Construction Planning and Management MCQs

An earth moving equipment costs Rs. 5,00,000/- and has an estimated life of 10 years and a salvage value of Rs. 50,000/-.What uniform annual amount must be set aside at the end of each of the 10 years for replacement if the interest rate is 8% per annum and if the sinking fund factor at 8% per annum interest rate for 10 years is 0.069 ?

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A. Rs. 31050
B. Rs. 34500
C. Rs. 37950
D. Rs. 50000
✅ The correct answer is option A.

Free float is mainly used to_________________?

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A. identify the activities which can be delayed without affecting the total float of preceding activity
B. identify the activities, which can be delayed without affecting the total float of succeeding activity
C. establish priorities
D. identify the activities which can be delayed without affecting the total float of either the preceding or succeeding activities
✅ The correct answer is option B.

If the excavation of earth is done manually then it costs Rs. 10 per cum. A machine can excavate at a fixed cost of Rs. 4000 plus a variable cost of Rs. 2 per cum. The quantity of earth for which the cost of excavation by machine will be equal to the cost of manual excavation is_________________?

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A. 500 cum
B. 1000 cum
C. 1500 cum
D. 2000 cum
✅ The correct answer is option A.

A tractor whose weight is 20 tonnes has a drawbar pull of 2500 kg, when operated on a level road having a rolling resistence of 30 kg per tonne. If this tractor is operated on a level road having a rolling resistance of 40 kg per tonne, then the drawbar pull of the tractor will________________?

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A. reduce by 200 kg
B. increase by 200 kg
C. increase by 250 kg
D. reduce by 250 kg
✅ The correct answer is option A.

The maximum rimpull in the first gear of a tractor while towing a load is 6300 kg. The tractor weighs 12.5 tonnes and is operating along a 2 percent upgrade and the rolling resistance is 45 kg/tonne. Pull available for towing the load is________________?

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A. 3425 kg
B. 5515 kg
C. 4350 kg
D. 2975 kg
✅ The correct answer is option B.

A contractor has two options : Invest his money in project A or (II) : Invest his money in project B. If he decides to invest in A, for every rupee invested, he is assured of doubling his money in ten years. If he decides to invest in B, he is assured of making his money 1.5 times in 5 years. If the contractor values his money at 10% interest rate, he______________?

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A. should invest in neither of the two projects
B. could invest in either of the two projects
C. should invest in project A
D. should invest in project B
✅ The correct answer is option A.

Free float for any activity is defined as the difference between__________________?

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A. its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity
B. its latest start time and earliest start time
C. its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity
D. its earliest finish time and latest start time for its successor activity
✅ The correct answer is option A.