Midwestern University

Faculty of Engineering
Central Campus of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Birendranagar, Surkhet
Bachelor level/Civil Engineering/VII Semester Full Marks:25
Midterm Exam:2077 Pass Marks:12.5
MS403 Time:120 minutes

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as for as practicable. The
figures in the margin indicate full marks.You have to send the answer sheet electronically to
the email uttamneupaneanurag2011@gmail.com . The dead line for the project based
assignment is 2077/05/18 (B.S.).

Construction Management OPEN BOOK EXAM– SET-C

Please Mention your set in answer copy

1. Short Questions [2.0 × 1 = 2.0]

(a) Two parties agree to build a house on air. Does the contract exist? Why?
(b) Tender/contract document without specifications is incomplete, baseless and invalid.
Explain this statement.

2. Long Questions [3 × 2 = 6]

(a) There is a fear of Covid-19 everywhere in the country. As a Project Manager what
are the steps you would take to motivate your employees at construction site ?
Explain it from the perspective of Personnel Management in Organization.
(b) Write the roles of Owner, Contractor and Consultant upto Contract Award Stage
for the construction of an academic block of worth Rs 10 Crore of Mid-Western
University?
(c) Draw a neat and labelled diagram of Excavator and Dragline.

3. Objective type questions(Note: Multiple Options may be correct answer)

[1 × 8 = 8]

(a) Motivators
i. Achievement
ii. Recognition
iii. Personal Life
iv. Growth
v. All of the above
(b) PPA.........and PPR.......
i. 2063 and 2064
ii. 2064 and 2063
iii. 2064 and 2065
iv. 2065 and 2064

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 (c) Mobilization Amount is
i. usually given to a contractor
ii. Exceed 20 % of Procurement Contract Price
iii. Advance Payment
iv. Not to exceed 20 % of Procurement Contract Price
(d) The bid evaluation committee shall prepare a Bid Evaluation Report within.......days
of starting of bid evaluation.
(e) The use of chute is........................
(f) Physiological Causes of Accidents
i. Poor eyesight
ii. Poor health
iii. Old age
iv. Machine defect
v. All of the above
(g) The Bricks shall be tested in accordance to
i. NS 01-2035
ii. NS 01-2036
iii. IS 1078
iv. IS 1077
(h) The basic action involved in sheep foot rolling is kneading..............(True/False)

4. Project based assignment question. [4.5 X 2 =9]

(a) Write an essay on ” Impact and Challenges of Covid-19 on Construction Sector of

Nepal in relation to existing contractual regulations of Nepal ”.(Minimum 800 words)
(b) What is concept of safety in Construction ? Write a essay on ” Construction Site
Health and Safety during COVID-19”. (Minimum 800 words)

Note for the subjective and project based assignment answers

Do not copy as same as that of lecture slides/notes/books. Creative answers will be em-
phasized.

Best of luck