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  1. Which one of the following represents an activity

  2. A.

    excavation for foundation

    B.

    curing of concrete

    C.

    setting of question paper

    D.

    preparation of breakfast

    E.

    all the above.


  3. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

  4. A.
    An activity of a project is denoted by an arrow on the net work
    B.

    The tail of the arrow indicates the start of the activity

    C.

    The head of the arrow indicates the end of the activity

    D.

    The arrows are drawn to scale from left to right

    E.

    Each activity consumes a given time.


  5. The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of a project, is known

  6. A.

    Event flow scheduling technique

    B.

    Critical ratio scheduling

    C.

    Slotting technique for scheduling

    D.

    Short interval scheduling.


  7. Mile Stone charts were invented in the year of

  8. A.

    1910

    B.

    1920

    C.

    1930

    D.

    1940

    E.

    1950


  9. Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as

  10. A.

    line organisation

    B.

    line and staff organisation

    C.

    functional organisation

    D.
    effective organisation.

  11. If totp and tm are the optimistic, pessimistic and most likely time estimates of an activity respectively, the expected time t of the activity will be

  12. A.

    \( \frac { to + 3tm+tp } { 2 } \)

    B.

    \( \frac { to + 3tm+tp } {3 } \)

    C.

    \( \frac { to + 4tm+tp } {4 } \)

    D.

    \( \frac { to + 4tm+tp } {5} \)

    E.

    \( \frac { to + 4tm+tp } {6} \)


  13. In the given figure, the network of a project represents

  14. A.
    activity of an excavation of a footing
    B.

    activity of an excavation which starts at event No. 1 and ends at even No. 2

    C.

    activity of excavation which takes 8 units of time

    D.

    none of these.


  15. Pick up the PERT event from the following:

  16. A.

    Digging of foundation started

    B.

    Digging of foundation completed

    C.

    Laying of concrete started

    D.

    Laying of concrete completed

    E.

    All the above.


  17. If D is the duration, ES and EF are the earliest start and finish, LS and LF are latest start and latest finish time, then the following relation holds good

  18. A.

    EF = ES + D

    B.

    LS = LF - D

    C.

    LF = LS + D

    D.
    D = EF - ES
    E.

    all the above.


  19. Final technical authority of a project lies with

  20. A.

    Assistant Engineer

    B.

    Executive Engineer

    C.

    Superintending Engineer

    D.

    Chief Engineer.