1. The post – operations in CPM are marked
a ) right to an operation
b ) left to an operation
d ) at the end
c ) in the middle
2. In CPM method , the earliest finish is indicated by time on
a ) top right , outside the circle , in triangle
b ) top right , outside the circle , in rectangle
c ) both of the above
d ) none of the above
3. Latest finish time in CPM technique is indicated by
a ) triangle
b ) circle
c ) rectangle
d ) line
4 . When the times of earliest finish and the latest finish are equal in an aoperation , the operation is called
a ) critical
b ) float
c ) free float
d ) a ll of the above
5. An example for a parallel activity is
a ) completing ground floor and starting first floor
b ) wall and carpentry work of doors and windows
e ) completion of flooring and initiating white washing
d ) digging of a well and of septic tank
6. A dummy activity is
a ) had no tail event but had only a head event
b ) had only a head event but no tail event
c ) does not require any resources or any time
d ) had no sequence and can be fitted anywhere
7. If an activity has its optimistic , most likely and pessimistic time are 2 , 4 & 6 respectively , then its expected time and variance are respectively
a ) 4 and 2/3
b ) 4 and 4/9
c ) 5 and 4/9
d ) 5 and 2/3
8. CPM means
a ) computer programming mode
b ) critical path method
c ) controlling planning and maintenance
d ) crucial project management
9. A CPM family includes
a ) citical path analysis ( CPA )
b ) citical path plotted ( CPP )
c ) citical path scheduling ( CPS )
d ) all of the above
10. In CPM analysis
a ) emphasis is given to activities
b ) ucertainties are not allowed
c ) activities are represented by arrow
d ) all of the above
11. In a network , the activity which neither takes time nor resources is called
a ) redundant activity
b ) dummy activity
c ) null activity
d ) both ( a ) and ( b ) of above
12. The maximum number of tail event occuring in a CPM is
a ) one
b ) two
d ) four
c ) three
13. The maximum number of head event occuring in a CPM is
b ) two
a ) one
c ) three
d ) four
14. Choose the incorrect statement
a ) arrow representing activity in CPM network is drawn without any scale
b ) head of an activity represents the finish of an activity
c ) tail of an activity represents the start of an activity
d ) none of the above
15. The occurrence of the starting of an activity is called its
a ) head event
b ) tail event
c ) dual role event
d ) all of the above
16. The occurrence of the completion of an activity is called its
a ) head event
b ) tail event
c ) dual role event
d ) all of the above
17. The scheduled completion time of an operation in CPM chart is mentioned on
a ) left top corner outside the circle
b ) left top corner inside the circle
c ) both of the above
d ) none of the above
87.18. Which operation must complete first ?
a ) right of the line joining two circles
b ) left of the line joining two circle
c ) both of the above
d ) none of the above
19. Number of pre – operation associated with an operation may be
a ) one only
b ) two only
c ) more than one
d ) three only
20. The difference between total float and free float is called interferring float which is nothing but the
a ) float of head event
c ) slack of head event
b ) float of tail event
d ) slack of tail event .
21. CPM adopts
a ) determinastic approach
b ) probabilistic approach
c ) fantastic approach
d ) all of the above
22. CPM network is
a ) event oriented
b ) activity oriented
c ) slack oriented
d ) float oriented
23. The maximum number of redundant activity in a CPM chart may be
a ) zero
b ) one to five
c ) five to ten
d ) any of the above
24. The activity which consumes maximum time is called
a ) critical activity
b ) non – critical activity
c ) super critical activity
d ) none of the above
25. The number of post – activity associated with head event may be
a ) zero
b ) two
c ) three
d ) four