Process Planning and Cost Estimation MCQs | Page - 2

Explanation: land use, transportation and road network plans are inter linked to each other and they are inseparable.

Explanation: the first stage in the function of the traffic engineering department is a collection of data followed by analysis and design.

Explanation: weather cannot influence the traffic forecast, as it is not related to traffic engineering, the remaining directly or indirectly are related to the traffic.

Explanation: in india mostly private and govt. sectors follow bot which means build operate transfer, it is built by a private firm and later transferred to govt.

Explanation: the traffic increases if the prices of vehicle decreases, price of fuel may increase and decrease, but if the price of the vehicle decreases then the traffic increases.

Explanation: the preparation of a detailed estimate comprises of working out quantities of different items of work and then determining the cost of each item. the

Explanation: while fixing rate per unit of an item, the quantity of materials and labour needed for one unit of an item are strictly per the standard data book. however, the rates of labour and materials are obtained from the current standard scheduled of rates.

Explanation: in the case of works that require some special types of equipment, an amount of 1-2 percent of the estimated cost is given. while preparing a detailed estimate, it is also important to select a suitable site of work to reduce damage during the loading and unloading of materials.

Explanation: there are various methods used for preparing approximate estimates. these are the plinth area method, unit base method

Explanation: in the plinth area method, the cost of construction is computed by the multiplication of plinth area and plinth area rate. this area is calculated by multiplying the length and the breadth.