MTH601 Quiz 1 Solution

Q1. of 10 ( Start time: 06:02:36 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following value is correct for the Variance of an activity times having optimistic, pessimistic and most likely values as 4, 8 and 6 days respectively?

1. 147
2. 666

0.444

Q2. of 10 ( Start time: 06:04:06 PM ) Total Marks: 1

The task which is executed by the usage of resources and time is called -------------.

node

event

project

activity

Q3. of 10 ( Start time: 06:05:37 PM ) Total Marks: 1

In a development project, if an activity (i,j) of six days duration, starts late on 3rd day then which of the following will be its latest finish time?

9th day 2nd day

3rd day

18th day

Q4. of 10 ( Start time: 06:07:06 PM ) Total Marks: 1

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 -------.

dummy

critical

non-Critical non of the above

Q5. of 10 ( Start time: 06:08:32 PM ) Total Marks: 1

If both jobs ‘a(l,n)’ and ‘b(m,n)’ of ‘7’ and ‘8’ days durations respectively, start earlier simultaneously on 4th day, then ‘n’ can start earlier on -----------day.

8th

11th

15th

12th

Q6. of 10 ( Start time: 06:10:03 PM ) Total Marks: 1

In a network flow diagram, if an event is the predecessor of three other events then how many dummies are inevitable to include in the network?

One

Two

Four

Three

Q7. of 10 ( Start time: 06:10:57 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following times are not directly related to the activity cost as there is no certainty of time in such activities so their duration cannot be reduced, hence the cost cannot be expressed correctly?

CPM Times

PERT Times

Q8. of 10 ( Start time: 06:12:21 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following relation is true among the probabilistic times in PERT?

Most Likely < Optimistic < Pessimistic

Optimistic < Most Likely < Pessimistic

Most Likely < Pessimistic < Optimistic

Pessimistic < Most Likely < Optimistic

Q9. of 10 ( Start time: 06:13:49 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following technique to solve the net work flow diagrams, is activity oriented?

Programme Evaluation and Review Technique

Critical Path Method

Q10. of 10 ( Start time: 06:15:19 PM ) Total Marks: 1

In a network flow diagram, two jobs (i,j) and (i,k) of ‘9’and ‘6’ days duration leaves the node ‘i’ then which of the following will be Late start time for ‘i’, if it is provided that both (i,j) and (i,k) finish late on 12th and 8th day respectively?

6th day

2nd day 3rd day 1st day