CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT QUIZ

Consider the following statements for a power shovel: (i) Output can be increased by reducing the angle of swing for a given depth of cut. (ii) For a given angle of swing, output will be maximum at optimum depth of cut. (iii) Output can be increased by keeping the depth of cut less than optimum depth. (iv) Output can be increased by increasing the size of shovel.

(i) and (iv) are correct

(i), (iii) and (iv) are correct

(ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct

(i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

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The probability of completion of any activity within its expected time is

0.999

0.5

1

0.841

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Railway projects are treated as

Industrial construction

Light construction

Heavy construction

None of these

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Optimistic time, most likely time and pessimistic times for the activities of a network in the given figure are written above their arrows. If the contractual obligation time for the project is 75, the latest occurrence time for the event 2, is

20

35

15

25

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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

(i) and (iii) are correct

(i) and (iv) are correct

(ii) and (iii) are correct

(ii) and (iv) are correct

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The original cost of an equipment is Rs.10,000. Its salvage value at the end of its total useful life of five years is Rs. 1,000. Its book value at the end of two years of its useful life (as per straight line method of evaluation of depreciation) will be

Rs. 5,000

Rs. 6,400

Rs. 7,600

Rs. 8,800

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The time by which a particular activity can be delayed without affecting the preceding and succeeding activities is known as

Interfering float

Total float

Free float

Independent float

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Consider the following operations:1. Drilling2. Blasting3. Mucking4. Placing steel5. Placing concreteThe correct sequence of these operations in tunnel construction is

1, 3, 4, 2, 5

1, 3, 2, 4, 5

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

1, 2, 4, 3, 5

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The grade resistance factor for an earth moving machine can be obtained by multiplying grade percentage by a factor approximately equal to

9 kg/tonne

20 kg/tonne

2 kg/tonne

6 kg/tonne

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Pick up the correct statement from the following with regards to C.P.M. network analysis of projects

All listed here

The latest occurrence time for the node at which the activity arrow terminates, is called latest finish time

Earliest occurrence time of the event from which the activity arrow' originates, is called earliest start time of the activity

The latest occurrence time of the node of which the activity arrow terminates minus the duration of the activity, is called latest start time

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