Civil Engineering MCQs

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Latest start of an activity is always________________?
A. Greater than or equal to latest event time of preceding node
B. Less than or equal to latest event time of preceding node
C. Equal to latest event time of preceding node
D. Less than latest event time of preceding node
If the optimistic time, most likely time and pessimistic time for activity A are 4, 6 and 8 respectively and for activity B are 5, 5.5 and 9 respectively, then______________?
A. Expected time of activity a is greater than the expected time of activity b
B. Expected time of activity b is greater than the expected time of activity a
C. Expected time of both activities a and b are same
D. None of the above
Whenever an activity has zero total float, then_______________?
A. Free float of the activity must be zero but independent float need not be zero
B. Independent float must be zero but free float need not be zero
C. Free float and independent float both must be zero
D. Free float and independent float both need not be zero
Critical path_____________?
A. Is always longest
B. Is always shortest
C. May be longest
D. May be shortest
The reduction in project time normally results in_______________?
A. Decreasing the direct cost and increasing indirect cost
B. Increasing the direct cost and decreasing the indirect cost
C. Increasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
D. Decreasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
The process of incorporating changes and rescheduling or replanning is called_______________?
A. Resource levelling
B. Resource smoothening
C. Updating
D. Critical path scheduling
Updating may result in_________________?
A. Change of critical path
B. Decrease of project completion time
C. Increase of project completion time
D. All of the above