SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER

Subject: B. Tech (Computer Science & Engineering)

Paper Name: Project Management
Paper Code: HU801B
FM: 70 Time: 3 hours

Group – A
Answer any ten (10×1)

1) A rational order of activities that are used to achieve the project’s goals or objectives is
known as
a. Project Initiation
b. Project Life Cycle
c. Project Execution
d. None of these

2) Four dimensions that must be managed on a project are

a. Time, Cost, Scope, Quality
b. Time, Material, Scope, Quality
c. Time, Cost, Machines, Quality
d. None of these

3) The purpose of project planning is to

a. Identify various areas of the project work and influencing factors
b. Define the boundaries of project performance
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these

4) The project team documents its charge in the form of a ____________, which is based
on the project proposal and business case.
a. Project Contract
b. Project Cash Flow Statement
c. Project Charter
d. None of these

5) The technique to analyze the content of work and cost of a project by breaking it down
into its component parts is known as
a. Product Breakdown Structure
b. Organization Breakdown Structure
c. Work Breakdown Structure
d. All of these

6) The following is a disadvantage of Matrix Organization Structure

a. Conflict of priorities between different projects
b. Duplication of effort
c. Job insecurity
d. None of these

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7) A Dummy Activity is an imaginary activity that can be completed in

a. Zero time
b. Indefinite time
c. Real time
d. None of these

8) The additional time available to finish an activity if it is started as early as possible

without postponing the completion of the project is known as
a. Independent Float
b. Free Float
c. Total Float
d. None of these

9) The IRR of a project is the discount rate that makes

a. NPV = 1
b. NPV = 0
c. 0 ≤ NPV ≤ 1
d. None of these

10) The evaluation of the overall project performance to provide confidence that the project
will satisfy the relevant quality standards is known as
a. Quality Control
b. Quality Planning
c. Quality Assurance
d. None of these

11) The systematic approach for obtaining the optimum value for every money spent is
known as
a. Value Engineering
b. Trend Analysis
c. Quality Inspection
d. All of these

12) ______ should be the feature of an ideal Project Management Information System
a. Speed
b. Accuracy
c. Storage
d. All of these

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Group – B

13) Write short notes on any three: (3×5)

a. Work Breakdown Structure
b. Project Audit
c. Value Engineering
d. Gantt Chart and LOB
e. Resource Allocation and Resource Leveling

Group – C
Answer any three (3×15)

14) Discuss the stages of Project Life Cycle. What are the importances of Project
Management? (10+5)

15) Explain Project Planning. Discuss Project Feasibility Study. (5+10)

16) Calculate the Payback Period and Payback Profitability of a machine from the
following information:
Cost of the machine Rs. 100000
Life of the machine 5 years
Expected earnings at the end of the year:
Year 1 Rs. 30000
Year 2 Rs. 40000
Year 3 Rs. 40000
Year 4 Rs. 25000
Year 5 Rs. 15000

BK Industries need your help in the selection of profitable projects out of the details
given below:
Cash Outlay Annual Cash Inflows Life of the Project
Projects
(Rs.) (Rs.) (years)
A 3,00,000 1,10,000 5
B 2,50,000 56,000 7
C 5,00,000 1,00,000 10
D 4,00,000 90,000 12
E 1,50,000 30,000 8
Company’s required rate of return is 14%. Advise the management about the profitable
project with the budget for capital expenditure of Rs. 12,00,000. (5+10)

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17) Define Total Float, Free Float and Independent Float.

The following table shows the jobs of a network along with their time estimates:

Job 1-2 1-6 2-3 2-4 3-5 4-5 6-7 5-8 7-8
Optimistic (in days ) 1 2 2 2 7 5 5 3 8
Most likely ( in days ) 7 5 14 5 10 5 8 3 17
Pessimistic ( in days ) 13 14 26 8 19 17 29 9 32

(a) Draw the project network

(b) Find the expected duration and variance of each activity.
(c) Find out the critical path and calculate the project length and variance of the
critical path (2+2+2+9)

18) What are the criteria for selecting Project Management Software? Discuss the features
of “MS PROJECT”. (7+8)

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