GATE CE 2020: Construction Management Quiz 2

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Question 1

CPM is the

• Atime oriented technique
• Bevent oriented technique
• Cactivity oriented technique
• Dtarget oriented technique

Question 2

Select the correct option from the following;
1) PERT is activity oriented & adopts probabilistic approach.
2) CPM is event oriented & adopts probabilistic approach.
3) CPM is activity oriented & adopts deterministic approach.

• AOnly 1
• BOnly 2
• COnly 3
• D1&3

Question 3

Consider the following activity i-j of certain network. The value of Total Float*Free float*Independent Float is equal to

• A0
• B-15
• C10
• D20

Question 4

Consider the following statements regarding CPM technique of project planning:
1) The critical path consists of those activities for which the total float is zero.
2) Independent float is expressed as the difference between total float and the slack at the head event.
3) It is not possible to complete an activity earlier than the crash time.
Which of these statements are correct?

• A1, 2 and 3
• B1 and 2 only
• C2 and 3 only
• D1 and 3 only

Question 5

Consider the following statements pertaining to CPM network analysis:
1) It is event-oriented method.
2) It is activity-oriented method.
3) Time and cost are controlling factors.
4) Time alone is controlling factor.
Which of these statements are correct?

• A1 and 2
• B2 and 3
• C3 and 4
• D1 and 4

Question 6

Consider the following statements:
(i) In CPM floats are calculated where as in PERT slacks are used.
(ii) Project crashing can be carried out for both the CPM and PERT
(iii) In PERT probabilistic approach is considered.
(iv) Both PERT and CPM are used for project scheduling
Which one of the following is correct?

• A(i), (ii) and (iii)
• B(ii) and (iii)
• C(i) (iii) and (iv)
• D(i), (ii) and (iv)

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