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61. Which of the following is a weakness of bar chart?
A. Interdependencies of activities
B. Project progress
C. Uncertainties
D. All of the above 

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62. For completion of a project, the critical path of the network represents
A. Minimum time 
B. Maximum time
C. Maximum cost
D. Minimum cost
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63. 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
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64. Which of the following excavators is most suitable for digging under water?
A. Drag line 
B. Hoe
C. Clam shell
D. Dipper shovel
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65. Rolling resistance of a wheel depends upon

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(iii) Ground conditions
A. Only (i) is correct
B. (i) and (ii) are correct
C. (i) and (iii) are correct 
D. (ii) and (iii) are correct
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56. The part of a derrick crane include

(i) Mast
(ii) Boom
(iii) Bull wheel
(iv) Jack
which of these statements are correct?
A. (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

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57. For excavating utility trenches with precise control of depth, the excavation equipment used is
A. Hoe 
B. Shovel
C. Dragline
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58. 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
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59. Power stations are generally treated as
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B. Heavy construction
C. Industrial construction 
D. Electrical construction
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60. If the optimistic time, most likely time and pessimistic time for activity A are 4, 6 and 8 respectively and for
activity B are 5, 5.5 and 9 respectively, then
A. expected time of activity A is greater than the expected time of activity B
B. expected time of activity B is greater than the expected time of activity A
C. expected time of both activities A and B are same 
D. none of the above
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11. Time and progress chart of a construction, is also known as
A. Bar chart
B. Gantt chart
C. Modified Mile stone chart
D. All the above 

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12. The difference between the time avail-to do a job and the time required to do the job, is known as
A. Event
B. Float 
C. Duration
D. Constraint
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13. The Overall in-charge of an organization at the site responsible for the execution of the works, is
A. Executive Engineer
B. Engineer 
C. Junior Engineer
D. Assistant Engineer
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14. For the supply of materials for concrete, form work reinforcing and placing of concrete, removal of form work
and curing of concrete, number of bar(s) required on bar chart, is
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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15. Various activities of a project, are shown on bar charts by
A. Vertical lines
B. Horizontal lines 
C. Dots
D. Crosses
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51. 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

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52. The original cost of an equipment is Rs.10,000. Its salvage value at the end of its total useful life of five years is
Rs. 1,000. Its book value at the end of two years of its useful life (as per straight line method of evaluation of
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A. Rs. 8,800
B. Rs. 7,600
C. Rs. 6,400 
D. Rs. 5,000
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53. Crash project duration is obtained by summing the
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 normal duration for all the
activities
D. Crash durations for all the activities along the critical path obtained by taking into account the crash duration for all 
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54. Mile Stone charts were invented in the year of
A. 1910
B. 1920
C. 1930
D. 1940 
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55. Which one of the following represents an activity?
A. Excavation for foundation
B. Curing of concrete
C. Setting of question paper
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31. A dummy activity
A. Is artificially introduced
B. Is represented by a dotted line
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32. A Milestone chart
A. Shows the interdependencies of various jobs
B. Depicts the delay of jobs, if any
C. Points outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any
D. None of these 
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33. Consider the following features/factors:

