1. The chart which gives an estimate about the amount of materials handling between various work stations stations is known as ?

flow chart

time chart

travel chart

operation chart

Answer: travel chart

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2. The occurrence of the completion of an activity, is called its ?

head event

tail event

dual role event

none of these

Answer: head event

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3. CPM is ?

activity oriented

event oriented

time oriented

resource oriented

Answer: activity oriented

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4. The optimistic time represents ?

shortest possible time in which an activity can be completed if everything goes exceptionally well

time in which the activity is normally expected to complete under normal contingencis

time in which an activity will take to complete in case of difficulty

none of the above

Answer: shortest possible time in which an activity can be completed if everything goes exceptionally well

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5. The difference between the total float and free float is called ?

duration

interfering float

critical activity

none of these

Answer: interfering float

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6. In the critical path of construction planning, free float can be ?

greater than total float

equal to total float

greater than independent float

less than independent float

Answer: greater than independent float

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7. When float or slack of an activity is positive ?

it represents a situation where extra resources are available and the completion of project is not delayed

it represents that a programme falls behind schedule and additional resources are required to complete the project in time

the activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the completion of whole project

any one of the above

Answer: it represents a situation where extra resources are available and the completion of project is not delayed

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8. The time in which an activity will take to complete in case of difficulty, is called ?

optimistic time

most likely time

pessimistic time

none of these

Answer: pessimistic time

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9. An activity requires ?

events

resources

time and resources

energy

Answer: time and resources

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10. PERT analysis is based ?

optimistic time

pessimistic time

most likely time

all of these

Answer: all of these

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