Construction Management Online Test

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1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. SLACK time refers to:

a) Activity

b) Event

c) Both

d) None of the above

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5. 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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6. The figure indicates:

a) An event

b) Activity

c) Burst

d) Merge

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7. 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.

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8. 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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9. Railway projects are treated as:

a) Light construction

b) Heavy construction

c) Industrial construction

d) None of the above

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10. 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

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11. An event is:

a) A definite job

b) A definite time interval

c) The terminals of an activity

d) A definite position of an activity

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12. Codes used in Nepal for building construction/design are:

a) National Building Codes (NBC)

b) Indian Standard Codes (ISC)

c) American Standard Codes (ASC)

d) British Standard Codes (BSC)

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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. Aggregate planning is planning for:

a) Single activity

b) Double activities

c) Whole project

d) Events

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

a) Event

b) Duration

c) Active time

d) Float

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19. Insurance provision in GCC is applicable for:

a) Loss of damaged material, plants

b) Loss of damaged equipment

c) Personal death or injury

d) All of the above

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20. 'Wait' in CPM belongs to the category of:

a) Node

b) Motion

c) Event

d) Activity

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21. 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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22. 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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23. 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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24. 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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25. Residential buildings are treated as:

a) Light construction

b) Heavy construction

c) Industrial construction

d) None of the above

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26. 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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27. 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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28. The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among various jobs of a project is known as:

a) Event flow scheduling technique

b) Critical ratio scheduling

c) Slotting technique for scheduling

d) Short interval scheduling

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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. What are the key dates of a standard contracting procedure for a project?

a) Call for bidding and contract award

b) Call for bidding, bid submission, and bid evaluation

c) call for bidding, bid submission, bid evaluation and contract award

d) call for bidding, bid submission and contract award

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31. Crash project duration is obtained by adding the:

a) Crash durations for all the activities

b) Normal duration for all the activities

c) Normal duration for all the activities along the critical path

d) Crash durations for all the activities along the critical path

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32. 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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33. Which of the following does not represent an activity?

a) Site located

b) Foundation is being dug

c) The office area is being cleaned

d) The invitations are being sent

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34. 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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35. 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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36. 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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37. The main principle of an organization is:

a) Unity of command & coherency

b) Effective command and control

c) Delegation of authority

d) All of the above

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38. 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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39. 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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40. The mean coincides with the node if the frequency distribution curve is:

a) Normal

b) None of the above

c) Symmetrical

d) Unsymmetrical

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41. 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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42. 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

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43. The time below which the duration cannot be further reduced is known as:

a) Normal time

b) Crash time

c) Optimistic time

d) Standard time

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44. Latest finish time in CPM technique is indicated by:

a) Triangle

b) Circle

c) Rectangle

d) Line

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45. 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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46. 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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47. Henry Gantt developed the bar chart technique in:

a) 1900 AD

b) 1940 AD

c) 1957 AD

d) 1974 AD

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48. 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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49. 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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50. 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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