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  • The construction manager uses the estimate of the project


  • Options
  • A. to tell the owner of the project to take his/her financial decision.
  • B. to advise the architect/engineer regarding design cost parameter especially in value engineering analysis.
  • C. to develop bids on the project.
  • D. to control the project during its construction.
  • E. All of these

  • Correct Answer
  • All of these 


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    • 1. If P is principal amount, i is the rate of interest per annum and n is the number of periods in years, the compound amount factor (CAF) is :

    • Options
    • A. (1 + i)n
    • B. (1 + i)(1/2n)
    • C. (n + i)
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Renu Bala deposits Rs 1200 now, Rs 800 two years from now and Rs 1000 five years from now. If the savings bank's rate of interest in 5%, she will receive an amount of Rs X 10 years from now, where X is

    • Options
    • A. Rs 3415
    • B. Rs 4225
    • C. Rs 4413
    • D. Rs 4826
    • Discuss
    • 3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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    • A. The difference between sales revenue and cost of goods sold, is known as 'Gross Profit.'
    • B. The gross profit percentage is the average profit margin obtained on goods sold.
    • C. The relationship of contribution to sales is known as contribution ratio
    • D. The difference between sales and variable cost of sales, is called contribution.
    • E. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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    • A. The receipts and disbursements in a given time interval are referred to as cash flow.
    • B. The assumptions that all cash flows occur at the end of the interest period, is known as the end of period convention.
    • C. A cash flow diagram is a graphical representation of cash flows drawn on a time scale.
    • D. The cash flow diagram represents the statement of the problem and also includes what is given and what is to be found.
    • E. All of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 5. The owner of the construction company makes use of the estimate :

    • Options
    • A. to determine the capital investment costs.
    • B. to assist in financial arrangements
    • C. to determine economic feasibility of the project.
    • D. to determine the tax, insurance and evaluation purpose.
    • E. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. If a seller recovers his capital along with accumulated compensating interest not in one single lumpsum payment but in periodical equal payments, over time :

    • Options
    • A. Capital Recovery Annuity fs availed
    • B. Present work Annuity is availed
    • C. Sinking Fund Annuity is availed
    • D. Sinking Fund Annuity is availed
    • Discuss
    • 7. Sewage treatment in an oxidation pond is accomplished primarily by :

    • Options
    • A. alga-bacterial symbiosis
    • B. algal photosynthesis only
    • C. bacterial oxidation only
    • D. chemical oxidation only
    • Discuss
    • 8. The following characteristics pertain to the sand filters used in water industry.

      1. Filtration rate is 1 to 4 m3 (m2 day).
      2. Typical duration of operation in one run is 24 to 72 hours.
      3. Operating cost is low.

      Which of the above characteristics pertain to slow sand filters?

    • Options
    • A. I, II and III
    • B. I and II
    • C. II and III
    • D. I and III
    • Discuss
    • 9. In IS : 800 (1984) the permissible compressive stress in column is based on :

    • Options
    • A. Euler formula
    • B. Secant formula
    • C. Rankine-Gordan formula
    • D. Rankine-Merchant formula
    • Discuss
    • 10. Three reservoirs A, B and C are interconnected by pipes as shown in the below figure Water surface elevations in the reservoirs and the Piezometric Head at the junction J are indicated in the below figure.

      Discharges Q1, Q2 and Q3 are related as

    • Options
    • A. Q1 + Q2 = Q3
    • B. Q1 = Q2 + Q3
    • C. Q2 = Q1 + Q3
    • D. Q1 + Q2 + Q3 = 0
    • Discuss


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