Construction Engineering and Management (3170614) MCQs

MCQs of Unit : 1 Construction project planning

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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
Answer:

Option (d)

12.
Critical Path Network helps an engineer
(a) To concentrate his attention on critical activities
(b) To divert the resources from non-critical advanced activities to critical activities
(c) To be cautious for avoiding any delay in the critical activities to avoid delay of the whole project
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

13.
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) a + m + b6
(b) a + 2m + b6
(c) a + 4m + b6
(d) a + 5m + b6
Answer:

Option (c)

14.
The time by which activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding activities, is known as
(a) Duration
(b) Total Float
(c) Free Float
(d) Interfering Float
Answer:

Option (c)

15.
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) Constant
Answer:

Option (c)

16.
Henry Gantt developed Bar charts for planning and scheduling of projects in
(a) 1880
(b) 1900
(c) 1920
(d) 1940
Answer:

Option (b)

17.
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
Answer:

Option (b)

18.
Critical path method
(a) Provides a realistic approach to daily problems
(b) Avoids delays which are very common in bar charts
(c) Was invented by Morgan R. Walker of Dupot and James E. Kalley or Remington U.S.A. in 1957
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

19.
CPM is
(a) Is based on time estimate
(b) Is built of activities oriented programme
(c) Is used for repetitive works
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

20.
Critical path lies along the activities having total float
(a) Positive
(b) Negative
(c) Zero
(d) Same
Answer:

Option (c)

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