Construction Project Management 40 Questions with Answers
1.
Gantt
chart indicates:
A.
Balance
of work to be done
B. Comparison
of actual progress with the scheduled progress
C.
Depicts
the delay of jobs
D. All
the above
Answer: Option B
2.
Bar
chart are considered suitable for:
A.
major
projects
B. minor
projects
C.
large
projects
D. all
of the above
Answer: Option B
3.
On a bar chary the various activities of a
project are shown by
A.
Shaded
area
B. Horizontal
lines
C.
Vertical
lines
D.
Dot
marks
Answer: Option B
4.
Jobs
going ahead of schedule are conveniently shown in
A. Gantt
chart
B.
Milestone
chart
C.
Pi
chart
D.
None
of the above
Answer: Option A
5.
The
weakness in bar chart is
A.
The
various activities are interdependent
B.
Uncertainty
in duration for various activities
C.
The
sequence activities in not very clear
D. All
of the above
Answer: Option D
6.
A
milestone chart
A.
Shows
the interdependence of various jobs
B. Shows
the events in chronological, but not in a logical sequence
C.
Depicts
the delay of jobs.
D.
All
the above.
Answer: Option B
7.
PERT
means
A. Programme
elevation and review technique.
B. Pertinent
programming related to a project
C. Performance
evaluation, rating and timing
D. None
of these.
Answer: Option A
8.
CPM
means
A. Computer
programming mode
B. Critical
path method
C. Controlling
planning
D. None
of and maintenance
Answer: Option B
9.
PERT
is
A. Activity
oriented
B. Event
oriented
C.
Time
oriented
D. Resources
oriented
Answer: Option B
10. CPM network is :
A. event oriented
B. Activity oriented
C. Slack oriented
D. Float oriented
Answer: Option B
11.
A
Dummy activity
A. Had
no tail event but no tail event
B. Had
only a head event but no tail event
C. Does
not require any resources nor any time
D. had
no sequence and can be fitted anywhere
Answer: Option C
12. Critical path
is :
A.
shortest path for
the earliest completion of the project
B.
Longest path of
the network from the first event to the last event.
C. Ideal path by proceeding
along which the project can be completed as per the schedule.
D.
The path which
takes into account the completion of all the parallel activities.
Answer: Option C
13.
The
technique which is activity oriented is
A. PERT
B. CPM
C. Both
of the above
D. LCES
Answer: Option B
14.
Which
of the following time estimate is related to PERT?
A. Most
likely time estimate
B. Pessimistic
time estimate
C. Optimistic
time estimate
D. All
the above
Answer: Option D
15.
The
cost slope is defined as
A. Crash
cost-normal cost/crash time
B. Crash
cost /normal time-crash time
C. Crash
cost-normal cost/normal time
D.
Crash
cost-normal cost/normal time-crash time
Answer: Option A
16.
The
direct cost of a project with respect to normal time is
A. Minimum
B. Maximum
C. Zero
D. Infinite
Answer: Option A
17.
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 coat both
D. decreasing
the direct cost and indirect cost both
Answer: Option B
18.
Activity
having negative float is called
A. Critical
activity
B. Supercritical
activity
C. Subcritical
activity
D. All
the above
Answer: Option B
19.
In
CPM
A. Time
optimization is given prime importance
B. Cost
optimization is given prime importance
C. Cost
is directly proportional to time
D. All
the above
Answer: Option B
20.
Indirect
cost of the project
A. Decrease
with duration
B. Decrease
up to optimum duration and then increase with duration
C. Increase
with duration
D. All
the above
Answer: Option C
21.
The independent float affects only
a) preceding
activities b) succeeding activities
c) the particular activity involved d) none of the above
Answer: Option C
22.
Economic saving of time results by crashing
a)
cheapest critical activity b) cheapest non-critical activity
b) costliest critical activity d) costliest non-critical activity
Answer: Option A
23.
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
Answer: Option A
24.
Which of the following earth moving machines has the shortest cycle
time?
a) Drag line b) Hoe c) Clam shell d) Dipper shovel
Answer: Option D
25.
The probability of completion
of any activity within its expected time is
a) 50
% b) 84.1
% c) 99.9
% d) 100
%
Answer: Option A
26.
Grader is used mainly for
a) trimming and
finishing b) shaping and trimming
c) finishing and shaping d) finishing,
shaping and trimming
Answer: Option D
27.
Which one of the following is not an excavating & moving type
of equipment ?
a) Bulldozer b) Clam shell c) Scraper d) Dump truck
Answer: Option D
28.
The most suitable type
of equipment for compaction of cohesive soils is
a) Smooth-wheeled rollers b) Vibratory rollers
c) Sheep foot
rollers d) Tampers
Answer: Option C
29.
The basic action involved in sheep foot rolling is
a) Kneading b) Pressing c) Tamping d) Vibration
Answer: Option A
30.
Which one of the following surfaces will give highest coefficient of
traction
while
using crawler track tractors?
a) Ice b) Concrete c) Loose
sand d) Earth
Answer: Option D
31.
Time and progress chart of a construction is also known as
a) Bar chart b) Gantt
chart
c) Modified
milestone chart d) any of the above
Answer: Option D
32.
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
Answer: Option D
33.
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: Option B
34.
The process of incorporating
changes
and rescheduling or replanning is called
a) resource leveling b) resource
smoothening
c) updating d) critical path scheduling
Answer: Option C
35.
The constraints in case of
resource smoothening operation
would be
a) resources b) project duration
time
c) both resources and project duration time d) none
of the above
Answer: Option B
36.
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
Answer: Option D
37.
For excavating
utility trenches with precise
control of depth, the excavation
equipment used is
a) Hoe b) Shovel c) Drag
line d) None of these
Answer: Option A
38.
Batching
refers to
a)
controlling the total quantity at
each batch
b)
weighing accurately, the
quantity of each material for a job before mixing
c)
controlling the quantity of
each material into each batch
d) adjusting the water to be added in each
batch according to the moisture
content of the materials being mixed
in the batch
Answer: Option C
39.
The rated loads of lifting cranes, as percentage of tipping load at specified
radius, for
crawler-mounted, and pneumatic tyre-mounted
machines would be respectively
a) 80 and 90 b) 90 and 80 c) 85 and 75 d) 75 and 83
Answer: Option D
40.
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
Answer: Option C
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