Subject: Construction Technology and Management

Subject Code: CVE-7217

Total marks: 35

Part A : 25 Marks

Q1. In PERT analysis a critical activity has [1 mark]

(a) Maximum Float (b) Zero Float

(c) Maximum Cost (d) Minimum Cost

Q2. A dummy activity is used in PERT network to describe [1 mark]

(a) Precedence relationship (b) Necessary time delay

(c) Resource restriction (d) Resource idleness

Q3. In PERT, the distribution of activity times is assumed to be: [1 mark]

(a) Normal (b) Gamma (c) Beta (d) Exponential

Q4. Consider the following statements:

PERT considers the following time estimates [1 mark]

1. Optimistic time 2. Pessimistic time 3. Most likely time

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only

Q5. Consider the following statements with respect to PERT [1 mark]

1. It consists of activities with uncertain time phases

2. This is evolved from Gantt chart

3. Total slack along the critical path is not zero

4. There can be more than one critical path in PERT network

5. It is similar to electrical network

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 5 (b) 1, 3 and 5 (c) 2, 4 and 5 (d) 1, 2 and 4

Q6. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [1 mark]

(a) PERT is activity oriented and CPM is event oriented

(b) In PERT, three time estimates are made, whereas in CPM only one time estimate is made

(c) In PERT slack is calculated whereas in CPM floats are calculated

(d) Both PERT and CPM are used for project situations

Q7. Earliest finish time can be regarded as [1 mark]

(a) EST + duration of activity (b) EST – duration of activity

(c) LFT + duration of activity (d) LFT – duration of activity

Q.8 What is the additional time available for the performance of an activity in PERT and
CPM calculated on the basis that all activities will start at their earliest start time, called?
[1 mark]

(a) Slack (b) Total float (c) Free float (d) Independent float

Q.9 The essential condition for the decompression of an activity is: [1 mark]

(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.

Q.10 In a small engineering project, for an activity, the optimistic time is 2 minutes, the
most likely time is 5 minutes and the pessimistic time is 8 minutes. What is the expected
time of the activity? [2 mark]

(a) 1 minutes (b) 5 minutes (c) 8 minutes (d) 18 minutes

Q.11 Latest start time of an activity in CPM is the [1 mark]

(a) Latest occurrence time of the successor event minus the duration of the activity

(b) Earliest occurrence time for the predecessor event plus the duration of the activity

(c) Latest occurrence time of the successor event

(d) Earliest occurrence time for the predecessor event

Q12. The critical path of a network is the path that: [1 mark]

(a) Takes the shortest time (b) Takes the longest time

(c) Has the minimum variance (d) Has the maximum variance

Q.13 Assertion (A): Generally PERT is preferred over CPM for the purpose of project
evaluation.

Reason (R): PERT is based on the approach of multiple time estimates for each activity.

[2 marks]

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

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Q.14 Which one of the following statements is not correct? [2 marks]

(a) PERT is probabilistic and CPM is

(b) In PERT, events are used deterministic and in CPM activities are used

(c) In CPM, the probability to complete

(d) In CPM crashing is carried the project in a given time-duration is out calculated

Q.15 Consider the following statements in respect of PERT and CPM: [2 marks]

1. PERT is event-oriented while CPM is activity-oriented.

2. PERT is probabilistic while CPM is deterministic.

3. Leveling and smoothing are the techniques related to resource scheduling in CPM.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) Only 1 and 2 (c) Only 2 and 3 (d) Only 1 and 3

Q16. Sinking fund is [1 mark]

(a) The fund for rebuilding a structure when its economic life is over
(b) Raised to meet maintenance costs
(c) The total sum to be paid to the municipal authorities by the tenants
(d) A part of the money kept in reserve for providing additional structures and structural
modifications
Q. 17 Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as [1 mark]
(a) Line organization
(b) Line and staff organization
(c) Functional organization
(d) Effective organization
Q.18 A Milestone chart [1 mark]
(a) shows the interdependencies of various jobs
(b) depicts the delay of jobs, if any
(c) points outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any
(d) none of these.
 Part B : 2 questions (5 marks each)

Q1. What is a critical path? Why is the critical path of such importance in large project
scheduling and control? Can a critical path change during the course of a project? [5 marks]

Q2. Write short note on Leadership and motivation. [5 marks]