Construction Planning and Management Sheet 8

1) Question.

Float or slack may be positive, zero or negative.
Answer.
- 1
  
  Correct
- 2
  
  Incorrect
Answer: 1

Explanation:
2) Question.

The free float is equal to
Answer.
- 1
  
  Latest allowable event occurrence time + Early finish time
- 2
  
  Earliest event occurrence time + Early finish time
- 3
  
  Latest allowable event occurrence time - Early finish time
- 4
  
  Earliest event occurrence time - Early finish time
Answer: 4

Explanation:
3) Question.

The probabilistic time is given by

[ $t_{0}$ = Optimistic time, $t_{p}$ = Pessimistic time, $t_{n}$ = Most likely time]
Answer.
- 1
  
  $\frac{t_{0} + t_{p} + t_{n}}{3}$
- 2
  
  $\frac{t_{0} + 2 t_{p} + t_{n}}{4}$
- 3
  
  $\frac{t_{0} + 4 t_{p} + t_{n}}{5}$
- 4
  
  $\frac{t_{0} + t_{p} + 4 t_{n}}{6}$
Answer: 4

Explanation:
4) Question.

Probabilistic time for completion of any activity can be found out from
Answer.
- 1
  
  optimistic time
- 2
  
  pessimistic time
- 3
  
  most likely time
- 4
  
  all of these
Answer: 4

Explanation:
5) Question.

PERT is a project planning and control technique.
Answer.
- 1
  
  Yes
- 2
  
  No
Answer: 1

Explanation:
6) Question.

Travel charts are used to
Answer.
- 1
  
  analyse material handling
- 2
  
  determine inventory control difficulties
- 3
  
  plan material handling procedure and routes
- 4
  
  all of the above
Answer: 4

Explanation:
7) Question.

Milestone chart is an improvement over
Answer.
- 1
  
  bar chart
- 2
  
  PERT
- 3
  
  CPM
- 4
  
  all of these
Answer: 1

Explanation:
8) Question.

A bar chart is drawn for
Answer.
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  time versus activity
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  activity versus resources
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  resources versus progress
- 4
  
  progress versus time
Answer: 1

Explanation:
9) Question.

The chart which gives an estimate about the amount of materials handling between various work stations is known as
Answer.
- 1
  
  flow chart
- 2
  
  process chart
- 3
  
  travel chart
- 4
  
  operation chart
Answer: 3

Explanation:
10) Question.

The process of calculating the resource requirement of a project is known as
Answer.
- 1
  
  scheduling
- 2
  
  co-ordinating
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  resource aggregation
- 4
  
  all of these
Answer: 3

Explanation:

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