CPM QUESTION BANK ON DEVELOPMENT OF NETWORKS

1. Draw the network for a project having four activities labelled A, B, C

and D and related as below:
a) Activity A and B can be done concurrently.
b) Activity A is the immediate predecessor of activity C , and so is the
relation between B &D.
c) Accomplishment of C and D marks the completion of the project.

2. Draw a network diagram for a project having 9 activities, with the

following inter-relationships:
a) C follows D, but precedes F.
b) C follows B, but precedes H.
c) G follows F, but precedes I.
d) E follows A, but precedes I.
e) D follows A.
f) H and I terminate at the same time.
g) A and B start at the same time.

3. A project consists of 6 activities designated from A to F with the

following relationships
a) A is the first activity to be performed.
b) B and C can be done concurrently, and must follow A .
c) B must precede D.
d) E must succeed C, but it cannot start until B is complete.
e) The last operation F is dependent on the completion of both D and
E.
Draw the network diagram.

4. A project has 14 activities A to M. The relationships amongst these

activities are given below.
Construct the Network Diagram.
a) A is the first operation.
b) B and C can be performed in parallel and are immediate successor
to A.
c) D, E and F follow B.
d) G follows E.
e) H follows D, but it cannot start until E is complete.
f) I and J succeed G.
g) F and J precede K.
h) H and I precede L.
i) M succeeds L and K.
j) The last operation N succeeds M and C.
5. A project consists of three operations E, L and F. The sequence of the
network is given below:
a) E is the first operation.
b) L follows E, but precedes F.
Each of the three operations can be completed in three sections.
Construct a network diagram assuming that the completion of one section
in an operation allows beginning of the next operation.

6. A project has 16 activities having their predecessor relationships as

follows:
a) A is the first activity of the project.
b) B, C and D follow A and can be done concurrently.
c) E and G cannot begin until C is completed, and can be completed
simultaneously.
d) F is the immediate successor to activities B and E.
e) H and K run in parallel, and both succeed G
f) L succeeds F and H.
g) I and J are immediate successor activities to activity D.
h) M and N are immediate successor to I and K. However both M and
N can be performed concurrently.
i) Activities O and P are the last activities. Activity O is the immediate
successor to N and L. Activity P is the immediate successor to M
and J. Draw the network.

7. A project consists of eight activities M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T. Draw the

network if:
a) Activities M, N and Q start concurrently.
b) Activities O and P are concurrent and depend on completion of both
M and N.
c) Activities R and S are concurrent and depend on the completion of
O.
d) Activity T depends upon the completion of P, Q and R.
e) The Project is complete when S and T are done.