Chapter 10 · MCQ Read Mode

Project Planning, Design and Implementation

The area of an A0 drawing sheet is:

The size of an A4 sheet is:

The title block of a drawing sheet is normally placed at the:

In the unidirectional system of dimensioning, dimension figures are:

A drawing made to a scale of 1 : 50 has a representative fraction of:

A scale that can show three units such as metre, decimetre and centimetre is a:

In first-angle projection, the top view is placed:

The true shape of an inclined surface is obtained from a/an:

In isometric projection, lengths along the isometric axes are reduced to about:

The angle between any two isometric axes is:

In cabinet oblique projection, the receding lines are drawn:

Which of the following is NOT sectioned (hatched) when cut along its axis?

Rs 10,000 is deposited at 10% compound interest per year. Its value after 2 years is:

The effective annual interest rate for 12% per year compounded monthly is about:

The factor used to find the equal annual payment needed to repay a present loan is the:

The present worth of a perpetual annual income of Rs 1,000 at 10% interest is:

A project is economically acceptable by the NPV method when:

The internal rate of return is the discount rate at which:

Compared with the simple payback period, the discounted payback period:

MARR is best described as:

For comparing alternatives with unequal lives, the most convenient method is:

A machine costs Rs 60,000 with salvage Rs 10,000 after 5 years. Straight-line annual depreciation is:

The standard rate of Value Added Tax in Nepal is:

Under Nepal's Income Tax Act 2058, depreciation of assets is calculated using:

A project is best defined as:

The phase of the project life cycle in which the feasibility study is carried out is:

The hierarchical decomposition of the total project scope into work packages is called:

A major limitation of a bar (Gantt) chart is that it:

In an activity-on-arrow network, a dummy activity:

The critical path of a project network is the:

An activity has ES = 5, EF = 9, LS = 8, LF = 12. Its total float is:

In PERT, with to = 2, tm = 5 and tp = 14 days, the expected time is:

PERT is most suitable for:

While crashing a project, the activity crashed first is the critical activity with the:

Rescheduling activities within their available float without changing the project completion date is called:

In earned value management, a cost performance index (CPI) of 0.8 means the project is:

The number of communication channels among 6 stakeholders is:

Buying insurance against a project risk is an example of risk:

Changing the project plan to eliminate a threat entirely is risk:

A reserve kept for identified risks ('known unknowns') is the:

A quantitative risk analysis technique that uses repeated random sampling of uncertain variables is:

In a BOT arrangement, the private party:

Project finance on a non-recourse basis means lenders are repaid mainly from:

Public procurement in Nepal is governed by the:

The security submitted with a bid, forfeited if the bidder withdraws the bid during its validity, is the:

A contract in which payment is made on the basis of measured quantities of work and quoted unit rates is a/an:

A contract in which one contractor is responsible for design, procurement, construction and commissioning is a:

A pre-agreed amount payable by the contractor for delay in completion is called:

According to engineering codes of ethics, an engineer's foremost obligation is to:

An engineer asked to design work outside his/her area of expertise should:

The ethical theory that seeks the greatest good for the greatest number is:

An engineer who has a financial interest in a supplier recommended to a client should:

Signing and sealing drawings not prepared or supervised by oneself is:

Whistle-blowing is generally justified when:

The seismic design provisions for buildings in Nepal are contained in:

The law that sets out environmental assessment requirements (IEE/EIA) for projects in Nepal is the:

The Nepal Engineers' Association was established in:

The Nepal Engineers' Association is best described as:

In the hierarchy of controls for occupational safety, the last line of defence is:

A leading cause of fatal accidents on construction sites is:

The Nepal Engineering Council was established under the:

The Nepal Engineering Council Regulations were issued in:

The Nepal Engineering Council is best described as:

A person who wants to practise as an engineer in Nepal must:

Recognition of engineering educational programmes and institutions in Nepal is a function of the:

A disciplinary action the Nepal Engineering Council can take for serious professional misconduct is:

The official who maintains the register of engineers at NEC is the:

According to the NEC code of conduct, an engineer should:

Obtaining work by paying a bribe is:

Which statement about NEC and NEA is correct?

The approval of design, drawing before the construction of a building in the city area of Nepal is done by ............

The width of the standard A-series drawing paper such as A₄, A₃, A₂, ...... is ............

