Construction Management Online Test

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1. A project is:

a) A large dam constructed across a river to earn profit

b) Any job involving many people and large money

c) A work of major importance involving huge men and investment

d) An organized teamwork to achieve a set task within the time limit

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2. Which operation must complete first?

a) Right of the line joining two circles

b) Left of the line joining two circles

c) Both of the above

d) None of the above

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3. 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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4. Total project cost:

a) Increases with time

b) Decreases with time

c) Initially reduces with time and then increases with further increases

d) Constant

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5. Jobs going ahead of schedule are conveniently shown in:

a) Gantt chart

b) Milestone chart

c) Pi chart

d) None of the above

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6. Which of the following is an activity in a CPM network:

a) Concrete cured

b) Walls plastered

c) Excavation for foundation

d) All of the above

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7. A milestone chart:

a) Shows the interdependence of various jobs

b) Depicts the delay of jobs

c) Shows the events in chronological but not in a logical sequence

d) All of the above

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8. A construction schedule is prepared after collecting:

a) Number of operations

b) Output of labor and machinery

c) Quantity of various items

d) All of the above

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9. Line of balance technique is used for:

a) Planning of a project

b) Planning of an activity

c) Planning of an event

d) Comparison of actual progress with the scheduled progress

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10. CPM network is:

a) Event-oriented

b) Activity-oriented

c) Slack-oriented

d) Float-oriented

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11. 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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12. The independent float affects only:

a) Preceding activities

b) Succeeding activities

c) The particular activity

d) None of the above

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

a) Looping

b) Dangling

c) Interfacing

d) Splicing

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15. 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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16. The difference between the total float and the free float is termed as:

a) Start float

b) Finish float

c) Independent float

d) Interfering float

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17. In CPM, the actual performance of a task is called:

a) An event

b) An activity

c) A duration

d) Critical task

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18. Gantt chart is used for:

a) Scheduling a project

b) Planning a project

c) Implementation of a project

d) None of the above

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19. 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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20. For a safe working environment in the working site, "Tool Box Talk" is conducted:

a) During the work

b) At the end of the day's work

c) Before the start of the day's work

d) During lunch hour

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

a) Normal distribution curve

b) Skew curve

c) Probability distribution curve

d) All of the above

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22. For completion of a project, the critical path of the network represents:

a) Minimum time

b) Maximum time

c) Maximum cost

d) Minimum cost

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23. The probability of completion of any activity within its expected time in PERT is:

a) 0%

b) 50%

c) 75%

d) 100%

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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

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

a) 2 days

b) 3.5 days

c) 3 days

d) 1.67 days

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26. 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

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27. 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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28. 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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29. 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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30. A frequency distribution curve:

a) Having a single lump is called a uninodal curve

b) If symmetrical is called a normal curve

c) If unsymmetrical is called a skew curve

d) All of the above

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31. The activity which neither takes time nor cost for its completion but is logically required to start the succeeding activity is known as:

a) Dummy activity

b) Fictitious activity

c) Redundant activity

d) All of the above

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32. In CPM analysis:

a) Emphasis is given to activities

b) Uncertainties are not allowed

c) Activities are represented by arrows

d) All of the above

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33. Critical activities having total float are:

a) Positive

b) Negative

c) Zero

d) Equal

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34. 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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35. The activity that consumes maximum time is called:

a) Event

b) Node

c) Critical

d) None of the above

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36. 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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37. If the probability factor is zero, the chances of completing the project in scheduled time are:

a) 0%

b) 50%

c) 75%

d) 100%

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38. Type of organization used in the construction industry is:

a) Line organization

b) Line and staff organization

c) Functional organization

d) None of the above

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39. 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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40. Railway projects are treated as:

a) Light construction

b) Heavy construction

c) Industrial construction

d) None of the above

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

a) On the resources

b) Project duration time

c) Both (a) and (b) above

d) None of the above

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42. The dispute in construction is resolved through discussion of all parties on their respective stands leading to consensus. The process is called:

a) Amicable settlement

b) Arbitration

c) Dispute resolution board

d) Dispute adjudication board

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43. Restraint is a restriction having:

a) Both (a) and (b) above

b) Zero duration

c) Positive duration

d) Negative duration

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44. The estimated time required to complete an activity is termed as:

a) Event

b) Duration

c) Active time

d) Float

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45. The mean of squared deviation from the mean of the distribution is known as:

a) Mode

b) Standard deviation

c) Deviation

d) Variance

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46. 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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47. The meaning of modular coordination in construction is:

a) Planning

b) Designing

c) Execution

d) All of the above

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48. 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

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

a) Deviation

b) Standard deviation

c) Mode

d) None of the above

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50. 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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