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81
Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as
[A]
Line organisation
[B]
Line and staff organisation
[C]
Functional organisation
[D]
Effective organisation
Answer: Functional organisation
82
The reduction in project time normally results in
[A]
Decreasing the direct cost and increasing indirect cost
[B]
Increasing the direct cost and decreasing the indirect cost
[C]
Increasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
[D]
Decreasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
Answer: Increasing the direct cost and decreasing the indirect cost
83
A dummy activity
[A]
Is artificially introduced
[B]
Is represented by a dotted line
[C]
Does not consume time
[D]
All the above
84
The grade resistance factor for an earth moving machine can be obtained by multiplying grade percentage by a factor approximately equal to
[A]
2 kg/tonne
[B]
6 kg/tonne
[C]
9 kg/tonne
[D]
20 kg/tonne
85
The difference between the time avail-to do a job and the time required to do the job, is known as
[A]
Event
[B]
Float
[C]
Duration
[D]
Constraint
86
Frequency distribution curves
[A]
Having a single lump, are called uninodal curves
[B]
If symmetrical, are called normal curves
[C]
If not symmetrical, are called skew curves
[D]
All the above
87
In India, are prefabricated components costlier than those of traditional cast-in-situ items that the prefabricated components replace?
[A]
Yes, because of heavier overheads and handling cost
[B]
Yes, because of the very high order of quality control for the factory made components
[C]
No, because of repetitive manufacture of a number of elements
[D]
No, because of savings in site labour
Answer: No, because of repetitive manufacture of a number of elements
88
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
[A]
The difference of latest occurrence time and earliest expected time, is called slack
[B]
The activities connecting the events having zero slack, lie on the critical path
[C]
The critical path consumes the maximum time
[D]
All the above
89
A tractor whose weight is 20 tonnes has a drawbar pull of 2500 kg, when operated on a level road having a rolling resistance 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
90
A construction schedule is prepared after collecting
[A]
Number of operations
[B]
Output of labour
[C]
Output of machinery
[D]
All the above
91
Which of the following is not a PERT event?
[A]
Site investigation started
[B]
Sessional work completed
[C]
Bus starts from Jaipur
[D]
Class is being attended
Answer: Class is being attended
92
Mile Stone charts were invented in the year of
[A]
1910
[B]
1920
[C]
1930
[D]
1940
93
Whenever an activity has zero total float, then
[A]
Free float of the activity must be zero but independent float need not be zero
[B]
Independent float must be zero but free float need not be zero
[C]
Free float and independent float both must be zero
[D]
Free float and independent float both need not be zero
Answer: Free float and independent float both must be zero
94
Final technical authority of a project lies with
[A]
Assistant Engineer
[B]
Executive Engineer
[C]
Superintending Engineer
[D]
Chief Engineer
95
Slack time refers to
[A]
An activity
[B]
An event
[C]
Both event and activity
[D]
None of the above
96
While scheduling a project by C.P.M.
[A]
A project is divided into various activities
[B]
Required time for each activity is established
[C]
Net work is drawn by connecting the activities and the events
[D]
All the above
97
The main disadvantage of line organisation, is
[A]
Rigid structure
[B]
Extraordinary delay in communications
[C]
Top level executions over work
[D]
All the above
98
Which one of the following is not an excavating and moving type of equipment?
[A]
Bulldozer
[B]
Clam shell
[C]
Scraper
[D]
Dump truck
99
The first method invented for planning projects, was
[A]
Bar chart method
[B]
Milestone chart
[C]
Critical path method (CPM)
[D]
Programme Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
100
The salient feature of functional organisation is
[A]
Strict adherence to specifications
[B]
Separation of planning and design part
[C]
Each individual maintains functional efficiency
[D]
All the above
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