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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

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