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61 Select the incorrect statement.
[A] Earliest start of an activity is the early event time of the node it leaves.
[B] Latest finish of an activity is the late event time of the node it enters.
[C] Latest start of an activity is its latest finish minus its duration.
[D] None of the above
Answer: None of the above
62 In the given figure, the network of a project represents
[A] Activity of an excavation of a footing
[B] Activity of an excavation which starts at event No. 1 and ends at even No. 2
[C] Activity of excavation which takes 8 units of time
[D] None of these
Answer: Activity of excavation which takes 8 units of time

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63 Economic saving of time results by crashing
[A] Cheapest critical activity
[B] Cheapest noncritical activity
[C] Costliest critical activity
[D] Costliest noncritical activity
Answer: Cheapest critical activity
64 Time and progress chart of a construction, is also known as
[A] Bar chart
[B] Gantt chart
[C] Modified Mile stone chart
[D] All the above
Answer: All the above
65 If the excavation of earth is done manually then it costs Rs. 10 per cum. A machine can excavate at a fixed cost of Rs. 4000 plus a variable cost of Rs. 2 per cum. The quantity of earth for which the cost of excavation by machine will be equal to the cost of manual excavation is
[A] 500 cum
[B] 1000 cum
[C] 1500 cum
[D] 2000 cum
Answer: 500 cum
66 Pick up the correct statement from the following:
[A] Programme Evaluation and Review Technique, is event oriented
[B] Programme Evaluation and Review Technique is not event oriented
[C] Critical Path Method is event oriented
[D] Critical Path method is event oriented
Answer: Programme Evaluation and Review Technique, is event oriented
67 The basic action involved in sheep foot rolling is
[A] Kneading
[B] Pressing
[C] Tamping
[D] Vibration
Answer: Kneading
68 Consider the following operations:

1. Drilling

2. Blasting

3. Mucking

4. Placing steel

5. Placing concrete

The correct sequence of these operations in tunnel construction is
[A] 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
[B] 1, 3, 2, 4, 5
[C] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
[D] 1, 3, 4, 2, 5
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
69 Pick up the correct statement from the following:
[A] Earliest expected time is denoted by TE
[B] Latest occurrence time is denoted by TL
[C] Contractual obligation time is denoted by Ts
[D] All the above
Answer: All the above
70 If the expected time for completion of a project is 10 days with a standard deviation of 2 days, the expected time of completion of the project with 99.9% probability is
[A] 4 days
[B] 6 days
[C] 10 days
[D] 16 days
Answer: 16 days
71 The main principle of an organisation, is
[A] Unity of command
[B] Effective control at all levels
[C] Delegation of authority
[D] All the above
Answer: All the above
72

Assertion (A): Activity 57 is critical.

Reason (R): Earliest finish time and latest finish time for events 57 are same

Select the correct answer.
[A] A is correct but R is not correct
[B] R is correct but A is not correct
[C] Both A and R is correct
[D] Both A and R is incorrect
Answer: A is correct but R is not correct
73 Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
[A] The activity is the time consuming part of a project
[B] The beginning and end of a job, are called events
[C] The activity which consumes maximum time, is called a node
[D] Logically and sequentially connected activities and events form a network
Answer: The activity which consumes maximum time, is called a node
74 Total float for any activity is defined as the difference between
[A] Its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity
[B] Its latest start time and earliest start time
[C] Its latest start time and earliest finish time
[D] Its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity
Answer: Its latest start time and earliest start time
75 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 the following relation holds good
[A] EF = ES + D
[B] LS = LF - D
[C] LF = LS + D
[D] All the above
Answer: All the above
76 Select the correct statement.
[A] Activity arrows in a CPM network are drawn to scale
[B] The tail of an arrow represents the finish of an activity
[C] Arrow bead represents the start of an activity
[D] None of the above
Answer: None of the above
77 Various activities of a project, are shown on bar charts by
[A] Vertical lines
[B] Horizontal lines
[C] Dots
[D] Crosses
Answer: Horizontal lines
78 If an activity has its optimistic, most likely and pessimistic times as 2, 3 and 7 respectively, then its expected time and variance are respectively
[A] 3.5 and 5/6
[B] 5 and 25/36
[C] 3.5 and 25/36
[D] 4 and 5/6
Answer: 3.5 and 25/36
79 The object of technical planning, is
[A] Preparation of specifications
[B] Preparation of estimates
[C] Initiating the procurement action of resources
[D] All the above
Answer: All the above
80 The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of a project, is known
[A] Event flow scheduling technique
[B] Critical ratio scheduling
[C] Slotting technique for scheduling
[D] Short interval scheduling
Answer: Critical ratio scheduling

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