The area of A₀ size paper is ............[cite: 15]

The standard size of drawing board of designation D₁ is (in mm) ............[cite: 15]

Paper is designated by which letter?[cite: 15]

Title block gives information about ............[cite: 15]

Which of the following is not included in title block of drawing sheet?[cite: 15]

As per BIS, the size of title block in drawing sheet is ............[cite: 15]

The length: width in case of an arrow head is ............[cite: 15]

What is the inclination of inclined lettering?[cite: 15]

The aspect ratio of a letter refers to the ratio of its ............[cite: 15]

The size of the letter means the ............ of the letter.[cite: 15]

The dimension system is unidirectional if ............[cite: 15]

In aligned system of dimensioning, the dimensions may be read from ............[cite: 15]

Maps are drawn in which scale?[cite: 15]

A full scale technical drawing will have a scale factor of ............

Which of the following represent reducing scale?

Which of the following is enlarging scale?

Given representative factor as 4/50 and maximum length is 100 cm. Find the length of scale.

A line of 1 meter is shown by 1 cm on a scale; its representative factor (RF) is ............[cite: 16]

Freehand sketching can be done only when one has ............[cite: 16]

The techniques for free hand sketch to drawing circle is ............[cite: 16]

The type of line that projects from an object for the express purpose of locating a dimension is a ............[cite: 16]

Which the following is represented by a dotted line?[cite: 16]

Which of the following line is used for dimension lines?[cite: 16]

Which of the following line is used for visible outlines?[cite: 16]

The hidden line are drawn as ............[cite: 16]

The hidden line represent ............[cite: 16]

Which of the following lines are used to show that the object is cut and then viewed?[cite: 16]

T square is used alone to draw ............[cite: 16]

French curves are used to draw ............[cite: 16]

The hardness of pencil lead increases as the numeral letter H ............[cite: 16]

Which of the following is not a pencil?[cite: 16]

What is additional 3rd view on orthographic projection in general for simple objects?

The isometric projection of a circle is a ............[cite: 14]

A technical drawing of an object that shows the relationship or order of assembly of various parts is known as ............[cite: 14]

All the axonometric projections are single-plane ............ projection.[cite: 14]

............ type of axonometric drawing has equal foreshortening along two axis directions and a different amount on the third axis.[cite: 14]

The principle views associated with orthographic projection are ............[cite: 14]

The principle reason for using an auxiliary view is ............[cite: 14]

............ is the plane upon which the top view is projected.[cite: 14]

The isometric projection of a sphere is a ............[cite: 14]

In isometric drawing ............[cite: 14]

The value of the ratio of isometric projection length to true length is ............[cite: 14]

What type of sketch shows the front in true shape?[cite: 14]

If an isometric drawing is made use of an isometric scale, then the drawings are called ............[cite: 14]

When using an isometric view, you line up the drawing along three axis that are separated by ............ from each other.[cite: 14]

The development of cylinder is a ............[cite: 14]

The following is the method for development of a right regular prism.[cite: 14]

The solid which is generated by the revolution of a right-angle triangle about one of its perpendicular sides which remains fixed is called ............[cite: 14]

When a pyramid or cone is cut by a cutting plane parallel to its base, the remaining portion thus obtained after removing the top portion is called ............[cite: 14]

The side view of an object is drawn in ............ faces.[cite: 14]

A tetrahedron has four equal ............ faces.[cite: 14]

Hatching lines are drawn at ............ degree to reference line.[cite: 14]

In a cash flow series ............

Which item comes under financial activities in cash flow?

Cash flow example from a financing activity is ............

The statement of cash flow clarifies cash flows according to ............

Cash flow example from an investing activity is ............

Heterogeneous cash flows can be made comparable by ............

Time value of money supports the comparison of cash flows recorded at different time period by ............

What is the element of total cost?

Statement of cash flows includes ............

Material cost is concerned with ............

In cash flows, when a company invests in fixed assets and short-term financial investments results in ............

If desired rate of return is minimum by actual rate of return, then it is classified as ............

The given symbol in a drawing represents ............

The side view of given orthographic projection is ............

The top view of given figure is ............

In cash flow diagram, which of the following is true?

Payback period is counted only after ............

Time value of money indicates that ............

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

If the nominal rate of interest is 10% per annum and there is quarterly compounding, the effective rate of interest will be ............

How long will it take money to double itself if invested at 5% compounded annually?

Equal payment series sinking fund factor is ............

In a project equal investment is done on regular basis for replacement of the property, then it is called ............

Sinking fund is ............

The term (1 + i)ⁿ is called ............

What is the expression for the capital recovery amount?

If a is the base amount expenditure, b is the increase in the operation cost each year over a period of n years, the total cost of maintenance is ............

Which method is not mostly adopted for selection of project?

The cash flow is either increasing or decreasing with equal amount every period, the type of series is ............

