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ConstructionPlanningandManagement
InterviewQuestions:
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
c)uncertainties
d)alloftheabove
Ans:d Engineering
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4.InthenetworkshowninFig.7.1,activity45canbestarted
onlywhen EngineeringQuestions
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a)activity34iscompleted
b)activity24iscompleted
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c)activity23iscompleted
d)activity24and2>Abotharecompleted
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Ans:d

5.WhichofthefollowingisnotaPERTevent?
a)siteinvestigationstarted
b)sessionalworkcompleted FindusonGoogle
c)busstartsfromJaipur
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d)classisbeingattended
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6.InPERTanalysis,thetimeestimatesofactivitiesand
469 followers
probabilityoftheiroccurrencefollow
a)normaldistributioncurve
b)Poissonsdistributioncurve
c)Betadistributioncurve
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c

7.TheareaundertheBetadistributioncurveisdividedinto
twoequalpartsby
a)mostlikelytime
b)optimistictime
c)pessimistictime
d)expectedtime
Ans:d

8.AccordingtoFulkersonsrule,whatarethecorrectevent
numberscorrespondingtoeventsA,B,C,D,E,FandGofthe
networkshowninFig.?
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.,which
statementisincorrect?

a)Events3and4occurafterevent2.
b)Event7canoccurafterevent4.
c)Event7precedesevent6.
d)Event5followsevent3.
Ans:b

10.InthenetworkshowninFig.(aboveFigure),theconcurrent
andprecedingactivitiescorrespondingtoactivity24are
respectively

a)12and47
b)23and12
c)23and47
d)12and36
Ans:b

11.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotrepresentanactivity?
a)sitelocated
b)foundationisbeingdug
c)theofficeareaisbeingcleaned
d)theinvitationsarebeingsent
Ans:a

12.Earliestfinishofanactivityisalways
a)greaterthanearliesteventtimeofthefollowingnode
b)lessthanearliesteventtimeofthefollowingnode
c)lessthanorequaltoearliesteventtimeofthefollowingnode
d)greaterthanorequaltoearliesteventtimeofthefollowing
node
Ans:c

13.Selecttheincorrectstatement.
a)Earlieststartofanactivityistheearlyeventtimeofthenode
itleaves.
b)Latestfinishofanactivityisthelateeventtimeofthenodeit
enters.
c)Lateststartofanactivityisitslatestfinishminusitsduration.
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:d

14.InthenetworkshowninFig.theearlieststarttimeofactivity
56is(thenumberonthearrowshowsdurationoftheactivity)
a)7
b)8
c)9
d)5
Ans:c

15.Lateststartofanactivityisalways

a)greaterthanorequaltolatesteventtimeofprecedingnode
b)lessthanorequaltolatesteventtimeofprecedingnode
c)equaltolatesteventtimeofprecedingnode
d)lessthanlatesteventtimeofprecedingnode
Ans:a

16.InthenetworkshowninFig.(15fig)thelateststarttimeof
anactivity45is
a)2
b)4
c)8
d)7
Ans:b

17.InthenetworkshowninFig.7.5,theactivity68canbe
startedonlywhen
a)activity46iscompleted
b)activity35iscompleted
c)activity23iscompleted
d)bothactivities23and46arecompleted
Ans:d

18.Iftheoptimistictime,mostlikelytimeandpessimistictime
foractivityAare4,6and8respectivelyandforactivityBare5,
5.5and9respectively,then

a)expectedtimeofactivityAisgreaterthantheexpectedtime
ofactivityB
b)expectedtimeofactivityBisgreaterthantheexpectedtime
ofactivityA
c)expectedtimeofbothactivitiesAandBaresame
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c

19.Ifanactivityhasitsoptimistic,mostlikelyandpessimistic
timesas2,3and7respectively,thenitsexpectedtimeand
variancearerespectively
a)3.5and5/6
b)5and25/36
c)3.5and25/36
d)4and5/6
Ans:c

20.Selecttheincorrectstatement.
a)Startfloatandfinishfloatarealwaysequal.
b)Totalfloatcanbeeitherstartfloatorfinishfloat.
c)Startfloatandfinishfloatneednotbeequal.
d)Startfloatandfinishfloatarethedifferencesbetweenactivity
timesandnoteventtimes.
Ans:c

