Civil Engineering Questions And Answers :: Construction Planning And Management: part3



Civil Engineering : Construction Planning And Management QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part3 : 11 to 15

Following Civil Engineering Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in BSNL JTO, GATE 2024 and IES 2024 examinations :

11.A tractor shovel has a purchase price of Rs. 4.7 lacs and could save the organization an amount of rupees one lac per year on operating costs. The salvage value after the amortization period is 10% of the purchase price. The capital recovery period will be

3.7 years
4.23 years
5 years
7.87 years

12.The probability of completion of any activity within its expected time is

50%
84.1%
99.9%
100%

13.An earth moving equipment costs Rs. 5,00,000/- and has an estimated life of 10 years and a salvage value of Rs. 50,000/-.What uniform annual amount must be set aside at the end of each of the 10 years for replacement if the interest rate is 8% per annum and if the sinking fund factor at 8% per annum interest rate for 10 years is 0.069 ?

Rs. 31050
Rs. 34500
Rs. 37950
Rs. 50000

14.A wheeled tractor hauling unit is working on firm earth. The total loaded weight distribution of this unit is: Drive wheels : 25000 kg Scraper wheels : 10000 kg If the coefficient of traction for wheeled tractor on firm earth is 0.5, the rimpull which this tractor can exert without slipping is

10000 kg
12500 kg
22500 kg
5000 kg

15.A four wheel trac*or whose operating weight is 12000 kg is pulled along a road having a rising slope of 2% at a uniform speed. Assume grade resistance factor = 10 kg/tonne. The tension in the tow cable is 720 kg. The rolling resistance of the road will be

20 kg/tonne
30 kg/tonne
40 kg/tonne
50 kg/tonne

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