Mechanical Engineering Mcqs

PERT is___________________?

(A) an analytic tool in concept

(B) limit up of event oriented diagrams

(C) used for research and development projects

(D) based on three time estimates for activities linking up two events

(D) all of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


A CPM family includes____________________?

(A) CPA (Critical Path Analysis)

(B) CPP (Critical Path Plotted)

(C) MCE (Minimum Cost Expenditure)

(D) CPS (Critical Path Scheduling)

(D) all of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


PERT analysis is based on____________________?

(A) optimistic time

(B) pessimistic time

(C) most likely time

(D) all of the above

(D) none of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


O on a PERT/CPM chart represents____________________?

(A) an ordinary event

(B) a significant event representing some mile-stone

(C) an event to be transferred to other network chart

(D) dangling event

(D) dummy event

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Criticalpath on PERT/CPM chart is obtained by joining the events having____________________?

(A) maximum slack

(B) minimum slack

(C) average slack

(D) no slack

(D) judgement and experience

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


The assumption in PERT is__________________?

(A) a project will always be behind schedule, if left uncorrected

(B) cost of project will always be more than the estimated cost, if no timely corrections are taken

(C) a project can be subdivided into a set of predictable, independent activities

(D) activities are fixed and can’t be changed ,

(D) commissioning time can be changed, if activities are behind schedule

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


The important file in making a PERT is__________________?

(A) an event can’t be accomplished until activities leading to it are completed

(B) no activity from any event can be started from preceding event till it is completed

(C) length of arrow has nothing to do with time

(D) every activity must be completed before end point is reached

(D) all of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Pessimistic time is___________________?

(A) the maximum time which an activity might require

(B) the average time required for a job

(C) the most probable time considering all conditions

(D) the minimum time in which an activity can possibly be accomplished

(D) the earliest finish

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Bar charts are suitable for_____________________?

(A) minor works

(B) major works

(C) large projects

(D) all of the above

(D) none of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Pick up the correct step used for scheduling a project by C.P.M.__________________?

(A) a project is divided into various activities

(B) required time for each activity is established

(C) sequence of various activities is made according to their importance

(D) network is drawn by connecting the activities and the events

(D) all of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal