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ConstructionPlanningandManagementInterviewQuestions:
1.PERTtechniqueofnetworkanalysisismainlyusefulfor
a)smallprojects
b)largeandcomplexprojects
c)researchanddevelopmentprojects
d)deterministicactivities
Ans:c
2.Selectthecorrectstatement.
a)ActivityarrowsinaCPMnetworkaredrawntoscale
b)Thetailofanarrowrepresentsthefinishofanactivity
c)Arrowbeadrepresentsthestartofanactivity
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:d
3.Whichofthefollowingisaweaknessofbarchart?
a)interdependenciesofactivities
b)projectprogress
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c)uncertainties
d)alloftheabove
Ans:d
4.InthenetworkshowninFig.7.1,activity45canbestartedonlywhen
a)activity34iscompleted
b)activity24iscompleted
c)activity23iscompleted
d)activity24and2>Abotharecompleted
Ans:d
5.WhichofthefollowingisnotaPERTevent?
a)siteinvestigationstarted
b)sessionalworkcompleted
c)busstartsfromJaipur
d)classisbeingattended
Ans:d
6.InPERTanalysis,thetimeestimatesofactivitiesandprobabilityoftheiroccurrencefollow
a)normaldistributioncurve
b)Poissonsdistributioncurve
c)Betadistributioncurve
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
7.TheareaundertheBetadistributioncurveisdividedintotwoequalpartsby
a)mostlikelytime
b)optimistictime
c)pessimistictime
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d)expectedtime
Ans:d
8.AccordingtoFulkersonsrule,whatarethecorrecteventnumberscorrespondingtoeventsA,B,C,D,E,FandGofthenetworkshowninFig.?
Fig.7.2
a)1,2,3,4,5,6and7respectively
b)1,3,2,4,5,6and7respectively
c)1,2,3,5,6,4and7respectively
d)1,3,2,5,6,4and7respectively
Ans:b
9.WithreferencetothenetworkshowninFig.,whichstatementisincorrect?
a)Events3and4occurafterevent2.
b)Event7canoccurafterevent4.
c)Event7precedesevent6.
d)Event5followsevent3.
Ans:b
10.InthenetworkshowninFig.(aboveFigure),theconcurrentandprecedingactivitiescorrespondingtoactivity24arerespectively
a)12and47
b)23and12
c)23and47
d)12and36
Ans:b
11.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotrepresentanactivity?
a)sitelocated
b)foundationisbeingdug
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c)theofficeareaisbeingcleaned
d)theinvitationsarebeingsent
Ans:a
12.Earliestfinishofanactivityisalways
a)greaterthanearliesteventtimeofthefollowingnode
b)lessthanearliesteventtimeofthefollowingnode
c)lessthanorequaltoearliesteventtimeofthefollowingnode
d)greaterthanorequaltoearliesteventtimeofthefollowingnode
Ans:c
13.Selecttheincorrectstatement.
a)Earlieststartofanactivityistheearlyeventtimeofthenodeitleaves.
b)Latestfinishofanactivityisthelateeventtimeofthenodeitenters.
c)Lateststartofanactivityisitslatestfinishminusitsduration.
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:d
14.InthenetworkshowninFig.theearlieststarttimeofactivity56is(thenumberonthearrowshowsdurationoftheactivity)
a)7
b)8
c)9
d)5
Ans:c
15.Lateststartofanactivityisalways
a)greaterthanorequaltolatesteventtimeofprecedingnode
b)lessthanorequaltolatesteventtimeofprecedingnode
c)equaltolatesteventtimeofprecedingnode
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d)lessthanlatesteventtimeofprecedingnode
Ans:a
16.InthenetworkshowninFig.(15fig)thelateststarttimeofanactivity45is
a)2
b)4
c)8
d)7
Ans:b
17.InthenetworkshowninFig.7.5,theactivity68canbestartedonlywhen
a)activity46iscompleted
b)activity35iscompleted
c)activity23iscompleted
d)bothactivities23and46arecompleted
Ans:d
18.Iftheoptimistictime,mostlikelytimeandpessimistictimeforactivityAare4,6and8respectivelyandforactivityBare5,5.5and9
respectively,then
a)expectedtimeofactivityAisgreaterthantheexpectedtimeofactivityB
b)expectedtimeofactivityBisgreaterthantheexpectedtimeofactivityA
c)expectedtimeofbothactivitiesAandBaresame
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
19.Ifanactivityhasitsoptimistic,mostlikelyandpessimistictimesas2,3and7respectively,thenitsexpectedtimeandvariancearerespectively
a)3.5and5/6
b)5and25/36
c)3.5and25/36
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d)4and5/6
Ans:c
a)Startfloatandfinishfloatarealwaysequal.
