Practice Test: Question Set - 07
1. Which one of the following surfaces will give highest coefficient of traction while using crawler track tractors?
- (A) Ice
- (B) Concrete
- (C) Loose sand
- (D) Earth
2. Residential buildings are treated as
- (A) Light
construction
- (B) Heavy
construction
- (C) Industrial
construction
- (D) Private
construction
3. Consider the following statements:
In the bar chart planning
1. Interdependence of the operations cannot
be portrayed.
2. Progress of work can be measured.
3. Spare time of the activities can be
determined.
4. Schedule cannot be updated.
Of these statements
- (A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
- (B) 1 and 4 are correct
- (C) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
- (D) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
4. The three time estimates for the activities of the network shown in the given figure are shown above their arrows. The earliest expected time for the event 4, is
- (A) 19
- (B) 14
- (C) 24
- (D) None of
these
5. Consider the following activities in a building construction:
1. Concreting of roof slabs
2. Brick-jelly lime concrete terracing
3. Erection of form work for slab
4. Construction of parapet wall in terrace
The correct sequence of these activities is
- (A) 1, 3, 2, 4
- (B) 3, 1, 4, 2
- (C) 3, 1, 2, 4
- (D) 1, 3, 4, 2
6. Military organization is known as
- (A) Line
organization
- (B) Line
and staff organization
- (C) Functional
organization
- (D) None
of these
7. Mobilization advance up to 10% of the cost of work is given to a contractor
- (A) On commencement of work at site for payment
of loan taken by him
- (B) For the purchase of construction materials
- (C) For the payment of advances to labour and
other staff
- (D) For all activities required to start the
work at site on finalization of the contract document
8. Pick up the PERT event from the following:
- (A) Digging of
foundation started
- (B) Digging
of foundation completed
- (C) Laying of concrete
started
- (D) All
the above
9. 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
- (A) Rs. 4,75,000
- (B) Rs. 5,75,000
- (C) Rs. 6,50,000
- (D) Rs. 8,50,000
10. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
- (A) An
activity of a project is denoted by an arrow on the net work
- (B) The
tail of the arrow indicates the start of the activity
- (C) The head of
the arrow indicates the end of the activity
- (D) The
arrows are drawn to scale from left to right
11. The process of incorporating changes and rescheduling or replanning is called
- (A) Resource levelling
- (B) Resource smoothening
- (C) Updating
- (D) Critical path scheduling
12. Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram, is generally known
- (A) Event
- (B) Node
- (C) Connector
- (D) All the
above
13. 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.
Select the correct answer.
- (A) Both A and R is true and R is the correct
explanation of A
- (B) Both A and R is 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
14. The salient feature of functional organization is
- (A) Strict
adherence to specifications
- (B) Separation
of planning and design part
- (C) Each
individual maintains functional efficiency
- (D) All the
above
15. 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
- (A) 3.7 years
- (B) 4.23 years
- (C) 5 years
- (D) 7.87 years
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