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1. fentahunteferafentahunteferaThe art of science of mobilizing and managing

people ,materials ,equipment money to complete the assigned project
A. specification
B. bill of quantity
C. Building construction
D. Project management

2. Evaluation of a contractors in construction schedule be limited to which of the

following consideration?
A. Date of completion, Date of award, Sequence of operation
B. Date of award ,Network Logic, Sequence of operation,
C. Commencement date, Network Logic,Completion Date
D. Date of award, Date of completion, Network Logic
3. The advertisement for bids would be found in
A. Payment bond
B. Instruction to bidders
C. Invitation for bidders
D. General condition
4. Is a series of equal payment made over equal interval of time
A. interest
B. annuity
C. credit
D. liability
5. The amount of time by which the start of an activity may be delayed without delaying
the start of a following activity
A. Independent float
B. Free float
C. Total float
D. Earliest time
6. Project monitoring is required
A. At final stage of the project
B. Initial stage of the project
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C. Before approval of the project

D. In the middle of the project
7. The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of a
project is said to
A. Event Flow scheduling technique
B. critical ratio scheduling
C. Slotting technique for scheduling
D. short interval scheduling
8. Project risk management is best described as
A. Managing response to threats
B. Identifying and acknowledging threats and opportunities
C. Planning response to threats
D. Minimizing threats and maximizing opportunities

9. What is defined as the ability to influence and align others towards a common
purpose?
A. Team work
B. motivation
C. management
D. leadership
10. the term quality is best defined as
A. Inspection, testing and measurement
B. Reviews and audits
C. Fitness for purpose of deliverables
D. Professionally- bounded project reports
11. An important aim of a post-project review is to
A. Validity overall progress to date against the budget and schedule
B. Capture learning and document it for future usage
C. Ensure acceptance of all permanent documentation ,signed by the sponsor
D. Establish that project benefits have been identified

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12. : Once a change has been requested what is the next step in the change control
process?
A. Evaluate the change
B. Advice the stake holder
C. Update the change log
D. Update the project plan

13. which of the following statement best defines team work in a project
A. People working collabrately towards a common goal
B. Developing skills that will enhance project performance
C. Gathering the right people together to work on a project
D. Establishing visiion and direction towards a commun purpose

14. In the network shown below the critical path is

A. 1-2-4-3-5-6
3 3 4
B. 1-2-4-5-6 2 2
1 2 2 5 6
C. 1-2-3-5-
3
D. 1-2-3-4-5-6 4 3

15. What is a visual representation of a projects planned activities against a calendar

called?
A. Gantts chart
B. Critical path network
C. product flow diagram
D. Bar scheduling chart

16. Which type of specification do the following descriptions represents respectively?

I “Use Ordinary Portland cement for all concrete works”
Il “use mesobo ordinary cement or from any other source with the same standards”
III “use only muger or mesobo ordinary Portland cement for all works”
A. Open, closed, equal
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B. Equal, Closed, Open

C. Open, Equal, Closed
D. Equal, Open, Closed
17. Phases of a project life cycle are
A. Starting ,planning ,control and clothing
B. Concept,definition,development hand over and closure
C. Inititation,defininition,planning,monitoring and operation
D. Concept,definition,implementation and operations

18. Which structures shows the reporting relationship and communication channels for
a project?
A. Work break down structures
B. Organizational break down
C. Product break down structures
D. Responsibility assignment structures

19. According to EBCS code the minimum cross sectional area of grounding is
A. 2.5mm2
B. 4mm2
C. 6mm2
D. 1.5mm2

20. which One of the following is correct

A. As the length of the wire increases resistance decreases
B. As resistance increases voltage drop decreases
C. As length of the wire increases voltage drop decreases
D. As thickness of the wire increases resistance decrease

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21. Determine the proportion of aggregate, sand and cement ingredients for producing
1m3 of concrete using 1:3:5 mix ratios. Consider density of cement, sand and gravel
as 1400kg/m3, 1840kg/m3 2250kg/m3 respectively. Assume 30% of shrinkage factor
and 5% wastage
A. Gravel (1640Kg), Sand (718Kg) and Cement (273Kg).
B. Gravel (1752Kg), Sand (1755Kg) and Cement (273Kg).
C. Gravel (1706Kg), Sand (837Kg) and Cement (212Kg).
D. Gravel (820Kg), Sand (718Kg) and Cement (1755Kg

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SECTION B – MATCHING TYPE QUESTIONS

Instructions for Section B
1. There are fifteen [15] questions in this section.
2. Match column A with column B. Select the letter of the correct answer from
column B and write your answer on the provided space.
3. If you wish to change your answer place an x mark on your previous answer and
write your preferred answer
4. A correct answer scores 1, an incorrect answer scores 0. No marks will be given
for a question if more than one answer is supplied

Column A Column B
____1. Safety and healthy in construction A. earthling
____2. Tests on existing structure B. Dead Load
____3. Mediation C. Electrical pressure
____4. Resources for construction industry D. Live load
____5. Owner E. ISO 9000
____6. project scheduling F. Inspection
____7.planning &controlling G. Frequency is ZERO
____8. Quality control standard H. scheduling
____9. Reduce electric shock I. Adopting and upgrading
___10. Voltage J. management
___11. Document define the legal rights and obligation of K. Sequencing activities
the parties and may be described as the regulation L. Money
___12. DC current M. Client
___13. Stage of project life cycle N. Personal protective
___14. Migrating to a new technology equipment
. __ 15. Weights of all the fixed parts of the building such O. destructive test
as the walls, floors, roofs, ceilings & services such as P. dispute resolution
sanitary fittings & plumbing Q. Specification
R. Non-destructive test

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