Construction Management Online Test

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1. 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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2. Bar chart is used for minor projects, CPM is used for repetitive work while PERT is used for:

a) Repetitive types of work

b) Limited time and unlimited resources types of work

c) Uncertainty time and resources types of work

d) All of the above

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3. 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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4. A guarantee amount that is provided by the contractor to the employer towards the successful execution of the contract is known as:

a) Tender security

b) Bid security

c) Performance security

d) Advance security

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5. Completion of an activity on the CPM network diagram is generally known as:

a) Event

b) Node

c) Connector

d) All of the above

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6. Positive float can occur when it is:

a) Sub-critical activity

b) Critical activity

c) Super-critical activity

d) Normal activity

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7. 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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8. 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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9. The scheduled completion time of an operation in CPM chart is mentioned on:

a) Left top corner outside the circle

b) Left top corner inside the circle

c) Both of the above

d) None of the above

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10. 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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11. CPM adopts:

a) Deterministic approach

b) Probabilistic approach

c) Fantastic approach

d) All of the above

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12. 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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13. The number of pre-operations associated with an operation may be:

a) One only

b) Two only

c) More than one

d) Three only

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14. 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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15. 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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16. SLACK time refers to:

a) Activity

b) Event

c) Both

d) None of the above

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17. 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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18. The weakness in bar charts is:

a) The various activities are interdependent

b) Uncertainty in duration for various activities

c) The sequence of activities is not very clear

d) All of the above

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19. 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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20. 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

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21. 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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22. 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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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

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24. Line & staff organization is mostly suitable for:

a) Simple work

b) Complicated work

c) Both (a) and (b) above

d) None of the above

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

a) Interfering float

b) Independent float

c) Total float

d) Free float

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27. The meaning of modular coordination in construction is:

a) Planning

b) Designing

c) Execution

d) All of the above

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28. Line organization is mostly suitable for:

a) Simple work

b) Complicated work

c) Both (a) and (b) above

d) None of the above

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29. The post-operations in CPM are marked:

a) Right to an operation

b) Left to an operation

c) In the middle

d) At the end

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30. The amount of earnest money deposited at the time of submission of tender is:

a) 2-3% of the estimated amount

b) 1-2% of the estimated amount

c) 0.5-1% of the estimated amount

d) None of the above

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31. CPM family includes:

a) Critical Path Analysis (CPA)

b) Critical Path Plotted (CPP)

c) Critical Path Scheduling (CPS)

d) All of the above

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32. 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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33. 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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34. 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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35. The expected project duration in CPM follows:

a) Normal distribution curve

b) Beta distribution curve

c) Poisson's distribution curve

d) Binomial distribution curve

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36. 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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37. Performance security is necessary:

a) After contract agreement to a successful bidder

b) Before bid opening to all bidders

c) During bid opening to all bidders

d) Before contract agreement to successful bidders

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38. Inspection of construction works for quality control is carried out and covers:

a) Sampling, examination, and field testing of materials

b) Testing specimens in the laboratory

c) Observation of construction equipment and plant

d) All of the above

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

a) Event

b) Duration

c) Active time

d) Float

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40. The upper portion of horizontal bars in a bar chart indicates:

a) Total duration for completion of an activity

b) Progress of work in the specified time

c) Due duration for the completion of an activity

d) All of the above

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41. 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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42. 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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43. 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

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44. The occurrence of the starting 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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45. 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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46. 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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47. Restraint is a restriction having:

a) Both (a) and (b) above

b) Zero duration

c) Positive duration

d) Negative duration

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48. No agreement is between:

a) Client, engineer

b) Engineer, contractor

c) Client, contractor

d) Contractor, sub-contractor

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

a) Activity

b) Event

c) Task

d) Work

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50. Bar charts are considered suitable for:

a) Major projects

b) Minor projects

c) Large projects

d) All of the above

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