Practice – FAQ’s for Project Management Jobs

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1. In which Report do we get the specific activities, events and occurrences?

1. PPP

2. DPR

3. CDR

4. None of them.

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2. Which one of the below mentioned options is an example of intellectual property?

1. Electronic circuits

2. Literary creations

3. Artistic expressions

4. All of the above

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3. Which one describe the ability to work successfully for a project to meet the futuristic goals?

1. Market feasibility

2. Economical feasibility

3. Technical feasibility

4. All of the above.

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4. Project Repot includes what from the below mentioned options?

1. Project description

2. Input factors

3. Cost of the project

4. All of the above

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5. What is the full form of PPP?

1. Preliminary project report

2. Project primary report

3. Possible project report

4. None of them.

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6. What is the full form of DPR?

1. Diplomatic project report

2. Detail proposal review

3. Detailed project report

4. None of them

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7. In india which type of tax system is found?

1. Progressive

2. Proportional

3. Degressive

4. None of the following

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8. Which tax is imposed by the Central Government but the state government collects the tax. What is that tax called as?

1. Stamp Duty

2. Income tax

3. Corporation tax

4. VAT

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9. If any product is imported by any company from abroad, then which tax is applicable on it?

1. VAT

2. Income tax

3. Custom duty

4. Corporation tax

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10. Which one is an indirect tax?

1. Income tax

2. Sales tax

3. Corporation tax

4. Land revenue

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11. What is the abrevation of TCO?

1. Time Consultancy Organizations

2. Technical Consultancy Organizations

3. Technological Consultancy Organizations

4. None of them

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12. A bussiness started by an enterpreneus with a fresh idea is performing which type of role in busines?

1. Leadership

2. Resource allocator

3. Directing and controlling

4. Visionary

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13. What are the duties of a junior engineer?

1. Responsibilities related to work

2. Responsibilities related to accounts

3. Responsibility related to stores

4. All of the above

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14. Rectifications of identified correcttions in cash-book are done using which colur pen?

1. Erasing

2. Overwriting with initials

3. Same ink

4. Red ink

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15. Public Works Department executes projects primarly of which department?

1. Irrigation

2. Defence

3. Highway

4. All of the above

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16. For issue of the stock at store a price per unit is fixed. What is the price called as?

1. Assessed rate

2. Market rate

3. Agreed rate

4. Issue rate

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17. Tools and plants purchased for general use of division shall be debited to Which Catogery?

1. Machinery & equipment

2. Concerned work

3. Suspense

4. Tools and plant

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18. In which form number the measurement Book is maintained?

1. From 21

2. Form 23

3. Form 24

4. Form 26

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19. In which form number the first and final bill are maintained?

1. From 21

2. Form 23

3. Form 24

4. Form 26

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20. To the contractor we make the payment for work done but the quantity is not measured at the time of payment is called as?

1. Advance payment

2. Labour advance

3. Secured advance

4. Mobilization advance

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21. In which form no the hand receipt are maintained?

1. From 21

2. Form 23

3. Form 24

4. Form 28

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22. All measurements of a work or project are entered in?

1. Standard Measurement book

2. Permanent measurement

3. Detailed measurement

4. Abstract measurement

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23. What is the meaning of intermediate payment?

1. On account payment

2. Advance payment

3. Secured advance

4. All the above

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24. The muster roll is maintained in which form no ?

1. From 21

2. Form 23

3. Form 24

4. Form 26

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25. Which of these works are included in Public Works Department?

1. Roads & Buildings

2. Irrigation

3. Municipal park

4. All the above

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26. To obtain work which sanction is not required?

1. Administrative Approval

2. Technical Sanction

3. Expenditure Sanction

4. Material Sanction

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27. For allotment of work quotations are invited in which type of system?

1. Departmentally through daily labour

2. Piece work system

3. Contract agreement basis

4. All of the above

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28. Choose which one are required in a Tender?

1. Documentation

2. Issuing NIT

3. Tender Openings

4. All of the above

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29. Which one is these is an psychological cause of accident?

1. Work burden

2. Old age

3. Down eye sight

4. Nervousness.

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30. For the success of any construction project what characteristics is/are required?