1. Projects are of the non-repetitive type
2. Time required need not be known
3. Time required is known precisely
4. Events have been established for planning
5. Emphasis is given to activities of project
PERT is preferred for planning because of
A. 1, 2 and 4 
B. 3, 4 and 5
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2 and 5
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34. 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.
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
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35. Batching refers to
A. Controlling the total quantity at each batch
B. Weighing accurately, the quantity of each material for a job before mixing
C. Controlling the quantity of each material into each batch 
D. Adjusting the water to be added in each batch according to the moisture content of the materials being mixed in the batch
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1. The normal time required for the completion of project in the above problem is
A. 9 days
B. 13 days
C. 14 days 
D. 19 days
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2. If to, tp and tm are the optimistic, pessimistic and most likely time estimates of an activity respectively, the
expected time t of the activity will be
A. to + 3tm+ tp/3
B. to + 4tm+ tp/4
C. to + 4tm+ tp/5
D. to + 4tm+ tp/6 
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3. A construction schedule is prepared after collecting
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B. Output of labour
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4. If an activity has its optimistic, most likely and pessimistic times as 2, 3 and 7 respectively, then its expected
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A. 3.5 and 5/6
B. 5 and 25/36
C. 3.5 and 25/36 
D. 4 and 5/6
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5. Bar charts are suitable for
A. Minor works 
B. Major works
C. Large projects
D. All the Above
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6. The first stage of a construction, is
A. Preparation of estimate
B. Survey of the site
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7. A father notes that when his teenage daughter uses the telephone, she takes not less than 6 minutes for a call
and som? times as much as an hour. Fifteen minutes call are more frequent than calls of any other duration. If
these phone calls were an activity in PERT project, then phone calls expected duration will be
A. 15 minutes
B. 20.143 minutes
C. 21 minutes 
D. 27 minutes
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8. The probability of completion of any activity within its expected time is
A. 50 % 
B. 84.1 %
C. 99.9 %
D. 100 %
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9. For a given activity, the optimistic time, pessimistic time and the most probable estimates are 5, 17 and 8 days
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A. 8 days
B. 9 days 
C. 10 days
D. 15 days
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10. For the network shown in the given figure, the expected time for the activity
A. 1-2 is 4
B. 2-3 is 7
C. 3-4 is 8
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47. The rated loads of lifting cranes, as percentage of tipping load at specified radius, for crawler-mounted and
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A. 80 and 90
B. 90 and 80
C. 85 and 75
D. 75 and 83 
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48. In the time-cost optimisation, using CPM method for network analysis, the crashing of the activities along the
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A. Longest duration
B. Highest cost slope
C. Least cost slope 
D. Shortest duration
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49. 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
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A. Rs. 1740
B. Rs. 3480 
C. Rs. 5220
D. Rs. 6960
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50. Consider the following statements for a power shovel:

(i) Output can be increased by reducing the angle of swing for a given depth of cut.
(ii) For a given angle of swing, output will be maximum at optimum depth of cut.
(iii) Output can be increased by keeping the depth of cut less than optimum depth.
(iv) Output can be increased by increasing the size of shovel.
A. (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
B. (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct 
C. (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
D. (i) and (iv) are correct
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A. Line organization
B. Line and staff organization
C. Functional organization 
D. Effective organization
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27. For the execution of a project, a contractor is
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C. An agency
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28. 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?
A. Rs. 31050 
B. Rs. 34500
C. Rs. 37950
D. Rs. 50000
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A. Any project
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C. Minor projects 
D. All the above
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30. If the expected time for completion of a project is 10 days with a standard deviation of 2 days, the expected
time of completion of the project with 99.9% probability is
A. 4 days
B. 6 days
C. 10 days
D. 16 days 
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C. Functional organization
D. None of these
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37. Critical path lies along the activities having total float
A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Zero 
D. Same
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38. An excavator costs Rs. 20,00,000 and has an estimated life of 8 years. It has no salvage value at the end of 8
years. The book value of the excavator at the end of 3 years using general double declining balance method is
A. Rs. 8,43,750 
B. Rs. 8,75,000
C. Rs. 10,50,000
D. Rs. 11,56,250
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39. Slack time refers to

A. An activity
B. An event 
C. Both event and activity
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40. The most suitable type of equipment for compaction of cohesive soils is
A. Smooth-wheeled rollers
B. Vibratory rollers
C. Sheep foot rollers 
D. Tampers
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17. The main principle of an organization, is
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B. Effective control at all levels
C. Delegation of authority
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18. A critical ratio scheduling
A. Determines the status of each activity
B. Adjusts automatically changes in activity progress
C. Is a dynamic system
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19. A golden rule for the procurement of construction stones, suggests
A. 100% at the site
B. 67% at the site and 33% under procurement 
C. 50% at the site and 50% under procurement
D. 33% at the site and 67% under procurement
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20. If a is the optimistic time, b is the pessimistic time and m is most likely time of an activity, the expected time of
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A. (a + m + b)/6
B. (a + 2m + b)/6
C. (a + 4m + b)/6 
D. (a + 5m + b)/6
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B. Heavy construction
C. Industrial construction
D. Private construction
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67. Output of a bulldozer is

