In PERT analysis, the time estimates of activities and probability of their occurrence follow_______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. PERT technique of network analysis is mainly useful for__________________?

   A. small projects
   B. large and complex projects
   C. research and development projects
   D. deterministic activities

2. For a given activity, the optimistic time, pessimistic time and the most probable estimates are 5, 17 and 8 days respectively, The expected time is__________________?

   A. 8 days
   B. 9 days
   C. 10 days
   D. 15 days

3. Which of the following is not a PERT event ?

   A. site investigation started
   B. sessional work completed
   C. bus starts from Jaipur
   D. class is being attended

4. A father notes that when his teenage daughter uses the telephone, she takes not less than 6 minutes for a call and som? times as much as an hour. Fifteen minutes call are more frequent than calls of any other duration. If these phone calls were an activity in PERT project, then phone calls expected duration will be_______________?

   A. 15 minutes
   B. 20.143 minutes
   C. 21 minutes
   D. 27 minutes

5. PERT is preferred for planning because of________________?

   Consider the following features/factors

   1. Projects are of the non-repetitive type.
   2. Time required need not be known.
   3. Time required is known precisely.
   4. Events have been established for planning.
   5. Emphasis is given to activities of project

   A. 1,2 and 4
   B. 3,4 and 5
   C. 1,3 and 4
   D. 1,2 and 5

6. In the time-cost optimisation, using CPM method for network analysis, the crashing of the activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having________________?

   A. longest duration
   B. highest cost slope
   C. least cost slope
   D. shortest duration

7. The probability of completion of any activity within its expected time is_________________?

   A. 50%
   B. 84.1%
   C. 99.9%
   D. 100%

8. If the expected time for completion of a project is 10 days with a standard deviation of 2 days, the expected time of completion of the project with 99.9% probability is________________?

   A. 4 days
   B. 6 days
   C. 10 days
   D. 16 days

9. If the expected time of completion of a project is 60 weeks with a standard deviation of 5 weeks, the probability of completing the project in 50 weeks and 65 weeks respectively will be__________________?

   A. 2.3% and 84.1%
   B. 97.7% and 84.1%
   C. 97.7 % and 15.9%
   D. 15.9% and 97.7%

10. If the scheduled completion time of a project is more than the earliest expected time for completion of the project, then the probability of completion of the project within the scheduled completion time will be__________________?

    A. 50%
    B. less than 50%
    C. more than 50%
    D. 100%