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41. The reduction in project time normally results in
A. decreasing the direct cost and increasing indirect cost
B. increasing the direct cost and decreasing the indirect cost
C. increasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
D. decreasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
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42. Economic saving of time results by crashing
A. cheapest critical activity
B. cheapest non-critical activity
C. costliest critical activity
D. costliest non-critical activity
Explanation:
43. Consider the following statements for a power shovel: (i) Output can be increased by reducing the angle of swing for a given depth of cut. (ii) For a given angle of swing, output will be maximum at optimum depth of cut. (iii) Output can be increased by keeping the depth of cut less than optimum depth, (iv) Output can be increased by increasing the size of shovel. Of these statements
A. (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
B. (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
C. (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
D. (i) and (iv) are correct
Explanation:
44. For which of the following materials, the output of power shovels for a fixed shovel size will be maximum
A. Moist loam
B. Good common earth
C. We|l blasted rock
D. Wet sticky clay
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45. Latest start of an activity is always
A. greater than or equal to latest event time of preceding node
B. less than or equal to latest event time of preceding node
C. equal to latest event time of preceding node
D. less than latest event time of preceding node
Explanation: