Construction Planning and Management Mcqs

This set of Civil Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “ Construction Planning & Management ”. These Mcqs are chosen from a collection of most authoritative and best reference books on Civil Engineering. Our aim is to prepare an individual for competitive exams like NTS, GAT, ECAT, University and College entrance exams, Jobs and interviews. One should practice our MCQS to assimilate Construction Planning and Management comprehensively.

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16.
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 ?

Rs. 31050

Rs. 34500

Rs. 37950

Rs. 50000

17.
The probability of completion of any activity within its expected time is_________________?

50%

84.1%

99.9%

100%

18.
If the expected time for completion of a project is 10 days with a standard deviation of 2 days, the expected time of completion of the project with 99.9% probability is________________?

4 days

6 days

10 days

16 days

19.
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________________?

3.7 years

4.23 years

5 years

7.87 years

20.
In the critical path method of construction planning, Free Float can be_____________?

Consider the following statements ?
1. greater than Total Float.
2. greater than Independent Float
3. equal to Total Float.
4. less than Independent Float. Of these statements

1 and 4 are correct

2 and 3 are correct

1 and 4 are correct

1 and 2 are correct

21.
The time corresponding to minimum total project cost is_______________?

Crash time

Normal time

Optimistic time

Between normal time and crash time

22.
During the construction period, price variation clause in contracts caters to__________________?

Increase in rates of only important materials

Variation in cost in materials element, labour element and petrol-oil-lubricant element

Variation in total cost of the project on an ad hoc basis

Rate of inflation

23.
Sinking fund is_______________?

The fund for rebuilding a structure when its economic life is over

Raised to meet maintenance costs

The total sum to be paid to the municipal authorities by the tenants

A part of the money kept in reserve for providing additional structures and structural modifications

24.
In resources levelling________________?

Total duration of project is reduced

Total duration of project is increased

Uniform demand of resources is achieved

Cost of project is controlled

25.
PERT is preferred for planning because of________________?

Consider the following features/factors

1. Projects are of the non-repetitive type.
2. Time required need not be known.
3. Time required is known precisely.
4. Events have been established for planning.
5. Emphasis is given to activities of project

1,2 and 4

3,4 and 5

1,3 and 4

1,2 and 5

26.
The correct sequence of these operations in tunnel construction is______________?

Consider the following operations :
1. Drilling
2. Blasting
3. Mucking
4. Placing steel
5. Placing concrete

1,2,4,3,5

1,3,2,4,5

1,2,3,4,5

1,3,4,2,5

27.
The maximum rimpull in the first gear of a tractor while towing a load is 6300 kg. The tractor weighs 12.5 tonnes and is operating along a 2 percent upgrade and the rolling resistance is 45 kg/tonne. Pull available for towing the load is________________?

3425 kg

5515 kg

4350 kg

2975 kg

28.
Which one of the following is not an excavating and moving type of equipment ?

Bulldozer

Clam shell

Scraper

Dump truck

29.
For excavating utility trenches with precise control of depth, the excavation equipment used is_______________?

Hoe

Shovel

Dragline

None of the above

30.
Batching refers to________________?

Controlling the total quantity at each batch

Weighing accurately, the quantity of each material for a job before mixing

Controlling the quantity of each material into each batch

Adjusting the water to be added in each batch according to the moisture content of the materials being mixed in the batch

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