TYPICAL QUESTIONS OF CTPM- 7th Seem -2014.

Q.1 What do you mean by Construction. What is the scope of construction?

Q.2 What are the various types of construction projects, name them. What are
the characteristics of construction project?

Q3. What is the basis of classifications of construction projects? What is the

need based projects & business Focus projects. Name them.

Q4, What are the project management phases, name them. Explain briefly
construction project initiation & scope formulation phase.

Q 5. What are the processes involved in project planning phase & project
construction phase. List out them.

Q 6. What do you mean by WBS? What are the typical classifications?

Q 7. What are the various types of construction contracts, name them. Explain
briefly how contractual arrangements are categorized?

Q 8. For any housing projects, what are the various Major Plants &
Equipments are used. Name them. What do you mean by project cost
management System? Explain briefly.

Q 9. What do you mean by Tendering? .Briefly explains the procedure. Define

contract & what the legal requirements of the contracts are.

Q 10. How contracts become voidable. Explain briefly. What are the different
types of contracts, name them.

Q 11. While preparing tenders, what are the important provisions to be kept in
the tender document?

Q 12. What are the categories of persons & bodies, who can become parties to
the contract, list out them? What do you mean by EMD & Performance
Security?

Q 13. What is the purpose of work scheduling? What are the commonly used
time planning techniques?

Q14. What is Bar chart Method? What are the merits & limitations of Bar chart
Technique?

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Q15. What is net-work-based schedule? What are the various steps involved in
scheduling of Net-work.

Q16. What are the various Factors affecting Resources Scheduling? Explain
the various factors affecting the successful completion of projects. Explain
briefly.

Q17. What is project network Techniques? What are the various techniques
used & explain in which situation what techniques are used normally.

Q18. Explain procedure of CPM net-work analysis in details.

Q19. What is PERT? Explain Modeling of PERT net-work.

Q20. Explain followings:

(a) PERT, CPM (b) Event, Activity, Dummy activity (c) Tail event,
Predecessor, Successor events (d) Optimistic time, pessimistic time (e)
critical path (f) EET, LET

Q.21. What are the commonly used Time Planning Techniques for various types
of project works. Discuss the Merits & Limitations of Bar Chart Technique.

Q. 22. Define “An Activity” What the three project Activity processes are.
Name them. For New Township project what are the sources from where
project plan can be prepared?

Q.23. Explain why Forecasting of Resources are required? What are steps
involved in Resources Forecasting?

Q.24. What are the steps involved in effective planning for construction
projects? For effective planning, what are factors included?

Q25. What are the basic principles of planning? What are the advantages of
planning?

Q26. What are the limitations of planning? What are the stages involved in
planning, Explain briefly.
What are the major plants & equipments used for any Housing complex
projects?

Q.27. How DPR of a Civil Engineering Projects is prepared. Major details

required to be included is to be listed out.

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Q.28. Explain the followings:-
a) Earnest money deposit
b) Security deposit
c) Contract

Q.29 a) what are the different types of contract? Explain when contract is
voidable at inception & by subsequent default.
b) What are the common problems arises during contract administration &
measure to reduce disputes in construction project.

Q 30. The maintenance project of a building consists 10 activities. The

predecessor relationships are identified by their numbers as indicated below.
Draw the network diagram for the project.
Activity- Identification-Activity – Identification
P -------- (1,2)--------- - U----------(4,5 )
Q --------- (2,3) -----------V----------(4,7)
R ----------(2,4) -----------W----------(5,8)
S ----------(3,6) -----------X-----------(6,8)
T -----------(3,5) ----------Y-----------(7,8)

Q 31. Draw a network for a simple project of erection of steel works for a shed.
The various elements of the project are as follows:
Activity- Description – ----- Pre requisites
A - Erection of site workshop-- -------
B- Fence site--------------------------------
C- Bend reinforcement-------- A
D- Dig foundation -------------- B
E- Fabricate steel works-------A , C
F– Install concrete plant ------ B
G- Place reinforcement -------C, D
H- Concrete foundation----- G, F
I– Paint steel work --------------E
J – Erect steel work ------------H, I
K- Give finishing touch-------- J

Q 32. Find out the expected time of completion of each activity as well as the
earliest expected time & latest allowable time of each event in the Network
details given below :-
i) Event 1 to 2 :- 1-5-9; ii) Event 1 to 3:- 5-6-7;
iii) Event 1 to 4 :- 3-5-7; iv) Event 2 to 6 :- 2-4-6;
v) Event 3 to 5 :- 1-3-5; vi) Event 5 to 6 :- 4-6-8;
vii) Event 5 to 7:- 6-8-10; viii) Event 6 to 7 :- 1-4-7;
ix) Event 6 to 8 :- 3-7-11; x) Event 7 to 8:- 2-5-8;

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xi) Event 8 to 9 :- 1-2-3.

Q 33. A construction project consists of following seven activities as given

below. If the scheduled completion date is equal to the earliest expected time Te
for the end event, calculate the slack time for each event & identify the critical
path.
Activity---Duration (days)---Activity--Duration(days)
0- 1 -------- 3 1-4----------- 10
1-3 ---------- 16 3-4 ---------- 5
1-2 ---------6 4-5 ---------- 3
2-3 ---------8 -- --

Q 34. In a project for overhauling a boiler, the following activities are to be

performed:
P- Inspection of boiler by boiler engineer & prepare list of parts to be
replaced/repaired.
Q- Collecting quotations for the parts to be purchased.
R- Placing the orders & purchasing.
S- Dismantling of the defective parts from the boiler.
T- Preparation of necessary instructions for repair.
U- Repair of parts in the workshop.
V- Cleaning of various mountings & fittings.
W- Installation of the repaired parts.
X- Installation of the purchased parts.
Y- Inspection.
Z- Trial run.
The work is assigned to a boiler Engineer, who has one boiler mechanic & one
boiler attender at his disposal. Draw a network diagram showing the precedence
relationship.

Q 35. A project is composed of seven activities, whose time estimates in weeks

are listed below:-
Activity---- Optimistic time ---- Most likely time----- Pessimistic time.
1-2 1 1 7

1-3 1 4 7

1-4 2 2 8

2-5 1 1 1

3-5 2 5 14

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4-6 2 5 8

5-6 3 6 15

i) Draw project network & determine the critical path.

ii) Determine the variance & standard deviation of the C.P.