b)Totalfloatcanbeeitherstartfloatorfinishfloat.
c)Startfloatandfinishfloatneednotbeequal.
d)Startfloatandfinishfloatarethedifferencesbetweenactivitytimesandnoteventtimes.
Ans:c
21.Freefloatismainlyusedto
a)identifytheactivitieswhichcanbedelayedwithoutaffectingthetotalfloatofprecedingactivity
b)identifytheactivities,whichcanbedelayedwithoutaffectingthetotalfloatofsucceedingactivity
c)establishpriorities
d)identifytheactivitieswhichcanbedelayedwithoutaffectingthetotalfloatofeithertheprecedingorsucceedingactivities
Ans:b
22.Wheneveranactivityhaszerototalfloat,then
a)freefloatoftheactivitymustbezerobutindependentfloatneednotbezero
b)independentfloatmustbezerobutfreefloatneednotbezero
c)freefloatandindependentfloatbothmustbezero
d)freefloatandindependentfloatbothneednotbezero
Ans:c
23.Totalfloatforanyactivityisdefinedasthedifferencebetween
a)itslatestfinishtimeandearlieststarttimeforitssuccessoractivity
b)itslateststarttimeandearlieststarttime
c)itslateststarttimeandearliestfinishtime
d)itsearliestfinishtimeandearlieststarttimeforitssuccessoractivity
Ans:b
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24.InthenetworkshowninFig.independentfloatfortheactivity35willbe(thenumberonthearrowshowsthedurationofactivity)
a)0
b)1
c)2
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
25.InthenetworkshowninFig.(belowfig),thecriticalpathis
a)123456
b)12456
c)12356
d)124356
Ans:a
a)Acriticalpathalwaysbeginsattheveryfirstevent.
b)Acriticalpathalwaysterminatesatthelastevent.
c)Criticalactivitiescontroltheprojectduration.
d)Criticalactivityistheoneforwhichfreefloatiszero.
Ans:d
27.Freefloatforanyactivityisdefinedasthedifferencebetween
a)itsearliestfinishtimeandearlieststarttimeforitssuccessoractivity
b)itslateststarttimeandearlieststarttime
c)itslatestfinishtimeandearlieststarttimeforitssuccessoractivity
d)itsearliestfinishtimeandlateststarttimeforitssuccessoractivity
Ans:a
28.Criticalpath
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a)isalwayslongest
b)isalwaysshortest
c)maybelongest
d)maybeshortest
Ans:a
29.Theindependentfloataffectsonly
a)precedingactivities
b)succeedingactivities
c)theparticularactivityinvolved
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
30.Afathernotesthatwhenhisteenagedaughterusesthetelephone,shetakesnotlessthan6minutesforacallandsom?timesasmuchasan
hour.Fifteenminutescallaremorefrequentthancallsofanyotherduration.IfthesephonecallswereanactivityinPERTproject,thenphone
callsexpecteddurationwillbe
a)15minutes
b)20.143minutes
c)21minutes
d)27minutes
Ans:c
31.Whatestimatewouldyougiveforthevarianceinaboveproblem?