1. Workers dedication

2. Workers loyalty

3. Workers prudence

4. All of the above.

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31. Which instrument is commonly used for sending an alerts message before starting of danger work?

1. Whistle

2. Siren

3. Flute

4. Guitar.

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32. From the security point of view what is the most suitable time of demolition?

1. Morning

2. Evening

3. Night

4. All of the Above

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33. For bitumen work what is/are the security measures?

1. First aid box availability at site

2. Fire extinguishing equipment availability

3. Low blowing speed of air

4. All the above.

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34. The occurrence of accident in the construction will be effect?

1. Men loss

2. Progress loss

3. Material loss

4. All of the above.

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35. to achieve good quality what do we require?

1. Control chart

2. Total quality management(TQM)

3. Statistical Process Control(SPC)

4. All of the above

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36. Brand value of any construction firm is created because of?

1. Quality of work

2. Cost of work

3. Working method

4. None of them.

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37. At which stage of construction, the inspection is required for error-free work to be executed?

1. Pre-stage

2. Post stage

3. Construction stage

4. All of the above.

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38. What can we improve by the quality control method?

1. Productivity

2. Quality

3. Demand

4. All of the above.

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39. What are the cause of the accidents in the project site?

1. Psychological

2. Physical

3. Physiological

4. All of the above.

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40. The major danger in the constructions are due to?

1. Excavation

2. Blasting

3. Scaffolding

4. Industrial Constructions

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41. To get a quality work output we need to proper select what?

1. Men

2. Material

3. Machine

4. All of the above.

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42. What can we stop using Inspection for the site?

1. Error

2. Comission

3. Negligence

4. All of the above.

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43. The Triangle of construction management completes with?

1. Cost

2. Quality

3. Time

4. All of the above.

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44. From the given below options choose in which work, inspection plays a significant role ?

1. Masonry work

2. Bitumen work

3. Excavation work

4. All of the above.

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45. From the given below options choose the functions of the inspection department?

1. Material/equipment inspection

2. Process inspection

3. Final work inspection

4. All of the above.

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46. What do we call the charts used for the graphical representation of the operation analysis?

1. Process charts

2. Progress charts

3. Bar chart

4. Pie charts

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47. Select the type of measurement book used by the junior engineer from the given options?

1. General measurement book

2. Standard measurement book

3. Check measurement book

4. All of the above.

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48. The site engineer records the quantities of work done at the site and also uses it as a tool for payment to the contractor for his work done in a book. What is the book called as?

1. Field book

2. Engineering book

3. Measurement book

4. None of these.

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49. What is the process called in which the actual field or site progress is compared with the estimated progress?

1. Control of progress

2. Site organising

3. Site investigation

4. Analysis of progress

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50. For recording progress of any construction work is/ are what do we require?

1. Job diary

2. Measurement book

3. Progress report

4. All of the above.

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51. The data or the information obtained through the various methods of progress record such as measurement book, job diary, progress report etc, are quantified and analyzed. Name what do we call this process as?

1. Control of progress

2. Site investigation

3. Analysis of progress

4. Site organising

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52. What are the following tools are required for the analysis of progress?

1. Work study

2. Operation analysis

3. Process chart

4. All of the above

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53. The analysis of progress of a project is done to achieve?

1. Economy

2. Efficiency

3. Time-saving

4. All of the above

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54. Which is the famous trade union of India ?

1. INTUC

2. UTUC

3. AITUC

4. All of above.

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55. The minimum number of labour required for the applicability of Contract Labour Act?

1. 20 or more than 20

2. 30 or more than 30 ell

3. 40 or more than 40

4. None of them.

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56. According to minimum wages act normal working hours for adult workers is?

1. 7

2. 8

3. 9

4. 10

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57. A site engineer should ensure to have best output of the work given to the labour must be?

1. Equal

2. Unequal

3. Optimum

4. None of above

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58. By whome the Job layout is prepared?

1. Site engineer

2. Contractor

3. Labour

4. None of the above

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59. The systematic placement of resources in site are termed as?

