Construction Management MCQ Questions and Answers in Civil Engineering

Question. The pre-tender stage of construction requires ?
a) selection of site
b) acquisition of land
c) finalisation of designs
d) all of these

Answer : D

Question. Float or slack represents the difference between the ?
a) earliest completion time and latest allowable time
b) latest allowable time and earliest completion time
c) earliest completion time and normal expected time
d) latest allowable time and normal allowable time

Answer : A

Question. CPM is ?
a) activity oriented
b) event oriented
c) time oriented
d) resource oriented

Answer : A

Question. PERT analysis is based ?
a) optimistic time
b) pessimistic time
c) most likely time
d) all of these

Answer : D

Question. The early finish time of an activity is the ............ of early start time and duration of activity ?
a) sum
b) difference
c) product
d) ratio

Answer : A

Question. The resources in a construction project are made up of ?
a) plant equipment and machinery required for the project
b) construction materials such as cement, bricks, steel etc
c) skilled and unskilled manpower
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. The amount of time by which the activity completion can te start of succeeding activity, is known as ?
a) earliest completion time
b) total float
c) free float
d) none of these

Answer : C

Question. Milestone chart is an improvement over ?
a) bar chart
b) PERT
c) CPM
d) all of these

Answer : A

Question. The jobs going ahead of schedule are conveniently shown in ?
a) Gantt chart
b) milestone chart
c) pie chart
d) none of these

Answer : A

Question. Military type of organisation is known as ?
a) line organisation
b) functional organisation
c) line and staff organisation
d) none of these

Answer : A

Question. The construction of residential building are treated as ?
a) light construction
b) heavy construction
c) industrial construction
d) none of these

Answer : A

Question. In construction work, the controlling function aims at ?
a) keeping a watch over the physical progress of each activity of the work
b) controlling the expenditure on each item of work
c) controlling the use of machines and materials
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. The construction works costing below rupees twenty thousand are classified as ?
a) minor works
b) major works
c) projects
d) none of these

Answer : A

Question. The use of bar chart is very popular in construction departments because ?
a) it is very simple to prepare and interpret
b) each item of work or activity is shown separately
c) modification to the chart, if required, can be carried out easily
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. A milestone chart ?
a) depicts the delay of job
b) shows the inter dependence of various jobs
c) shows the events in chronological, but not in a logical sequence
d) all of the above

Answer : C

Question. The difference between the total float and free float is called ?
a) duration
b) interfering float
c) critical activity
d) none of these

Answer : B

Question. The estimated time required to complete an activity is known as ?
a) duration
b) float
c) restraint
d) all of these

Answer : A

Question. The start or completion of task is called ?
a) an event
b) an activity
c) a duration
d) any one of these

Answer : B

Question. Probabilistic time for completion of any activity can be found out from ?
a) optimistic time
b) pessimistic time
c) most likely time
d) all of these

Answer : D

Question. The post-tender stage of construction consists of ?
a) assessment of work
b) finalisation of accounts
c) assessment of expenditure during execution
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. The contractor is responsible for ?
a) procuring material which is not supplied by the owner
b) organising and planning the work as per drawing
c) executing the work as per specifications laid down in
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. The field of activities of an engineer includes ?
a) estimation
b) approval of construction plans by the local authority
c) inspection and payment of work done by contractor
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. The process of calculating the resource requirement of a project is known as ?
a) scheduling
b) co-ordinating
c) resource aggregation
d) all of these

Answer : C

Question. F.W. Taylor introduced a system of organisation known as ?
a) line organisation
b) functional organisation
c) line and staff organisation
d) none of these

Answer : B

Question. The conception of idea for any construction work is the responsibility of ?
a) owner
b) engineer
c) contractor
d) all of these

Answer : A

Question. Critical path method ?
a) helps in ascertaining time schedules
b) makes better and detailed planning possible
c) provides a standard method for communicating project plans, schedules time and cost performance
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. CPM requires ?
a) single time estimate
b) double time estimate
c) triple time estimate
d) none of these

Answer : D

Question. The construction works costing above rupees one lakh are classified as ?
a) minor works
b) major works
c) projects
d) none of these

Answer : C

Question. In the critical path of construction planning, free float can be ?
a) greater than total float
b) equal to total float
c) greater than independent float
d) less than independent float

Answer : C

Question. Technical planning is carried out for the ?
a) preparation of detailed drawings
b) preparation of detailed estimate
c) planning resources and initiating procurement action
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. The construction of ................ belongs to industrial construction ?
a) transit sheds
b) tunnels
c) dams
d) chemical plants

Answer : D

Question. Dummy activities are used to ?
a) determine the critical path
b) determine the project completion time
c) maintain the required net work
d) none of these

Answer : C

Question. PERT requires ?
a) single time estimate
b) double time estimate
c) triple time estimate
d) none of these

Answer : C

Question. In CPM, the cost slope is determined by ?
a) Crash cost / Normal cost
b) Crash cost - Normal cost) / (Normal time - Crash time
c) Normal cost / Crash cost
d) Normal time - Crash time) / (Crash cost - Normal cost

Answer : B

Question. An activity is ?
a) the beginning or end of a specified job
b) an element of work entailed in the project
c) the movement of heavy vehicles from one place to another
d) the progress of work upto a certain limit

Answer : B

Question. A golden rule for the procurement of construction stores is that ?
a) half of the construction stores should be at work site and half under procurement
b) two-third of the construction stores should be at work site and one-third under procurement
c) three-fourth of the construction stores should be at work site and one-fourth under procurement
d) whole of the construction stores should be at work site

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following statement is correct in bar chart planning ?
a) The inter dependence of the operations can be portrayed
b) The progress of work can be measured
c) The spare time of the activities can be determined
d) The schedule can not be updated

