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 New Questions in Each Attempt Total Questions: 50 Time Allotted: 50 minutes Passing Score: 70% Randomization: Yes Certificate: Yes Do not refresh the page! 👍 All the best! 1 / 50 1. The activity that consumes maximum time is called: a) Event b) Node c) Critical d) None of the above 2 / 50 2. A milestone chart: a) Shows the interdependence of various jobs b) Depicts the delay of jobs c) Shows the events in chronological but not in a logical sequence d) All of the above 3 / 50 3. Whenever an activity has zero total float, then: a) Free float of the activity must be zero but independent float need not be zero b) Independent float must be zero but free float need not be zero c) Free float and independent float both must be zero d) Free float and independent float both need not be zero. 4 / 50 4. The completion report includes: a) The details of the final bill paid to the contractor b) The details of all the bills paid to the contractor c) The details of all the bills, variations along with as-built drawings d) The compilation of all the documents during project implementation 5 / 50 5. Military organization is known as: a) Line organization b) Line and staff organization c) Functional organization d) None of the above 6 / 50 6. A project is: a) A large dam constructed across a river to earn profit b) Any job involving many people and large money c) A work of major importance involving huge men and investment d) An organized teamwork to achieve a set task within the time limit 7 / 50 7. In a CPM/PERT network, the number of events is: a) Less than the number of activities b) More than the number of activities c) Equal to the number of activities d) All of the above 8 / 50 8. Jobs going ahead of schedule are conveniently shown in: a) Gantt chart b) Milestone chart c) Pi chart d) None of the above 9 / 50 9. Total float for any activity is defined as the difference between: a) Its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity b) Its latest start time and earliest start time c) Its latest start time and earliest finish time d) Its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity 10 / 50 10. At an event other than the final event, if no activity emerges, it results in an error called: a) Looping b) Dangling c) Interfacing d) Splicing 11 / 50 11. Which of the following techniques is advanced and more indicative in modern construction progress review? a) Earned value b) S-curve c) Histogram d) Milestones 12 / 50 12. In PERT technique, completion of an activity is called: a) Head activity b) Head event c) Tail activity d) Tail event 13 / 50 13. In PERT analysis, the start and end of activity are represented by: a) Activity b) Event c) Task d) Work 14 / 50 14. A contractor can start the construction works following the receipt of: a) Award of construct b) Contract agreement c) Notice to proceed d) Variation order 15 / 50 15. In time cost optimization using CPM, the crashing of activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having: a) Highest cost slope b) Least cost slope c) Crashing has no relation with cost slope d) None of the above 16 / 50 16. Which of the following does not represent an activity? a) Site located b) Foundation is being dug c) The office area is being cleaned d) The invitations are being sent 17 / 50 17. The district rate finalizing committee does not include the representative of: a) Nepal Engineer's Association, district unit b) District Development Committee c) Contractor's Association d) District Technical Office 18 / 50 18. Latest finish time in CPM technique is indicated by: a) Triangle b) Circle c) Rectangle d) Line 19 / 50 19. A dummy activity in CPM: a) Has no tail event but has only a head event b) Has only a head event but no tail event c) Does not require any resources or any time d) Has no sequence and can be fitted anywhere 20 / 50 20. The amount of money paid to the contractor by the client after the agreement and before the execution of work is known as: a) Advance b) Mobilization c) Security money d) 1st bill payment 21 / 50 21. The benefit of the PERT network is taken by the management in: a) Formulating a new schedule b) Coordinating various tasks c) Readjusting the time to meet the target d) All of the above 22 / 50 22. Crashing of the project means: a) Reducing the completion time by expending more resources b) Reducing the project cost by delaying the completion time c) Reducing the project size to save resources d) Reducing the project cost by reducing the completion time 23 / 50 23. 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 24 / 50 24. The pictorial representation of activities and events of a project is known as: a) Net work b) Flow net c) Flow chart d) Algorithm 25 / 50 25. 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 26 / 50 26. The owner gets assurance of work progress and quality from: a) Supervisor b) Contractor c) Engineer d) Labours 27 / 50 27. Which of the following is not a part of a contract agreement? a) Price schedule b) Work schedule c) Manning schedule d) Cost Estimate 28 / 50 28. Free float is the: a) Portion of independent float b) Portion of positive total float c) Portion of interfering float d) All of the above 29 / 50 29. If a is the optimistic time, b is the pessimistic time, and m is the most likely time, then the average time is equal to: a) (a + b + m) / 6 b) (a + 2b + m) / 6 c) (a + 2b + 4m) / 6 d) (a + 4m + b) / 6 30 / 50 30. The direct cost of a project with respect to normal time is: a) Maximum b) Minimum c) Zero d) Infinite 31 / 50 31. The minimum number of critical paths in a network should be: a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3 32 / 50 32. Total cost of the project is: a) Direct cost and outage loss of project b) Direct cost and overheads c) Direct cost and indirect cost d) None of the above 33 / 50 33. Economic saving of time is obtained by crashing: a) Cheapest critical activity b) Cheapest non-critical activity c) Costliest critical activity d) Costliest non-critical activity 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. Free float is mainly used to: a) Identify the activities which can be delayed without affecting the total float of preceding activity b) Identify the activities which can be delayed without affecting the total float of succeeding activity c) Establish priorities d) Identify the activities which can be delayed without affecting the total float of either the preceding or succeeding activities 36 / 50 36. An event is: a) A definite job b) A definite time interval c) The terminals of an activity d) A definite position of an activity 37 / 50 37. In PERT, the most likely time is: a) The minimum time in which any activity can possibly be accomplished b) The maximum time which an activity might require c) The time which has the highest probability of occurrence d) None of the above 38 / 50 38. Standard deviation when the optimistic time is 1 day, pessimistic time is 11 days, and most likely time is 3 days: a) 2 days b) 3.5 days c) 3 days d) 1.67 days 39 / 50 39. The activity which neither takes time nor cost for its completion but is logically required to start the succeeding activity is known as: a) Dummy activity b) Fictitious activity c) Redundant activity d) All of the above 40 / 50 40. The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among various jobs of a project is known as: a) Event flow scheduling technique b) Critical ratio scheduling c) Slotting technique for scheduling d) Short interval scheduling 41 / 50 41. Assuming that the cost varies with time, the cost-slope is defined as: a) Crash cost - Normal cost / Crash time b) Crash cost - Normal cost / Normal time c) Crash cost - Normal cost / Normal time - Crash time d) None of the above 42 / 50 42. The interrelationship between the functional elements of a program is achieved through: a) Work Breakdown Structure b) Bar charts c) Gantt chart d) All of the above 43 / 50 43. The cost corresponding to crash time is: a) Direct cost is maximum b) Indirect cost is minimum c) Total cost may be maximum d) All of the above 44 / 50 44. The occurrence of the starting of an activity is called its: a) Head event b) Tail event c) Dual-role event d) All of the above 45 / 50 45. The figure indicates: a) An event b) Activity c) Burst d) Merge 46 / 50 46. Latest start time is the: a) Latest time by which an activity can be started without delaying the project b) Latest time by which an activity can be completed without delaying the project c) Latest time the event can occur d) Any of the above 47 / 50 47. On a bar chart, the various activities of a project are shown by: a) Shaded area b) Horizontal lines c) Vertical lines d) Dot marks 48 / 50 48. 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 49 / 50 49. Power stations are generally treated as: a) Light construction b) Heavy construction c) Industrial construction d) None of the above 50 / 50 50. 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