1. Site organising

2. Job layout

3. Site layout

4. None of the above

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60. The materials stored at the site should be protected from?

1. Ants

2. All of the above

3. Insects

4. Weathering agencies

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61. Why do we use Job layout facilitate in construction work to proceed?

1. Smooth

2. Orderly way

3. Economically

4. All of the above

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62. What is the aim of organising labour at the site?

1. To achieve maximum output

2. To achieve Quality

3. To achieve efficiency

4. All of the above

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63. Name the unit provided for fire hazards safety purposes?

1. Fire extinguisher

2. Electrical units

3. Equipment unit

4. None of the above

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64. The major principle of storing and stacking of any materials is to achieve with?

1. Maximum wastage

2. Minimum wastage

3. Minimum loss

4. Both b & c

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65. Which type of organisational structure is mostly followed in civil construction?

1. Line organisation

2. Line & staff organisation

3. Functional organisation

4. None of them.

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66. What are the factors on which the job layout for any project will depend?

1. Nature of project

2. Location

3. Availability of labour

4. All of the above

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67. The plan which shows the exact location for placing the resources for construction is known as?

1. Job layout

2. Construction plan

3. Site layout

4. both b & c

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68. What are the main advantage of line organisation?

1. Quick decision

2. Defined responsibilities at all levels

3. Discipline, command and control

4. All the above.

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69. What is the first stage of a construction?

1. Proposal

2. Site survey

3. Estimation

4. Tendering

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70. Who are involved in selection of a construction site?

1. Administrative

2. Local civil authority

3. Engineer authority

4. All the above.

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71. What is or are the main disadvantage of the line organisation is?

1. Fixed structure

2. Communication delay

3. Top-level domination

4. All of the above.

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72. What is or are the main principle of an organisation?

1. Unity of command

2. The span of control

3. A delegation of authority

4. All of the above.

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73. Which type of organisation is very popular in Civil Engineering Constructions?

1. Line organisation

2. Line and staff organisation

3. Functional organisation

4. Global organisation.

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74. Line organisation is other wise known as?

1. Military organisation

2. Line and staff organisation

3. Functional organization

4. Multinational organisation.

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

1. Concrete curing

2. Foundation excavation

3. Cleaning of site

4. Whitewashing and painting.

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76. What are the elements of construction project planning?

1. Time

2. Resources

3. Cost

4. All of the above.

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77. From the below given options choose time estimates of activities and probability of their occurrence followed by PERT analysis is called as?

1. Binomial distribution

2. Beta distribution curve

3. Normal distribution curve

4. Poisson’s distribution curve

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78. What is Slack time?

1. An event

2. An activity

3. Both event and activity

4. None of the above

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79. Which of the following is an event ?

1. Selecting sites

2. Painting of wall

3. Concrete cured

4. All of the above.

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80. An event is represented in the network through which symbol?

1. Circle & Ellipse

2. Triangle

3. Square

4. All of the above.

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81. Contractor focuses on which one of the follwing during the tender filling process?

1. Labour availability

2. Site survey and specifications

3. Construction materials availability

4. All of the above.

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82. Which one of the following is used in PERT method ?

1. Most likely time

2. Pessimistic time

3. Optimistic time

4. All of the above.

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83. What does the critical activity shows?

1. Minimum float

2. Zero float

3. Free float

4. Maximum float

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84. What is the oldest method of project planning is?

1. Milestone chart

2. Critical path method

3. Bar chart method

4. Pie chart

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85. Time and progress chart of a construction project is?

1. Milestone chart

2. Bar chart

3. CPM chart

4. All of the above.

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86. How is an dummy activity is represented?

1. Dotted line

2. Nil time

3. Artificially

4. All of the above.

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87. If any activity delayed to their succeeding activity due to some reason, that delay is known as?

1. Total flat

2. Free float

3. Duration

4. None of the above.

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88. Finishing of any activity which falls in a CPM network is known as?

1. Connector

2. Event

3. Node

4. All of the above

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89. The task performed in CPM is known as?

1. Activity

2. Event

3. Contract

4. Dummy

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90. Which one of the following is an activity?

