Construction Planning and Management

131. The time with which direct cost does not reduce with the increase in time is known as

1. Crash time
2. Normal time
3. Optimistic time
4. Standard time

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132. Time and progress chart of a construction, is also known as

1. Bar chart
2. Gantt chart
3. Modified Mile stone chart
4. All the above

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133. Total float for any activity is defined as the difference between

1. Its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity
2. Its latest start time and earliest start time
3. Its latest start time and earliest finish time
4. Its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity

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134. Updating may result in

1. Change of critical path
2. Decrease of project completion time
3. Increase of project completion time
4. All of the above

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135. Various activities of a project, are shown on bar charts by

1. Vertical lines
2. Horizontal lines
3. Dots
4. Crosses

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136. Whenever an activity has zero total float, then

1. Free float of the activity must be zero but independent float need not be zero
2. Independent float must be zero but free float need not be zero
3. Free float and independent float both must be zero
4. Free float and independent float both need not be zero

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137. Which of the following does not represent an activity?

1. Site located
2. Foundation is being dug
3. The office area is being cleaned
4. The invitations are being sent

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138. Which of the following earth moving machines has the shortest cycle time?

1. Drag line
2. Hoe
3. Clam shell
4. Dipper shovel

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139. Which of the following excavators is most suitable for digging under water?

1. Drag line
2. Hoe
3. Clam shell
4. Dipper shovel

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140. Which of the following is a weakness of bar chart?

1. Interdependencies of activities
2. Project progress
3. Uncertainties
4. All of the above

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