CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT QUIZ

In time-cost optimization of a project, crashing is done.

On all the activities lying on the critical path

On original critical activities and those that become critical at any stage of crashing in the order of ascending cost slope

Only on activities lying on the original critical path and having flatter cost slopes

On all the activities

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PERT technique of network analysis is mainly useful for

Small projects

Deterministic activities

Large and complex projects

Research and development projects

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Mile Stone charts were invented in the year of

1920

1910

1940

1930

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Which one of the following is not an excavating and moving type of equipment?

Dump truck

Scraper

Bulldozer

Clam shell

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For a given size of bucket, the ideal output of a dragline will be least in

Wet sticky clay

Moist loam

Good common earth

Sand and gravel

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The part of a derrick crane include<br/>(i) Mast<br/>(ii) Boom<br/>(iii) Bull wheel<br/>(iv) Jackwhich of these statements are correct?

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

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

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

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

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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

5 years

3.7 years

4.23 years

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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 + 2m + b)/6

(a + 4m + b)/6

(a + 5m + b)/6

(a + m + b)/6

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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, 3, 2, 4, 5

1, 2, 4, 3, 5

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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Which one of the following represents an activity?

Setting of question paper

Excavation for foundation

All listed here

Curing of concrete

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