1. Painting wall

2. Draw picture

3. Excavation for foundation

4. All of the above.

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91. Which one of the following is not a resource of construction industry?

1. Material

2. Market

3. Management

4. Money

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92. In construction project owner may be functional as?

1. An individual person

2. Public body

3. Firm

4. All the of above.

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93. What is the main factor which affects the construction of project most?

1. Cost

2. Time

3. Design

4. All of the above.

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94. Which of these is the first largest industry in India in term of economic activity?

1. Agriculture industry

2. Construction industry

3. Manufacturing industry

4. Textile industry.

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95. As per the term economic activity the second largest industry in India is?

1. Agriculture industry

2. Construction industry

3. Manufacturing industry

4. Textile industry.

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96. Railway projects construction comes in which type of construction?

1. Light construction

2. Industrial construction

3. Heavy construction

4. Electrical construction.

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97. A contractor in construction of a project is

1. A Person

2. A Firm

3. An Agency

4. All of the above.

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98. Construction of the power station comes in which type of construction as per the options mentioned below

1. Light Construction

2. Heavy Construction

3. Industrial Construction

4. Electrical Construction.

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99. What dose proper Co-ordination of construction means?

1. Planning

2. Execution

3. Designing

4. All of the above.

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100. What does the Construction team means?

1. An Engineer

2. A Contractor

3. An Owner

4. All the above.

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101. As pet the below mentioned optioned each work should be planned with respect to?

1. availability of resources

2. urgency of the work

3. Manner of execution of the work

4. All of these

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102. What is the main function of the construction management?

1. Organizing

2. Directing

3. Planning

4. All of the above

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103. What are the qualities of good construction manager?

1. Good character.

2. Integrity to enhance teamwork.

3. Devotion to duty.

4. All of the above

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104. At which stage the tests for performance of construction is done

1. Planning stage

2. Briefing stage

3. Construction stage

4. Commissioning stage

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105. At which stage the contract documents are prepared?

1. Planning stage

2. Briefing stage

3. Construction stage

4. None of the above

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106. Supervision for quality control is the part of which stage

1. Planning stage

2. Briefing stage

3. Construction stage

4. None of the above

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107. At which stage the specifications are prepared?

1. Planning stage

2. Briefing stage

3. Construction stage

4. None of the above

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108. From the below mentioned optiones which of the following is not role of the contractor

1. To arrange land for the Construction

2. To provide resources as per condition of contract

3. To work as per plans and specifications

4. To put RA and final bill and bill for extra item

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109. From the below mentioned optiones which of the following is not arole of the owner

1. To arrange fund

2. To arrange land

3. To ensure quality of construction as per specifiacations

4. To arrange necessary approvals

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110. In PWD which type of organization is is widely used

1. Matrix organization

2. Line or military organization

3. Line and staff organization

4. Functional organization

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111. Which of the following are the disadvantages of Line and Staff organization?

1. Experts may not have authority to work properly.

2. Conflict between line and staff persons

3. Increase in overhead cost due to high salary of staff

4. All of the Above

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112. Which of the following is not a characteristics of a Good organization ?

1. It must have an organization goal

2. It should have proper structure

3. It should be as big as possible

4. It should includes all the activities without repeation

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113. Road is included in which type of constructions mentioned below

1. Building constructions.

2. Infrastructure construction.

3. Industrial construction.

4. Special purpose projects

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114. What is an organization?

1. Arrangement of persons in business

2. Arrangement of machines on site

3. Arrangement of money for business

4. Arrangement of materials at site

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115. What arethe 4M of construction?

1. 4 types of organizations

2. 4 resources for construction

3. 4 types of construction managers

4. 4 types of construction managers

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116. A project has three independent critical paths A, B and C. To reduce the project length, which one we have to shorten?

1. The activities of A

2. The activities of B

3. The activities of C

4. The activities of A, B, and C simultaneously.

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117. Pick up the correct statement regarding CPM from the below mentioned options?

