Construction Management Online Test

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1. A milestone chart:

a) Shows the interdependence of various jobs

b) Depicts the delay of jobs

c) Shows the events in chronological but not in a logical sequence

d) All of the above

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2. 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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3. Earliest finish time of an activity is always:

a) Equal to or more than the earliest event time of the following node

b) Equal to or less than the earliest event time of the following node

c) More than the earliest time of the following node

d) None of the above

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4. The final technical authority of a project is:

a) Chief engineer (DG)

b) Assistant engineer

c) Executive engineer

d) Superintending engineer

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5. Gantt chart indicates:

a) Balance of work to be done

b) Comparison of actual progress with the scheduled progress

c) Efficiency progress

d) Progressive cost of the project

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6. 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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7. 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

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8. Latest start time is the:

a) Latest time by which an activity can be started without delaying the project

b) Latest time by which an activity can be completed without delaying the project

c) Latest time the event can occur

d) Any of the above

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9. 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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10. The most critical stage of construction is the construction of:

a) Foundation

b) Plinth level

c) Beam and slab

d) All of the above

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11. 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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12. 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

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13. 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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14. 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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15. CPM network is:

a) Event-oriented

b) Activity-oriented

c) Slack-oriented

d) Float-oriented

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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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19. If an activity has its optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic times as 2, 4, and 6, respectively, then its expected time and variance are respectively:

a) 4 and 2/3

b) 4 and 4/9

c) 5 and 4/9

d) 5 and 2/3

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20. 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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21. 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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22. 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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23. Tender documents do not contain:

a) Tender form

b) BOQ

c) Amount of earnest money

d) Unit rate

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24. Of the following, the PERT event is:

a) Fixing of doors

b) Plastering of walls

c) Concrete cured

d) Selection of sites

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25. 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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26. 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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27. 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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28. For the execution of work in time, a work plan is prepared by:

a) Contractor

b) Consultant

c) Petty contractor

d) Financial institution

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29. Negative slack indicates:

a) Ahead of schedule condition

b) Behind the schedule condition

c) On schedule condition

d) None of the above

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30. 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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31. 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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32. 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

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33. 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

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34. Bar charts are considered suitable for:

a) Major projects

b) Minor projects

c) Large projects

d) All of the above

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35. 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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36. For a curve, larger the variance:

a) Greater will be the uncertainty

b) Smaller will be the uncertainty

c) Not related to uncertainty

d) All of the above

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37. 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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38. Construction team means:

a) An engineer

b) An owner

c) A contractor

d) All of the above

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

a) Normal distribution curve

b) Skew curve

c) Probability distribution curve

d) All of the above

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40. PERT technique of network analysis is useful for:

a) Small projects

b) Large projects

c) Research and development projects

d) All of the above

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41. 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

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42. 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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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. 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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45. 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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46. No agreement is between:

a) Client, engineer

b) Engineer, contractor

c) Client, contractor

d) Contractor, sub-contractor

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47. 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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48. 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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49. Which of the following is an activity in a CPM network:

a) Concrete cured

b) Walls plastered

c) Excavation for foundation

d) All of the above

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50. PERT is:

a) Activity-oriented

b) Event-oriented

c) Time-oriented

d) Resources-oriented

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