This document is a review exam for a MMUP (Master of Management in Urban Planning) program. It contains 30 multiple choice questions related to construction management topics like CPM scheduling, cost estimation, concrete materials and properties, soil mechanics, and structural analysis. For each question there are 4 possible answer choices labelled A, B, C, or D. The document also includes blank answer sheets for a test taker to fill in their responses.

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1 The Performance of a specific task in CPM is known as:
a. Dummy
b. Event
c. Activity
d. Contract
2 Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram is generally known as:
a. Event
b. Node
c. Connector
d. All Of The Above.
3 Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
a. The Activity Is The Time Consuming Part Of A Project.
b. The Beginning And The End Of A Job Are Called Events.
c. The Activity Which Consumes Maximum Time Is Called Anode.
d. Logically And Sequentially Connected Activities And Events From A Network
4 The time by which activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding
activities is known as:
a. Duration
b. Total Float
c. Free Float
d. Interfering Float
5 The difference between the time available to do a job and the time required to do the job is known as:
a. Event
b. Float
c. Duration
d. Constrain
6 For completion of a project, the critical path of the network represents
a. Minimum Time
b. Maximum Time
c. Maximum Cost
d. Minimum Cost
7 The three time estimates for the activities fo the network shown in the given figure are shown above their
arrows: The earliest expected time for the even 4 is:
3 - 4 - 5 5 - 7 - 9 6 - 8 - 10
a. 19
b. 14
c. 24
d. None Of Those
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8 A subcontractor has the task of erecting 8,400 sq2 of metal scaffolds. The contractor can use several
crews with various cost. It is expected that the production will vary with the crew size as given below:
Consider the following rates:
Labor = $ 96/day; Carpenter = $ 128/day; Foreman = $ 144/day; Scaffolder = $60/day
a. $ 76.22 /Day
b. $ 33.252 /Day
c. $ 70.00 /Day
d. None Of The Above.
9 Assume you can lease an item you need for project for $ 800/day. To purchase the item the cost is $
12,000 plus daily operational cost of $ 400/day. If you need the item for more than 30 days, it is more
economical to:
a. To Lease It
b. To Purchase It
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Reinforcing steel bars of T10 mm at 10 cm spacing to be replaced by T12 mm. Calculate the new
required spacing
a. 14.4 mm
b. 6.9 mm
c. 12 mm
d. 8.3 mm
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If a concrete beam is supported as continuous beam, the section at the support must be designated as:
a. T-Beam
b. Rectangular Beam
c. Simply Supported Beam
d. Flange Beam
12 Under normal conditions using an ordinary cement, the period of removal of the form work is:
a. 7 Days For Beam Soffits
b. 14 Days For Bottom Slabs Of Spans 4.6 M And More
c. 21 Days For Bottom Beams Over 6 M Spans
d. All Of The Above.
13 Permissible compressive strength of M 300 concrete grade is
a. 100 Kg/ Cm2
b. 150 Kg/ Cm2
c. 200 Kg/ Cm2
d. 300 Kg/ Cm2
14 Mass concrete is defined as the concrete where: (QCS)
a. The Dimension Is Equal To 1.5 M
b. Where The Large Dimension Exceeds 1.5 M
c. The Least Dimension Exceeds 1.5 M
d. None Of The Above.
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15 Temperature of fresh concrete should be:
a. Not Exceeds 42 Degrees
b. Equal To 40 Degrees
c. Not Exceeds 32 Degrees
d. None Of The Above.
16 Construction joint should be provided within:
a. The Middle Third Of Spans
b. At 1/3 To 1/4 Of Span In Slabs And Beams
c. Where Bm And S.F. Are Small
d. All Of The Above.
17 Curing:
a. Reduces The Shrinkage Of Concrete
b. Preserves The Properties Of Concrete
c. Prevents The Loss Of Water By Evaporation
d. All Of The Above.
18 The increased cohesiveness of concrete makes it:
a. Less Liable To Segregation
b. More Liable To Segregation
c. More Liable To Bleeding
d. More Liable For Surface Scaling In Frosty Weather
19 Workability improved by adding:
a. Air-Entraining Agent
b. Foaming Agent
c. Oily-Agent
d. All Of The Above.
20 Workability of concrete is measured by:
a. Vicat Apparatus Test
b. Slump Test
c. Minimum Void Method
d. Talbot Richart Test
21 According to the recommendation of IS 456-1978, the expansion joints:
a. Are Provided Where Plane Changes Abruptly
b. Are Provided To Ensure Minimum Resistance.
c. Are Supported On Separate Columns
d. All Of The Above.
22 Shrinkage in concrete can be reduced by using:
a. Low Water Cement Ratio.
b. Less Cement In The Concrete.
c. Proper Concrete Mix.
d. Pre-Saturated Aggregates
23 You are asked to construct a massive dam. The type of cement you will use is:
a. Ordinary Portland Cement
b. Rapid Hardening Cement
c. Low Heat Cement
d. Blast Furnace Slag Cement
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24 Specified compressive strength of concrete is obtained from cube tests at the end of:
a. 3 Days
b. 7 Days
c. 14 Days
d. 28 Days
25 The grade of concrete M150 means tha compressive strength of a 15 cube after 28 days is
a. 100 Kg/Cm²
b. 150 Kg/Cm²
c. 200 Kg/Cm²
d. 250 Kg/Cm²
26 The main object of compaction of concete is
a. To Elimate Air Holes
b. To Achieve Maximum Density
c. To Provide Intimate Contact Between The Concrete And Embedded Materials
d. All Of The Above
27 Strength of concrete with passage of time
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Fluctuates
d. Remains Constant
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Consider the following statements in relation to the given sketch
1. Soil is partially saturated at degree of saturation = 60%
2. Void Ratio = 40%
3. Water Content = 30%
4. Saturated unit weight = 1.5 glcc
a. 1,2 And 3 Are Correct
b. 1,3 And 4 Are Correct
c. 2,3 And 4 Are Correct
d. 1,2 And 4 Are Correct
29 The structure shown in the given figure is stable if
a. X = 2Y
b. 2X = Y
c. √2
d. X = √2 Y
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Active earth pressure per meter length on the retaining wall with a smooth vertical back as shown in the
given figure will be
a. 81+
b. 2+
c. 27+
d. 1+
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