ACE ENGINEERING ACADEMY (C).

D=EF-ES
BANAGALURU BRANCH
AEE-KPSC/AE-KPWD
Q-1) The area under Beta- Distribution
curve divided into two equal parts by:
a) Optimistic time b) Most likely time
c) Pessimistic time d) expected time
Q-2) Select the incorrect statement.
a) Earliest time of an activity is the early
event time of the node it leaves.
b) Latest finish of an activity is the late
event time of the node it enters.
c) Latest start of an activity is its latest
finish minus its duration.
d) None of these
Q-3) Which of the following is not a PERT
event?
a) Site investigation started
b) Sessional work completed
c) Bus starts from Bangalore
d) Class being attended
Q-4) Sensitivity Analysis is a study of
a) Comparison of loss and profit
b) Comparison of assets and liabilities
c) Change in output to change in input
d) Economics of the cost and benefits of the
project
Q-5) In PERT Analysis, the time estimates
of activities and probability of their
occurrence follow:
a) Normal Distribution curve
b) Poisson’s Distribution curve
c) Beta Distribution curve
d) None of these
Q-6) If D is the duration ES and EF are the
earliest start time and earliest finish time, LS
and LF are the latest start time and latest
finish time , then the following relation(s)
hold(s) good:
(A). EF=ES + D
(B). LS=LF-D
Select the code for the correct answer from
the options given below:
a) (A) and (C) only
b) (A) and (B) only
c) (C) only
d) (A), (B) and (C)
Q-7) The optimistic , most likely and
pessimistic estimate for an activity are 4
days, 11 days and 12 days respectively. The
expected completion time of this activity is:
a) 9 days b) 10days
c) 11 days d) 12 days
Q-8) Which one of the following is a point
in time when certain conditions have been
fulfilled, such as the start or completion of
one or more activities?
a) Activity b) Network
c) Event d) Node
Q-9) Which one of the following does have
some limitations when applied to detailed
engineering design work during early stages
of a project?
a) CPM b) PERT
c) Dummy activity d) Estimate
Q-10) In the critical path of construction
planning free float can be:
a) Greater than the total float
b) Equal to the total float
c) Greater than the independent float
d) Less than the independent float
Q-11) Utility in economics means
a) Power to satisfy a want
b) Usefulness
c) Willingness of a person
d) Consumption
Q-12) The difference between people with
access to computers and the internet and
those without this access is known as the:
a) Digital Divide b) Internet Divide
c) Web divide d) Cyberway divide
Q-13) Mile stone charts were invented in the a) Ordinary measurement book
year? b) Standard measurement book
a)1910 b) 1920 c) 1930 d)1940 c) Check measurement book
d) Running measurement book
Q-14) Sinking fund is:
a) the fund for rebuilding a structure when
its economic life is over Q-21) The value of the property at the end
b) raised to meet maintenance costs
of the useful life period is known as:
c) the total sum to be paid to the municipal
authority by the tenants a) Book value b) Junk value
d) a part of the money is kept in reserve for c) Salvage value d) none of these
providing additional structures and
structural modifications.
Q-22) Head of the circle of PWD is:
Q-15) In PERT analysis, event means a) AEE b) EE c) SE d) CE
a) Start or finish of a task
b) Time taken for a task Q-23) Document containing detailed
c) End of an activity description of all the items of work together
d) Work involved in the projects with their current rates is called:
a) Tender b)Analysis of rates
Q-16) Functional organisation system of
working was introduced by: b) Schedule of rates d)Abstract estimate
a) F.W.Taylor b)Henry Gantt Q-24) the purpose of performing a backward
c) M.R.Walker d)J.E. Kelly pass is to

Q-17) While doing cost analysis. If the
standard deviation is high, it would generally
lead to:
a) High level of uncertainty
b) Lower level of uncertainty
c) Increased costs
d) Reduced costs
Q-18) Which of the following is a
construction estimate?
a) Initial feasibility estimate
b) Conceptual preliminary budget
c) Definite estimate
d) All of these
Q-19) If an activity lies on the critical path,
its total float will be:
a) Positive b)Negative
c) Zero d) cannot be determined
Q-20) Which of the following measurements
is not used in PWD?
a) determine the critical path
b) determine where there is slack
c) determine the latest finish time
d) None of these
Q-25) The purchase price of a machine is
Rs.25,000/-.The machine has a working life
of 35000 hours and at the end of the working
life, the machine can be sold for Rs.7,500/-
as scrap. The depreciation charge on the
machine is constant. How much will be the
per hour depreciation charge on this
machine?
a)Rs.0.21 b) Rs.0.50
c) Rs.0.72 d) Rs.0.72
KEY
1-D 2-D 3-D 4-C 5-C 6-D 7-B 8-B
9-A 10-C 11-B 12-A 13-D 14-A 15-A
16-A 17-A 18-D 19-C 20-D 21-C 22-C
23-C 24-C 25-B