a)81
b)54
c)36
d)9
Ans:a
32.Thetimebywhichaparticularactivitycanbedelayedwithoutaffectingtheprecedingandsucceedingactivitiesisknownas
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a)totalfloat
b)freefloat
c)interferingfloat
d)independentfloat
Ans:d
33.Thetimewithwhichdirectcostdoesnotreducewiththeincreaseintimeisknownas
a)crashtime
b)normaltime
c)optimistictime
d)standardtime
Ans:b
34.Thetimecorrespondingtominimumtotalprojectcostis
a)crashtime
b)normaltime
c)optimistictime
d)betweennormaltimeandcrashtime
Ans:d
35.Thedirectcostofaprojectwithrespecttonormaltimeis
a)minimum
b)maximum
c)zero
d)infinite
Ans:a
36.Thereductioninprojecttimenormallyresultsin
a)decreasingthedirectcostandincreasingindirectcost
b)increasingthedirectcostanddecreasingtheindirectcost
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c)increasingthedirectcostandindirectcostboth
d)decreasingthedirectcostandindirectcostboth
Ans:b
37.Economicsavingoftimeresultsbycrashing
a)cheapestcriticalactivity
b)cheapestnoncriticalactivity
c)costliestcriticalactivity
d)costliestnoncriticalactivity
Ans:a
38.Theprocessofincorporatingchangesandreschedulingorreplanningiscalled
a)resourcelevelling
b)resourcesmoothening
c)updating
d)criticalpathscheduling
Ans:c
39.Slacktimerefersto
a)anactivity
b)anevent
c)botheventandactivity
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
40.Thenormaltimerequiredforthecompletionofprojectintheaboveproblemis
a)9days
b)13days
c)14days
d)19days
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Ans:c
41.Theconstraintsincaseofresourcesmootheningoperationwouldbe
a)resources
b)projectdurationtime
c)bothresourcesandprojectdurationtime
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
42.Updatingmayresultin
a)changeofcriticalpath
b)decreaseofprojectcompletiontime
c)increaseofprojectcompletiontime
d)alloftheabove
Ans:d
43.Crashprojectdurationisobtainedbysummingthe
a)normaldurationsforalltheactivities
b)crashdurationsforallactivities
c)crashdurationsforalltheactivitiesalongthecriticalpathobtainedbytakingintoaccountthenormaldurationforalltheactivities
d)crashdurationsforalltheactivitiesalongthecriticalpathobtainedbytakingintoaccountthecrashdurationforalltheactivities.
Ans:d
44.Interferingfloatisthedifferencebetween
a)totalfloatandfreefloat
b)totalfloatandindependentfloat
c)freefloatandindependentfloat
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
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45.Assertion(A):Activity57iscritical.
Reason(R):Earliestfinishtimeandlatestfinishtimeforevents57aresameSelectthecorrectanswer.
a)AiscorrectbutRisnotcorrect
b)RiscorrectbutAisnotcorrect
c)bothAandRarecorrect
d)bothAandRareincorrect
Ans:a
46.Atractorwhoseweightis20tonneshasadrawbarpullof2500kg,whenoperatedonalevelroadhavingarollingresistenceof30kgper
tonne.Ifthistractorisoperatedonalevelroadhavingarollingresistanceof40kgpertonne,thenthedrawbarpullofthetractorwill
a)reduceby200kg
b)increaseby200kg
c)increaseby250kg
d)reduceby250kg
Ans:a
47.Whichofthefollowingearthmovingmachineshastheshortestcycletime?
a)Dragline
b)Hoe
c)Clamshell
d)Dippershovel
Ans:d
48.Whichofthefollowingexcavatorsismostsuitablefordiggingunderwater?
a)Dragline
b)Hoe
c)Clamshell
d)Dippershovel
Ans:a
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49.Thepartofaderrickcraneinclude
(i)Mast
(ii)Boom
(iii)Bullwheel
(iv)Jack
Ofthesestatements
a)(i),(ii)and(iv)arecorrect
b)(ii),(iii)and(iv)arecorrect
c)(i),(iii)and(iv)arecorrect
d)(i),(ii)and(iii)arecorrect
Ans:d
50.Forwhichofthefollowingmaterials,theoutputofpowershovelsforafixedshovelsizewillbemaximum
a)Moistloam
b)Goodcommonearth
c)We|lblastedrock
d)Wetstickyclay
Ans:a
ConstructionPlanningandManagementInterviewQuestions
51.Foragivensizeofbucket,theidealoutputofadraglinewillbeleastin
a)Moistloam
b)Sandandgravel
c)Goodcommonearth
d)Wetstickyclay
Ans:d
52.Considerthefollowingstatementsforapowershovel:
(i)Outputcanbeincreasedbyreducingtheangleofswingforagivendepthofcut.
