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1 Distinguish between Network diagram and Time grid diagram. Narrate advantages of time grid
diagram
2 What is network? Discuss various network rules.
3 What do you understand by floats? Differentiate clearly between ‘total float’, ‘free float’, and
‘independent float’
4 Explain Line of Balance techniques and how it is advantageous in construction field?
5 What do you understand by ‘Cost slope’? Draw a typical cost-duration curve and show it on
optimum duration and minimum project cost.
6 Explain, why time-cost trade-off is necessary? Discuss various ways to reduce the activity
duration.
7 Discuss Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model with total cost curve.
8 What do you understand by updating? Why it is essential?
9 List out project performance attributes for success of project.
10 Enlist various forms of project management structure. Discuss pure project management with
its advantages and disadvantages
11 Explain: 1). Slack variable 2). Basic variable 3). Non-basic variables
12 Discuss the important traits of a project co-coordinator
13 Explain evaluation of public projects by benefit/cost ratio method
14 Why is construction management needed?
15 Write a brief note on bar chart.
16 Prepare a work breakdown structure for a residential building project.
17 Enumerate and discuss principles of organization.
18 Define: MARR, IRR and IROR.
19 What do you mean by breakeven analysis? Which are the assumptions and advantages of
breakeven analysis?
20 Differentiate between serial and parallel activities.
21 Which are the applications of funds flow statements?
22 What are the objectives of resource allocation? Explain what do you mean by resource
levelling? Explain step by step process of resource levelling.
23 What is cost slope? How do you determine it?
24 Enumerate the factors for success of the construction project.
25 Write steps to solve linear programming problem by graphical method.
26 What is updation of project? What will be the frequency for updation?
27 Enumerate and discuss various causes of accidents.
28 Differentiate between quality assurance and quality control
29 Discuss ABC analysis for material management.
30 Define: Worth, Cost and Value.
31 Write short note on unsafe acts.
32 Which are the main resources required for a construction company?
33 Discuss important traits of a project coordinator.
34 Distinguish between CPM and PERT.
35 Draw job layout for a commercial complex building.
36 Define: Balance sheet, Profit and loss account and Working capital.
37 Which are the applications of funds flow statements?
38 What are the objectives of resource allocation? Explain what do you mean by resource
levelling? Explain step by step process of resource levelling.
39 What is cost slope? How do you determine it?
40 Which are the advantages of precedence network?
41 Why is the cost code important?
42 What is quality control? Enlist objectives and advantages of quality control.
43 What do you mean by safety policy, safety budget and safety plan?
44 Give out line of Building and other construction workers Act, 1996.
45 What are the major success attributes for ensuring timely completion of a project?
46 What is dummy activity? Why it is used in network diagram?
47 What is line of balance method?
48 Which rule is used for numbering the events? Explain it with suitable example.
49 Which three-time estimates are used in PERT?
50 What is updation of project? What will be the frequency for updation?
51 Enumerate the factors affecting job layout.
52 Write short note on resource levelling and resource smoothing.
53 What do you understand by direct cost and indirect cost? Enumerate steps for optimization of
cost.