258 Construction Management McQ online test Chapter Wise McQ Test of 25 Question #1 Construction Management Chapter Wise McQ Test of 25 Question for PSC, NEC, UPSC, SSC and Many more. 1 / 25 1. Which of the following does not represent an activity? A. Site located B. Foundation is being dug C. The office area is being cleaned D. The invitations are being sent 2 / 25 2. In resources levelling A. Total duration of project is reduced B. Total duration of project is increased C. Uniform demand of resources is achieved D. Cost of project is controlled 3 / 25 3. Sensitivity analysis is a study of A. Comparison of profit and loss B. Comparison of assets and liabilities C. Change in output due to change in input D. Economics of cost and benefits of the project 4 / 25 4. Preliminary project report for a road project must contain A. The detailed estimated cost based on detailed design B. The soil survey, traffic survey, concept design and approximate cost C. The several alternatives of the project that have been considered D. The contract documents for inviting tenders 5 / 25 5. For which of the following materials, the output of power shovels for a fixed shovel size will be maximum A. Moist loam B. Good common earth C. Well blasted rock D. Wet sticky clay 6 / 25 6. If the output of a dragline for 90° angle of swing at optimum depth of cut is X, then the output for 120° angle of swing at 120 % of optimum depth of cut will be A. Equal to X B. More than X C. Less than X D. Any of the above 7 / 25 7. In PERT analysis, the time estimates of activities and probability of their occurrence follow A. Normal distribution curve B. Poisson's distribution curve C. Beta distribution curve D. None of the abov 8 / 25 8. Grader is used mainly for A. Trimming and finishing B. Shaping and trimming C. Finishing and shaping D. Finishing, shaping and trimming 9 / 25 9. Which of the following surfaces will give highest rolling resistance for a rubber tyred vehicle? A. Concrete B. Loose sand C. Asphalt D. Firm earth 10 / 25 10. Which of the following earth moving machines has the shortest cycle time? A. Drag line B. Hoe C. Clam shell D. Dipper shovel 11 / 25 11. Updating may result in A. Change of critical path B. Decrease of project completion time C. Increase of project completion time D. All of the above 12 / 25 12. The time by which a particular activity can be delayed without affecting the preceding and succeeding activities is known as A. Total float B. Free float C. Interfering float D. Independent float 13 / 25 13. During the construction period, price variation clause in contracts caters to A. Increase in rates of only important materials B. Variation in cost in materials element, labour element and petrol-oil-lubricant element C. Variation in total cost of the project on an ad hoc basis D. Rate of inflation 14 / 25 14. Critical path method A. Is an improvement upon bar chart method B. Provides a realistic approach to daily problems C. Avoids delays which are very common in bar charts D. All the above 15 / 25 15. At a work site, statistical quality control of concrete means A. Measurement of risks to eliminate failures B. Applying the theory of probability to sample testing or inspection C. Reduction in wastage of inspection costs D. Reduction in costs for the removal of defects 16 / 25 16. A critical ratio scheduling A. Determines the status of each activity B. Adjusts automatically changes in activity progress C. Is a dynamic system D. None of these 17 / 25 17. For a given activity, the optimistic time, pessimistic time and the most probable estimates are 5, 17 and 8 days respectively, The expected time is A. 8 days B. 9 days C. 10 days D. 15 days 18 / 25 18. Pick up the correct statement from the following: A. Optimistic time estimate refers to activities B. Pessimistic time estimate refers to activities C. Most likely time estimate refers to activities D. All the above 19 / 25 19. In the time-cost optimisation, using CPM method for network analysis, the crashing of the activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having A. Longest duration B. Highest cost slope C. Least cost slope D. Shortest duration 20 / 25 20. A golden rule for the procurement of construction stones, suggests A. 100% at the site B. 67% at the site and 33% under procurement C. 50% at the site and 50% under procurement D. 33% at the site and 67% under procurement 21 / 25 21. The time with which direct cost does not reduce with the increase in time is known as A. Crash time B. Normal time C. Optimistic time D. Standard time 22 / 25 22. Interfering float is the difference between A. Total float and free float B. Total float and independent float C. Free float and independent float D. None of the above 23 / 25 23. While filling the tender for any work, the contractor considers A. Site survey B. Availability of construction materials C. Availability of labour D. All the above 24 / 25 24. If the expected time of completion of a project is 60 weeks with a standard deviation of 5 weeks, the probability of completing the project in 50 weeks and 65 weeks respectively will be A. 2.3% and 84.1% B. 97.7% and 84.1% C. 97.7 % and 15.9% D. 15.9% and 97.7% 25 / 25 25. Power stations are generally treated as A. Light construction B. Heavy construction C. Industrial construction D. Electrical construction Your score is The average score is 46% 0% Restart quiz Exit civil engineerConstruction Managementnecupsc
