MCQs of Construction planning (Construction Management - 2180611)

Construction Management (2180611) MCQs

MCQs of Construction planning

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41.

Which one of the following represents an event?

(a)	concrete cured
(b)	fixing of door
(c)	plastering of walls
(d)	selecting sites

42.

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following

(a)	The various functions under each activity, are shown by one bar on Bar Charts
(b)	Bar chart establishes the interdependency of one event on another
(c)	Only approximate percentage of the completed work is reported
(d)	None of these

43.

Given that t = the duration of various jobs

t_{m}

= mean time of different durations n = number of observations the standard deviation is given by

(a)	$\frac{\sum t}{n}$
(b)	$t - t_{m}$
(c)	$\frac{\sum (t - t_{m})^{2}}{n}$
(d)	$\sqrt{\frac{\sum (t - t_{m})^{2}}{n}}$

44.

Gantt charts indicate

(a)	Comparison of actual progress with the scheduled progress
(b)	Balance of work to be done
(c)	Progressive costs of project
(d)	Inventory costs

45.

A serious limitation of inter dependencies between various activities is generally observed in

(a)	Bar charts
(b)	Milestone charts
(c)	Network analysis
(d)	Job layouts

46.

Consider the following statements in work breakdown structure: 1. It is a graphical representation of entire programme. 2. The Top-Down approach to planning is adopted. 3. The Down-Top approach to planning is adopted. 4. It is suitable for complex projects. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a)	1 only
(b)	2 and 4
(c)	3 and 4
(d)	4 only

47.

In an activity-on-arrow network, which of the following rules of network logic are mandatory? 1. Any two events can be directly connected by not more than one activity. 2. Events numbers should not be duplicated in a network. 3. Before an activity may begin, all the activities preceding it must be completed. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a)	1 and 2 only
(b)	2 and 3 only
(c)	1 and 3 only
(d)	1, 2 and 3

48.

The optimistic, most likely and pessimistic time estimates of an activity are 5, 10 and 21 days respectively. What are the expected time and standard deviation?

(a)	12, 3
(b)	11, 4
(c)	11, 2.67
(d)	10, 16

49.

Which one of the following relates to determination of critical path in PERT?

(a)	Event oriented slack
(b)	Activated oriented float
(c)	Event oriented float
(d)	Activity oriented slack

50.

Three activities F, G and H are to be performed in the said sequence and for the whole stretch of the project need 15, 21 and 27 days respectively. If a ladder network is adopted with one-third of each activity as the laddered activity, the saving in total project time in days will be

(a)	15
(b)	18
(c)	21
(d)	24

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