27 real Project Execution questions from the Production & Plant bank, as asked in Indian campus drives and tech interviews. Every question has a verified answer and an AI-tutor explanation on placd — free to start.
1. What is EPC contract?
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A.functional and performance test of equipment at the vendor's works before dispatch, witnessed by the client
B.schedule performance index EV/PV and cost performance index EV/AC, with values below 1 signalling slippage or overrun
C.single contractor delivering engineering, procurement and construction of a plant, usually lump-sum turnkey against a fixed date
D.categorised list of outstanding items at handover, with A items to be cleared before start-up and B items allowed during the defect liability period
2. Which term means: "single contractor delivering engineering, procurement and construction of a plant, usually lump-sum turnkey against a fixed date"?
A.EPC contract — longest chain of dependent activities with zero float, found from forward and backward passes, which fixes the project duration
B.EPC contract — functional and performance test of equipment at the vendor's works before dispatch, witnessed by the client
C.EPC contract — single contractor delivering engineering, procurement and construction of a plant, usually lump-sum turnkey against a fixed date
D.EPC contract — categorised list of outstanding items at handover, with A items to be cleared before start-up and B items allowed during the defect liability period
A.Work breakdown structure — contractual demonstration of guaranteed capacity, efficiency and power consumption, with liquidated damages payable for any shortfall
B.Work breakdown structure — hierarchical decomposition of the whole scope into work packages, following the 100% rule that nothing is left out
C.Work breakdown structure — re-test of equipment after installation at site to prove it works with the real utilities, controls and interfaces
D.Work breakdown structure — longest chain of dependent activities with zero float, found from forward and backward passes, which fixes the project duration
A.Factory acceptance test — hierarchical decomposition of the whole scope into work packages, following the 100% rule that nothing is left out
B.Factory acceptance test — contractual demonstration of guaranteed capacity, efficiency and power consumption, with liquidated damages payable for any shortfall
C.Factory acceptance test — functional and performance test of equipment at the vendor's works before dispatch, witnessed by the client
D.Factory acceptance test — schedule performance index EV/PV and cost performance index EV/AC, with values below 1 signalling slippage or overrun
11. Which term means: "longest chain of dependent activities with zero float, found from forward and backward passes, which fixes the project duration"?
A.Critical path — contractual demonstration of guaranteed capacity, efficiency and power consumption, with liquidated damages payable for any shortfall
B.Critical path — longest chain of dependent activities with zero float, found from forward and backward passes, which fixes the project duration
C.Critical path — categorised list of outstanding items at handover, with A items to be cleared before start-up and B items allowed during the defect liability period
D.Critical path — functional and performance test of equipment at the vendor's works before dispatch, witnessed by the client
A.Earned value indices — functional and performance test of equipment at the vendor's works before dispatch, witnessed by the client
B.Earned value indices — mechanical completion, pre-commissioning (flushing, loop checks), no-load and load trials, then the performance guarantee test
C.Earned value indices — categorised list of outstanding items at handover, with A items to be cleared before start-up and B items allowed during the defect liability period
D.Earned value indices — schedule performance index EV/PV and cost performance index EV/AC, with values below 1 signalling slippage or overrun
A.Site acceptance test — categorised list of outstanding items at handover, with A items to be cleared before start-up and B items allowed during the defect liability period
B.Site acceptance test — functional and performance test of equipment at the vendor's works before dispatch, witnessed by the client
C.Site acceptance test — schedule performance index EV/PV and cost performance index EV/AC, with values below 1 signalling slippage or overrun
D.Site acceptance test — re-test of equipment after installation at site to prove it works with the real utilities, controls and interfaces
20. Which term means: "mechanical completion, pre-commissioning (flushing, loop checks), no-load and load trials, then the performance guarantee test"?
A.Commissioning sequence — categorised list of outstanding items at handover, with A items to be cleared before start-up and B items allowed during the defect liability period
B.Commissioning sequence — mechanical completion, pre-commissioning (flushing, loop checks), no-load and load trials, then the performance guarantee test
C.Commissioning sequence — longest chain of dependent activities with zero float, found from forward and backward passes, which fixes the project duration
D.Commissioning sequence — functional and performance test of equipment at the vendor's works before dispatch, witnessed by the client
23. Which term means: "contractual demonstration of guaranteed capacity, efficiency and power consumption, with liquidated damages payable for any shortfall"?
A.Performance guarantee test — functional and performance test of equipment at the vendor's works before dispatch, witnessed by the client
B.Performance guarantee test — contractual demonstration of guaranteed capacity, efficiency and power consumption, with liquidated damages payable for any shortfall
C.Performance guarantee test — mechanical completion, pre-commissioning (flushing, loop checks), no-load and load trials, then the performance guarantee test
D.Performance guarantee test — schedule performance index EV/PV and cost performance index EV/AC, with values below 1 signalling slippage or overrun
26. Which term means: "categorised list of outstanding items at handover, with A items to be cleared before start-up and B items allowed during the defect liability period"?
A.Punch list — contractual demonstration of guaranteed capacity, efficiency and power consumption, with liquidated damages payable for any shortfall
B.Punch list — hierarchical decomposition of the whole scope into work packages, following the 100% rule that nothing is left out
C.Punch list — re-test of equipment after installation at site to prove it works with the real utilities, controls and interfaces
D.Punch list — categorised list of outstanding items at handover, with A items to be cleared before start-up and B items allowed during the defect liability period
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