Operation Research (3151910) MCQs

MCQs of Project Management

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1.

The objective of network analysis is to

(a)

minimize total project duration

(b)

minimize total project cost

(c)

minimize production delays, interruption, and conflicts

(d)

all of these

Answer:

Option (a)

2.

Network models have advantage in terms of project

(a)

planning 

(b)

scheduling

(c)

 controlling

(d)

all of these

Answer:

Option (d)

3.

The other term commonly used for activity slack time is

(a)

total float 

(b)

free float

(c)

independent float

(d)

all of these

Answer:

Option (d)

4.

Generally the PERT technique deals with the project of

(a)

repetitive nature 

(b)

non-repetitive nature

(c)

deterministic nature

(d)

none of these

Answer:

Option (d)

5.

If an activity has zero slack, it implies that

(a)

it lies on the critical path 

(b)

it is a dummy activity

(c)

the project is progressing well

(d)

None of these

Answer:

Option (a)

6.

A dummy activity is used in the network diagram when

(a)

two parallel activities have the same tail and head events

(b)

delaying any activity affects project completion time

(c)

that activity has not much importance on project completion

(d)

none of these

Answer:

Option (a)

7.

While drawing the network diagram, for each activity project, we should look

(a)

what activities precede this activity?

(b)

what activities follow this activity?

(c)

what activities can concurrently take place with this activity?

(d)

all of these

Answer:

Option (d)

8.

In the PERT network, each activity time assumes a Beta distribution because

(a)

it is a unimodal distribution that provides information regarding the uncertainty of time estimates of activities

 

(b)

it has got a finite non-negative error

(c)

it need not be symmetrical about model value

(d)

all of these

Answer:

Option (a)

9.

Float or slack analysis is useful for

(a)

projects behind or ahead of the schedule

(b)

reduction in cost

(c)

resource optimization

(d)

none of these

Answer:

Option (a)

10.

The activity that can be delayed without affecting the execution of the immediate succeeding activity is determined by

(a)

total float

(b)

free float

(c)

independent float

(d)

None of these

Answer:

Option (b)

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