Explore topic-wise MCQs in Surveying.

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51.

Departmental execution is suitable for small jobs

A. Right
B. Wrong
C. none
D. all
Answer» B. Wrong
52.

What is organization?

A. Arrangement of persons in business
B. Arrangement of machines on site
C. Arrangement of money for business
D. Arrangement of materials at site
Answer» B. Arrangement of machines on site
53.

Activity starts from

A. Head event
B. Tail event
C. Dual role event
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Dual role event
54.

Attendance bonus

A. Direct financial incentive
B. Non financial incentive
C. Indirect financial incentive
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Non financial incentive
55.

Which of the following is not essential requirement for contract

A. Parties must be competent
B. Should be made by free consent
C. There shall be definite and legal proposal and its acceptance.
D. Both Parties must be citizens of same country
Answer» E.
56.

Wooden ladders should be inspected at least........... a month.

A. Once
B. Twice
C. Three times
D. Four times
Answer» B. Twice
57.

Which of the following is not a characteristics of a Good organization?

A. It must have an organization goal
B. It should have proper structure
C. It should be as big as possible
D. It should include all the activities without repeation
Answer» D. It should include all the activities without repeation
58.

Contract system is suitable for big projects

A. Right
B. Wrong
C. none
D. all
Answer» B. Wrong
59.

What EMD stands for?

A. Exact money deposit
B. Earnest money deposit
C. Exact money deduction
D. Exact monthly deduction
Answer» C. Exact money deduction
60.

Special one time reports are information system used by

A. Head of department
B. Top management
C. Supervisor,foreman,clerk
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Supervisor,foreman,clerk
61.

Timber and plywood should be stacked separately.

A. Agree
B. Disagree
C. none
D. all
Answer» B. Disagree
62.

Gratuity is

A. Direct financial incentive
B. Non financial incentive
C. Indirect financial incentive
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
63.

The construction industry has accounted for about ............% of all deaths due to accident atplace of work

A. 5
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30
Answer» C. 25
64.

SD, mobilization advance and cost of materials given to contractor will be deducted from

A. RA bill
B. Final bill
C. EMD
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Final bill
65.

What is 4M of construction?

A. 4 types of organizations
B. 4 resources for construction
C. 4 types of construction managers
D. 4 types of construction managers
Answer» C. 4 types of construction managers
66.

Which are the criteria to be checked for pre- qualification of contractor

A. Financial strength
B. Past five year experience
C. Technical personnel engaged
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
67.

Meritorious service awards is

A. Direct financial incentive
B. Non financial incentive
C. Indirect financial incentive
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Indirect financial incentive
68.

Trade unions are voluntary organisations formed by laborers to protect their interest

A. Agree
B. Disagree
C. none
D. all
Answer» B. Disagree
69.

Which of the following is not a components of the system.

A. Inputs
B. Outputs
C. Processing devices
D. Decision making
Answer» E.
70.

A dummy activity in a network

A. Is represented by dotted line
B. Is an artificial activity
C. Does not consume time and resources
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
71.

Full width of road should be taken for bituminous work at a time so that job is completed intime.

A. Agree
B. Disagree
C. none
D. all
Answer» C. none
72.

Which of the following is not a purpose of making job layout

A. To develop human resources in organization
B. To save time of delivery of material
C. To safeguard material from wastage and theft
D. To keep lead minimum
Answer» B. To save time of delivery of material
73.

Which of the following is not a principle of preparing job layout

A. Location of auditorium
B. Administrative block
C. Warehouses/godown
D. Entry and Exit
Answer» B. Administrative block
74.

Positive, warm and committed attitude enhances

A. Project duration
B. Team effort
C. Attitude
D. Nature
Answer» C. Attitude
75.

Which of the following is not role of contractor

A. To arrange land
B. To provide resources as per condition of contract
C. To work as per plans and specifications
D. To put RA and final bill and bill for extra item
Answer» B. To provide resources as per condition of contract
76.

For work at height one should use

A. Safety belt
B. Full body harness
C. none
D. all
Answer» C. none
77.

A drawback of bar chart is that

A. All the activities are independent
B. It is difficult to know whether activity is completed or not
C. The sequence of activity is not clearly defined
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
78.

The coarse aggregates of different sizes like 5 to 10 mm, 10 to 20 mm, 20 to 40 mm etc. shouldbe stored in different piles.

A. Agree
B. Disagree
C. none
D. all
Answer» B. Disagree
79.

The earliest method of project planning was

A. CPM
B. PERT
C. Bar chart
D. Mile stone chart
Answer» D. Mile stone chart
80.

PPE stands for

A. Personal protective equipment
B. Preferred protective equipment
C. Prohibited protective equipment
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Preferred protective equipment
81.

HRD is a process which progresses by

A. Proper management of resource
B. customer satisfaction
C. Time resource optimization
D. Performance appraisal,Counseling and training
Answer» E.
82.

The notice inviting tender should published in minimum........ daily news paper

A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» C. 4
83.

Human resource is a

A. Perishable resource
B. Dynamic resource
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
84.

Which of the following is/are advantages of item rate contract

A. Elasticity and fair to both the parties
B. Economical
C. Absence of uncertainties
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
85.

Strategic Planning is responsibility of

A. Head of department
B. Top management
C. Supervisor
D. MIS
Answer» C. Supervisor
86.

In which type of tender advantage of keen bidding competition can be availed.

A. Open tender or public tender
B. Selected tender
C. Negotiated tender
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Selected tender
87.

Which of the following is/are disadvantage/s of Line and Staff organization?

A. Experts may not have authority to work properly.
B. Conflict between line and staff persons
C. Increase in overhead cost due to high salary of staff
D. All of the Above
Answer» E.
88.

Mobilization advance

A. Shall be 2 to 5 % of project cost.
B. Shall be 3 to 7 % of project cost.
C. Shall be 10 to 15 % of project cost.
D. Shall be 12 to 18 % of project cost.
Answer» B. Shall be 3 to 7 % of project cost.
89.

Form no .........is used for material at site account

A. 35
B. 28
C. 16
D. 9
Answer» B. 28
90.

While using ladder one should not lean sideways more than......... cms.

A. 40
B. 60
C. 30
D. 45
Answer» D. 45
91.

The first Trade union Act in India was passed in

A. 1926
B. 1942
C. 1920
D. 1914
Answer» B. 1942
92.

Human resource development (HRD) is a

A. Process
B. Previlege
C. Business cycle
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Previlege
93.

In which of the following stages contract documents are prepared?

A. Planning stage
B. Briefing stage
C. Construction stage
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
94.

MIS stands for

A. Management Innovation System
B. Management Information System
C. Management Interaction style
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Management Interaction style
95.

CITU stands for

A. Centre of Industrial Trade Union
B. Centre of Innovative Trade Union
C. Centre of Indian Trade Union
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
96.

Excavated material should be kept nearby from the edge of the trench

A. Agree
B. Disagree
C. none
D. all
Answer» C. none
97.

Contract is terminated in case of

A. Slow progress and time limit exceeds
B. Work is not being executed as per specifications and instruction of EIC
C. Contractor tries to admit sub-contractor
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
98.

Bar chart is also known as

A. Flow chart
B. Time chart
C. Travel chart
D. Gantt chart
Answer» E.
99.

Tests for performance of construction is done in

A. Planning stage
B. Briefing stage
C. Construction stage
D. Commissioning stage
Answer» E.
100.

The float of critical activity is always

A. Maximum
B. Minimum
C. Zero
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above