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. Total project time is the: a) Sum of the duration of all activities b) Sum of the duration of non-critical activities c) Sum of the duration of critical activities d) None of the above 2 / 30 2. Policy is: a) A rule or a set of rules never to be violated b) A definite rule along which one has to proceed c) A procedure for preparing the project report d) A set of broad guidelines stipulated by management 3 / 30 3. The mean of squared deviation from the mean of the distribution is known as: a) Mode b) Standard deviation c) Deviation d) Variance 4 / 30 4. Higher standard deviations mean: a) Lower uncertainty b) Higher uncertainty c) Medium uncertainty d) All of the above 5 / 30 5. Jobs going ahead of schedule are conveniently shown in: a) Gantt chart b) Milestone chart c) Pi chart d) None of the above 6 / 30 6. It means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting, directly or indirectly, anything of value to influence improperly the actions of another party: a) Corrupt practice b) Fraudulent practice c) Coercive practice d) Collusive practice 7 / 30 7. Residential buildings are treated as: a) Light construction b) Heavy construction c) Industrial construction d) None of the above 8 / 30 8. Bar chart is used for minor projects, CPM is used for repetitive work while PERT is used for: a) Repetitive types of work b) Limited time and unlimited resources types of work c) Uncertainty time and resources types of work d) All of the above 9 / 30 9. 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 10 / 30 10. Most of the works related to measurement of items and making entry to the measurement book is initiated by: a) Site supervisor b) Site engineer c) Resident engineer d) Project in charge 11 / 30 11. 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 12 / 30 12. PERT technique of network analysis is useful for: a) Small projects b) Large projects c) Research and development projects d) All of the above 13 / 30 13. The amount of VAT for the purchase of steel having an amount of NRs. 6000/- should be: a) 300/- b) 600/- c) 780/- d) 960/- 14 / 30 14. 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 15 / 30 15. The independent float affects only: a) Preceding activities b) Succeeding activities c) The particular activity d) None of the above 16 / 30 16. A fictitious activity with zero duration and no cost used to maintain the sequential order of the activities in the network is known as a: a) Restraint b) Dummy activity c) Event d) All of the above 17 / 30 17. 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: a) Under-critical path b) Sub-critical path c) Semi-critical path d) All of the above 18 / 30 18. Critical path: a) Is the shortest path b) Is the bad path c) Has the maximum slack d) Has the minimum slack 19 / 30 19. The main responsibility of an overseer/Sub-Engineer is: a) To teach the subordinates b) To plan and execute the work c) To understand the duties d) All of the above 20 / 30 20. Negative slack occurs: a) When a deficiency of resources exists b) When the latest allowable time is greater than the earliest expected time c) When events stick to their schedule d) None of the above 21 / 30 21. CPM network is: a) Event-oriented b) Activity-oriented c) Slack-oriented d) Float-oriented 22 / 30 22. Aggregate planning is planning for: a) Single activity b) Double activities c) Whole project d) Events 23 / 30 23. Performance security is necessary: a) After contract agreement to a successful bidder b) Before bid opening to all bidders c) During bid opening to all bidders d) Before contract agreement to successful bidders 24 / 30 24. Indirect cost of the project: a) Decreases with duration b) Decreases up to optimum duration and then increases with duration c) Increases with duration d) All of the above 25 / 30 25. 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) 26 / 30 26. Positive float can occur when it is: a) Sub-critical activity b) Critical activity c) Super-critical activity d) Normal activity 27 / 30 27. In PERT analysis, the actual performance of the task is known as: a) Activity b) Event c) Task d) Work 28 / 30 28. Total project cost: a) Increases with time b) Decreases with time c) Initially reduces with time and then increases with further increases d) Constant 29 / 30 29. For a curve, larger the variance: a) Greater will be the uncertainty b) Smaller will be the uncertainty c) Not related to uncertainty d) All of the above 30 / 30 30. 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