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(ii)Foragivenangleofswing,outputwillbemaximumatoptimumdepthofcut.
(iii)Outputcanbeincreasedbykeepingthedepthofcutlessthanoptimumdepth,
(iv)Outputcanbeincreasedbyincreasingthesizeofshovel.Ofthesestatements
a)(ii),(iii)and(iv)arecorrect
b)(i),(ii)and(iv)arecorrect
c)(i),(iii)and(iv)arecorrect
d)(i)and(iv)arecorrect
Ans:b
53.AssertionA:Foragivendepthofcut,theoutputofapowershovelcanbeincreasedbydecreasingtheangleofswing.
ReasonR:Iftheangleofswingisdecreased,thecycletimewillbedecreased.
Selectthecorrectanswer.
a)BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA.
b)BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectexplanationofA.
c)AistruebutRisfalse.
d)AisfalsebutRistrue.
Ans:a
54.Iftheoutputofadraglinefor90angleofswingatoptimumdepthofcutisX,thentheoutputfor120angleofswingat120%ofoptimum
depthofcutwillbe
a)equaltoX
b)morethanX
c)lessthanX
d)anyoftheabove
Ans:c
55.Outputofabulldozeris
(i)increasedifdrawbarHPofthetractorisincreasedforagivenhaulingdistance
(ii)decreasedifdrawbarHPofthetractorisincreasedforagivenhaulingdistance
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(iii)increasedifthehaulingdistanceisincreasedforagivendrawbarHPofthetractor
(iv)decreasedifthehaulingdistanceisincreasedforagivendrawbarHPofthetractorOfthesestatement
a)(i)and(iii)arecorrect
b)(i)and(iv)arecorrect
c)(ii)and(iii)arecorrect
d)(ii)and(iv)arecorrect
Ans:b
56.AmachineispurchasedforRs.10,000,00/andhasanestimatedlifeof10years.Thesalvagevalueattheendof10yearsisRs.1,50,000/.
Thebookvalueofthemachineattheendof5yearsusinggeneralstraightlinemethodofevaluationofdepreciationis
a)Rs.4,75,000/
b)Rs.5,75,000/
c)Rs.6,50,000/
d)Rs.8,50,000/
Ans:b
57.AnexcavatorcostsRs.20,00,000/andhasanestimatedlifeof8years.Ithasnosalvagevalueattheendof8years.Thebookvalueofthe
excavatorattheendof3yearsusinggeneraldoubledecliningbalancemethodis
a)Rs.8,43,750/
b)Rs.8,75,000/
c)Rs.10,50,000/
d)Rs.11,56,250/
Ans:a
58.IftheexcavationofearthisdonemanuallythenitcostsRs.10percum.AmachinecanexcavateatafixedcostofRs.4000plusavariablecost
ofRs.2percum.Thequantityofearthforwhichthecostofexcavationbymachinewillbeequaltothecostofmanualexcavationis
a)500cum
b)1000cum
c)1500cum
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d)2000cum
Ans:a
59.Whichoneofthefollowingsurfaceswillgivehighestcoefficientoftractionwhileusingcrawlertracktractors?
a)Ice
b)Concrete
c)Loosesand
d)Earth
Ans:d
60.Rollingresistanceofawheeldependsupon
(i)Vehicleload
(ii)Grade
(iii)GroundconditionsOfthesestatements
a)only(i)iscorrect
b)(i)and(ii)arecorrect
c)(i)and(iii)arecorrect
d)(ii)and(iii)arecorrect
Ans:c
61.Whichofthefollowingsurfaceswillgivehighestrollingresistanceforarubbertyredvehicle?
