed here

CPP (Critical Path Plotted)

CPA (Critical Path Analysis)

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Military organization is known as

None of these

Line organization

Line and staff organization

Functional organization

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