Construction Management Online Test

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1. SLACK time refers to:

a) Activity

b) Event

c) Both

d) None of the above

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2. 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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3. The meaning of modular coordination in construction is:

a) Planning

b) Designing

c) Execution

d) All of the above

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4. 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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5. The activity that consumes maximum time is called:

a) Event

b) Node

c) Critical

d) None of the above

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6. 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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7. The salient feature of functional organization is:

a) Strict adherence to specifications

b) Separation of planning and deficiency

c) Each individual maintains a functional design part

d) All of the above

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8. 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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9. 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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10. The cost corresponding to crash time is:

a) Direct cost is maximum

b) Indirect cost is minimum

c) Total cost may be maximum

d) All of the above

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

a) Normal distribution curve

b) Beta distribution curve

c) Poisson distribution curve

d) Binomial distribution curve

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12. 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

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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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

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

a) Activity

b) Event

c) Task

d) Work

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17. Who is responsible for accidents occurring at the site?

a) Petty contractor

b) Himself

c) Consultant

d) Contractor

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18. The figure indicates:

a) An event

b) Activity

c) Burst

d) Merge

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19. If, for an activity, the optimistic time is 1 day, pessimistic time is 11 days, and the most likely time is 3 days, then the expected time is:

a) 3 days

b) 4 days

c) 5 days

d) 6 days

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20. On a bar chart, the various activities of a project are shown by:

a) Shaded area

b) Horizontal lines

c) Vertical lines

d) Dot marks

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21. 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

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22. 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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23. In PERT, optimistic 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

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

a) Activity

b) Event

c) Task

d) Work

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25. 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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26. If D is the duration, ES and EF are the earliest start and earliest finish time, LS and LF are the latest start and latest finish time, then the following relation holds good:

a) EF = ES + D

b) LS = LF - D

c) LF = LS + D

d) All of the above

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27. If a is the optimistic time, b is the pessimistic time, and m is the most likely time, then the average time is equal to:

a) (a + b + m) / 6

b) (a + 2b + m) / 6

c) (a + 2b + 4m) / 6

d) (a + 4m + b) / 6

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28. The Force Account or AMANAT, a method of carrying out the construction work is done by:

a) Contractor using his own tools, staff, equipment, etc.

b) Owner using his own tools, staff, equipment, etc.

c) Sub-contractor using his own tools, staff, equipment, etc.

d) None of the above

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29. 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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30. Choose the incorrect statement:

a) Arrow representing activity in CPM network is drawn without any scale

b) Head of an activity represents the finish of an activity

c) Tail of an activity represents the start of an activity

d) None of the above

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31. The amount of VAT for the purchase of steel having an amount of NRs. 6000/- should be:

a) 300/-

b) 600/-

c) 780/-

d) 960/-

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32. In CPM:

a) Time optimization is given prime importance

b) Cost optimization is given prime importance

c) Cost is directly proportional to time

d) All of the above

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33. A drawback of a bar chart is:

a) It is difficult to judge whether an activity is completed or not

b) All the activities represented are independent of each other

c) The sequence of activities is not clearly defined

d) It is not possible to judge whether the activity is ahead or behind the schedule.

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34. Henry Gantt developed the bar chart technique in:

a) 1900 AD

b) 1940 AD

c) 1957 AD

d) 1974 AD

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35. Crashing of the project means:

a) Reducing the completion time by expending more resources

b) Reducing the project cost by delaying the completion time

c) Reducing the project size to save resources

d) Reducing the project cost by reducing the completion time

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36. Muster rolls are used for:

a) To pay wages of workers employed on a daily basis

b) To record the daily construction activities

c) To evaluate the construction activities

d) To evaluate the performance of workers

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37. Restraint is a restriction having:

a) Both (a) and (b) above

b) Zero duration

c) Positive duration

d) Negative duration

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38. Bar charts are considered suitable for:

a) Major projects

b) Minor projects

c) Large projects

d) All of the above

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

a) Supervisor

b) Contractor

c) Engineer

d) Labours

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

a) Concrete cured

b) Walls plastering

c) Excavation for foundation

d) Fixing of the door

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42. The main advantage of line organization is:

a) Effective command and control defined responsibilities at all levels

b) Ability to make quick decisions at all levels

c) Strict discipline in the Organization

d) All of the above

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43. 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

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44. 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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45. A fictitious activity with zero duration and no cost used to maintain the sequential order of the activities in the network is known as a:

a) Restraint

b) Dummy activity

c) Event

d) All of the above

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46. 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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47. The independent float affects only:

a) Preceding activities

b) Succeeding activities

c) The particular activity

d) None of the above

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48. The completion report includes:

a) The details of the final bill paid to the contractor

b) The details of all the bills paid to the contractor

c) The details of all the bills, variations along with as-built drawings

d) The compilation of all the documents during project implementation

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49. An event is indicated on the network by a number enclosed in:

a) A circle

b) A square

c) A triangle

d) All of the above

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50. 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

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