Construction Engineering and Management (3170614) MCQs

MCQs of Unit : 1 Construction project planning

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1.
Which one of the following represents an activity
(a) Excavation for foundation
(b) Curing of concrete
(c) Setting of question paper
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

2.
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 arrows are drawn to scale from left to right
(d) Each activity consumes a given time
Answer:

Option (c)

3.
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
Answer:

Option (d)

4.
The performance of a specific task in CPM, is known
(a) Dummy
(b) Event
(c) Activity
(d) Contract
Answer:

Option (c)

5.
Pick up the correct statement from the following
(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 zero, the activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the whole project
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

6.
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
Answer:

Option (d)

7.
Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram, is generally known
(a) Event
(b) Node
(c) None of the above
(d) both A & B
Answer:

Option (d)

8.
A dummy activity
(a) Is artificially introduced
(b) Is represented by a dotted line
(c) Does not consume time
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

9.
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following
(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
Answer:

Option (c)

10.
Various activities of a project, are shown on bar charts by
(a) Vertical Lines
(b) Horizontal Lines
(c) Dots
(d) Crosses
Answer:

Option (b)

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