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  • Critical path method


  • Options
  • 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. was invented by Morgan R. Walker of Dupot and James E. Kalley or Remington U.S.A. in 1957
  • E. All the above.

  • Correct Answer
  • All the above. 


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    • 1. If D is the duration, ES and EF are the earliest start and finish, LS and LF are latest start and latest finish time, then the following relation holds good

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    • A. EF = ES + D
    • B. LS = LF - D
    • C. LF = LS + D
    • D. D = EF - ES
    • E. all the above.
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    • 2. A dummy activity

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    • A. is artificially introduced
    • B. is represented by a dotted line
    • C. does not consume time
    • D. all the above.
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    • 3. The performance of a specific task in CPM, is known

    • Options
    • A. Dummy
    • B. Event
    • C. Activity
    • D. Contract.
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    • 4. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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    • A. The float may be positive, zero or negative
    • B. If the float is positive and the activity is delayed by a period equal to its total float, the completion of project is not delayed
    • C. If the float of an activity is negative, delay in its performance is bound to delay the completion of project
    • D. If the float of an activity is zero, the activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the whole project
    • E. All the above.
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    • 5. A CPM family includes

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    • A. CPA (Critical Path Analysis)
    • B. CPP (Critical Path Plotted)
    • C. MCE (Minimum Cost Expenditure)
    • D. CPS (Critical Path Scheduling)
    • E. All the above.
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    • 6. A shaft is subjected to bending moment M and a torque T simultaneously. The ratio of the maximum bending stress to maximum shear stress developed in the shaft, is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 7. In plastic analysis, the shape factor for rectangular section, is

    • Options
    • A. 1.4
    • B. 1.5
    • C. 1.6
    • D. 1.7
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    • 8. The assumption in the theory of bending of beams, is :

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    • A. material is homogeneous
    • B. material is isotropic
    • C. Young's modulus is same in tension as well as in compression
    • D. each layer is independent to expand or to contract
    • E. all the above.
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    • 9. In case of a simply supported rectangular beam of span L and loaded with a central load W, the length of elasto-plastic zone of the plastic hinge, is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • E.
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    • 10. Beams composed of more than one material, rigidly connected together so as to behave as one piece, are known as

    • Options
    • A. Compound beams
    • B. Indeterminate beams
    • C. Determinate beams
    • D. Composite beams.
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