Construction Management Online Test

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1. Gantt chart indicates:

a) Balance of work to be done

b) Comparison of actual progress with the scheduled progress

c) Efficiency progress

d) Progressive cost of the project

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2. Earliest finish time of an activity is always:

a) Equal to or more than the earliest event time of the following node

b) Equal to or less than the earliest event time of the following node

c) More than the earliest time of the following node

d) None of the above

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3. 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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4. 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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5. Which method is known as the minimum cost or maximum time schedule method:

a) PERT

b) CPM

c) Bar chart

d) All of the above

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6. The time with which direct cost does not reduce with the increase in time is known as:

a) Normal time

b) Crash time

c) Optimistic time

d) Standard time

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7. 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

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8. The expected project duration in CPM follows:

a) Normal distribution curve

b) Beta distribution curve

c) Poisson's distribution curve

d) Binomial distribution curve

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9. The meaning of modular coordination in construction is:

a) Planning

b) Designing

c) Execution

d) All of the above

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10. 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:

a) Activity

b) Event

c) Duration

d) None of the above

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11. 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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12. 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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13. The figure indicates:

a) An event

b) Activity

c) Burst

d) Merge

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14. 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

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

a) Sampling, examination, and field testing of materials

b) Testing specimens in the laboratory

c) Observation of construction equipment and plant

d) All of the above

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16. Slack time in PERT analysis:

a) Can never be greater than zero

b) Is always zero for critical activities

c) Can never be less than zero

d) Is minimum for critical events

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17. The duration of time which an activity can be delayed without affecting the succeeding activity is called free float which affects only:

a) Preceding activities

b) Succeeding activities

c) The particular activity

d) None of the above

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18. 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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19. Updating may result in:

a) Change of the critical path

b) Decrease of project completion time

c) Increase of project completion time

d) All of the above

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20. In PERT technique, completion of an activity is called:

a) Head activity

b) Head event

c) Tail activity

d) Tail event

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

a) Supervisor

b) Contractor

c) Engineer

d) Labours

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22. 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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23. 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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24. The figure indicates:

a) An event

b) Activity

c) Burst

d) Merge

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25. Time and progress chart of construction is known as:

a) Bar chart

b) Gantt chart

c) CPM

d) All of the above

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26. 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

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27. 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

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28. Critical path:

a) Is the shortest path

b) Is the bad path

c) Has the maximum slack

d) Has the minimum slack

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29. PERT means:

a) Program Evaluation and Review Technique

b) Pertinent Programming Related to a Project

c) Performance Evaluation, Rating, and Timing

d) None of the above

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30. 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

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