Construction Planning and Management

1. A construction schedule is prepared after collecting

1. Number of operations
2. Output of labour
3. Output of machinery
4. All the above

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2. A CPM family includes

1. CPA (Critical Path Analysis)
2. CPP (Critical Path Plotted)
3. MCE (Minimum Cost Expenditure)
4. All the above

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3. A critical ratio scheduling

1. Determines the status of each activity
2. Adjusts automatically changes in activity progress
3. Is a dynamic system
4. None of these

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4. A dummy activity

1. Is artificially introduced
2. Is represented by a dotted line
3. Does not consume time
4. All the above

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5. A four wheel truck 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

1. 20 kg/tonne
2. 30 kg/tonne
3. 40 kg/tonne
4. 50 kg/tonne

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6. A golden rule for the procurement of construction stones, suggests

1. 100% at the site
2. 67% at the site and 33% under procurement
3. 50% at the site and 50% under procurement
4. 33% at the site and 67% under procurement

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7. 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

1. Rs. 1740
2. Rs. 3480
3. Rs. 5220
4. Rs. 6960

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8. 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

1. Rs. 4,75,000
2. Rs. 5,75,000
3. Rs. 6,50,000
4. Rs. 8,50,000

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9. A Milestone chart

1. Shows the interdependencies of various jobs
2. Depicts the delay of jobs, if any
3. Points outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any
4. None of these

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10. 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

1. 3.7 years
2. 4.23 years
3. 5 years
4. 7.87 years

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