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construction planning and management MCQs

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construction planning and management Mcqs
1. The reduction in project time normally results in_______________?
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A. increasing the direct cost and indirect cost both

B. decreasing the direct cost and indirect cost both

C. increasing the direct cost and decreasing the indirect cost

D. decreasing the direct cost and increasing indirect cost

2. The maximum rimpull in the first gear of a tractor while towing a load is 6300 kg. The tractor weighs 12.5 tonnes and is operating along a 2 percent upgrade and the rolling resistance is 45 kg/tonne. Pull available for towing the load is________________?
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A. 4350 kg

B. 2975 kg

C. 5515 kg

D. 3425 kg

3. In resources levelling________________?
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A. cost of project is controlled

B. total duration of project is increased

C. total duration of project is reduced

D. uniform demand of resources is achieved
4. Grader is used mainly for___________________?
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A. finishing, shaping and trimming

B. shaping and trimming

C. finishing and shaping

D. trimming and finishing

5. The normal time required for the completion of project in the above problem is_______________?
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A. 13 days

B. 19 days

C. 9 days

D. 14 days
6. The area under the Beta distribution curve is divided into two equal parts by_______________?
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A. most likely time

B. optimistic time

C. expected time

D. pessimistic time

7. A father notes that when his teenage daughter uses the telephone, she takes not less than 6 minutes for a call and som? times as much as an hour. Fifteen minutes call are more frequent than calls of any other duration. If these phone calls were an activity in PERT project, then phone calls expected duration will be_______________?
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A. 21 minutes

B. 27 minutes

C. 15 minutes

D. 20.143 minutes

8. For a given activity, the optimistic time, pessimistic time and the most probable estimates are 5, 17 and 8 days respectively, The expected time is__________________?
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A. 8 days

B. 10 days

C. 15 days

D. 9 days
9. Sensitivity analysis is a study of__________________?
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A. comparison of assets and liabilities

B. change in output due to change in input

C. economics of cost and benefits of the project

D. comparison of profit and loss

10. If the expected time for completion of a project is 10 days with a standard deviation of 2 days, the expected time of completion of the project with 99.9% probability is________________?
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A. 16 days

B. 4 days

C. 6 days

D. 10 days

11. For excavating utility trenches with precise control of depth, the excavation equipment used is_______________?
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A. Shovel

B. Dragline

C. None of the above

D. Hoe
12. If the output of a dragline for 90 angle of swing at optimum depth of cut is X, then the output for 120 angle of swing at 120 % of optimum depth of cut will be_________________?
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A. less than X

B. more than X

C. equal to X

D. any of the above

13. Updating may result in_________________?
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A. change of critical path

B. increase of project completion time

C. decrease of project completion time

D. all of the above
14. The original cost of an equipment is Rs.10,000/-. Its salvage value at the end of its total useful life of five years is Rs. 1,000/-. Its book value at the end of two years of its useful life (as per straight line method of evaluation of depreciation) will be________________?
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A. Rs. 5,000/-

B. Rs. 8,800/-

C. Rs. 7,600/-

D. Rs. 6,400/-
15. The rated loads of lifting cranes, as percentage of tipping load at specified radius, for crawler-mounted, and pneumatic tyremounted machines would be respectively_________________?
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A. 85 and 75

B. 75 and 83

C. 80 and 90

D. 90 and 80

16. Wheeled tractors are replacing crawler tractors because________________?
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A. sider the following statements?