a)Concrete
b)Loosesand
c)Asphalt
d)Firmearth
Ans:b
62.Ifthegrossvehicleweightofatruckis30tandrollingresistanceis30kg/tonne,thenthetractiveeffortrequiredtokeepthetruckmovingat
auniformspeedis
a)30kg
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b)300kg
c)900kg
d)1000kg
Ans:c
63.Thegraderesistancefactorforanearthmovingmachinecanbeobtainedbymultiplyinggradepercentagebyafactorapproximatelyequalto
a)2kg/tonne
b)6kg/tonne
c)9kg/tonne
d)20kg/tonne
Ans:c
64.Awheeledtractorhaulingunitisworkingonfirmearth.Thetotalloadedweightdistributionofthisunitis:
Drivewheels:25000kg
Scraperwheels:10000kg
Ifthecoefficientoftractionforwheeledtractoronfirmearthis0.5,therimpullwhichthistractorcanexertwithoutslippingis
a)10000kg
b)12500kg
c)22500kg
d)5000kg
Ans:b
65.Afourwheeltrac*orwhoseoperatingweightis12000kgispulledalongaroadhavingarisingslopeof2%atauniformspeed.Assumegrade
resistancefactor=10kg/tonne.Thetensioninthetowcableis720kg.Therollingresistanceoftheroadwillbe
a)20kg/tonne
b)30kg/tonne
c)40kg/tonne
d)50kg/tonne
Ans:c
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66.AnearthmovingequipmentcostsRs.5,00,000/andhasanestimatedlifeof10yearsandasalvagevalueofRs.50,000/.Whatuniform
annualamountmustbesetasideattheendofeachofthe10yearsforreplacementiftheinterestrateis8%perannumandifthesinkingfund
factorat8%perannuminterestratefor10yearsis0.069?
a)Rs.31050
b)Rs.34500
c)Rs.37950
d)Rs.50000
Ans:a
67.AmachinecostsRs.20000anditsusefullifeis8years.Themoneyisborrowedat8%interestperannum.Thecapitalrecoveryfactorat8%
interestperannumfor8yearsis0.174.Theannualequipmentcostofthemachinewillbe
a)Rs.1740
b)Rs.3480
c)Rs.5220
d)Rs.6960
Ans:b
68.Theprobabilityofcompletionofanyactivitywithinitsexpectedtimeis
a)50%
b)84.1%
c)99.9%
d)100%
Ans:a
69.Ifthescheduledcompletiontimeofaprojectismorethantheearliestexpectedtimeforcompletionoftheproject,thentheprobabilityof
completionoftheprojectwithinthescheduledcompletiontimewillbe
a)50%
b)lessthan50%
c)morethan50%
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d)100%
Ans:c
70.Iftheexpectedtimeforcompletionofaprojectis10dayswithastandarddeviationof2days,theexpectedtimeofcompletionoftheproject
with99.9%probabilityis
a)4days
b)6days
c)10days
d)16days
Ans:d
71.Iftheexpectedtimeofcompletionofaprojectis60weekswithastandarddeviationof5weeks,theprobabilityofcompletingtheprojectin50
weeksand65weeksrespectivelywillbe
a)2.3%and84.1%
b)97.7%and84.1%
c)97.7%and15.9%
d)15.9%and97.7%
Ans:a
72.AtractorshovelhasapurchasepriceofRs.4.7lacsandcouldsavetheorganizationanamountofrupeesonelacperyearonoperatingcosts.
Thesalvagevalueaftertheamortizationperiodis10%ofthepurchaseprice.Thecapitalrecoveryperiodwillbe
a)3.7years
b)4.23years
c)5years
d)7.87years
Ans:b
73.Considerthefollowingstatements:
Inthebarchartplanning
1.interdependenceoftheoperationscannotbeportrayed.
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2.progressofworkcanbemeasured.
3.sparetimeoftheactivitiescanbedetermined.
4.schedulecannotbeupdated.
Ofthesestatements
a)1,2and3arecorrect
b)1and4arecorrect
c)2,3and4arecorrect
d)1,2and4arecorrect
Ans:b
Inthecriticalpathmethodofconstructionplanning,FreeFloatcanbe.
