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construction planning and management Mcqs

61. Which of the following is not a PERT event ?
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A. class is being attended

B. bus starts from Jaipur

C. site investigation started

D. sessional work completed

62. The probability of completion of any activity within its expected time is_________________?
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A. 84.10%

B. 50%

C. 99.90%

D. 100%

63. What estimate would you give for the variance in above problem ?
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A. 54

B. 81

C. 9

D. 36

64. Which one of the following surfaces will give highest coefficient of traction while using crawler track tractors?
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A. Concrete

B. Ice

C. Earth

D. Loose sand

65. Free float for any activity is defined as the difference between__________________?
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A. its earliest finish time and latest start time for its successor activity

B. its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity

C. its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity

D. its latest start time and earliest start time

66. PERT technique of network analysis is mainly useful for__________________?
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A. research and development projects

B. small projects

C. deterministic activities

D. large and complex projects

67. Total float for any activity is defined as the difference between________________?
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A. its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity

B. its latest start time and earliest start time

C. its latest start time and earliest finish time

D. its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity

68. Slack time refers to_______________?
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A. an activity

B. an event

C. both event and activity

D. none of the above

69. In PERT analysis, the time estimates of activities and probability of their occurrence follow_______________?
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A. Poissons distribution curve

B. Beta distribution curve

C. none of the above

D. normal distribution curve

70. The time with which direct cost does not reduce with the increase in time is known as_________________?
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A. normal time

B. standard time

C. crash time

D. optimistic time

71. Economic saving of time results by crashing_________________?
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A. costliest non-critical activity

B. costliest critical activity

C. cheapest non-critical activity

D. cheapest critical activity

72. The minimum width of the fire escape stairs shall be?
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A. 1.25 m

B. 2.0 m

C. 1.5 m

D. 1.00 m

73. Select the incorrect statement?
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A. Earliest start of an activity is the early event time of the node it leaves.

B. Latest finish of an activity is the late event time of the node it enters.

C. none of the above

D. Latest start of an activity is its latest finish minus its duration.

74. The independent float affects only_______________?
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A. the particular activity involved

B. preceding activities

C. succeeding activities

D. none of the above

75. Assertion A: For a given depth of cut, the output of a power shovel can be increased by decreasing the angle of swing Reason R: If the angle of swing is decreased, the cycle time will be decreased_______________?
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A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

C. A is true but R is false

D. A is false but R is true

76. The constraints in case of resource smoothening operation would be_______________?
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A. resources

B. project duration time

C. both resources and project duration time

D. none of the above

77. Crash project duration is obtained by summing the________________?
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A. normal durations for all the activities

B. crash durations for all activities

C. crash durations for all the activities along the critical path obtained by taking into account the crash duration for all the activities

D. crash durations for all the activities along the critical path obtained by taking into account the normal duration for all the activities

78. For a given size of bucket, the ideal output of a dragline will be least in_______________?
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A. Moist loam

B. Wet sticky clay

C. Good common earth

D. Sand and gravel

79. Earliest finish of an activity is always_______________?
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A. greater than or equal to earliest event time of the following node

B. greater than earliest event time of the following node

C. less than earliest event time of the following node

D. less than or equal to earliest event time of the following node

80. Select the correct statement?
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A. The tail of an arrow represents the finish of an activity

B. Activity arrows in a CPM network are drawn to scale

C. none of the above

D. Arrow bead represents the start of an activity

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