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  1. Both Rowan plan and 50-50 Halsey plan will provide the same earning when the actual time is _________ the standard time.

  2. A.

     One-fourth

    B.

     One-half

    C.

     Equal to

    D.

     Twice


  3. Critical Path Net Work helps an engineer

  4. A.

     To concentrate his attention on critical activities

    B.

     To divert the resources from noncritical advanced activities to critical activities

    C.

     To be cautious for avoiding any delay in the critical activities to avoid delay of the whole project

    D.

     All of the above


  5. Queueing theory is used for

  6. A.

     Inventory problems

    B.

     Traffic congestion studies

    C.

     Job-shop scheduling

    D.

     All of the above


  7. Percent idle time for men or machines is found by

  8. A.

     Work sampling

    B.

     Time study

    C.

     Method study

    D.

     Work study


  9. A critical activity has

  10. A.

     Maximum slack

    B.

     Minimum slack

    C.

     Zero slack

    D.

     Average slack


  11. The critical activity has

  12. A.

     Maximum float

    B.

     Minimum float

    C.

     Zero float

    D.

     Average float


  13. In order that linear programming techniques provide valid results

  14. A.

     Relations between factors must be linear (positive)

    B.

     Relations between factors must be linear (negative)

    C.

     Either (A) or (B)

    D.

     Only one factor should change at a time, others remaining constant


  15. Standard time is defined as

  16. A.

     Normal time + allowances

    B.

     Normal time + idle time + allowances

    C.

     Normal time + idle time

    D.

     Only normal time for an operation


  17. In a PERT chart

  18. A.

     All activities should be numbered

    B.

     Only important activities should be numbered

    C.

     Only critical activities are numbered

    D.

     Only selected activities are numbered


  19. Slack of various events on the critical path in PERT/CPM chart

  20. A.

     Increases continuously

    B.

     Decreases continuously

    C.

     Remain constant

    D.

     May increase or decrease depending on various factors