CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT QUIZ

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

Optimistic time

Pessimistic time

Expected time

Most likely time

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For a given activity, the optimistic time, pessimistic time and the most probable estimates are 5, 17 and 8 days respectively, The expected time is

8 days

15 days

9 days

10 days

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Slack time refers to

An event

None of these

An activity

Both event and activity

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The process of incorporating changes and rescheduling or replanning is called

Critical path scheduling

Resource levelling

Updating

Resource smoothening

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The part of a derrick crane include (i) Mast (ii) Boom (iii) Bull wheel (iv) Jack which of these statements are correct?

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

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

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

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

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A CPM family includes

CPA (Critical Path Analysis)

MCE (Minimum Cost Expenditure)

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CPP (Critical Path Plotted)

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If to, tp and tm are the optimistic, pessimistic and most likely time estimates of an activity respectively, the expected time t of the activity will be

to + 3tm+ tp/3

to + 4tm+ tp/6

to + 4tm+ tp/5

to + 4tm+ tp/4

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

(i) and (ii) are correct

(ii) and (iii) are correct

(i) and (iii) are correct

Only (i) is correct

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Time and progress chart of a construction, is also known as

Gantt chart

All listed here

Modified Mile stone chart

Bar chart

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

Optimistic time

Normal time

Standard time

Crash time

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