1. The CPM is mainly concerned with cost and completion date of large projects

2. The CPM emphasizes the relationship between applying more resources to shorten the duration of given jobs and the increased cost of these additional resources

3. The CPM is used in projects where previous experience is available

4. All the above.

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118. Consider the following statements regarding slack, choose the correct option; a) The free slack never exceeds the total slack b) The jobs that have total slack need not necessarily have the free slack c) A job can have a free slack only if it has more total slack that the one of its immediate successors.

1. a alone is correct

2. a and b are correct

3. a and c are correct

4. a, b and c are correct

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119. Pick up the correct statement regarding PERT from the below mwntioned options?

1. Fundamental to PERT is the concept of an event

2. An event is a certain stage of completion of a project

3. Basic is the expected time required to complete activities leading up to that event

4. All the above.

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120. Consider the following definitions regarding slacks of project activities, from the below mentions options a) The difference between the early start and late start times of a job is called the total slack. b) The critical path is the one whose jobs have zero total slack c) The amount of time by which a job can be delayed without affecting the early start time of any job is called as the free slack d) The difference between the total slack of an activity and the minimum total slack of all its immediate successors is called as free slack.

1. a and b are correct

2. b and c are correct

3. a, b and c are correct

4. a, b, c and d are correct

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121. Consider the following statements regarding Early start and early finish times, Choose the corrcet option. a) The earliest possible that the job can begin, is called the early start of the job b) The early finish of a job is early start time plus the job’s completion time c) For jobs with no predecessors, the early start is equal to start time of the project d) The early start of a job is the largest of the early finish times of all of the immediately predecessors.

1. a is correct

2. a and b are correct

3. a, b and c are correct

4. a, b, c and d are correct

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122. In CPM analysis what do we choose?

1. emphasis is given to activities

2. uncertainties are not allowed

3. activities are represented by arrows

4. all the above.

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

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

2. Earliest occurrence time of the event from which the activity arrow originates plus the duration of the activity, is called earliest finish time of the activity

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

4. All the above.

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124. Consider the following statements regarding the critical path of a project network. choose the correct option a) path is a set of nodes connected by arrows which begin at its initial node of the network and end at the terminal. b) The length of a path in a network is the total time it takes to travel the path. c) The shortest path in a project network is called critical path, d)Activities on the critical path are called critical activities.

1. a,c and d are correct

2. a, b and d are correct

3. a, b and c are correct

4. b, c and d are correct

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125. from the below given options choose which is an PERT event?

1. Digging of foundation started

2. Digging of foundation completed

3. Laying of concrete started

4. All the above.

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126. Choose from the below what is frequency distribution curves?

1. having a single lump, are called uni nodal curves

2. if symmetrical, are called normal curves

3. if not symmetrical, are called skew curves

4. all the above.

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127. Pick up the incorrect statement from the below mentioned options?

1. The activity is the time-consuming part of a project

2. The beginning and end of a job, are called events

3. The activity which consumes maximum time, is called a node

4. Logically and sequentially connected activities and events form a network

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128. 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?

1. A + M + B

2. A + 2M + B

3. A + 4M + B

4. A + 5M + B

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129. What is PERT?

1. an analytic in concept

2. limited of event-oriented diagrams

3. used for research and development projects

4. all the above.

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130. What is CPM?

1. synthesizing in concepts

2. is built of activities oriented program

3. is based on time estimate

4. all the above.

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131. A CPM family includes which of the following?

1. CPA (Critical Path Analysis)

2. CPP (Critical Path Plotted)

3. MCE (Minimum Cost Expenditure)

4. All the above.

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132. The time which results in the least possible construction cost of an activity, is known as?

1. normal time

2. slow time

3. crash time

4. standard time.

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133. What is a critical ratio scheduling?

1. establishes the relative priorities among various activities on a common basis

2. determines the status of each activity

3. adjusts automatically changes in activity progress

4. none of these.

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134. The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of a project, is known as?

1. Slotting technique for scheduling

2. Event flow scheduling technique

3. Critical ratio scheduling

4. Short interval scheduling.

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135. Critical path lies along the activities having total float?

1. positive

2. negative

3. zero

4. same.

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136. Critical Path network helps an engineer to understand?

1. to concentrate his attention on critical activities

2. to divert the resources from non-critical advanced activities to critical activities

3. to be cautious for avoiding any delay in the critical activities to avoid delay of the whole project

4. all the above.