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(ii) Decreased if drawbar HP of the tractor is increased for a given hauling distance
(iii) Increased if the hauling distance is increased for a given drawbar HP of the tractor
(iv) Decreased if the hauling distance is increased for a given drawbar HP of the tractor
A. (i) and (iii) are correct
B. (i) and (iv) are correct 
C. (ii) and (iii) are correct
D. (ii) and (iv) are correct
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68. The critical activity has
A. Maximum float
B. Minimum float
C. Zero float 
D. None of these
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69. The object of technical planning, is
A. Preparation of specifications
B. Preparation of estimates
C. Initiating the procurement action of resources
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70. Total float for any activity is defined as the difference between
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
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A. 20 kg/tonne
B. 30 kg/tonne
C. 40 kg/tonne 
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22. A tractor whose weight is 20 tonnes has a drawbar pull of 2500 kg, when operated on a level road having a
rolling resistance of 30 kg per tonne. If this tractor is operated on a level road having a rolling resistance of 40
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A. Reduce by 200 kg 
B. Increase by 200 kg
C. Increase by 250 kg
D. Reduce by 250 kg
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23. The time with which direct cost does not reduce with the increase in time is known as
A. Crash time
B. Normal time 
C. Optimistic time
D. Standard time 
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24. If the gross vehicle weight of a truck is 30 tonne and rolling resistance is 30 kg/tonne, then the tractive effort
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A. 30 kg
B. 300 kg
C. 900 kg 
D. 1000 kg
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A. Moist loam
B. Sand and gravel
C. Good common earth
D. Wet sticky clay 
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C. Functional organization
D. Effective organization
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42. CPM is
A. Synthesising in concepts
B. Is built of activities oriented programme
C. Is based on time estimate
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43. 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 
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44. Critical path
A. Is always longest 
B. Is always shortest
C. May be longest
D. May be shortest
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45. Earliest finish of an activity is always
A. Greater than earliest event time of the following node
B. Less than earliest event time of the following node
C. Less than or equal to earliest event time of the following node 
D. Greater than or equal to earliest event time of the following node
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41. Select the correct statement.
A. Activity arrows in a CPM network are drawn to scale
B. The tail of an arrow represents the finish of an activity
C. Arrow bead represents the start of an activity
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42. Select the incorrect statement.
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B. Latest finish of an activity is the late event time of the node it enters
C. Latest start of an activity is its latest finish minus its duration
D. None of the above 
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B. Total float can be either start float or finish float
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D. Start float and finish float are the differences between activity times and not event times
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A. A critical path always begins at the very first event.
B. A critical path always terminates at the last event.
C. Critical activities control the project duration.
D. Critical activity is the one for which free float is zero. 
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45. Wheeled tractors are replacing crawler tractors because

