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2) In Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Method 1 point
(CPM), what is the relationship between time and cost?
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Time and cost have an inverse relationship
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work? () Time and cost are independent of each other
The relationship between time and cost varies based on project characteristic
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3) In CPM network critical path denotes the 1 point
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Path where maximum resources are used
Week 2 () Path where minimum resources are used
Path where delay of one activity prolongs the duration of completion of project
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Path that gets monitored automatically

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4) Which of the following statements accurately describes the time-cost relationship in 1 point
PERT/CPM?
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Increasing the project duration will always result in increased costs

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Week 6 () Decreasing the project duration will always result in decreased costs
Increasing or decreasing the project duration has no effect on costs
Week 7 () The time-cost relationship varies depending on specific project circumstances

5) Network of a project is constructed based on 1 point

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Critical path
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Normal time and Crash Time

Week 10 () Precedence Logic

Basic Logic
Lesson-46
Slacks &
6) For an activity in a CPM analysis, the early Finish time is 13 and the late Finish time 1 point
Floats- II (unit?
is 13. Duration of activity is 6. Which of the following statements is true?
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n=90)
The early start is 6
Lesson-47 The duration of the activity is 13
Time and Cost
The slack of this activity is 13
Relationship
(unit? The activity is on the critical path
unit=89&lesso
n=91) 7) In the time-cost optimization, using CPM method for network analysis, the crashing 1 point
of the activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having
Lesson-48
Crashing of
Longest duration
Networks- I
(unit? Highest cost slope
unit=89&lesso Least cost slope
n=92)
Shortest duration
Lesson-49
Crashing of 8) Crashing of a project is the process of reducing the _________________________ 1 point
Networks II
of the project?
(unit?
unit=89&lesso Cost
n=93)
Time
Lesson-50 Material
Crashing of
networks- III
Labor
(Free Float
Method) (unit? 9) In Project crashing, rent and overheads are treated as 1 point
unit=89&lesso
n=94) Significant Cost
Insignificant costs
Quiz: Week
10 : Direct Costs
Assignment Indirect Costs
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10) Assertion (A): The change in critical path required rescheduling in a PERT network. 1 point
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Reason (R): Some of the activities cannot be completed in time due to unexpected breakdown of
Week 11 () equipment’s or non-availability of raw materials.

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

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