1.greaterthanTotalFloat.
2.greaterthanIndependentFloat
3.equaltoTotalFloat.
4.lessthanIndependentFloat.Ofthesestatements
a)1and4arecorrect
b)2and3arecorrect
c)1and4arecorrect
d)1and2arecorrect
Ans:b
75.Intimecostoptimizationofaproject,crashingisdone.
a)onalltheactivities
b)onalltheactivitieslyingonthecriticalpath
c)onlyonactivitieslyingontheorginalcriticalpathandhavingflattercostslopes
d)onoriginalcriticalactivitiesandthosethatbecomecriticalatanystageofcrashingintheorderofascendingcostslope
Ans:d
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76.Duringtheconstructionperiod,pricevariationclauseincontractscatersto
a)increaseinratesofonlyimportantmaterials
b)variationincostinmaterialselement,labourelementandpetroloillubricantelement
c)variationintotalcostoftheprojectonanadhocbasis
d)rateofinflation
Ans:b
77.Ataworksite,statisticalqualitycontrolofconcretemeans
a)measurementofriskstoeliminatefailures
b)applyingthetheoryofprobabilitytosampletestingorinspection
c)reductioninwastageofinspectioncosts
d)reductionincostsfortheremovalofdefects
Ans:b
78.InIndia,areprefabricatedcomponentscostlierthanthoseoftraditionalcastinsituitemsthattheprefabricatedcomponentsreplace?
a)Yes,becauseofheavieroverheadsandhandlingcost
b)Yes,becauseoftheveryhighorderofqualitycontrolforthefactorymadecomponents
c)No,becauseofrepetitivemanufactureofanumberofelements
d)No,becauseofsavingsinsitelabour
Ans:c
79.Mobilizationadvanceupto10%ofthecostofworkisgiventoacontractor
a)oncommencementofworkatsiteforpaymentofloantakenbyhim
b)forthepurchaseofconstructionmaterials
c)forthepaymentofadvancestolabourandotherstaff
d)forallactivitiesrequiredtostarttheworkatsiteonfinalizationofthecontractdocument
Ans:d
80.Sinkingfundis
a)thefundforrebuildingastructurewhenitseconomiclifeisover
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b)raisedtomeetmaintenancecosts
c)thetotalsumtobepaidtothemunicipalauthoritiesbythetenants
d)apartofthemoneykeptinreserveforprovidingadditionalstructuresandstructuralmodifications
Ans:a
81.Acontractorhastwooptions:InvesthismoneyinprojectAor(II):InvesthismoneyinprojectB.IfhedecidestoinvestinA,forevery
rupeeinvested,heisassuredofdoublinghismoneyintenyears.IfhedecidestoinvestinB,heisassuredofmakinghismoney1.5timesin5
years.Ifthecontractorvalueshismoneyat10%interestrate,he
a)shouldinvestinneitherofthetwoprojects
b)couldinvestineitherofthetwoprojects
c)shouldinvestinprojectA
d)shouldinvestinprojectB
Ans:a
82.Inresourceslevelling
a)totaldurationofprojectisreduced
b)totaldurationofprojectisincreased
c)uniformdemandofresourcesisachieved
d)costofprojectiscontrolled
Ans:c
83.TheoriginalcostofanequipmentisRs.10,000/.ItssalvagevalueattheendofitstotalusefullifeoffiveyearsisRs.1,000/.Itsbookvalueat
theendoftwoyearsofitsusefullife(asperstraightlinemethodofevaluationofdepreciation)willbe
a)Rs.8,800/
b)Rs.7,600/
c)Rs.6,400/
d)Rs.5,000/
Ans:c
84.Considerthefollowingfeatures/factors:
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1.Projectsareofthenonrepetitivetype.
2.Timerequiredneednotbeknown.
3.Timerequiredisknownprecisely.
4.Eventshavebeenestablishedforplanning.
5.Emphasisisgiventoactivitiesofproject.
