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For a given size of bucket, the ideal output of a dragline will be least in_______________?
A. Moist loam
B. Sand and gravel
C. Good common earth
D. Wet sticky clay
In the critical path method of construction planning, Free Float can be_____________?
Consider the following statements ?
1. greater than Total Float.
2. greater than Independent Float
3. equal to Total Float.
4. less than Independent Float. Of these statements
A. 1 and 4 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. 1 and 4 are correct
D. 1 and 2 are correct
Batching refers to________________?
A. controlling the total quantity at each batch
B. weighing accurately, the quantity of each material for a job before mixing
C. controlling the quantity of each material into each batch
D. adjusting the water to be added in each batch according to the moisture content of the materials being mixed in the batch
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
During the construction period, price variation clause in contracts caters to__________________?
A. increase in rates of only important materials
B. variation in cost in materials element, labour element and petrol-oil-lubricant element
C. variation in total cost of the project on an ad hoc basis
D. rate of inflation
If the expected time of completion of a project is 60 weeks with a standard deviation of 5 weeks, the probability of completing the project in 50 weeks and 65 weeks respectively will be__________________?
A. 2.3% and 84.1%
B. 97.7% and 84.1%
C. 97.7 % and 15.9%
D. 15.9% and 97.7%
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 ?
A. Rs. 31050
B. Rs. 34500
C. Rs. 37950
D. Rs. 50000
The correct sequence of these operations in tunnel construction is______________?
Consider the following operations :
1. Drilling
2. Blasting
3. Mucking
4. Placing steel
5. Placing concrete
A. 1,2,4,3,5
B. 1,3,2,4,5
C. 1,2,3,4,5
D. 1,3,4,2,5
If the output of a dragline for 90° angle of swing at optimum depth of cut is X, then the output for 120° angle of swing at 120 % of optimum depth of cut will be_________________?
A. equal to X
B. more than X
C. less than X
D. any of the above
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