The additional money received from selling one specified level of output is ............

If production is less than breakeven point, the product will be ............

The actual profitability of any project is best analyzed from .........

The decision rule for project acceptance is that .........

Which of the following factors does not depend on the time value of money?

If a seller recovers his capital along with accumulated compensating interest not in one single lump-sum payment but in periodical equal payments, over time ............

Depreciation is charged on ............

Which of the following asset generally assumed not to depreciate?

Under the diminishing balance method, the amount of depreciation is calculated on ............[cite: 15]

If the percentage fall in quantity demanded is more than the percentage rise in price charged, ............[cite: 15]

The estimated value of depreciable assets after its useful life is called ............[cite: 15]

If there is no inflation during a period, then the money cash flow would be equal to ............[cite: 15]

What is the limit of annual income for an unmarried individual upto which only 1% income tax is levied?[cite: 15]

IRR is calculated ............[cite: 15]

The time value of money is primarily related to .........[cite: 15]

Salvage value is defined as ............[cite: 15]

The minimum value of benefit-cost ratio for the selection of any project should be ............[cite: 15]

The benefit cost ratio is ............[cite: 15]

The project contractor relies on the cost of the estimate ............[cite: 15]

Both architect and engineer make use of the cost estimate of the project ............[cite: 15]

The most unpredictable cost of a project is ............[cite: 15]

The ratio of current assets to current liabilities is known as ............[cite: 15]

The more critical (or severe) test of the firm's liquidity can be judged by ............[cite: 15]

Current assets less inventories divided by current liabilities is known as ............[cite: 15]

The purchase value of assets over its serviceable life is categorized as ............[cite: 15]

Excessive spending power of consumers that pulls prices up is called ............[cite: 15]

Book value means ............[cite: 15]

Pokhara Regional International Airport is an example of ............[cite: 13]

The process each manager follows during the life of a project is known as ............[cite: 13]

The type of projects in which investment in project is repaid by the government to donors agencies is called ............[cite: 13]

Who typically offers financial resources to fund a project?[cite: 13]

If part of contract work is assigned to another party, it is called ............[cite: 13]

Which of the following is not a phase of project management?[cite: 13]

The project scope statement furnishes the basis for ............[cite: 13]

The main principle of an organization, is ............[cite: 13]

The main advantage of line organization is ............[cite: 13]

Ensuring that performance meets established standards that worker's activities occur as planned and that the organization process is called ............[cite: 13]

In which of the following project phases is the project schedule developed?[cite: 13]

The process of communication contains four major parts. Which part is the vehicle or method used to convey the message?[cite: 13]

In bar charts, which colour is used to show the actual progress?[cite: 13]

Which method of project planning was invented first?[cite: 13]

CPM is based on ............[cite: 13]

CPM is the ............[cite: 13]

What is a critical path?[cite: 13]

What happens when a project is scheduled by CPM?[cite: 13]

When was CPM method introduced?[cite: 13]

For an activity in a CPM analysis, the early finish time is 13 and the late finish time is 13. Which of the following statements is true?[cite: 13]

Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram, is generally known ............

In an AOA (activity on arrow) diagram, what does the arrow represent?

Which of the following is true about dummy?

Dummy is used for ............

Which one of the following is captured in the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?

In project crashing, rent and overheads are treated as ............

Project crashing is the method for ............

The time with which direct cost does not reduce with the increase in time is known as ............

The time corresponding to minimum total project cost is ............

Which of the following is a project scheduling method that can be applied to software development?

PERT (Project Evaluation and Review Technique) analysis is based on ............

The full form of PERT is ............

What is PERT analysis based on?

In PERT (Project Evaluation and Review Technique) method expected time (Te) is ............

If PERT network consists of 5 activities with standard deviation of 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Then, the standard deviation of the entire project is ............

The shortest possible time in which an activity can be achieved under ideal circumstances is known as ............

The relation between jobs of a particular type and various durations they have consumed completion is expressed by curve ............

The optimistic, most likely and pessimistic time estimates of an activity are 6, 8, 10 days, what are the expected time and standard deviation?

According to the time estimates made by the PERT planners, the maximum time that would be needed to complete an activity is called as ............

Which of the options is not a notable challenge while scheduling a project?

