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  1. The most popular type of organization used for Civil Engineering Constructions, is

  2. A.

     Line organization

    B.

     Line and staff organization

    C.

     Functional organization

    D.

     Effective organization


  3. CPM is

  4. A.

     Synthesising in concepts

    B.

     Is built of activities oriented programme

    C.

     Is based on time estimate

    D.

     All the above


  5. In time-cost optimization of a project, crashing is done.

  6. A.

     On all the activities

    B.

     On all the activities lying on the critical path

    C.

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

    D.

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


  7. Critical path

  8. A.

     Is always longest

    B.

     Is always shortest

    C.

     May be longest

    D.

     May be shortest


  9. Earliest finish of an activity is always

  10. A.

     Greater than earliest event time of the following node

    B.

     Less than earliest event time of the following node

    C.

     Less than or equal to earliest event time of the following node

    D.

     Greater than or equal to earliest event time of the following node


  11. Latest start of an activity is always

  12. A.

     greater than or equal to latest event time of preceding node

    B.

     less than or equal to latest event time of preceding node

    C.

     equal to latest event time of preceding node

    D.

     less than latest event time of preceding node


  13. The rated loads of lifting cranes, as percentage of tipping load at specified radius, for crawler-mounted and pneumatic tyre-mounted machines would be respectively

  14. A.

     80 and 90

    B.

     90 and 80

    C.

     85 and 75

    D.

     75 and 83


  15. 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

  16. A.

     Longest duration

    B.

     Highest cost slope

    C.

     Least cost slope

    D.

     Shortest duration


  17. 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

  18. A.

     Rs. 1740

    B.

     Rs. 3480

    C.

     Rs. 5220

    D.

     Rs. 6960


  19. Consider the following statements for a power shovel:
    (i) Output can be increased by reducing the angle of swing for a given depth of cut.
    (ii) For a given angle of swing, output will be maximum at optimum depth of cut.
    (iii) Output can be increased by keeping the depth of cut less than optimum depth.
    (iv) Output can be increased by increasing the size of shovel.

  20. A.

     (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct

    B.

     (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

    C.

     (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct

    D.

     (i) and (iv) are correct