Construction Management Online Test

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1. Negative float can occur when it is:

a) Sub-critical activity

b) Critical activity

c) Super-critical activity

d) Normal activity

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2. 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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3. 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

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4. 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

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5. 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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6. 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

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7. 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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8. The main principle of an organization is:

a) Unity of command & coherency

b) Effective command and control

c) Delegation of authority

d) All of the above

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9. The most critical stage of construction is the construction of:

a) Foundation

b) Plinth level

c) Beam and slab

d) All of the above

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10. Probability factor in PERT is given by:

a) (Scheduled time - Earliest expected time) / Standard deviation

b) (Scheduled time - Latest allowable time) / Standard deviation

c) (Latest allowable time - Scheduled time) / Standard deviation

d) (Latest allowable time - Earliest expected time) / Variance

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11. 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

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12. The occurrence of the completion of an activity is called its:

a) Head event

b) Tail event

c) Dual-role event

d) All of the above

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13. CPM network is:

a) Event-oriented

b) Activity-oriented

c) Slack-oriented

d) Float-oriented

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14. 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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15. The main disadvantage of line organization is:

a) Monopoly at the top level

b) Rigid structure

c) Delay in communications

d) All of the above

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16. Which type of tender generally prefers the schedule of rate?

a) Schedule of rate

b) Cost change

c) Basic charge

d) None of the above

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17. In PERT analysis, the start and end of activity are represented by:

a) Activity

b) Event

c) Task

d) Work

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18. 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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19. 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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20. 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

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21. 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

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22. 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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23. CPM adopts:

a) Deterministic approach

b) Probabilistic approach

c) Fantastic approach

d) All of the above

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

a) Normal time

b) Crash time

c) Optimistic time

d) Between normal and crash time

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25. 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

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26. Crash project duration is obtained by adding the:

a) Crash durations for all the activities

b) Normal duration for all the activities

c) Normal duration for all the activities along the critical path

d) Crash durations for all the activities along the critical path

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

a) Activity

b) Event

c) Task

d) Work

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

a) Line organization

b) Line and staff organization

c) Functional organization

d) None of the above

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30. 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

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