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137. Pick up the correct statement from the following?

1. The float may be positive, zero or negative

2. If the float is positive and the activity is delayed by a period equal to its total float, the completion of project is not delayed

3. If the float of an activity is negative, delay in its performance is bound to delay the completion of project

4. All the above.

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138. In a project logic, four activities M, N, 0 and P are to be completed before starting activity Q. If the finish times of M, N, 0 and P are 12-00 hr, 14-00 hr, 15-00 hr. and 17-00 hr. respectively, the earliest event occurrence time for the activity Q is?

1. 1200 hr.

2. 1400 hr.

3. 1500 hr.

4. 1700 hr.

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139. In a certain project an activity C can only be started when activities A and B have been completed, which have no bearing on each other and can be started independently. The correct network for the activities, is?

1. Activities A and B can be started independently

2. Activity C can be started only on completion of activity A

3. Activity C can be started on completion of activity B

4. all the above

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140. Pick up the correct network for the activities of pouring concrete, erection of form work, removal of form work and curing of concrete from the following?

1. Pouring of Concrete, Erection of form work, Curing of concrete, Removal of form work

2. Erection of form work, Pouring of concrete Curing of concrete, Removal of form work

3. Removal of form work Erection of form work Pouring of concrete, Curing of concrete

4. Pouring of concrete Curing of concrete. Erection of form work Removal of form work.

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141. If the total float and duration of an activity are 5 and 10 days respectively, the particular activity can be?

1. started 5 days later

2. completed 5 days later

3. performed at slower rate in 15 days

4. all the above.

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142. Which one of the following represents an event?

1. concrete cured

2. fixing of door

3. plastering of walls

4. selecting sites

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143. The time by which activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding activities, is known as?

1. duration

2. total float

3. free float

4. interfering float.

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144. For completion of a project, the critical path of the network represents?

1. minimum time

2. maximum time

3. maximum cost

4. minimum cost.

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145. Which one of the following represents an activity?

1. excavation for foundation

2. curing of concrete

3. setting of question paper

4. all the above.

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146. If TL is the latest allowable event occurrence time, total activity slack(s), is equal to?

1. LST-EST

2. LFT- EFT

3. TL-EFT

4. all the above.

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147. The critical activity has?

1. maximum float

2. minimum float

3. zero float

4. none of these.

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148. The estimated time required to perform an activity, is known as?

1. event

2. dummy

3. duration

4. float.

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149. If D is the duration, ES and EF are the earliest start and finish, LS and LF are latest start and latest finish time, then which of the following relation holds good?

1. EF = ES + D

2. LS = LF-D

3. LF = LS + D

4. all the above.

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150. The difference between the time available to do a job and the time required to do the job, is known as?

1. event

2. float

3. duration

4. constraint.

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151. 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. constant.

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152. What is a dummy activity?

1. is artificially introduced

2. is represented by a dotted line

3. does not consume time

4. all the above.

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153. An event is indicated on the network by a number enclosed in which symbol?

1. a circle

2. a square

3. a triangle

4. all the above.

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154. The performance of a specific task in CPM, is known as?

1. Dummy

2. Event

3. Activity

4. Contract.

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155. Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram, is generally known as?

1. Event

2. Node

3. Connector

4. All the above.

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156. While scheduling a project by P.M what does he consider?

1. a project is divided into various activities

2. required time for each activity is established

3. sequence of various activities is made according to their importance

4. All the above.

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157. Critical path method is?

1. is an improvement upon bar chart method

2. provides a realistic approach to daily problems

3. avoids delays which are very common in bar charts

4. All the above.

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158. PERT analysis is based on?

1. optimistic time

2. pessimistic time

3. most likely time

4. all the above.

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159. Bar charts are suitable for which types of works?

1. minor works

2. major works

3. large projects

4. all the above.

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160. What was the first method invented for planning projects?

1. Bar chart method

2. Milestone chart

3. Critical path method (CPM)

4. Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

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161. Choose from the following what does a milestone chart represent as?

