Practice Test: Question Set - 01
1. In time-cost optimization of a project, crashing is done.
- (A) On all the activities
- (B) On all the activities lying on the critical path
- (C) Only on activities lying on the original critical
path and having flatter cost slopes
- (D) On original critical activities and those that
become critical at any stage of crashing in the order of ascending cost slope
2. Which of the following does not represent an activity?
- (A) Site located
- (B) Foundation is being dug
- (C) The office area is being cleaned
- (D) The invitations are being sent
3. In resources levelling
- (A) Total duration of project is reduced
- (B) Total duration of project is increased
- (C) Uniform demand of resources is achieved
- (D) Cost of project is controlled
4. Sensitivity analysis is a study of
- (A) Comparison of profit and loss
- (B) Comparison of assets and liabilities
- (C) Change in output due to change in input
- (D) Economics of cost and benefits of the
project
5. Preliminary project report for a road project must contain
- (A) The detailed estimated cost based on
detailed design
- (B) The several alternatives of the project that have
been considered
- (C) The soil survey, traffic survey, concept design and
approximate cost
- (D) The contract documents for inviting tenders
6. For which of the following materials, the output of power shovels for a fixed shovel size will be maximum
- (A) Moist loam
- (B) Good common earth
- (C) Well blasted rock
- (D) Wet sticky clay
7. If the output of a drag-line 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
- (A) Equal to X
- (B) More than X
- (C) Less than X
- (D) Any of the above
8. In PERT analysis, the time estimates of activities and probability of their occurrence follow
- (A) Normal distribution curve
- (B) Poisson's distribution curve
- (C) Beta distribution curve
- (D) None of the above
9. Free float is mainly used to
- (A) Identify the activities which can be delayed
without affecting the total float of preceding activity
- (B) Identify the activities, which can be delayed
without affecting the total float of succeeding activity
- (C) Establish priorities
- (D) Identify the activities which can be delayed
without affecting the total float of either the preceding or succeeding activities
10. Grader is used mainly for
- (A) Trimming and finishing
- (B) Shaping and trimming
- (C) Finishing and shaping
- (D) Finishing, shaping and trimming
11. Which of the following surfaces will give highest rolling resistance for a rubber tyred vehicle?
- (A) Concrete
- (B) Loose sand
- (C) Asphalt
- (D) Firm earth
12. Which of the following earth moving machines has the shortest cycle time?
- (A) Drag line
- (B) Hoe
- (C) Clam shell
- (D) Dipper shovel
13. Updating may result in
- (A) Change of critical path
- (B) Decrease of project completion time
- (C) Increase of project completion time
- (D) All of the above
14. The time by which a particular activity can be delayed without affecting the preceding and succeeding activities is known as
- (A) Total float
- (B) Free float
- (C) Interfering float
- (D) Independent float
15. During the construction period, price variation clause in contracts caters to
- (A) Increase in rates of only important materials
- (B) Variation in cost in materials element, labour
element and petrol-oil-lubricant element
- (C) Variation in total cost of the project on an ad hoc
basis
- (D) Rate of inflation
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