In which phase of the project most of the money and manpower are required?[cite: 14]

Which is the first stage in a project formulation?[cite: 14]

Which of the following involves continuous betterment in planning and detailing with time?[cite: 14]

in resource levelling which of the following is constraint?[cite: 14]

Which term describes the utilization of resources in a project without altering the project duration?[cite: 14]

Resource smoothing is ............[cite: 14]

Cost variance (CV) is which of the following equations?[cite: 14]

A technique for performing quantitative analysis of progress is known as ............[cite: 14]

A schedule performance index (SPI) of 0.76 means ............[cite: 14]

A cost performance index (CPI) of 0.89 means ............[cite: 14]

Capital budgeting is ............[cite: 14]

In which of the following cases project is in better shape?[cite: 14]

The budgeted cost for all the activities in a project with the help of Earned Value Method is ............[cite: 14]

Cost budgeting can be best described by which of the following?[cite: 14]

The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of a project, is known ............[cite: 14]

The flow of information through MIS is ............[cite: 14]

The information of MIS comes from the ............[cite: 14]

Which of the following is NOT an objective of MIS?[cite: 14]

The back bone of any organization is ............[cite: 14]

Feasibility study determines ............[cite: 14]

In project management when does planning take place?

What process involves deciding how to approach and plan the risk management activities for the project?

Which of the following is not considered as a risk in project management?

Risk event graph is having following on X axis ............[cite: 15]

Project performance consists of ............[cite: 15]

For a financial institution the most important study of a project to be taken for risks management is ............[cite: 15]

Project Manager must ensure that it develops appropriate trade offs as ............[cite: 15]

Which stage of project management life cycle requires the maximum time of completion ............[cite: 15]

To be successful in a functional organization, the PM must rely on ............[cite: 15]

If employee does wrong in work, employer have to take responsibility of it, this is known ............[cite: 15]

In a payback period method of project evaluation and appraisal the project with ............ equal to cut off period will be accepted.[cite: 15]

Real rate of return is equal to ............[cite: 15]

The most successful project manager usually ............[cite: 15]

Risk management is one of the most important jobs for a ............[cite: 15]

Risk management is responsibility of the ............[cite: 15]

Newspaper, magazine, radio, television are examples of ............[cite: 15]

Outsourced projects are susceptible to conflicts as ............[cite: 15]

Conflict occurrence in projects is ............[cite: 15]

What assesses the risk and your plans for risk mitigation and revise these when you learn more about the risk?[cite: 15]

Which of the following risk is the failure of a purchased component to perform as expected?[cite: 15]

Which of the following risks are derived from the organizational environment where the software is being developed?[cite: 15]

Which risk is connected to the circumstance outside the project that may influence the scope of work and the performance of the organization?[cite: 15]

Which of the following is not the part of risk control?[cite: 15]

Which of the following strategies means that the impact of the risk will be reduced?[cite: 15]

When do you perform risk identification?[cite: 15]

The project manager has the most authority in the ............ type of organization.[cite: 16]

The successful project managers spend most of their time ............[cite: 16]

Which of the following is not project management goal?[cite: 16]

The decision to request an increase the resources for a project is the responsibility of the ............[cite: 16]

Net present value of a machine is ............[cite: 16]

Capital structure of a company related with ............[cite: 16]

A company that issues stocks and bonds to raise funds results in ............[cite: 16]

The bond issued without any collateral is called ............[cite: 16]

Debenture is ............[cite: 16]

A debenture ............[cite: 16]

Which of the following is unsafe share?[cite: 16]

The average cost incurred in supplying a particular benefit over the entire life time of the project is called ............[cite: 16]

The profit of the company is shared in form of dividend but has no voting rights in ............[cite: 16]

Point out the false statements ............[cite: 16]

If two parties enter into an agreement for performing or not performing any work, then it is known as ............[cite: 16]

The procurement of works, goods or services by the entity itself is called ............[cite: 16]

For the formation of user's committee, members are selected ............[cite: 16]

The project usually completed by user committee's are ............[cite: 16]

The projects can be carried out out by user committee with cost estimate upto ............[cite: 16]

For procurement of works upto 2 million, buy which of the following method is to be considered?[cite: 16]

The bid validity period for bid having estimated cost upto 100 million is ............[cite: 17]

In project management, what percentage of the total project cost is typically estimated for office management expenses?[cite: 17]

Nepal Government handed over the fast-track project to Nepal Army. After handing in, what type of contract was it?[cite: 17]

The relation between contract and agreement is ............[cite: 17]

The ultimate method of resolving any dispute with a contractor is ............[cite: 17]

The damages caused due to delay in work are termed as ............[cite: 17]

Technical proposal during tendering is included in ............[cite: 17]

The aim of ............ is to do whatever possible to avoid any kind of harm or accident.[cite: 13]

It is important to be at work ............ every day and on time unless you are sick or have a family emergency.[cite: 13]

