Home» Online Test » Civil Engineering » Construction Management Online Test » Paper 1 » Paper 2 » Paper 3 0% Sorry, time's up. To complete the online test, please restart it. Created by Vikash chaudhary This is a FREE online test. Beware of scammers who ask for money to attend this test. Get fresh, new questions in each attempt. Total Questions: 30 Time Allotted: 30 minutes Passing Score: 50% Randomization: Yes Certificate: No Do not refresh the page! 👍 All the best! 1 / 30 1. In PERT analysis, the time estimates of activities and the probability of their occurrence follow: a) Normal distribution curve b) Beta distribution curve c) Poisson distribution curve d) Binomial distribution curve 2 / 30 2. Mobilization advance up to 10% of the cost of work is given to a contractor: a) On commencement of work at the site for payment of a loan taken by him b) For the purchase of construction materials c) For the payment of advances to labor and staff d) For all activities required to start the work at the site 3 / 30 3. Force majeure in a contract is: a) Occurrence of an act beyond the control of both the parties in contract agreement b) Preventing both parties to perform the respective obligation agreed c) Both of the above d) None of the above 4 / 30 4. An event is indicated on the network by a number enclosed in: a) A circle b) A square c) A triangle d) All of the above 5 / 30 5. The upper portion of horizontal bars in a bar chart indicates: a) Total duration for completion of an activity b) Progress of work in the specified time c) Due duration for the completion of an activity d) All of the above 6 / 30 6. The 1st stage of construction is: a) Initiation of proposal b) Allotment of fund c) Preparation of tender d) Acceptance of tender and agreements 7 / 30 7. PERT is: a) Activity-oriented b) Event-oriented c) Time-oriented d) Resources-oriented 8 / 30 8. Line of balance technique is used for: a) Planning of a project b) Planning of an activity c) Planning of an event d) Comparison of actual progress with the scheduled progress 9 / 30 9. Line & staff organization is mostly suitable for: a) Simple work b) Complicated work c) Both (a) and (b) above d) None of the above 10 / 30 10. Construction team means: a) An engineer b) An owner c) A contractor d) All of the above 11 / 30 11. The maximum amount of project cost after the price adjustment should not exceed: a) 15% b) 20% c) 25% d) 30% 12 / 30 12. Choose the incorrect statement: a) Arrow representing activity in CPM network is drawn without any scale b) Head of an activity represents the finish of an activity c) Tail of an activity represents the start of an activity d) None of the above 13 / 30 13. Codes used in Nepal for building construction/design are: a) National Building Codes (NBC) b) Indian Standard Codes (ISC) c) American Standard Codes (ASC) d) British Standard Codes (BSC) 14 / 30 14. In PERT analysis, the start and end of activity are represented by: a) Activity b) Event c) Task d) Work 15 / 30 15. The Force Account or AMANAT, a method of carrying out the construction work is done by: a) Contractor using his own tools, staff, equipment, etc. b) Owner using his own tools, staff, equipment, etc. c) Sub-contractor using his own tools, staff, equipment, etc. d) None of the above 16 / 30 16. In CPM method, the earliest finish is indicated by time on: a) Top right, outside the circle, in a triangle b) Top right, outside the circle, in a rectangle c) Both of the above d) None of the above 17 / 30 17. If an activity has its optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic times as 2, 4, and 6, respectively, then its expected time and variance are respectively: a) 4 and 2/3 b) 4 and 4/9 c) 5 and 4/9 d) 5 and 2/3 18 / 30 18. Float is: a) The earliest time by which an activity may commence b) Latest time by which an activity can be delayed without hampering the completion of the project c) Latest allowable time-earliest expected time d) Time available-time required for an activity 19 / 30 19. Railway projects are treated as: a) Light construction b) Heavy construction c) Industrial construction d) None of the above 20 / 30 20. For the construction of a project, a contractor is a: a) A person b) A firm c) An agency d) All of the above 21 / 30 21. For a safe working environment in the working site, "Tool Box Talk" is conducted: a) During the work b) At the end of the day's work c) Before the start of the day's work d) During lunch hour 22 / 30 22. Free float for any activity is defined as the difference between: a) Its latest start time and earliest start time for its successor activity b) Its latest start time and earliest start time c) Its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity d) Its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity 23 / 30 23. According to Fulkerson's, the correct event numbers corresponding to events A, B, C, D, E of the network shown in figure 1 are: a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, respectively b) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7, respectively c) 1, 3, 2, 5, 6, 4 and 6, respectively d) None of the above 24 / 30 24. The number of pre-operations associated with an operation may be: a) One only b) Two only c) More than one d) Three only 25 / 30 25. Critical path is: a) Shortest path for the earliest completion of the project b) Longest path of the network from the first event to the last event c) Ideal path by preceding along which the project can be completed as per the schedule. d) The path that takes into account the completion of all the parallel activities 26 / 30 26. The constraint in the case of resource smoothing operation would be: a) On the resources b) Project duration time c) Both (a) and (b) above d) None of the above 27 / 30 27. Total project cost: a) Increases with time b) Decreases with time c) Initially reduces with time and then increases with further increases d) Constant 28 / 30 28. The time below which the duration cannot be further reduced is known as: a) Normal time b) Crash time c) Optimistic time d) Standard time 29 / 30 29. Critical path: a) Is the shortest path b) Is the bad path c) Has the maximum slack d) Has the minimum slack 30 / 30 30. 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