1. Wheeled tractors travel faster.
2. Crawler tractors are more expensive.
3. Track parts of a crawler wear out quickly.
4. Crawler tractors have stick control.
of following statements
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B. 2, 3 and 4 are correct
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61. Which of the following earth moving machines has the shortest cycle time?
A. Drag line
B. Hoe
C. Clam shell
D. Dipper shovel 
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62. A tractor shovel has a purchase price of Rs. 4.7 lacs and could save the organization an amount of rupees one
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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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63. Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram, is generally known
A. Event
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C. Connector
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64. Grader is used mainly for
A. Trimming and finishing
B. Shaping and trimming
C. Finishing and shaping
D. Finishing, shaping and trimming 
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65. 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
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B. 3, 1, 4, 2
C. 3, 1, 2, 4 
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B. Milestone chart
C. Critical path method (CPM)
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7. A contractor has two options;(l) : Invest his money in project A or (II) : Invest his money in project B. If he
decides to invest in A, for every rupee invested, he is assured of doubling his money in ten years. If he decides
to invest in B, he is assured of making his money 1.5 times in 5 years. If the contractor values his money at 10%
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A. should invest in neither of the two projects 
B. could invest in either of the two projects
C. should invest in project A
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8. 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
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A. Total float
B. Free float
C. Interfering float
D. Independent float 
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10. 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
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1. Drilling
2. Blasting
3. Mucking
4. Placing steel
5. Placing concrete
The correct sequence of these operations in tunnel construction is
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B. 1, 3, 2, 4, 5
C. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 
D. 1, 3, 4, 2, 5
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B. Normal time
C. Optimistic time
D. Between normal time and crash time 
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14. The process of incorporating changes and rescheduling or replanning is called
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B. Resource smoothening
C. Updating 
D. Critical path scheduling
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15. If D is the duration, ES and EF are the earliest start and finish, LS and LF are latest start and latest finish time,
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B. LS = LF - D
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46. The maximum rimpull in the first gear of a tractor while towing a load is 6300 kg. The tractor weighs 12.5
tonnes and is operating along a 2 percent upgrade and the rolling resistance is 45 kg/tonne. Pull available for
towing the load is
A. 3425 kg
B. 5515 kg 
C. 4350 kg
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48. If the expected time of completion of a project is 60 weeks with a standard deviation of 5 weeks, the probability
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B. 97.7% and 84.1%
C. 97.7 % and 15.9%
D. 15.9% and 97.7%
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B. Project duration time 
C. Both resources and project duration time
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50. PERT is
A. An analytic in concept
B. Limited of event oriented diagrams
C. Used for research and development projects
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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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B. Poisson's distribution curve
C. Beta distribution curve 
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28. At a work site, statistical quality control of concrete means
A. Measurement of risks to eliminate failures
B. Applying the theory' of probability to sample testing or inspection 
C. Reduction in wastage of inspection costs
D. Reduction in costs for the removal of defects
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29. 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 
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30. Pick up the PERT event from the following:
A. Digging of foundation started
B. Digging of foundation completed
C. Laying of concrete started
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A. Small projects
B. Large and complex projects
C. Research and development projects 
D. Deterministic activities
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22. In India, are prefabricated components costlier than those of traditional cast-in-situ items that the prefabricated
components replace?
A. Yes, because of heavier overheads and handling cost
B. Yes, because of the very high order of quality control for the factory made components
C. No, because of repetitive manufacture of a number of elements 
D. No, because of savings in site labour
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23. What estimate would you give for the variance in above problem ?
A. 81 
B. 54
C. 36
D. 9
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24. 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 
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25. Which of the following is not a PERT event?
A. Site investigation started
B. Sessional work completed
C. Bus starts from Jaipur
D. Class is being attended 
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16. The artificial activity which indicates that an activity following it, cannot be started unless the preceding activity
is complete, is known as
A. Event
B. Free float
C. Dummy 
D. Constraint 
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B. Succeeding activities
C. The particular activity involved 
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A. Optimistic time
B. Pessimistic time
C. Most likely time
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19. Pick up the correct statement from the following with regards to C.P.M. network analysis of projects
A. The latest occurrence time of the node of which the activity arrow terminates minus the duration of the activity, is called
latest start time
B. The latest occurrence time for the node at which the activity arrow terminates, is called latest finish time
C. Earliest occurrence time of the event from which the activity arrow' originates, is called earliest start time of the activity
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20. A CPM family includes
A. CPA (Critical Path Analysis)
B. CPP (Critical Path Plotted)
C. MCE (Minimum Cost Expenditure)
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52. Final technical authority of a project lies with
A. Assistant Engineer
B. Executive Engineer
C. Superintending Engineer
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53. The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of a project, is known
A. Event flow scheduling technique
B. Critical ratio scheduling 
C. Slotting technique for scheduling
D. Short interval scheduling
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54. If the total float and duration of an activity are 5 and 10 days respectively, the particular activity can be 
A. Started 5 days later
B. Completed 5 days later