21.Freefloatismainlyusedto
a)identifytheactivitieswhichcanbedelayedwithoutaffecting
thetotalfloatofprecedingactivity
b)identifytheactivities,whichcanbedelayedwithoutaffecting
thetotalfloatofsucceedingactivity
c)establishpriorities
d)identifytheactivitieswhichcanbedelayedwithoutaffecting
thetotalfloatofeithertheprecedingorsucceedingactivities
Ans:b

22.Wheneveranactivityhaszerototalfloat,then
a)freefloatoftheactivitymustbezerobutindependentfloat
neednotbezero
b)independentfloatmustbezerobutfreefloatneednotbezero
c)freefloatandindependentfloatbothmustbezero
d)freefloatandindependentfloatbothneednotbezero
Ans:c

23.Totalfloatforanyactivityisdefinedasthedifference
between
a)itslatestfinishtimeandearlieststarttimeforitssuccessor
activity
b)itslateststarttimeandearlieststarttime
c)itslateststarttimeandearliestfinishtime
d)itsearliestfinishtimeandearlieststarttimeforitssuccessor
activity
Ans:b
24.InthenetworkshowninFig.independentfloatforthe
activity35willbe(thenumberonthearrowshowstheduration
ofactivity)
a)0
b)1
c)2
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b

25.InthenetworkshowninFig.(belowfig),thecriticalpathis

a)123456
b)12456
c)12356
d)124356
Ans:a

26.Selecttheincorrectstatement.
a)Acriticalpathalwaysbeginsattheveryfirstevent.
b)Acriticalpathalwaysterminatesatthelastevent.
c)Criticalactivitiescontroltheprojectduration.
d)Criticalactivityistheoneforwhichfreefloatiszero.
Ans:d

27.Freefloatforanyactivityisdefinedasthedifference
between
a)itsearliestfinishtimeandearlieststarttimeforitssuccessor
activity
b)itslateststarttimeandearlieststarttime
c)itslatestfinishtimeandearlieststarttimeforitssuccessor
activity
d)itsearliestfinishtimeandlateststarttimeforitssuccessor
activity
Ans:a

28.Criticalpath
a)isalwayslongest
b)isalwaysshortest
c)maybelongest
d)maybeshortest
Ans:a

29.Theindependentfloataffectsonly
a)precedingactivities
b)succeedingactivities
c)theparticularactivityinvolved
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c

30.Afathernotesthatwhenhisteenagedaughterusesthe
telephone,shetakesnotlessthan6minutesforacallandsom?
timesasmuchasanhour.Fifteenminutescallaremore
frequentthancallsofanyotherduration.Ifthesephonecalls
wereanactivityinPERTproject,thenphonecallsexpected
durationwillbe
a)15minutes
b)20.143minutes
c)21minutes
d)27minutes
Ans:c

31.Whatestimatewouldyougiveforthevarianceinabove
problem?
a)81
b)54
c)36
d)9
Ans:a

32.Thetimebywhichaparticularactivitycanbedelayed
withoutaffectingtheprecedingandsucceedingactivitiesis
knownas
a)totalfloat
b)freefloat
c)interferingfloat
d)independentfloat
Ans:d
33.Thetimewithwhichdirectcostdoesnotreducewiththe
increaseintimeisknownas
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
c)increasingthedirectcostandindirectcostboth
d)decreasingthedirectcostandindirectcostboth
Ans:b

37.Economicsavingoftimeresultsbycrashing
a)cheapestcriticalactivity
b)cheapestnoncriticalactivity
c)costliestcriticalactivity
d)costliestnoncriticalactivity
Ans:a

38.Theprocessofincorporatingchangesandreschedulingor
replanningiscalled
a)resourcelevelling
b)resourcesmoothening
c)updating
d)criticalpathscheduling
Ans:c

39.Slacktimerefersto
a)anactivity
b)anevent
c)botheventandactivity
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b

40.Thenormaltimerequiredforthecompletionofprojectin
theaboveproblemis
a)9days
b)13days
c)14days
d)19days
Ans:c

41.Theconstraintsincaseofresourcesmootheningoperation
wouldbe
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)crashdurationsforalltheactivitiesalongthecriticalpath
obtainedbytakingintoaccountthenormaldurationforallthe
activities
d)crashdurationsforalltheactivitiesalongthecriticalpath
obtainedbytakingintoaccountthecrashdurationforallthe
activities.
Ans:d

44.Interferingfloatisthedifferencebetween
a)totalfloatandfreefloat
b)totalfloatandindependentfloat
c)freefloatandindependentfloat
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a

