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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31.
The rated loads of lifting cranes, as percentage of tipping load at specified radius, for crawler-mounted, and pneumatic tyremounted machines would be respectively_________________?

80 and 90

90 and 80

85 and 75

75 and 83

32.
In the time-cost optimisation, using CPM method for network analysis, the crashing of the activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having________________?

Longest duration

Highest cost slope

Least cost slope

Shortest duration

33.
Wheeled tractors are replacing crawler tractors because________________?

Consider the following statements?

1. wheeled tractors travel faster
2. crawler tractors are more expensive
3. track parts of a crawler wear out quickly
4. crawler tractors have stick control

1,3 and 4 are correct

2, 3 and 4 are correct

1,2 and 3 are correct

1, 2 and 4 are correct

34.
Sensitivity analysis is a study of__________________?

Comparison of profit and loss

Comparison of assets and liabilities

Change in output due to change in input

Economics of cost and benefits of the project

35.
Preliminary project report for a road project must contain___________________?

The detailed estimated cost based on detailed design

The several alternatives of the project that have been considered

The soil survey, traffic survey, concept design and approximate cost

The contract documents for inviting tenders

36.
The basic action involved in sheep foot rolling is_______________?

Kneading

Pressing

Tamping

Vibration

37.
The most suitable type of equipment for compaction of cohesive soils is_________________?

Smooth-wheeled rollers

Vibratory rollers

Sheep foot rollers

Tampers

38.
Grader is used mainly for___________________?

Trimming and finishing

Shaping and trimming

Finishing and shaping

Finishing, shaping and trimming

39.
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__________________?

8 days

9 days

10 days

15 days

40.
The correct sequence of these activities is________________?

Consider the following activities in a building construction?

1. Concreting of roof slabs
2. Brick-jelly lime concrete terracing
3. Erection of form work for slab
4. Construction of parapet wall in terrace

1,3,2,4

3,1,4,2

3,1,2,4

1,3,4, 2

41.
The original cost of an equipment is Rs.10,000/-. Its salvage value at the end of its total useful life of five years is Rs. 1,000/-. Its book value at the end of two years of its useful life (as per straight line method of evaluation of depreciation) will be________________?

Rs. 8,800/-

Rs. 7,600/-

Rs. 6,400/-

Rs. 5,000/-

42.
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______________?

Should invest in neither of the two projects

Could invest in either of the two projects

Should invest in project A

Should invest in project B

43.
Mobilization advance up to 10% of the cost of work is given to a contractor_______________?

On commencement of work at site for payment of loan taken by him

For the purchase of construction materials

For the payment of advances to labour and other staff

For all activities required to start the work at site on finalization of the contract document

44.
In time-cost optimization of a project, crashing is done____________?

On all the activities

On all the activities lying on the critical path

Only on activities lying on the orginal critical path and having flatter cost slopes

On original critical activities and those that become critical at any stage of crashing in the order of ascending cost slope

45.
At a work site, statistical quality control of concrete means________________?

Measurement of risks to eliminate failures

Applying the theory’ of probability to sample testing or inspection

Reduction in wastage of inspection costs

Reduction in costs for the removal of defects

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