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  1. Military type of organisation is known as

  2. A.
    line organisation
    B.
    functional organisation
    C.
    line and staff organisation
    D.
    line, staff and functional organisation

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  3. When slack of an activity is negative

  4. A.
    it represents a situation where extra resources are available and the completion of project is not delayed
    B.
    it represents that a programme falls behind schedule and additional resources are required to complete the project in time
    C.
    the activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the completion of whole project
    D.
    all of the above

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  5. The procedure of modifying work content to give more meaning and enjoyment to the job by involving employees in planning, organisation and control of their work, is termed as

  6. A.
    job enlargement
    B.
    job enrichment
    C.
    job rotation
    D.
    job evaluation

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  7. Fixed position layout is also known as

  8. A.
    analytical layout
    B.
    synthetic layout
    C.
    static product layout
    D.
    none of these

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  9. In a network shown in the below figure, the critical path is along

  10. A.
    1-2-3-4-8-9
    B.
    1-2-3-5-6-7-8-9
    C.
    1-2-3-4-7-8-9
    D.
    1-2-5-6-7-8-9

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  11. Bar chart is suitable for

  12. A.
    large project
    B.
    major work
    C.
    minor work
    D.
    all of these

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  13. Which one of the following chart gives simultaneously information about the progress of work and machine loading?

  14. A.
    Process chart
    B.
    Machine load chart
    C.
    Man-machine chart
    D.
    Gantt chart

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  15. Probabilistic time for completion of any activity can be found out from

  16. A.
    optimistic time
    B.
    pessimistic time
    C.
    most likely time
    D.
    all of these

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  17. Line organisation is suitable for a big organisation.

  18. A.
    Correct
    B.
    Incorrect

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  19. PERT is an event oriented technique.

  20. A.
    Correct
    B.
    Incorrect

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