45.Assertion(A):Activity57iscritical.
Reason(R):Earliestfinishtimeandlatestfinishtimeforevents
57aresameSelectthecorrectanswer.
a)AiscorrectbutRisnotcorrect
b)RiscorrectbutAisnotcorrect
c)bothAandRarecorrect
d)bothAandRareincorrect
Ans:a

46.Atractorwhoseweightis20tonneshasadrawbarpullof
2500kg,whenoperatedonalevelroadhavingarolling
resistenceof30kgpertonne.Ifthistractorisoperatedona
levelroadhavingarollingresistanceof40kgpertonne,then
thedrawbarpullofthetractorwill
a)reduceby200kg
b)increaseby200kg
c)increaseby250kg
d)reduceby250kg
Ans:a

47.Whichofthefollowingearthmovingmachineshasthe
shortestcycletime?
a)Dragline
b)Hoe
c)Clamshell
d)Dippershovel
Ans:d

48.Whichofthefollowingexcavatorsismostsuitablefor
diggingunderwater?
a)Dragline
b)Hoe
c)Clamshell
d)Dippershovel
Ans:a

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,theoutputofpower
shovelsforafixedshovelsizewillbemaximum
a)Moistloam
b)Goodcommonearth
c)We|lblastedrock
d)Wetstickyclay
Ans:a

ConstructionPlanningandManagementInterview
Questions
51.Foragivensizeofbucket,theidealoutputofadraglinewill
beleastin
a)Moistloam
b)Sandandgravel
c)Goodcommonearth
d)Wetstickyclay
Ans:d

52.Considerthefollowingstatementsforapowershovel:
(i)Outputcanbeincreasedbyreducingtheangleofswingfora
givendepthofcut.
(ii)Foragivenangleofswing,outputwillbemaximumat
optimumdepthofcut.
(iii)Outputcanbeincreasedbykeepingthedepthofcutless
thanoptimumdepth,
(iv)Outputcanbeincreasedbyincreasingthesizeofshovel.Of
thesestatements
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,theoutputofapower
shovelcanbeincreasedbydecreasingtheangleofswing.
ReasonR:Iftheangleofswingisdecreased,thecycletimewill
bedecreased.
Selectthecorrectanswer.
a)BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA.
b)BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectexplanationof
A.
c)AistruebutRisfalse.
d)AisfalsebutRistrue.
Ans:a

54.Iftheoutputofadraglinefor90angleofswingatoptimum
depthofcutisX,thentheoutputfor120angleofswingat120
%ofoptimumdepthofcutwillbe
a)equaltoX
b)morethanX
c)lessthanX
d)anyoftheabove
Ans:c
55.Outputofabulldozeris
(i)increasedifdrawbarHPofthetractorisincreasedforagiven
haulingdistance
(ii)decreasedifdrawbarHPofthetractorisincreasedfora
givenhaulingdistance
(iii)increasedifthehaulingdistanceisincreasedforagiven
drawbarHPofthetractor
(iv)decreasedifthehaulingdistanceisincreasedforagiven
drawbarHPofthetractorOfthesestatement
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/andhasan
estimatedlifeof10years.Thesalvagevalueattheendof10
yearsisRs.1,50,000/.Thebookvalueofthemachineatthe
endof5yearsusinggeneralstraightlinemethodofevaluation
ofdepreciationis
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/andhasanestimated
lifeof8years.Ithasnosalvagevalueattheendof8years.The
bookvalueoftheexcavatorattheendof3yearsusinggeneral
doubledecliningbalancemethodis
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.4000
plusavariablecostofRs.2percum.Thequantityofearthfor
whichthecostofexcavationbymachinewillbeequaltothecost
ofmanualexcavationis
a)500cum
b)1000cum
c)1500cum
d)2000cum
Ans:a

59.Whichoneofthefollowingsurfaceswillgivehighest
coefficientoftractionwhileusingcrawlertracktractors?
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.Whichofthefollowingsurfaceswillgivehighestrolling
resistanceforarubbertyredvehicle?
a)Concrete
b)Loosesand
c)Asphalt
d)Firmearth
Ans:b

62.Ifthegrossvehicleweightofatruckis30tandrolling
resistanceis30kg/tonne,thenthetractiveeffortrequiredto
keepthetruckmovingatauniformspeedis
a)30kg
b)300kg
c)900kg
d)1000kg
Ans:c

63.Thegraderesistancefactorforanearthmovingmachinecan
beobtainedbymultiplyinggradepercentagebyafactor
approximatelyequalto
a)2kg/tonne
b)6kg/tonne
c)9kg/tonne
d)20kg/tonne
Ans:c