Answer : D

Question. The earliest method used for planning of projects was ?
a) CPM
b) PERT
c) bar chart
d) milestone chart

Answer : C

Question. The chart which gives an estimate about the amount of materials handling between various work stations stations is known as ?
a) flow chart
b) time chart
c) travel chart
d) operation chart

Answer : C

Question. An activity requires ?
a) events
b) resources
c) time and resources
d) energy

Answer : C

Question. The total activity slack is equal to ?
a) Late start time - Early start time
b) Late finish time – Early finish time
c) Latest allowable event occurrence time - Early finish time
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. The bar chart is also ?
a) flow chart
b) time chart
c) travel chart
d) Gantt chart

Answer : D

Question. Bar chart is suitable for ?
a) large project
b) major work
c) minor work
d) all of these

Answer : C

Question. The construction of airports are treated as ?
a) light construction
b) heavy construction
c) industrial construction
d) none of these

Answer : B

Question. CPM stands for ?
a) Combined Process Method
b) Critical Path Method
c) Common Planning Method
d) Critical Process Method

Answer : B

Question. A construction team includes ?
a) owner
b) engineer
c) architect
d) all of these

Answer : D

Question. The free float is equal to ?
a) Latest allowable event occurrence time + Early finish time
b) Earliest event occurrence time + Early finish time
c) Latest allowable event occurrence time - Early finish time
d) Earliest event occurrence time - Early finish time

Answer : D

Question. The optimistic time represents ?
a) shortest possible time in which an activity can be completed if everything goes exceptionally well
b) time in which the activity is normally expected to complete under normal contingencis
c) time in which an activity will take to complete in case of difficulty
d) none of the above

Answer : A

Question. A critical activity has ?
a) maxitnum float
b) minimum float
c) zero float
d) average float

Answer : C

Question. A bar chart is drawn for ?
a) time versus activity
b) activity versus resources
c) resources versus progress
d) progress versus time

Answer : A

Question. An Assistant Engineer may have powers upto rupees ?
a) twenty five thousand
b) one lakh
c) two lakh
d) two lakh

Answer : A

Question. The occurrence of the starting of an activity, is called its ?
a) head event
b) tail event
c) dual role event
d) none of these

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following statement is correct ?
a) When float of an activity is zero, it falls only on critical path
b) CPM technique is useful to minimise the direct and indirect expenses
c) Critical path of a net work represents the minimum time required for completion of project
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. The first stage of a large construction work to ?
a) contract
b) design
c) conception
d) study and evaluation

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following statement is wrong ?
a) An activity consumes time and resources whereas an event do not
b) The performance of a specific task is called an activity
c) An event is an instantaneous point in time at which an activity begins or ends
d) none of the above

Answer : D

Question. The main function of the construction management is ?
a) planning
b) organising
c) directing
d) all of these

Answer : D

Question. The major principle of an organisation is ?
a) span of management
b) unity of command
c) delegation of authority
d) all of these

Answer : D

Question. In a functional organisation ?
a) quality of work is better
b) wastage of material is minimum
c) specialised knowledge and guidance to individual worker is provided
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. The final technical authority of a project is ?
a) Assistant Engineer
b) Executive Engineer
c) Superintending Engineer
d) Chief Engineer

Answer : D

Question. A Gantt chart indicates ?
a) balance of work to be done
b) efficiency of project work
c) comparison of actual process with the scheduled progress
d) progress cost of project

Answer : C

Question. A dummy activity in a net work ?
a) is represented by a dotted line
b) is an artificial activity
c) does not consume time or resources
d) all of these

Answer : D

Question. When float or slack of an activity is positive ?
a) it represents a situation where extra resources are available and the completion of project is not delayed
b) it represents that a programme falls behind schedule and additional resources are required to complete the project in time
c) the activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the completion of whole project
d) any one of the above

Answer : A

Question. The essential condition for the decompression of an activity is that ?
a) the project time should change due to decompression
b) after decompression, the time of an activity invariably exceeds its normal time
c) an activity could be decompressed to the maximum extent of its normal time
d) none of the above

Answer : C

Question. Time and progress chart are also known as ?
a) bar chart
b) modified milestone chart
c) critical path method chart
d) all of these

Answer : D

Question. Travel charts are used to ?
a) analyse material handling
b) determine inventory control difficulties
c) plan material handling procedure and routes
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. The time in which an activity will take to complete in case of difficulty, is called ?
a) optimistic time
b) most likely time
c) pessimistic time
d) none of these

Answer : C

Question. Actual performance of a task is called ?
a) an event
b) an activity
c) a duration
d) any one of these

Answer : B

Question. The salient feature of the organisation evolved by F.W. Taylor is ?
a) strict adherence to specification
b) separation of planning and design part for field work
c) each individual maintains functional efficiency
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. The occurrence of the completion of an activity, is called its ?
a) head event
b) tail event
c) dual role event
d) none of these

Answer : A

Question. In a line organisation ?
a) discipline is strong
b) quick decisions are taken
c) responsibility of each individual is fixed
d) all of these

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following are the guidelines for the construction of a network diagram ?
a) Each activity is represented by one and only arrow in the network
b) Dangling must be avoided in a network diagram
c) Dummy activity consumes no time or resource
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. PERT ?
a) provides an approach for keeping planning up-to-date
b) provides a way for management to require that planning be done on a uniform and logical basis
c) permits management to foresee quickly the impact of variations from the plan
d) all of the above

Answer : D

Question. Functional organisation system of working was introduced by ?
a) Henry Gantt
b) F.W. Taylor
c) M.R. Walker
d) none of these

Answer : B