Q.1

If TL is the latest allowable event occurrence time, total activity slack(s), is equal to

  • LST-EST
  • LFT-EFT
  • TL-EFT
  • all the above.
Q.2

The time by which activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding activities, is known as

  • duration
  • total flat
  • free float
  • interfering float.
Q.3

The Overall in-charge of an organisation at the site responsible for the execution of the works, is

  • Executive Engineer
  • Engineer
  • Junior Engineer
  • Sub overseer
  • Assistant Engineer.
Q.4

The main advantage of line organisation, is :

  • effective command and control
  • defined responsibilities at all levels
  • rigid discipline in the organisation
  • ability of quick decision at all levels
  • all the above.
Q.5

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  • Programme Evaluation and Review Technique, is event oriented
  • Programme Evaluation and Review Technique is not event oriented
  • Critical Path Method is event oriented
  • Critical Path method is event oriented.
Q.6

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  • Optimistic time estimate refers to activities
  • Pessimistic time estimate refers to activities
  • Most likely time estimate refers to activities
  • Expected time estimate refers to activities
  • All the above.
Q.7

The artificial activity which indicates that an activity following it, cannot be started unless the preceding activity is complete, is known as

  • event
  • free float
  • dummy
  • constant
Q.8

Modular co-ordination of construction means proper

  • planning
  • designing
  • execution
  • all the above.
Q.9

PERT analysis is based on

  • optimistic time
  • pessimistic time
  • most likely time
  • all the above.
Q.10

Power stations are generally treated as

  • light construction
  • heavy construction
  • industrial construction
  • electrical construction.
Q.11

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  • Forward pass is used for calculating earliest expected time
  • Backward pass is used for calculating the latest occurence time
  • Maximum value of earliest expected time is used if there are more than one value of any event
  • Minimum value of latest occurrence time is used if there are more than one value of any event
  • All the above.
Q.12

The critical activity has

  • maximum float
  • minimum float
  • zero float
  • none of these.
Q.13

Henry Gantt developed Bar charts for planning and scheduling of projects in

  • 1880
  • 1900
  • 1920
  • 1940
  • 1950
Q.14

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  • CPM analysis is activity oriented
  • PERT analysis is event oriented
  • CPM does not make any allowance for the uncertainties in the duration of time
  • In CPM, the time is related to cost
  • All the above.
Q.15

The final selection of a construction site, is done by

  • departmental representative or user
  • local civil authority representative
  • representative of engineer authority
  • representative of administration
  • all the above.
Q.16

If t is the duration of an activity, t1 is the latest finish possible moment of its preceding activity and t2 is the earliest start possible moment, the independent float of the activity is

  • (t1 - t2) - t
  • t - (t1 - t2)
  • (t1 + t2) - t
  • t + (t1 - t2)
Q.17

For completion of a project, the critical path of the network represents

  • minimum time
  • maximum time
  • maximum cost
  • minimum cost.
Q.18

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

  • a circle
  • a square
  • a triangle
  • an ellipse
  • all the above.
Q.19

Which one of the following represents an event ?

  • concrete cured
  • fixing of door
  • plastering of walls
  • selecting sites
  • all the above.
Q.20

The main disadvantage of line organisation, is

  • rigid structure
  • extraordinary delay in communications
  • top level executions over work
  • all the above.
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