C. Performed at slower rate in 15 days
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55. Optimistic time, most likely time and pessimistic times for the activities of a network in the given figure are
written above their arrows. If the contractual obligation time for the project is 75, the latest occurrence time for
the event 2, is
A. 20
B. 25 
C. 35
D. 15
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56. The three time estimates for the activities of the network shown in the given figure are shown above their
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A. 19 
B. 14
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D. None of these
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57. 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 
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58. Which one of the following represents an event?
A. Concrete cured 
B. Fixing of door
C. Plastering of walls
D. Selecting sites
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59. The reduction in project time normally results in
A. Decreasing the direct cost and increasing indirect cost
B. Increasing the direct cost and decreasing the indirect cost 
C. Increasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
D. Decreasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
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60. In the given figure, the network of a project represents
A. Activity of an excavation of a footing
B. Activity of an excavation which starts at event No. 1 and ends at even No. 2
C. Activity of excavation which takes 8 units of time 
D. None of these
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66. Site order book is used for recording
A. Instructions by the executive engineers 
B. Construction measurements
C. Issue of store equipments
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67. 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
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68. Sinking fund is
A. The fund for rebuilding a structure when its economic life is over 
B. Raised to meet maintenance costs
C. The total sum to be paid to the municipal authorities by the tenants
D. A part of the money kept in reserve for providing additional structures and structural modifications
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69. Sensitivity analysis is a study of
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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
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70. 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
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31. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Earliest expected time is denoted by TE
B. Latest occurrence time is denoted by TL
C. Contractual obligation time is denoted by Ts

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A. Forward pass is used for calculating earliest expected time
B. Backward pass is used for calculating the latest occurrence time
C. Maximum value of earliest expected time is used if there is more than one value of any event
Answer & Solution
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A. Optimistic time estimate refers to activities
B. Pessimistic time estimate refers to activities
C. Most likely time estimate refers to activities
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
A. Programme Evaluation and Review Technique, is event oriented  
B. Programme Evaluation and Review Technique is not event oriented
C. Critical Path Method is event oriented

D. Critical Path Method is not event oriented
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
A. The activity is the time consuming part of a project
B. The beginning and end of a job, are called events
C. The activity which consumes maximum time, is called a node 
D. Logically and sequentially connected activities and events form a network
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1. Interfering float is the difference between
A. Total float and free float 
B. Total float and independent float
C. Free float and independent float
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2. Free float for any activity is defined as the difference between
A. its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity 
B. its latest start time and earliest start time
C. its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity
D. its earliest finish time and latest start time for its successor activity
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3. 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.
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
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4. Consider the following statements:
In the critical path method of construction planning, Free Float can be.
1. Greater than Total Float.
2. Greater than Independent Float
3. Equal to Total Float.
4. Less than Independent Float
A. 1 and 4 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct 
C. 1 and 4 are correct
D. 1 and 2 are correct
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A. Change of critical path
B. Decrease of project completion time
C. Increase of project completion time
D. All of the above 
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A. The difference between the earliest start time and latest finish time of any activity, is the maximum time available for the
activity
B. The difference between the maximum time available for the job and actual time it consumes, is called total float
C. The difference between the latest start time and earliest start time of an activity, is called total float
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A. The difference of latest occurrence 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
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Answer: Option D
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 difference between total float and free float, is called interfering float
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D

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A. The float may be positive, zero or negative
B. If the float is positive and the activity is delayed by a period equal to its total float, the completion of project is not delayed
C. If the float of an activity is negative, delay in its performance is bound to delay the completion of project
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
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
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1. Frequency distribution curves
A. Having a single lump, are called uninodal curves
B. If symmetrical, are called normal curves
C. If not symmetrical, are called skew curves

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A. Cheapest critical activity 
B. Cheapest noncritical activity
C. Costliest critical activity
D. Costliest noncritical activity
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3. 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
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A. Equal to X
B. More than X
C. Less than X 
D. Any of the above
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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
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A. 10000 kg
B. 12500 kg 
C. 22500 kg
D. 5000 kg
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5. Critical path method
A. Is an improvement upon bar chart method
B. Provides a realistic approach to daily problems 
C. Avoids delays which are very common in bar charts

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B. Less than 50 %
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B. Maximum
C. Zero
D. Infinite
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B. Independent float must be zero but free float need not be zero
C. Free float and independent float both must be zero 
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B. Clam shell
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B. R is correct but A is not correct
C. Both A and R is correct
D. Both A and R is incorrect
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A. Normal time
B. Slow time 
C. Crash time
D. Standard time
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