Construction Management Online Test – Paper 3

1. The salient feature of functional organization is:

2. The constraint in the case of resource smoothing operation would be:

3. The independent float affects only:

4. If the height of the frequency-distribution underneath it is equal to unity, then the curve is known as:

5. Which method is known as the minimum cost or maximum time schedule method:

6. In PERT, optimistic time is:

7. The reduction in project time normally results in:

8. Total cost of the project is:

9. The main disadvantage of line organization is:

10. The occurrence of the starting of an activity is called its:

11. Of the following, the PERT event is:

12. The weakness in bar charts is:

13. In a CPM/PERT network, the number of events is:

14. The time corresponding to the minimum total project cost is:

15. The dual-role event is:

16. In resource leveling, the main constraint would be:

17. According to Fulkerson's, the correct event numbers corresponding to events A, B, C, D, E of the network shown in figure 1 are:

18. Force majeure in a contract is:

19. The maximum amount for the approval of tender by Gazetted 3rd class officer is:

20. In CPM:

21. In PERT analysis, the actual performance of the task is known as:

22. The difference between total float and free float is called interfering float which is nothing but the:

23. Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as:

24. 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:

25. CPM adopts:

26. When all the paths are arranged according to the descending order of the float, the path which is next to the critical path is known as:

27. No agreement is between:

28. The square root of the variance is known as:

29. Standard deviation when the optimistic time is 1 day, pessimistic time is 11 days, and most likely time is 3 days:

30. A stage or point where all previous jobs merging in it are completed and all further jobs bursting out are still to be completed is known as:

31. An example of a parallel activity is:

32. Aggregate planning is planning for:

33. If D is the duration, ES and EF are the earliest start and earliest finish time, LS and LF are the latest start and latest finish time, then the following relation holds good:

34. At an event other than the final event, if no activity emerges, it results in an error called:

35. Whenever an activity has zero total float, then:

36. An EPC contract means:

37. An event is:

38. Inspection of construction works for quality control is carried out and covers:

39. The interrelationship between the functional elements of a program is achieved through:

40. The amount of VAT for the purchase of steel having an amount of NRs. 6000/- should be:

41. Indirect cost of the project:

42. A frequency distribution curve:

43. In PERT, the most likely time is:

44. Gantt chart indicates:

45. Completion of an activity on the CPM network diagram is generally known as:

46. Line organization is mostly suitable for:

47. A golden rule for the procurement of construction work suggests:

48. The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among various jobs of a project is known as:

49. CPM network is:

50. Which of the following is an event in a CPM network: