MS Project Practice MCQs

1. You have assigned a resource to finish a work in 64 hours. The duration for the task is of 8 days. However,
you realized that this task is critical and found out a new resource for this task. Both the resources will work
concurrently on the project and they will have to finish the work now in less than 6 days. How would
configure the additional resource while adding?
(A) Set the type to Fixed Units
(B) Set the type to Fixed Work
(C) Set the type to Fixed Units
(D) Set the type to Fixed Work

2. You are managing a construction project where mixing the cement with sand and pasting it on the building.
It should happen simultaneously so that the work is completed earlier. However, you realized that it will take
2 hours for the mixer of cement and sand to be mixed up well and then apply on the building. Which of the
following is the correct description of the above scenario?
(A) Establish a Start to Start relationship between mixing and pasting with 2 hours lag
(B) Establish a Finish to Start relationship between pasting and mixing with a 2 hours lag
(C) Establish a Finish to Start relationship between mixing and pasting with a 0.25 days of lag
(D) Establish a Finish to Start relationship between mixing and pasting with a 2 days of lag

3. You have a resource that is scheduled to complete one task next week. The resource had earlier informed that
for the week concerned, he will be available for 75% of the time to personal reasons. He had also estimated
and gave you an estimate of 30 hours for the work. However, recently before beginning the task, he informed
that it will take 40 hours in place of 30 hours. How will configure his task before you finish update the
project?
(A) Set the type to fixed work and input 40 hours of work
(B) Set the type to fixed unit and input 40 hours work
(C) Set the type to fixed duration and input 40 hours work
(D) Enable effort driven and input 40 hours of work

4. With MS Project in its default, out of the box, settings. What will happen to a 2 day (16 hr) task when its
resources units are lowered from 100% to 50%?
A. Nothing. Resource units cannot be changed once they have been assigned.
B. The task will have duration of 4 days with 16 hours work.
C. The task will have duration of 4 days with 32 hours work.
D. The task will have duration of 2 days with 8 hours work.

5. With MS Project in its default, out of the box, settings. Bob has been assigned to a 4 day task (32 hours
work). Clare is then assigned to the task. The task becomes...
A. A4 day task with a total of 64 hours work (Bob & Clare - 32 hours each).
B. A 4 day task with a total of 32 hours work (Bob & Clare - 16 hours each).
C. A 2 day task with a total of 32 hours work (Bob & Clare - 16 hours each).
D. A 2 day task with 32 hours (all Bob as a second resource cannot be assigned in this way).

6. Which of these statements is not a defining quality of the Critical Path?

A. The Critical Path gives the shortest time the project can complete in.
B. The Critical Path is the longest path through the project.
C. The Critical Path determines the scheduled finish date of the project.
D. The Critical Path contains all the tasks with zero slack time.
7. A 6 day task is tracked using the Tracking Table. 50% is entered in the %complete field, and then 4 days is
entered in Actual Duration. What will be the result?
Duration %complete Act.Duration Rem.Duration
A. 8d 50% 4d 4d
B. 6d 50% 4d 2d
C. 6d 50% 3d 3d
D. 6d 67% 4d 2d
E. 4d 100% 4d 0d

8. A 6 day task is tracked using the Update Tasks form. Values are entered thus: 95% Complete; 7d Actual
Duration; 3d Remaining Duration. What will the result be in MS Project?

Duration %Complete Act. Dur. Rem. Dur.

A 10 d 95% 7d 3d

B 10 d 70% 7d 3d

C 10 d 95% 9.5 d 0.5 d

D 7.35 d 95% 7d 0.35 d

E 60 d 95% 57 d 3d

9. Milestones must have duration of 0. True or false?

A. A. True
B. B. False

10. You have two tasks P and Q. You would to have to start of Q coinciding (parallel) with the start of P. How
will you configure the processor field of P?

(A) A Start-to-Start relationship

(B) A Start-to-Finish relationship
(C) A Finish-to-Start relationship
(D) A Finish-to-Finish relationship