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This section includes 79 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
The final selection of a construction site, is done by |
| A. | departmental representative or user |
| B. | local civil authority representative |
| C. | representative of engineer authority |
| D. | representative of administration |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
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» D. none of these. | |
| 53. |
The Overall in-charge of an organisation at the site responsible for the execution of the works, is |
| A. | Executive Engineer |
| B. | Engineer |
| C. | Junior Engineer |
| D. | Sub overseer |
| Answer» C. Junior Engineer | |
| 54. |
Time and progress chart of a construction, is also known as |
| A. | Bar chart |
| B. | Gantt chart |
| C. | Modified Mile stone chart |
| D. | Critical path method chart |
| Answer» E. | |
| 55. |
Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram, is generally known |
| A. | Event |
| B. | Node |
| C. | Connector |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
For the supply of materials for concrete, form work reinforcing and placing of concrete, removal of form work and curing of concrete, number of bar(s) required on bar chart, is |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 2 | |
| 57. |
The main principle of an organisation, is |
| A. | unity of command |
| B. | cohegency |
| C. | effective control at all levels |
| D. | delegation of authority |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
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. | D = EF - ES |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
The time by which activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding activities, is known as |
| A. | duration |
| B. | total flat |
| C. | free float |
| D. | interfering float. |
| Answer» D. interfering float. | |
| 60. |
Various activities of a project, are shown on bar charts by |
| A. | vertical lines |
| B. | horizontal lines |
| C. | dots |
| D. | crosses. |
| Answer» C. dots | |
| 61. |
The artificial activity which indicates that an activity following it, cannot be started unless the preceding activity is complete, is known as |
| A. | event |
| B. | free float |
| C. | dummy |
| D. | constant |
| Answer» D. constant | |
| 62. |
The most popular type of organisation used for Civil Engineering Constructions, is |
| A. | line organisation |
| B. | line and staff organisation |
| C. | functional organisation |
| D. | effective organisation. |
| Answer» B. line and staff organisation | |
| 63. |
Modular co-ordination of construction means proper |
| A. | planning |
| B. | designing |
| C. | execution |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
A CPM family includes |
| A. | CPA (Critical Path Analysis) |
| B. | CPP (Critical Path Plotted) |
| C. | MCE (Minimum Cost Expenditure) |
| D. | CPS (Critical Path Scheduling) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
The estimated time required to perform an activity, is known as |
| A. | event |
| B. | dummy |
| C. | duration |
| D. | float. |
| Answer» D. float. | |
| 66. |
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» B. Milestone chart | |
| 67. |
The time which results in the leasi, possible construction cost of an activity, is known |
| A. | normal time |
| B. | slow time |
| C. | crash time |
| D. | standard time. |
| Answer» C. crash time | |
| 68. |
Henry Gantt developed Bar charts for planning and scheduling of projects in |
| A. | 1880 |
| B. | 1900 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» C. 1920 | |
| 69. |
Mile Stone charts were invented in the year of |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
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» C. duration | |
| 71. |
If the total float and duration of an activity are 5 and 10 days respectively, the particular activity can be |
| A. | started 5 days later |
| B. | completed 5 days later |
| C. | performed at slower rate in 15 days |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
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» C. Slotting technique for scheduling | |
| 73. |
Military organisation is known as |
| A. | line organisation |
| B. | line and staff organisation |
| C. | functional organisation |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. line and staff organisation | |
| 74. |
An Executive Engineer may have powers upto |
| A. | Rs. 25,000 |
| B. | Rs. 50,000 |
| C. | Rs. 100,000 |
| D. | Rs. 200,000 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 50,000 | |
| 75. |
If TL is the latest allowable event occurrence time, total activity slack(s), is equal to |
| A. | LST-EST |
| B. | LFT-EFT |
| C. | TL-EFT |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
The performance of a specific task in CPM, is known |
| A. | Dummy |
| B. | Event |
| C. | Activity |
| D. | Contract. |
| Answer» D. Contract. | |
| 77. |
If t is the duration of an activity, t1 is the latest finish possible moment of its preceding activity and t2 is the earliest start possible moment, the independent float of the activity is |
| A. | (t1 - t2) - t |
| B. | t - (t1 - t2) |
| C. | (t1 + t2) - t |
| D. | t + (t1 - t2) |
| Answer» B. t - (t1 - t2) | |
| 78. |
Critical path lies along the activities having total float |
| A. | positive |
| B. | negative |
| C. | zero |
| D. | same. |
| Answer» D. same. | |
| 79. |
Which one of the following represents an activity |
| A. | excavation for foundation |
| B. | curing of concrete |
| C. | setting of question paper |
| D. | preparation of breakfast |
| Answer» E. | |