64.Awheeledtractorhaulingunitisworkingonfirmearth.The
totalloadedweightdistributionofthisunitis:
Drivewheels:25000kg
Scraperwheels:10000kg
Ifthecoefficientoftractionforwheeledtractoronfirmearthis
0.5,therimpullwhichthistractorcanexertwithoutslippingis
a)10000kg
b)12500kg
c)22500kg
d)5000kg
Ans:b

65.Afourwheeltrac*orwhoseoperatingweightis12000kgis
pulledalongaroadhavingarisingslopeof2%atauniform
speed.Assumegraderesistancefactor=10kg/tonne.The
tensioninthetowcableis720kg.Therollingresistanceofthe
roadwillbe
a)20kg/tonne
b)30kg/tonne
c)40kg/tonne
d)50kg/tonne
Ans:c

66.AnearthmovingequipmentcostsRs.5,00,000/andhasan
estimatedlifeof10yearsandasalvagevalueofRs.
50,000/.Whatuniformannualamountmustbesetasideatthe
endofeachofthe10yearsforreplacementiftheinterestrateis
8%perannumandifthesinkingfundfactorat8%perannum
interestratefor10yearsis0.069?
a)Rs.31050
b)Rs.34500
c)Rs.37950
d)Rs.50000
Ans:a

67.AmachinecostsRs.20000anditsusefullifeis8years.The
moneyisborrowedat8%interestperannum.Thecapital
recoveryfactorat8%interestperannumfor8yearsis0.174.
Theannualequipmentcostofthemachinewillbe
a)Rs.1740
b)Rs.3480
c)Rs.5220
d)Rs.6960
Ans:b

68.Theprobabilityofcompletionofanyactivitywithinits
expectedtimeis
a)50%
b)84.1%
c)99.9%
d)100%
Ans:a

69.Ifthescheduledcompletiontimeofaprojectismorethan
theearliestexpectedtimeforcompletionoftheproject,thenthe
probabilityofcompletionoftheprojectwithinthescheduled
completiontimewillbe
a)50%
b)lessthan50%
c)morethan50%
d)100%
Ans:c

70.Iftheexpectedtimeforcompletionofaprojectis10days
withastandarddeviationof2days,theexpectedtimeof
completionoftheprojectwith99.9%probabilityis
a)4days
b)6days
c)10days
d)16days
Ans:d

71.Iftheexpectedtimeofcompletionofaprojectis60weeks
withastandarddeviationof5weeks,theprobabilityof
completingtheprojectin50weeksand65weeksrespectively
willbe
a)2.3%and84.1%
b)97.7%and84.1%
c)97.7%and15.9%
d)15.9%and97.7%
Ans:a

72.AtractorshovelhasapurchasepriceofRs.4.7lacsand
couldsavetheorganizationanamountofrupeesonelacper
yearonoperatingcosts.Thesalvagevalueaftertheamortization
periodis10%ofthepurchaseprice.Thecapitalrecoveryperiod
willbe
a)3.7years
b)4.23years
c)5years
d)7.87years
Ans:b

73.Considerthefollowingstatements:
Inthebarchartplanning
1.interdependenceoftheoperationscannotbeportrayed.
2.progressofworkcanbemeasured.
3.sparetimeoftheactivitiescanbedetermined.
4.schedulecannotbeupdated.
Ofthesestatements
a)1,2and3arecorrect
b)1and4arecorrect
c)2,3and4arecorrect
d)1,2and4arecorrect
Ans:b

74.Considerthefollowingstatements:
Inthecriticalpathmethodofconstructionplanning,FreeFloat
canbe.
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)onlyonactivitieslyingontheorginalcriticalpathandhaving
flattercostslopes
d)onoriginalcriticalactivitiesandthosethatbecomecriticalat
anystageofcrashingintheorderofascendingcostslope
Ans:d

76.Duringtheconstructionperiod,pricevariationclausein
contractscatersto
a)increaseinratesofonlyimportantmaterials
b)variationincostinmaterialselement,labourelementand
petroloillubricantelement
c)variationintotalcostoftheprojectonanadhocbasis
d)rateofinflation
Ans:b

77.Ataworksite,statisticalqualitycontrolofconcretemeans
a)measurementofriskstoeliminatefailures
b)applyingthetheoryofprobabilitytosampletestingor
inspection
c)reductioninwastageofinspectioncosts
d)reductionincostsfortheremovalofdefects
Ans:b

