Construction Management Online Test

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1. The salient feature of functional organization is:

a) Strict adherence to specifications

b) Separation of planning and deficiency

c) Each individual maintains a functional design part

d) All of the above

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2. Critical path network helps the engineer to:

a) Concentrate his attention on critical activities

b) Divert the different resources from non-critical activities to critical activities

c) Be cautious for avoiding any delay in the critical activities

d) All of the above

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3. The maximum amount of project cost after the price adjustment should not exceed:

a) 15%

b) 20%

c) 25%

d) 30%

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4. The owner gets assurance of work progress and quality from:

a) Supervisor

b) Contractor

c) Engineer

d) Labours

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5. 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

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6. 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

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7. Insurance provision in GCC is applicable for:

a) Loss of damaged material, plants

b) Loss of damaged equipment

c) Personal death or injury

d) All of the above

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8. 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

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9. The objective of technical planning is:

a) Preparation of specifications and estimates

b) Initiating the procurement action of resources

c) Taking remedial action about bottleneck in execution

d) All of the above

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

a) On the resources

b) Project duration time

c) Both of the above

d) None of the above

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11. 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

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12. 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

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13. Gantt chart is drawn for:

a) Time versus activity

b) Activity versus activity

c) Resources versus progress

d) Progress versus time

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14. The dual-role event is:

a) Head as well as tail event

b) Sum of head and tail event

c) Any event other than head and tail event

d) None of the above

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15. The figure indicates:

a) An event

b) Activity

c) Burst

d) Merge

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

a) Concrete cured

b) Walls plastering

c) Excavation for foundation

d) Fixing of the door

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17. 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

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18. 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)

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19. The minimum number of consulting firms for the direct purchase of services is:

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 5

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20. CPM adopts:

a) Deterministic approach

b) Probabilistic approach

c) Fantastic approach

d) All of the above

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21. 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

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22. 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

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23. If the path of activities leads back into itself, the resulting error in the network is known as:

a) Looping

b) Dangling

c) Interfacing

d) Splicing

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24. Who is responsible for accidents occurring at the site?

a) Petty contractor

b) Himself

c) Consultant

d) Contractor

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25. 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.

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26. 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

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27. 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

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28. 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

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29. For the construction of a project, a contractor is a:

a) A person

b) A firm

c) An agency

d) All of the above

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

a) Float of the head event

b) Float of the tail event

c) Slack of the head event

d) Slack of the tail event

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