PERTispreferredforplanningbecauseof
a)1,2and4
b)3,4and5
c)1,3and4
d)1,2and5
Ans:a
85.Considerthefollowingactivitiesinabuildingconstruction:
1.Concretingofroofslabs
2.Brickjellylimeconcreteterracing
3.Erectionofformworkforslab
4.Constructionofparapetwallinterrace
Thecorrectsequenceoftheseactivitiesis
a)1,3,2,4
b)3,1,4,2
c)3,1,2,4
d)1,3,4,2
Ans:c
86.Considerthefollowingoperations:
1.Drilling
2.Blasting
3.Mucking
4.Placingsteel
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5.Placingconcrete
Thecorrectsequenceoftheseoperationsintunnelconstructionis
a)1,2,4,3,5
b)1,3,2,4,5
c)1,2,3,4,5
d)1,3,4,2,5
Ans:c
87.Foragivenactivity,theoptimistictime,pessimistictimeandthemostprobableestimatesare5,17and8daysrespectively,Theexpectedtime
is
a)8days
b)9days
c)10days
d)15days
Ans:b
88.Themaximumrimpullinthefirstgearofatractorwhiletowingaloadis6300kg.Thetractorweighs12.5tonnesandisoperatingalonga2
percentupgradeandtherollingresistanceis45kg/tonne.Pullavailablefortowingtheloadis
a)3425kg
b)5515kg
c)4350kg
d)2975kg
Ans:b
89.Graderisusedmainlyfor
a)trimmingandfinishing
b)shapingandtrimming
c)finishingandshaping
d)finishing,shapingandtrimming
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Ans:d
90.Whichoneofthefollowingisnotanexcavatingandmovingtypeofequipment?
a)Bulldozer
b)Clamshell
c)Scraper
d)Dumptruck
Ans:d
91.Themostsuitabletypeofequipmentforcompactionofcohesivesoilsis
a)Smoothwheeledrollers
b)Vibratoryrollers
c)Sheepfootrollers
d)Tampers
Ans:c
92.Forexcavatingutilitytrencheswithprecisecontrolofdepth,theexcavationequipmentusedis
a)Hoe
b)Shovel
c)Dragline
d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:a
93.Thebasicactioninvolvedinsheepfootrollingis
a)Kneading
b)Pressing
c)Tamping
d)Vibration
Ans:a
94.Batchingrefersto
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a)controllingthetotalquantityateachbatch
b)weighingaccurately,thequantityofeachmaterialforajobbeforemixing
c)controllingthequantityofeachmaterialintoeachbatch
d)adjustingthewatertobeaddedineachbatchaccordingtothemoisturecontentofthematerialsbeingmixedinthebatch
Ans:c
Wheeledtractorsarereplacingcrawlertractorsbecause
1.wheeledtractorstravelfaster.
2.crawlertractorsaremoreexpensive.
3.trackpartsofacrawlerwearoutquickly.
4.crawlertractorshavestickcontrol.
Ofthesestatements
a)1,3and4arecorrect
b)2,3and4arecorrect
c)1,2and3arecorrect
d)1,2and4arecorrect
Ans:c
96.Theratedloadsofliftingcranes,aspercentageoftippingloadatspecifiedradius,forcrawlermounted,andpneumatictyremountedmachines
wouldberespectively
a)80and90
b)90and80
c)85and75
d)75and83
Ans:d
97.Sensitivityanalysisisastudyof
a)comparisonofprofitandloss
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b)comparisonofassetsandliabilities
c)changeinoutputduetochangeininput
d)economicsofcostandbenefitsoftheproject
Ans:c
98.Inthetimecostoptimisation,usingCPMmethodfornetworkanalysis,thecrashingoftheactivitiesalongthecriticalpathisdonestarting
withtheactivityhaving
a)longestduration
b)highestcostslope
c)leastcostslope
d)shortestduration
Ans:c
99.Preliminaryprojectreportforaroadprojectmustcontain
a)thedetailedestimatedcostbasedondetaileddesign
b)theseveralalternativesoftheprojectthathavebeenconsidered
c)thesoilsurvey,trafficsurvey,conceptdesignandapproximatecost
d)thecontractdocumentsforinvitingtenders
Ans:c

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