17. Latest start of an activity is always________________?
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A. less than or equal to latest event time of preceding node

B. greater than or equal to latest event time of preceding node

C. less than latest event time of preceding node

D. equal to latest event time of preceding node

18. The basic action involved in sheep foot rolling is_______________?
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A. Vibration

B. Tamping

C. Pressing

D. Kneading
19. A tractor whose weight is 20 tonnes has a drawbar pull of 2500 kg, when operated on a level road having a rolling resistence of 30 kg per tonne. If this tractor is operated on a level road having a rolling resistance of 40 kg per tonne, then the drawbar pull of the tractor will________________?
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A. reduce by 250 kg

B. increase by 200 kg

C. reduce by 200 kg

D. increase by 250 kg

20. The time corresponding to minimum total project cost is_______________?
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A. crash time

B. optimistic time

C. between normal time and crash time

D. normal time

21. Which of the following is a weakness of bar chart ?
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A. all of the above

B. project progress

C. interdependencies of activities

D. uncertainties

22. A wheeled tractor hauling unit is working on firm earth. The total loaded weight distribution of this unit is: Drive wheels : 25000 kg Scraper wheels : 10000 kg If the coefficient of traction for wheeled tractor on firm earth is 0.5, the rimpull which this tractor can exert without slipping is_______________?
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A. 10000 kg

B. 22500 kg

C. 5000 kg

D. 12500 kg
23. Preliminary project report for a road project must contain___________________?
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A. the several alternatives of the project that have been considered

B. the contract documents for inviting tenders

C. the detailed estimated cost based on detailed design

D. the soil survey, traffic survey, concept design and approximate cost
24. If the expected time of completion of a project is 60 weeks with a standard deviation of 5 weeks, the probability of completing the project in 50 weeks and 65 weeks respectively will be__________________?
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A. 2.3% and 84.1%

B. 97.7 % and 15.9%

C. 97.7% and 84.1%

D. 15.9% and 97.7%

25. The time by which a particular activity can be delayed without affecting the preceding and succeeding activities is known as_______________?
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A. total float

B. free float

C. interfering float

D. independent float
26. A machine is purchased for Rs. 10,000,00/- and has an estimated life of 10 years. The salvage value at the end of 10 years is Rs. 1,50,000/-. The book value of the machine at the end of 5 years using general straight line method of evaluation of depreciation is__________________?
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A. Rs. 8,50,000/-

B. Rs. 4,75,000/-

C. Rs. 5,75,000/-

D. Rs. 6,50,000/-

27. Mobilization advance up to 10% of the cost of work is given to a contractor_______________?
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A. for all activities required to start the work at site on finalization of the contract document

B. for the payment of advances to labour and other staff

C. on commencement of work at site for payment of loan taken by him

D. for the purchase of construction materials

28. Which of the following surfaces will give highest rolling resistance for a rubber tyred vehicle?
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A. Concrete

B. Firm earth

C. Loose sand

D. Asphalt

29. Consider the following statements for a power shovel?
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A. ect the correct statements?

B. i) Output can be increased by keeping the depth of cut less than optimum depth

C. ) For a given angle of swing, output will be maximum at optimum depth of cut

D. Output can be increased by reducing the angle of swing for a given depth of cut

E. ) Output can be increased by increasing the size of shovel</strong>

30. Which one of the following is not an excavating and moving type of equipment ?
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A. Clam shell

B. Scraper

C. Dump truck

D. Bulldozer

31. Which of the following does not represent an activity?
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A. site located

B. foundation is being dug

C. the invitations are being sent

D. the office area is being cleaned

32. The process of incorporating changes and rescheduling or replanning is called_______________?
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A. updating

B. resource levelling

C. resource smoothening

D. critical path scheduling

33. For which of the following materials, the output of power shovels for a fixed shovel size will be maximum_______________?
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A. We|l blasted rock

B. Moist loam

C. Good common earth

D. Wet sticky clay

34. Interfering float is the difference between__________________?
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A. total float and free float

B. total float and independent float

C. free float and independent float

D. none of the above

35. An earth moving equipment costs Rs. 5,00,000/- and has an estimated life of 10 years and a salvage value of Rs. 50,000/-.What uniform annual amount must be set aside at the end of each of the 10 years for replacement if the interest rate is 8% per annum and if the sinking fund factor at 8% per annum interest rate for 10 years is 0.069 ?
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A. Rs. 31050

