ER KK CLASSES

EXAM: BSNL LICE SDE TO AGM

SUBJECT:PROJECT MGMT TOPIC:PROJ. MGMT TECNIQUE

1. What does project management primarily involve?

a) Decision making only
b) Planning and decision making
c) Planning, organizing, and decision making
d) Planning, organizing, coordination, monitoring, and control

2. Who developed the Gantt Chart?

a) Henry L Gantt
b) William Gantt
c) Henry L Taylor
d) William Taylor

3. What is the significance of the length of bars in a Gantt Chart?

a) It represents the cost of the task
b) It indicates the resources required
c) It represents the time required for the task
d) It has no significance

4. What is a milestone in project management?

a) A significant event
b) A specific phase completion
c) A task completion
d) A resource allocation

5. Which of the following is a limitation of a milestone chart?

a) It does not show interdependence between tasks
b) It does not consider uncertainty in task completion
c) It is cumbersome to draw for large projects
d) All of the above

6. Which of the following is not a step in network analysis?

a) Prepare the list of activities
b) Estimate activity duration
c) Define the interrelationship among activities
d) Assemble the activities in the form of a flow chart

7. What does the critical path represent in a PERT diagram?

a) The longest path in the network
b) The shortest path in the network
c) The path with the most activities
d) The path with the least activities

8. In PERT, what does EST stand for?

a) Earliest Start Time
b) Early Start Time
c) Earliest Schedule Time
d) Early Schedule Time

9. Which network diagram notation uses arrows to represent activities?

a) Activity-on-Arrow (AOA)
b) Activity-on-Node (AON)
c) Both AOA and AON
d) Neither AOA nor AON
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EXAM: BSNL LICE SDE TO AGM
SUBJECT:PROJECT MGMT TOPIC:PROJ. MGMT TECNIQUE

10. Who developed the PERT technique?

a) Henry L Gantt
b) William Gantt
c) The US Navy
d) E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

11. What is a dummy activity in a network diagram?

a) An activity with no duration
b) An activity with the longest duration
c) An optional activity
d) An activity with uncertain duration

12. What does the expected time represent in PERT analysis?

a) The average time for an activity
b) The maximum time for an activity
c) The minimum time for an activity
d) The total time for all activities

13. In network diagrams, what does a circle represent?

a) An activity
b) An event
c) A milestone
d) A critical path

14. What is the purpose of a dummy activity in a network diagram?

a) To represent an optional task
b) To connect two activities without a direct relationship
c) To represent a critical task
d) To indicate a completed task

15. Which step in network analysis involves computing EST and LST?
a) Estimate activity duration
b) Assemble the activities in the form of a flow chart
c) Draw the network
d) Analyze the network

16. What does the AON notation use to represent tasks?

a) Arrows
b) Boxes
c) Circles
d) Both arrows and boxes

17. What does EST stand for in PERT analysis?

a) Early Start Time
b) Earliest Schedule Time
c) Earliest Start Time
d) Early Schedule Time

18. What is the primary purpose of a Gantt Chart?

a) To identify critical paths
b) To estimate activity duration
c) To schedule and monitor project progress
d) To analyze project risks
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EXAM: BSNL LICE SDE TO AGM
SUBJECT:PROJECT MGMT TOPIC:PROJ. MGMT TECNIQUE

19. In project management, what does the critical path method focus on?
a) Scheduling and monitoring
b) Optimizing resource allocation
c) Decision making
d) Risk assessment

20. What does the length of bars represent in a Gantt Chart?

a) Cost
b) Time
c) Resources
d) Importance

21. What is the main difference between AOA and AON notations?
a) AOA uses arrows, while AON uses boxes.
b) AOA uses boxes, while AON uses arrows.
c) AOA represents activities, while AON represents events.
d) AOA represents events, while AON represents activities.

22. What is the critical path in a project network diagram?

a) The path with the most activities
b) The path with the least activities
c) The longest path in the network
d) The shortest path in the network

23. What does the term "slack" represent in network analysis?

a) The amount of spare time available between activities
b) The total duration of a project
c) The earliest start time for an activity
d) The latest start time for an activity

24. Which step in network analysis involves estimating activity duration?

a) Assemble the activities in the form of a flow chart
b) Define the interrelationship among activities
c) Analyze the network
d) Estimate activity duration

25. What is a burst event in PERT terminology?

a) An event that causes delays
b) An event that leads to the completion of multiple activities
c) An event that represents the start of a project
d) An event that indicates project termination

26. Which technique is used for optimizing resource allocation in project management?
a) PERT
b) Critical Path Method
c) Gantt Chart
d) Milestone Chart

27. What is the purpose of a milestone in a project?

a) To represent a critical activity
b) To indicate a completed phase of a task
c) To estimate task duration
d) To allocate resources
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EXAM: BSNL LICE SDE TO AGM
SUBJECT:PROJECT MGMT TOPIC:PROJ. MGMT TECNIQUE

28. How is the critical path identified in a project network diagram?

a) By comparing the length of all paths
b) By identifying the path with the most activities
c) By identifying the path with the least activities
d) By identifying the longest path in the network

29. Which step in network analysis involves defining the interrelationship among activities?
a) Estimate activity duration
b) Assemble the activities in the form of a flow chart
c) Draw the network
d) Define the interrelationship among activities

30. What is the primary function of a milestone chart?

a) To represent project tasks
b) To indicate critical activities
c) To monitor project progress
d) To estimate project duration