In a development project, if an activity (q,r) of five days duration, starts late on 2nd day then which of the following will be its latest finish time?

• A) 4th day
• B) 7th day
• C) 3rd day
• D) 10th day

Choose the correct one for the project times that are used in project management.

• A) Latest start time, Latest finish time, Earliest start time, CPM
• B) Latest start time, Latest finish time, PERT, Earliest finish time
• C) Latest start time, Latest finish time, Earliest start time, Earliest finish time
• D) PERT, CPM

The first step in the application of ____________ is to develop a network representation of the project plan.

• A) linear programming
• B) probability
• C) none of these
• D) CPM

While identifying the Critical Path of a network flow diagram, the Late Start and Late Finish phase confirms that project start time is -----------.

• A) arbitrary
• B) infinity
• C) zero
• D) serial

If weights are 2, 9 and 20 or optimistic, most likely and pessimistic time estimates, respectively, then select the most suitable answer.

• A) $V_t = 9$
• B) $t_e = 9$
• C) $t_e = \frac{{{t_o} + 4{t_m} + {t_p}}}{6}$
• D) $S_t = 4$

In a project, a network diagram shows the precedence relations of inter related activities along with their corresponding activity ----------.

• A) cost
• B) times
• C) profit
• D) quantity

In a network flow diagram, a/an ----------- is shown by dotted arrows and these consume no time or resources.

• A) activity
• B) nodes
• C) dummy
• D) branch

For a development project, if its Standard Normal variable = 1.38, expected and the scheduled durations of the project are 100 and 110 days respectively, then Variance in the project length is ---------------.

• A) 52.50
• B) 7.246
• C) -7.246
• D) -52.50

In Project Management, Critical Path method is based on ------------- times.

• A) stochastic
• B) deterministic
• C) serial
• D) probabilistic

For a development project, if its Standard Normal variable = 1.38, expected and the scheduled durations of the project are 100 and 110 days respectively, then the Standard Deviation in the project length is ---------------.

• A) 7.246
• B) -7.246
• C) 52.50
• D) -52.50

For critical path of a network, which of the followings is the best suitable answer.

• A) Its free float is zero
• B) Its total float is zero
• C) All of the above
• D) Its independent float is zero

In PERT, the possible variation in activity times can be measured from --------------- of the corresponding Beta Distribution.

• A) Mean
• B) Standard Deviation
• C) Variance
• D) Expected Time

For any activity (i,j), if , a) Earliest start time of ‘i’ = Latest finish time of ‘i’, b) Earliest start time of ‘j’ = Latest finish time of ‘j’, c) difference of Earliest start times of events ‘i’ and ‘’j = difference of Latest finish times of events ‘i’and ‘j’ = time to complete the job, then the activity (i,j) is said to be -------.

• A) dummy
• B) non of the above
• C) critical
• D) non-Critical

Which of the following elements in a project network diagram signifies the direction of progress?

• A) The length of the arrows
• B) The position of the nodes
• C) The thickness of the lines
• D) The arrowheads

A set of nodes connected by lines which begin at the initial node of a network and end at the terminal node is called _________.

• A) Node
• B) Network
• C) Path
• D) Critical path

In a network flow diagram, two jobs ‘a(i,k)’ and ‘b(j,k)’ of durations ‘4’ and ‘5’ days respectively, enter an event ‘k’ then which of the following will be earliest start day of ‘k’ provided that (i,k) and (j,k) have started earlier at 3rd and 4th day respectively?

• A) 7th
• B) 6th
• C) 8th
• D) 9th

Dummy activity is represented by _______ .

• A) doted line
• B) left to right arrow
• C) doted line with left to right arrow
• D) doted line with right to left arrow

While finding the critical path in a network flow diagram, if an activity (i,j) starts and finish late on 3rd and 9th day respectively, then it will be completed in -----------days.

• A) Three days
• B) Fifteen days
• C) Six days
• D) Twelve days

Which of the following phases are performed to find the critical path in CPM?

• A) Precedence and succession
• B) Program Evaluation and Review
• C) Resource Scheduling and Allocation
• D) Forward and Backward(Early and Late finish program)

Delay in critical activities for a project management lead to ________________.

• A) project finish time will have to extend
• B) project cost will increase
• C) more resources have to employed
• D) All above choices are equivalent