1. shows the interdependencies of various jobs

2. depicts the delay of jobs, if any

3. points outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any

4. none of these.

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162. Mile Stone charts were invented in which year?

1. 1910

2. 1920

3. 1930

4. 1940

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163. For the supply of materials for concrete, farm work reinforcing and placing of concrete, removal of farm work and curing of concrete, number of bar(s) required on bar chart, is?

1. 1

2. 2

3. 3

4. 4

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164. Various activities of a project, are shown on bar charts in which format?

1. vertical lines

2. horizontal lines

3. dots

4. crosses.

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165. Site order book is used for recording what?

1. instructions by the executive engineers

2. construction measurements

3. issue of store equipment’s

4. names of the casual labor.

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166. The Overall in-charge of an organization at the site responsible for the execution of the works, is called as?

1. Executive Engineer

2. Engineer

3. Junior Engineer

4. Senior Engineer

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167. Henry Gantt developed Bar charts for planning and scheduling of projects in which year?

1. 1880

2. 1900

3. 1920

4. 1940

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168. An Executive Engineer may have powers to approve amount up to?

1. Rs. 25,000

2. Rs. 50,000

3. Rs. 100,000

4. Rs. 200,000

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169. Final technical authority of a project lies with whome?

1. Assistant Engineer

2. Executive Engineer

3. Superintending Engineer

4. Chief Engineer.

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170. What is the main principle of an organization?

1. unity of command

2. coherency

3. effective control at all levels

4. all the above.

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171. What is the main feature of functional organization?

1. strict adherence to specifications

2. separation of planning and design part

3. each individual maintains functional efficiency

4. all the above.

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172. What is the most popular type of organization used for Civil Engineering Constructions?

1. line organization

2. line and staff organization

3. functional organization

4. effective organization.

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173. Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working which is known as?

1. line organization

2. line and staff organization

3. functional organization

4. effective organization.

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174. A construction schedule is prepared after collecting which of the following data?

1. number of operations

2. output of labor

3. output of machinery

4. quantity of various items

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175. The main disadvantage of line organization is?

1. rigid structure

2. extraordinary delay in communications

3. top level executions over work

4. all the above.

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176. What is the main advantage of line organization?

1. effective command and control

2. defined responsibilities at all levels

3. rigid discipline in the organization

4. all the above.

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177. Military organization is known as which type of organization?

1. line organization

2. line and staff organization

3. functional organization

4. none of these.

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178. While filling the tender for any work, the contractor considers which of the following?

1. site survey

2. availability of construction materials

3. availability of labor

4. all the above.

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179. 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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180. Modular co-ordination of construction means proper?

1. planning

2. designing

3. execution

4. all the above.

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181. What is the object of technical planning?

1. preparation of specifications

2. preparation of estimates

3. initiating the procurement action of-resources

4. all the above.

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182. For the execution of a project, the role of a contractor is?

1. a person

2. a firm

3. an agency

4. all the above.

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183. What is the golden rule for the procurement of materials in construction?

1. 100% at the site 67% at the site and 33% under procurement

2. 50% at the site and 50% under procurement

3. 33% at the site and 67% under procurement

4. none of these.

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184. Construction team includes the following resources?

1. an engineer

2. an architect

3. an owner

4. all the above.

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185. Before the tender stage what is required?

1. acquisition of land

2. selection of site

3. finalization of alignment of work

4. all the above.

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186. The final selection of a construction site, is done by?

1. departmental representative or user

2. local civil authority representative

3. representative of engineer authority

4. all the above.

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187. Power stations are generally treated as which type of construtions?

1. light construction

2. heavy construction

3. industrial construction

4. electrical construction.

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188. Railway projects are treated as which type of construtions?

1. industrial construction

2. none of these.

3. light construction

4. heavy construction

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189. Residential buildings are treated as which type of construtions?

1. light construction

2. heavy construction

3. industrial construction

4. private construction.

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190. Works costing less than Rs 20,000 are treated as?

1. projects

2. major projects

3. minor projects

4. all the above.

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191. What should be the minimum cost of a work to be called as project?

1. one lac

2. two lacs

3. three lacs

4. four lacs

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