Basic Civil Engineering Quiz | Practice Test

Multiple Choice Questions on Civil Engineering | Objective Questions | Civil Engineering Quiz | MCQ

1 >>The salient feature of functional organisation is ?

• (A) strict adherence to specifications
• (B) separation of planning and design part
• (C) each individual maintains functional efficiency
• (D) all the above

Solution [D]:- all the above

2 >>Critical path method ?

• (A) is an improvement upon bar chart method
• (B) provides a realistic approach to daily problems
• (C) avoids delays which are very common in bar charts
• (D) All the above

Solution [D]:- All the above

3 >>CPM is ?

• (A) synthesising in concepts
• (B) is based on time estimate
• (C) is used for repetitive works
• (D) all the above

Solution [D]:- all the above

4 >>Critical path lies along the activities having total float ?

• (A) positive
• (B) negative
• (C) zero
• (D) same

Solution [C]:- zero

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5 >>Construction team means ?

• (A) an engineer
• (B) an architect
• (C) an owner
• (D) all the above

Solution [D]:- all the above

6 >>A construction schedule is prepared after collecting ?

• (A) number of operations
• (B) output of labour
• (C) output of machinery
• (D) all the above

Solution [D]:- all the above

7 >>Site order book is used for recording ?

• (A) instructions by the executive engineers
• (B) construction measurements
• (C) issue of store equipments
• (D) names of the casual labour

Solution [A]:- instructions by the executive engineers

8 >>An Executive Engineer may have powers upto ?

• (A) 25000
• (B) 50000
• (C) 100000
• (D) 200000

Solution [A]:- 25000

9 >>The main principle of an organisation, is ?

• (A) unity of command
• (B) cohegency
• (C) effective control at all levels
• (D) all the above

Solution [D]:- all the above

10 >>The estimated time required to perform an activity, is known as ?

• (A) event
• (B) dummy
• (C) duration
• (D) float

Solution [C]:- duration

11 >>CPM family includes ?

• (A) CPA (Critical Path Analysis)
• (B) CPP (Critical Path Plotted)
• (C) Critical Path Scheduling)
• (D) All the above

Solution [D]:- All the above

12 >>The time which results in the leasi, possible construction cost of an activity, is known ?

• (A) normal time
• (B) slow time
• (C) crash time
• (D) standard time

Solution [B]:- slow time

13 >>If the total float and duration of an activity are 5 and 10 days respectively, the particular activity can be ?

• (A) started 5 days later
• (B) completed 5 days later
• (C) performed at slower rate in 15 days
• (D) all the above.

Solution [D]:- all the above.

14 >>Works costing less than Rs. 20,000 are treated as ?

• (A) projects
• (B) major projects
• (C) minor projects
• (D) all the above

Solution [C]:- minor projects

15 >>critical ratio scheduling ?

• (A) establishes the relative priorities among various activities on a common basis
• (B) determines the status of each activity
• (C) is a dynamic system
• (D) none of these

Solution [D]:- none of these

16 >>Bar charts are suitable for ?

• (A) minor works
• (B) major works
• (C) large projects
• (D) all the Above

Solution [A]:- minor works

17 >>The first method invented for planning projects, was ?

• (A) Bar chart method
• (B) Milestone chart
• (C) Critical path method (CPM)
• (D) Programme Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

Solution [A]:- Bar chart method

18 >>If TL is the latest allowable event occurrence time, total activity slack(s), is equal to ?

• (A) LSTEST
• (B) LFTEFT
• (C) TLEFT
• (D) all the above

Solution [D]:- all the above

19 >>The Overall incharge of an organisation at the site responsible for the execution of the works, is ?

• (A) Executive Engineer
• (B) Engineer
• (C) Junior Engineer
• (D) Sub overseer

Solution [B]:- Engineer

20 >>Modular coordination of construction means proper ?

• (A) planning
• (B) designing
• (C) execution
• (D) all the above

Solution [D]:- all the above