B. Rs. 50000

C. Rs. 37950

D. Rs. 34500

36. If the gross vehicle weight of a truck is 30 t and rolling resistance is 30 kg/tonne, then the tractive effort required to keep the truck moving at a uniform speed is__________________?
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A. 30 kg

B. 900 kg

C. 300 kg

D. 1000 kg

37. At a work site, statistical quality control of concrete means________________?
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A. reduction in wastage of inspection costs

B. applying the theory of probability to sample testing or inspection

C. measurement of risks to eliminate failures

D. reduction in costs for the removal of defects

38. A machine costs Rs. 20000 and its useful life is 8 years. The money is borrowed at 8% interest per annum. The capital recovery factor at 8% interest per annum for 8 years is 0.174. The annual equipment cost of the machine will be________________?
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A. Rs.1740

B. Rs.6960

C. Rs.3480

D. Rs.5220

39. In the time-cost optimisation, using CPM method for network analysis, the crashing of the activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having________________?
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A. least cost slope

B. shortest duration

C. longest duration

D. highest cost slope

40. Whenever an activity has zero total float, then_______________?
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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

41. Rolling resistance of a wheel depends upon_____________?
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A. Vehicle load

B. ) Grade

C. ect the correct statements?

D. i) Ground</strong>

42. A tractor shovel has a purchase price of Rs. 4.7 lacs and could save the organization an amount of rupees one lac per year on operating costs. The salvage value after the amortization period is 10% of the purchase price. The capital recovery period will be________________?
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A. 5 years

B. 3.7 years

C. 7.87 years

D. 4.23 years
43. Sinking fund is_______________?
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A. a part of the money kept in reserve for providing additional structures and structural modifications

B. raised to meet maintenance costs

C. the fund for rebuilding a structure when its economic life is over

D. the total sum to be paid to the municipal authorities by the tenants

44. A contractor has two options : Invest his money in project A or (II) : Invest his money in project B. If he decides to invest in A, for every rupee invested, he is assured of doubling his money in ten years. If he decides to invest in B, he is assured of making his money 1.5 times in 5 years. If the contractor values his money at 10% interest rate, he______________?
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A. could invest in either of the two projects

B. should invest in project A

C. should invest in neither of the two projects

D. should invest in project B

45. Which of the following excavators is most suitable for digging under water?
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A. Hoe

B. Drag line

C. Dipper shovel

D. Clam shell

46. If the optimistic time, most likely time and pessimistic time for activity A are 4, 6 and 8 respectively and for activity B are 5, 5.5 and 9 respectively, then______________?
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A. expected time of activity A is greater than the expected time of activity B

B. expected time of activity B is greater than the expected time of activity A

C. expected time of both activities A and B are same

D. none of the above

47. A four wheel trac*or whose operating weight is 12000 kg is pulled along a road having a rising slope of 2% at a uniform speed. Assume grade resistance factor = 10 kg/tonne. The tension in the tow cable is 720 kg. The rolling resistance of the road will be___________________?
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A. 20 kg/tonne

B. 40 kg/tonne

C. 50 kg/tonne

D. 30 kg/tonne

48. The grade resistance factor for an earth moving machine can be obtained by multiplying grade percentage by a factor approximately equal to_________________?
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A. 20 kg/tonne

B. 2 kg/tonne

C. 6 kg/tonne

D. 9 kg/tonne
49. During the construction period, price variation clause in contracts caters to__________________?
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A. increase in rates of only important materials

B. variation in cost in materials element, labour element and petrol-oil-lubricant element

C. rate of inflation

D. variation in total cost of the project on an ad hoc basis

50. If the scheduled completion time of a project is more than the earliest expected time for completion of the project, then the probability of completion of the project within the scheduled completion time will be__________________?
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A. 50%

B. 100%

C. more than 50%

D. less than 50%