78.InIndia,areprefabricatedcomponentscostlierthanthoseof
traditionalcastinsituitemsthattheprefabricatedcomponents
replace?
a)Yes,becauseofheavieroverheadsandhandlingcost
b)Yes,becauseoftheveryhighorderofqualitycontrolforthe
factorymadecomponents
c)No,becauseofrepetitivemanufactureofanumberof
elements
d)No,becauseofsavingsinsitelabour
Ans:c

79.Mobilizationadvanceupto10%ofthecostofworkisgiven
toacontractor
a)oncommencementofworkatsiteforpaymentofloantaken
byhim
b)forthepurchaseofconstructionmaterials
c)forthepaymentofadvancestolabourandotherstaff
d)forallactivitiesrequiredtostarttheworkatsiteon
finalizationofthecontractdocument
Ans:d

80.Sinkingfundis
a)thefundforrebuildingastructurewhenitseconomiclifeis
over
b)raisedtomeetmaintenancecosts
c)thetotalsumtobepaidtothemunicipalauthoritiesbythe
tenants
d)apartofthemoneykeptinreserveforprovidingadditional
structuresandstructuralmodifications
Ans:a

81.Acontractorhastwooptions:Investhismoneyinproject
Aor(II):InvesthismoneyinprojectB.Ifhedecidestoinvest
inA,foreveryrupeeinvested,heisassuredofdoublinghis
moneyintenyears.IfhedecidestoinvestinB,heisassuredof
makinghismoney1.5timesin5years.Ifthecontractorvalues
hismoneyat10%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/.Itssalvage
valueattheendofitstotalusefullifeoffiveyearsisRs.1,000/.
Itsbookvalueattheendoftwoyearsofitsusefullife(asper
straightlinemethodofevaluationofdepreciation)willbe
a)Rs.8,800/
b)Rs.7,600/
c)Rs.6,400/
d)Rs.5,000/
Ans:c

84.Considerthefollowingfeatures/factors:
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
5.Placingconcrete
Thecorrectsequenceoftheseoperationsintunnelconstruction
is
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,pessimistictimeand
themostprobableestimatesare5,17and8daysrespectively,
Theexpectedtimeis
a)8days
b)9days
c)10days
d)15days
Ans:b

88.Themaximumrimpullinthefirstgearofatractorwhile
towingaloadis6300kg.Thetractorweighs12.5tonnesandis
operatingalonga2percentupgradeandtherollingresistanceis
45kg/tonne.Pullavailablefortowingtheloadis
a)3425kg
b)5515kg
c)4350kg
d)2975kg
Ans:b

89.Graderisusedmainlyfor
a)trimmingandfinishing
b)shapingandtrimming
c)finishingandshaping
d)finishing,shapingandtrimming
Ans:d

90.Whichoneofthefollowingisnotanexcavatingandmoving
typeofequipment?
a)Bulldozer
b)Clamshell
c)Scraper
d)Dumptruck
Ans:d

91.Themostsuitabletypeofequipmentforcompactionof
cohesivesoilsis
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
a)controllingthetotalquantityateachbatch
b)weighingaccurately,thequantityofeachmaterialforajob
beforemixing
c)controllingthequantityofeachmaterialintoeachbatch
d)adjustingthewatertobeaddedineachbatchaccordingto
themoisturecontentofthematerialsbeingmixedinthebatch
Ans:c

95.Considerthefollowingstatements:
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,aspercentageoftipping
loadatspecifiedradius,forcrawlermounted,andpneumatic
tyremountedmachineswouldberespectively
a)80and90
b)90and80
c)85and75
d)75and83
Ans:d

97.Sensitivityanalysisisastudyof
a)comparisonofprofitandloss
b)comparisonofassetsandliabilities
c)changeinoutputduetochangeininput
d)economicsofcostandbenefitsoftheproject
Ans:c
 98.Inthetimecostoptimisation,usingCPMmethodfor
networkanalysis,thecrashingoftheactivitiesalongthecritical
pathisdonestartingwiththeactivityhaving
a)longestduration
b)highestcostslope
c)leastcostslope
d)shortestduration
Ans:c

99.Preliminaryprojectreportforaroadprojectmustcontain
a)thedetailedestimatedcostbasedondetaileddesign
b)theseveralalternativesoftheprojectthathavebeen
considered
c)thesoilsurvey,trafficsurvey,conceptdesignand
approximatecost
d)thecontractdocumentsforinvitingtenders
Ans:c

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