1) The assumption in PERT is__________________? a. a project will always be behind schedule, if left uncorrected b. cost of project will always be more than the estimated cost, if no timely corrections are taken c. a project can be subdivided into a set of predictable, independent activities d. activities are fixed and can’t be changed e. commissioning time can be changed, if activities are behind schedule
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2) Criticalpath on PERT/CPM chart is obtained by joining the events having____________________? a. maximum slack b. minimum slack c. average slack d. no slack e. judgement and experience
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3) O on a PERT/CPM chart represents____________________? a. an ordinary event b. a significant event representing some mile-stone c. an event to be transferred to other network chart d. dangling event e. dummy event
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4) PERT analysis is based on____________________? a. optimistic time b. pessimistic time c. most likely time d. all of the above e. none of the above
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5) A CPM family includes____________________? a. CPA (Critical Path Analysis) b. CPP (Critical Path Plotted) c. MCE (Minimum Cost Expenditure) d. CPS (Critical Path Scheduling) e. all of the above
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6) PERT is___________________? a. an analytic tool in concept b. limit up of event oriented diagrams c. used for research and development projects d. based on three time estimates for activities linking up two events e. all of the above
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7) The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of any project is known as___________________? a. event flow scheduling technique b. critical ratio scheduling c. slotting technique for scheduling d. short interval scheduling e. none of the above
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8) Pick up the correct statement about relationship between various floats______________________? a. free float = total float b. independent float = total float c. independent float > free float d. free float > total float e. independent float < free float
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9) Critical path moves along the activities having total float of_____________________? a. positive value b. negative value c. zero value d. same value e. none of the above
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10) The critical path of a network represents_______________________? a. the minimum time required for completion of project b. the maximum time required for completion of project c. maximum cost required for completion of project d. minimum cost required for completion of project e. none of the above
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11) The critical activity has____________________? a. maximum float b. minimum float c. zero float d. average float e. none of these
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12) The probability distribution of project completion in PERT follows following distribution_________________? a. normal b. binomial c. beta d. exponential e. Gaussian
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13) The difference between the time available to do the job and the time required to do the job, is known as_________________? a. event b. float c. duration d. constraint e. none of the above
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14) A dummy activity________________? a. is artificially introduced b. is represented by a dotted line c. does not require any time d. all of the above e. none of the above
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15) Routing assists engineers in deciding in advance___________________? a. the flow of material in the plant b. the methods of proper utilization of manpower c. the methods of proper utilization of machines d. the layout of factory facilities e. normal route of workers through the plant
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16) The disadvantage of product layout is_________________? a. high initial investment for the specialized facilities b. skilled labour to operate machines c. production time is longer, requiring more goods in inventory d. high cost of inspection e. costly and complex production control
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17) Pick up the correct step used for scheduling a project by C.P.M.__________________? a. a project is divided into various activities b. required time for each activity is established c. sequence of various activities is made according to their importance d. network is drawn by connecting the activities and the events e. all of the above
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18) Bar charts are suitable for_____________________? a. minor works b. major works c. large projects d. all of the above e. none of the above
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19) In perpetual inventory control, the material is checked as it reaches its__________________? a. minimum value b. maximum value c. average value d. middle value e. alarming value
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20) The reasons which are basically responsible for the formation of a queue should be that ___________________? a. the average service rate Hess than the average arrival rate b. output rate is linearly proportional to input c. output rate is constant and the input varies in a random manner d. all of the above e. none of the above
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