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81 Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as
A Line organisation
B Line and staff organisation
C Functional organisation
D Effective organisation

Answer: Functional organisation
82 The reduction in project time normally results in
A Decreasing the direct cost and increasing indirect cost
B Increasing the direct cost and decreasing the indirect cost
C Increasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
D Decreasing the direct cost and indirect cost both

Answer: Increasing the direct cost and decreasing the indirect cost
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83 A dummy activity
A Is artificially introduced
B Is represented by a dotted line
C Does not consume time
D All the above

Answer: All the above
84 The grade resistance factor for an earth moving machine can be obtained by multiplying grade percentage by a factor approximately equal to
A 2 kg/tonne
B 6 kg/tonne
C 9 kg/tonne
D 20 kg/tonne

Answer: 9 kg/tonne
85 The difference between the time avail-to do a job and the time required to do the job, is known as
A Event
B Float
C Duration
D Constraint

Answer: Float
86 Frequency distribution curves
A Having a single lump, are called uninodal curves
B If symmetrical, are called normal curves
C If not symmetrical, are called skew curves
D All the above

Answer: All the above
87 In India, are prefabricated components costlier than those of traditional cast-in-situ items that the prefabricated components replace?
A Yes, because of heavier overheads and handling cost
B Yes, because of the very high order of quality control for the factory made components
C No, because of repetitive manufacture of a number of elements
D No, because of savings in site labour

Answer: No, because of repetitive manufacture of a number of elements
88 Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A The difference of latest occurrence time and earliest expected time, is called slack
B The activities connecting the events having zero slack, lie on the critical path
C The critical path consumes the maximum time
D All the above

Answer: All the above
89 A tractor whose weight is 20 tonnes has a drawbar pull of 2500 kg, when operated on a level road having a rolling resistance of 30 kg per tonne. If this tractor is operated on a level road having a rolling resistance of 40 kg per tonne, then the drawbar pull of the tractor will
A Reduce by 200 kg
B Increase by 200 kg
C Increase by 250 kg
D Reduce by 250 kg

Answer: Reduce by 200 kg
90 A construction schedule is prepared after collecting
A Number of operations
B Output of labour
C Output of machinery
D All the above

Answer: All the above
91 Which of the following is not a PERT event?
A Site investigation started
B Sessional work completed
C Bus starts from Jaipur
D Class is being attended

Answer: Class is being attended
92 Mile Stone charts were invented in the year of
A 1910
B 1920
C 1930
D 1940

Answer: 1940
93 Whenever an activity has zero total float, then
A Free float of the activity must be zero but independent float need not be zero
B Independent float must be zero but free float need not be zero
C Free float and independent float both must be zero
D Free float and independent float both need not be zero

Answer: Free float and independent float both must be zero
94 Final technical authority of a project lies with
A Assistant Engineer
B Executive Engineer
C Superintending Engineer
D Chief Engineer

Answer: Chief Engineer
95 Slack time refers to
A An activity
B An event
C Both event and activity
D None of the above

Answer: An event
96 While scheduling a project by C.P.M.
A A project is divided into various activities
B Required time for each activity is established
C Net work is drawn by connecting the activities and the events
D All the above

Answer: All the above
97 The main disadvantage of line organisation, is
A Rigid structure
B Extraordinary delay in communications
C Top level executions over work
D All the above

Answer: All the above
98 Which one of the following is not an excavating and moving type of equipment?
A Bulldozer
B Clam shell
C Scraper
D Dump truck

Answer: Dump truck
99 The first method invented for planning projects, was
A Bar chart method
B Milestone chart
C Critical path method (CPM)
D Programme Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

Answer: Bar chart method
100 The salient feature of functional organisation is
A Strict adherence to specifications
B Separation of planning and design part
C Each individual maintains functional efficiency
D All the above

Answer: All the above

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