Construction Planning and Management

91. Select the correct statement.

  1. Activity arrows in a CPM network are drawn to scale
  2. The tail of an arrow represents the finish of an activity
  3. Arrow bead represents the start of an activity
  4. None of the above

Correct answer: (D)
None of the above

92. Select the incorrect statement.

  1. Start float and finish float are always equal.
  2. Total float can be either start float or finish float.
  3. Start float and finish float need not be equal.
  4. Start float and finish float are the differences between activity times and not event times.

Correct answer: (C)
Start float and finish float need not be equal.

93. Sensitivity analysis is a study of

  1. Comparison of profit and loss
  2. Comparison of assets and liabilities
  3. Change in output due to change in input
  4. Economics of cost and benefits of the project

Correct answer: (C)
Change in output due to change in input

94. Sinking fund is

  1. The fund for rebuilding a structure when its economic life is over
  2. Raised to meet maintenance costs
  3. The total sum to be paid to the municipal authorities by the tenants
  4. A part of the money kept in reserve for providing additional structures and structural modifications

Correct answer: (A)
The fund for rebuilding a structure when its economic life is over

95. Site order book is used for recording

  1. Instructions by the executive engineers
  2. Construction measurements
  3. Issue of store equipments
  4. Names of the casual labour

Correct answer: (A)
Instructions by the executive engineers

96. Slack time refers to

  1. An activity
  2. An event
  3. Both event and activity
  4. None of the above

Correct answer: (B)
An event

97. The area under the Beta distribution curve is divided into two equal parts by

  1. Most likely time
  2. Optimistic time
  3. Pessimistic time
  4. Expected time

Correct answer: (D)
Expected time

98. The artificial activity which indicates that an activity following it, cannot be started unless the preceding activity is complete, is known as

  1. Event
  2. Free float
  3. Dummy
  4. Constraint

Correct answer: (C)
Dummy

99. The basic action involved in sheep foot rolling is

  1. Kneading
  2. Pressing
  3. Tamping
  4. Vibration

Correct answer: (A)
Kneading

100. The constraints in case of resource smoothening operation would be

  1. Resources
  2. Project duration time
  3. Both resources and project duration time
  4. None of the above

Correct answer: (B)
Project duration time

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