Construction Engineering and Management (3170614) MCQs

MCQs of Unit : 1 Construction project planning

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31.
Pick up the correct statement from the following
(a) The difference of latest occurence time and earliest expected time, is called slack
(b) The activities connecting the events having zero slack, lie on the critical path
(c) The critical path consumes the maximum time
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

32.
Pick up the correct statement from the following
(a) The duration between the earliest start time of the preceding event and latest finish time of the succeeding event, is called 'float'
(b) The duration of time by which an activity can be delayed without affecting the succeeding activity, is called free float
(c) The float which affects neither the processor nor the successor activities, is called independent float
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

33.
PERT is
(a) Limited of event oriented diagrams
(b) Used for research and development projects
(c) Based on three time estimates for activities linking up two events
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

34.
In CPM analysis
(a) Emphasis is given to activities
(b) Activities are represented by arrows
(c) Uncertainties are not allowed
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

35.
An event is indicated on the network by a number enclosed in
(a) a circle
(b) a square
(c) a triangle
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

36.
While scheduling a project by CPM
(a) a project is divided into various activities
(b) Required time for each activity is established
(c) Sequence of various activities is made according to their importance
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

37.
Pick up the correct statement from the following with regards to CPM network analysis of projects
(a) Earliest occurrence time of the event from which the activity arrow' originates, is called earliest start time of the activity
(b) Earliest occurrence time of the event from which the activity arrow originates plus the duration of the activity, is called earliest finish time of the activity
(c) The latest occurrence time of the node of which the activity arrow terminates minus the duration of the activity, is called latest start time
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

38.
Pick up the correct statement from the following
(a) Forward pass is used for calculating earliest expected time
(b) Backward pass is used for calculating the latest occurence time
(c) Maximum value of earliest expected time is used if there are more than one value of any event
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

39.
Which one of the following represents an event?
(a) concrete cured
(b) fixing of door
(c) plastering of walls
(d) selecting sites
Answer:

Option (a)

40.
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following
(a) The various functions under each activity, are shown by one bar on Bar Charts
(b) Bar chart establishes the interdependency of one event on another
(c) Only approximate percentage of the completed work is reported
(d) None of these
Answer:

Option (b)

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