Construction Management Online Test – Paper 3

1. In time cost optimization using CPM, the crashing of activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having:

2. Float is:

3. Performance security is necessary:

4. For a curve, larger the variance:

5. Most of the works related to measurement of items and making entry to the measurement book is initiated by:

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

7. The term CPM in construction management is an abbreviation of:

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

9. Bar chart is drawn for:

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

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

12. The main disadvantage of line organization is:

13. Line organization is mostly suitable for:

14. According to Fulkerson's, the correct event numbers corresponding to events A, B, C, D, E of the network shown in figure 1 are:

15. Total float for any activity is defined as the difference between:

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

17. In PERT analysis, the time estimates of activities and the probability of their occurrence follow:

18. The main principle of an organization is:

19. The 1st stage of construction is:

20. Which of the following does not represent an activity?

21. Muster rolls are used for:

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

23. CPM network is:

24. Total project cost:

25. The meaning of modular coordination in construction is:

26. Negative float can occur when it is:

27. An event is:

28. The expected project duration in CPM follows:

29. Which method is known as the minimum cost or maximum time schedule method:

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

31. Indirect cost of the project:

32. Mobilization advance up to 10% of the cost of work is given to a contractor:

33. Assuming that the cost varies with time, the cost-slope is defined as:

34. The time by which the particular activity can be delayed without affecting the preceding and succeeding activities is known as:

35. The figure indicates:

36. In CPM analysis:

37. Power stations are generally treated as:

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

39. Crash project duration is obtained by adding the:

40. In CPM:

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

42. In PERT, pessimistic time is:

43. Which of the following is not a part of a contract agreement?

44. PERT means:

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

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

47. Aggregate planning is planning for:

48. Gantt chart indicates:

49. Free float for any activity is defined as the difference between:

50. Gantt chart is used for: