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 New Questions in Each Attempt Total Questions: 50 Time Allotted: 50 minutes Passing Score: 70% Randomization: Yes Certificate: Yes Do not refresh the page! 👍 All the best! 1 / 50 1. In PERT, pessimistic 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 2 / 50 2. Choose the most correct statement from the following: a) Muster Roll is a document showing the payment record of workers b) Daywork is a means by which a contractor is paid for specifically instructed work-cost of labor, materials, and plant c) As per PPA/PPR, the bid security shall be 15% if the bid is 33% below. d) Expression of interest is a call for a financial proposal from contractors 3 / 50 3. Which of the following is not a part of a contract agreement? a) Price schedule b) Work schedule c) Manning schedule d) Cost Estimate 4 / 50 4. The maximum amount for the approval of tender by Gazetted 3rd class officer is: a) Three crore b) Seven crore c) Fifteen crore d) More than fifteen crore 5 / 50 5. 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 6 / 50 6. 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 7 / 50 7. Which of the following time estimates is related to PERT? a) Most likely time estimate b) Pessimistic time estimate c) Optimistic time estimate d) All of the above 8 / 50 8. 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 9 / 50 9. 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. 10 / 50 10. 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 11 / 50 11. 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 12 / 50 12. The pictorial representation of activities and events of a project is known as: a) Net work b) Flow net c) Flow chart d) Algorithm 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. Latest finish time in CPM technique is indicated by: a) Triangle b) Circle c) Rectangle d) Line 15 / 50 15. The direct cost of a project with respect to normal time is: a) Maximum b) Minimum c) Zero d) Infinite 16 / 50 16. A golden rule for the procurement of construction work suggests: a) 100% at the site b) 67% at the site and 33% under procurement c) 50% at the site and 50% under procurement d) 33% at the site and 67% under procurement 17 / 50 17. The district rate finalizing committee does not include the representative of: a) Nepal Engineer's Association, district unit b) District Development Committee c) Contractor's Association d) District Technical Office 18 / 50 18. Critical activities having total float are: a) Positive b) Negative c) Zero d) Equal 19 / 50 19. 'Wait' in CPM belongs to the category of: a) Node b) Motion c) Event d) Activity 20 / 50 20. Critical path is: a) Shortest path for the earliest completion of the project b) Longest path of the network from the first event to the last event c) Ideal path by preceding along which the project can be completed as per the schedule. d) The path that takes into account the completion of all the parallel activities 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. Gantt chart is drawn for: a) Time versus activity b) Activity versus activity c) Resources versus progress d) Progress versus time 23 / 50 23. 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 24 / 50 24. Construction team means: a) An engineer b) An owner c) A contractor d) All of the above 25 / 50 25. The benefit of the PERT network is taken by the management in: a) Formulating a new schedule b) Coordinating various tasks c) Readjusting the time to meet the target d) All of the above 26 / 50 26. The maximum amount of project cost after the price adjustment should not exceed: a) 15% b) 20% c) 25% d) 30% 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. The final technical authority of a project is: a) Chief engineer (DG) b) Assistant engineer c) Executive engineer d) Superintending engineer 29 / 50 29. Positive float can occur when it is: a) Sub-critical activity b) Critical activity c) Super-critical activity d) Normal activity 30 / 50 30. Latest start of the activity is always: a) Less than or equal to the latest event time of the preceding node b) More than or equal to the latest event time of the preceding node c) Equal to the latest event time of the preceding node d) None of the above 31 / 50 31. Direct cost of a project is due to: a) Establishment charges such as salaries to administrative staff b) Loss or gain of revenue c) Penalty imposed d) Cost of materials and wages of labor 32 / 50 32. 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 33 / 50 33. PERT is: a) Activity-oriented b) Event-oriented c) Time-oriented d) Resources-oriented 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. Total cost of the project is: a) Direct cost and outage loss of project b) Direct cost and overheads c) Direct cost and indirect cost d) None of the above 36 / 50 36. 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 37 / 50 37. Negative float can occur when it is: a) Sub-critical activity b) Critical activity c) Super-critical activity d) Normal activity 38 / 50 38. Jobs going ahead of schedule are conveniently shown in: a) Gantt chart b) Milestone chart c) Pi chart d) None of the above 39 / 50 39. 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 40 / 50 40. 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 41 / 50 41. The most critical stage of construction is the construction of: a) Foundation b) Plinth level c) Beam and slab d) All of the above 42 / 50 42. Power stations are generally treated as: a) Light construction b) Heavy construction c) Industrial construction d) None of the above 43 / 50 43. The figure indicates: a) An event b) Activity c) Burst d) Merge 44 / 50 44. In CPM method, the earliest finish is indicated by time on: a) Top right, outside the circle, in a triangle b) Top right, outside the circle, in a rectangle c) Both of the above d) None of the above 45 / 50 45. Force majeure in a contract is: a) Occurrence of an act beyond the control of both the parties in contract agreement b) Preventing both parties to perform the respective obligation agreed c) Both of the above d) None of the above 46 / 50 46. The estimated time required to complete an activity is termed as: a) Event b) Duration c) Active time d) Float 47 / 50 47. 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 48 / 50 48. 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 49 / 50 49. Time and progress chart of construction is known as: a) Bar chart b) Gantt chart c) CPM d) All of the above 50 / 50 50. The total cost versus time curve of an activity is: a) A straight line b) A parabola c) U-shaped curve d) Γê⌐-shaped curve Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score is Share your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart Test Please provide your feedback. Thank you for your valuable feedback. Send feedback Buy Construction Management MCQ PDF for Offline Study Share the above MCQs:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
