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Construction planning and management questions with answers

138 multiple-choice questions. Open any question for its answer and explanation.

  1. Which of the following is a weakness of bar chart?
  2. For completion of a project, the critical path of the network represents
  3. 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
  4. Which of the following excavators is most suitable for digging under water?
  5. Rolling resistance of a wheel depends upon (i) Vehicle load (ii) Grade (iii) Ground conditions
  6. Residential buildings are treated as
  7. Output of a bulldozer is (i) Increased if drawbar HP of the tractor is increased for a given hauling distance (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
  8. The critical activity has
  9. The object of technical planning, is
  10. Total float for any activity is defined as the difference between
  11. Interfering float is the difference between
  12. Free float for any activity is defined as the difference between
  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.
  14. 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
  15. Updating may result in
  16. The first method invented for planning projects, was
  17. 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% interest rate, he
  18. Free float is mainly used to
  19. The time by which a particular activity can be delayed without affecting the preceding and succeeding activities is known as
  20. Preliminary project report for a road project must contain
  21. Consider the following operations: 1. Drilling 2. Blasting 3. Mucking 4. Placing steel 5. Placing concrete The correct sequence of these operations in tunnel construction is
  22. The salient feature of functional organization is
  23. The time corresponding to minimum total project cost is
  24. The process of incorporating changes and rescheduling or replanning is called
  25. If D is the duration, ES and EF are the earliest start and finish, LS and LF are latest start and latest finish time, then the following relation holds good