............ is the rules and standards that govern the decisions and actions of an engineer as a professional.[cite: 13]

............ can help engineers make correct decisions and become better professionals.[cite: 13]

One of the most important issues faced by the world is that ............[cite: 13]

The prime responsibility of any professional is ............[cite: 13]

Which one does fall under computer ethics?[cite: 13]

Fundamental principle of professional engineering ethics is ............[cite: 13]

Engineering profession needs cooperation with the profession of ............[cite: 13]

Professionalism of engineers is lost due to ............[cite: 13]

For the fulfillment of his/her professional duties engineer should ............[cite: 13]

Engineer shall act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the honor and dignity of engineering profession and shall act with ............ for bribery, fraud and corruption.[cite: 13]

Engineers shall build their professional reputation on the ............ of their services and shall not compete unfairly with others.[cite: 13]

Engineers shall not disclose, without ............ confidential information coming the business affairs of technical process of any present or former or employer, or public body on which they serve.[cite: 13]

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a profession?[cite: 13]

............ skills such as writing, speaking and body language are important work ethics so that you can be clear in your messages to others.[cite: 13]

You are a person with a high level of ............ if you stand by your values even if others put pressure on you to do something that is wrong or if they make fun of you.[cite: 13]

If you don't have ............ you can really get in trouble for lying, cheating or deceiving others.[cite: 13]

If you have ............ you will be a trusted person because they will see that you are committed to your company.[cite: 13]

Which of the following an engineer should not follow?[cite: 13]

is based on personal belief, values and individual's conscience rather than reasoning.[cite: 13]

If you can keep things at work in order and have a neat workplace, then you have great ............[cite: 13]

It is always important to ............ yourself, others and the place where you work because you don't always agree with them.[cite: 13]

Some jobs cannot be done alone and some can be done much better and faster if you possess the quality of ............[cite: 13]

Strong ............ means you have a high sense of moral and ethical behavior that earns respect of others.[cite: 13]

A personality measure of the strength of a person's convictions is called ............[cite: 13]

In ............ a professional assumes full responsibilities and if anything wrong happens he/she sees their own responsibility.[cite: 13]

moves beyond the minimal view's concern.[cite: 13]

Which of the following is not concerned with the authority of engineers?[cite: 14]

Which of the following is not considered a professional quality of an engineer?[cite: 14]

The environment which has been modified by human activities is called ............[cite: 14]

The environment which has been modified by human activities is called ............[cite: 14]

Is the effect of undesirable changes in our surroundings that have harmful effects on plants, animals and human beings.[cite: 14]

Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.[cite: 14]

According to labor act, employers must conduct periodic health and safety inspections and maintain records of these inspections.[cite: 14]

According to Labor Act, the remuneration for over time is ............[cite: 14]

The government of Nepal has enforced concepts of occupational safety and health through its ............[cite: 14]

Engineers day is celebrated on ............[cite: 14]

As per labor law, workers are not allowed to work continuously for more than ............[cite: 14]

According to labors act, the maximum working hour for a labor per week should be ............[cite: 14]

As per labor law, how many hours workers are allowed to work in a day?[cite: 14]

Nepal engineer's association is ............[cite: 14]

Nepal engineers association was established in ............ B.S.[cite: 14]

NEA is registered under the ............[cite: 14]

The objectives of NEA are ............[cite: 14]

NEA is governed by an elected executive council of ............ members.[cite: 14]

The number of executive members in NEA's Provincial committee is ............[cite: 14]

The number of member directly elected for council from Nepal engineering association ............[cite: 14]

The types of membership issued by NEA are ............[cite: 14]

NEA is ............ of Nepalese engineers.[cite: 14]

Which is not a professional engineering body?[cite: 14]

CAAN, NEC, NTA, etc. are examples of ............[cite: 14]

How many categories of NEA memberships are there?[cite: 14]

What is the tenure of an executive member of NEA?[cite: 14]

Nepal engineering council is an autonomous in under NEC act ............

Nepal Engineering Council [NEC] is ............

Which of the following is not the function of NEC?

Which one is not concerned with the NEC?

When was Nepal engineering council established?

NEC contacts the GoN through ministry of ............

The decisions of NEC are authenticated by ............

NEC does not approach for ............

The number of section in NEC act 2055 is ............

The academic qualification of the chief of NEC is ............

The general experience required for nomination of chairperson of NEC is ............

What is the requirement for being chairman of NEC?

Who appoints the chairman of NEC?

Who is the first president of NEC?

What is the minimum qualification of vice president of the NEC?

An American engineer willing to work in Nepal may apply for registration under ............[cite: 16]