Construction planning and management questions with answers
138 multiple-choice questions. Open any question for its answer and explanation.
- Time and progress chart of a construction, is also known as
- The difference between the time avail-to do a job and the time required to do the job, is known as
- The Overall in-charge of an organization at the site responsible for the execution of the works, is
- 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
- Various activities of a project, are shown on bar charts by
- The main disadvantage of line organization, is
- The main principle of an organization, is
- A critical ratio scheduling
- A golden rule for the procurement of construction stones, suggests
- If a is the optimistic time, b is the pessimistic time and m is most likely time of an activity, the expected time of the activity, is
- A four wheel truck or whose operating weight is 12000 kg is pulled along a road having a rising slope of 2% at a uniform speed. Assume grade resistance factor = 10 kg/tonne. The tension in the tow cable is 720 kg. The rolling resistance of the road will be
- 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 kg per tonne, then the drawbar pull of the tractor will
- The time with which direct cost does not reduce with the increase in time is known as
- If the gross vehicle weight of a truck is 30 tonne and rolling resistance is 30 kg/tonne, then the tractive effort required to keep the truck moving at a uniform speed is
- For a given size of bucket, the ideal output of a dragline will be least in
- Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as
- For the execution of a project, a contractor is
- 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?
- Works costing less than Rs. 20,000 are treated as
- 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 dummy activity
- A Milestone chart
- 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
- 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.
- Batching refers to