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This section includes 74 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. |
Free float for any activity is defined as the difference between__________________? |
| A. | its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity |
| B. | its latest start time and earliest start time |
| C. | its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity |
| D. | its earliest finish time and latest start time for its successor activity |
| Answer» B. its latest start time and earliest start time | |
| 52. |
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. | We|l blasted rock |
| D. | Wet sticky clay |
| Answer» B. Good common earth | |
| 53. |
For excavating utility trenches with precise control of depth, the excavation equipment used is_______________? |
| A. | Hoe |
| B. | Shovel |
| C. | Dragline |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Shovel | |
| 54. |
For a given size of bucket, the ideal output of a dragline will be least in_______________? |
| A. | Moist loam |
| B. | Sand and gravel |
| C. | Good common earth |
| D. | Wet sticky clay |
| Answer» E. | |
| 55. |
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 |
| Answer» C. 10 days | |
| 56. |
Economic saving of time results by crashing_________________? |
| A. | cheapest critical activity |
| B. | cheapest non-critical activity |
| C. | costliest critical activity |
| D. | costliest non-critical activity |
| Answer» B. cheapest non-critical activity | |
| 57. |
Earliest finish of an activity is always_______________? |
| A. | greater than earliest event time of the following node |
| B. | less than earliest event time of the following node |
| C. | less than or equal to earliest event time of the following node |
| D. | greater than or equal to earliest event time of the following node |
| Answer» D. greater than or equal to earliest event time of the following node | |
| 58. |
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 |
| Answer» C. variation in total cost of the project on an ad hoc basis | |
| 59. |
Critical path_____________? |
| A. | is always longest |
| B. | is always shortest |
| C. | may be longest |
| D. | may be shortest |
| Answer» B. is always shortest | |
| 60. |
Crash project duration is obtained by summing the________________? |
| A. | normal durations for all the activities |
| B. | crash durations for all activities |
| C. | crash durations for all the activities along the critical path obtained by taking into account the normal duration for all the activities |
| D. | crash durations for all the activities along the critical path obtained by taking into account the crash duration for all the activities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 61. |
Consider the following statements for a power shovel?_x005F_x000D_(i) Output can be increased by reducing the angle of swing for a given depth of cut_x005F_x000D_(ii) For a given angle of swing, output will be maximum at optimum depth of cut_x005F_x000D_(iii) Output can be increased by keeping the depth of cut less than optimum depth_x005F_x000D_(iv) Output can be increased by increasing the size of shovel_x005F_x000D_select the correct statements? |
| A. | (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct |
| B. | (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct |
| C. | (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct |
| D. | (i) and (iv) are correct |
| Answer» C. (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct | |
| 62. |
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» D. adjusting the water to be added in each batch according to the moisture content of the materials being mixed in the batch | |
| 63. |
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 |
| Answer» C. reduction in wastage of inspection costs | |
| 64. |
Assertion A: For a given depth of cut, the output of a power shovel can be increased by decreasing the angle of swing Reason R: If the angle of swing is decreased, the cycle time will be decreased_______________? |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A | |
| 65. |
An excavator costs Rs. 20,00,000/- and has an estimated life of 8 years. It has no salvage value at the end of 8 years. The book value of the excavator at the end of 3 years using general double declining balance method is__________________? |
| A. | Rs. 8,43,750/- |
| B. | Rs. 8,75,000/- |
| C. | Rs. 10,50,000/- |
| D. | Rs. 11,56,250/- |
| Answer» B. Rs. 8,75,000/- | |
| 66. |
An earth moving equipment costs Rs. 5,00,000/- and has an estimated life of 10 years and a salvage value of Rs. 50,000/-.What uniform annual amount must be set aside at the end of each of the 10 years for replacement if the interest rate is 8% per annum and if the sinking fund factor at 8% per annum interest rate for 10 years is 0.069 ? |
| A. | Rs. 31050 |
| B. | Rs. 34500 |
| C. | Rs. 37950 |
| D. | Rs. 50000 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 34500 | |
| 67. |
A wheeled tractor hauling unit is working on firm earth. The total loaded weight distribution of this unit is: Drive wheels : 25000 kg Scraper wheels : 10000 kg If the coefficient of traction for wheeled tractor on firm earth is 0.5, the rimpull which this tractor can exert without slipping is_______________? |
| A. | 10000 kg |
| B. | 12500 kg |
| C. | 22500 kg |
| D. | 5000 kg |
| Answer» C. 22500 kg | |
| 68. |
A tractor whose weight is 20 tonnes has a drawbar pull of 2500 kg, when operated on a level road having a rolling resistence 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» B. increase by 200 kg | |
| 69. |
A tractor shovel has a purchase price of Rs. 4.7 lacs and could save the organization an amount of rupees one lac per year on operating costs. The salvage value after the amortization period is 10% of the purchase price. The capital recovery period will be________________? |
| A. | 3.7 years |
| B. | 4.23 years |
| C. | 5 years |
| D. | 7.87 years |
| Answer» C. 5 years | |
| 70. |
A machine is purchased for Rs. 10,000,00/- and has an estimated life of 10 years. The salvage value at the end of 10 years is Rs. 1,50,000/-. The book value of the machine at the end of 5 years using general straight line method of evaluation of depreciation is__________________? |
| A. | Rs. 4,75,000/- |
| B. | Rs. 5,75,000/- |
| C. | Rs. 6,50,000/- |
| D. | Rs. 8,50,000/- |
| Answer» C. Rs. 6,50,000/- | |
| 71. |
A machine costs Rs. 20000 and its useful life is 8 years. The money is borrowed at 8% interest per annum. The capital recovery factor at 8% interest per annum for 8 years is 0.174. The annual equipment cost of the machine will be________________? |
| A. | Rs.1740 |
| B. | Rs.3480 |
| C. | Rs.5220 |
| D. | Rs.6960 |
| Answer» C. Rs.5220 | |
| 72. |
A four wheel trac*or whose operating weight is 12000 kg is pulled along a road having a rising slope of 2% at a uniform speed. Assume grade resistance factor = 10 kg/tonne. The tension in the tow cable is 720 kg. The rolling resistance of the road will be___________________? |
| A. | 20 kg/tonne |
| B. | 30 kg/tonne |
| C. | 40 kg/tonne |
| D. | 50 kg/tonne |
| Answer» D. 50 kg/tonne | |
| 73. |
A father notes that when his teenage daughter uses the telephone, she takes not less than 6 minutes for a call and som? times as much as an hour. Fifteen minutes call are more frequent than calls of any other duration. If these phone calls were an activity in PERT project, then phone calls expected duration will be_______________? |
| A. | 15 minutes |
| B. | 20.143 minutes |
| C. | 21 minutes |
| D. | 27 minutes |
| Answer» D. 27 minutes | |
| 74. |
A contractor has two options : Invest his money in project A or (II) : Invest his money in project B. If he decides to invest in A, for every rupee invested, he is assured of doubling his money in ten years. If he decides to invest in B, he is assured of making his money 1.5 times in 5 years. If the contractor values his money at 10% interest rate, he______________? |
| A. | should invest in neither of the two projects |
| B. | could invest in either of the two projects |
| C. | should invest in project A |
| D. | should invest in project B |
| Answer» B. could invest in either of the two projects | |