QCM EXAM QUESTIONS & DETAILED
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
What is the purpose of CQM - correct answer ✔✔-Ensures that construction is performed
according to plans and Specs, on time, with in budget, and a safe environment.
-Government's efforts, separate from, but in coordination and cooperation with the contract to
assure quality set by the plans and specs.
In construction, what establishes the quality requirements? - correct answer ✔✔Plans and
Specs.
What the two principal areas of CQM activity? - correct answer ✔✔Contractor Quality Control -
Prime contractor is in charge
Government Quality Assurance - Government
What are the benefits of CQM to the Contractor? Government? - correct answer
✔✔Government = Work is performed according to plans and specs, on time, with in budget,
safety
Contractor = Increase profit and production, better communication and planning, improved
organizational skills and outstanding performance evaluation to obtain future contractors
Why are construction projects difficult to manage? - correct answer ✔✔construction projects
are unique
Non- repetitive skills
Weather
Subject to varied regulations from numerous gov. agencies
, What factors have caused the construction industry to become highly specialized? - correct
answer ✔✔Changing market
Increase Technology
REGULATIONS
Additional competition
What factors will influence both the gov. and the construction industry in the future? - correct
answer ✔✔New gov. regulations
Greater influence from client/ customer
Improvement of QC and QA requirements
Construction oriented management informational system
Formal partnering
LEAD
What is the difference between inspection and control - correct answer ✔✔Inspection is the
process by which ongoing and completed work is examined
Control is a continual system of PLANNING future activities
Who has contractual responsibility for quality control - correct answer ✔✔Contractor
True or False - CQC is principally concerned with inspection - correct answer ✔✔False - Control
is the principal concern
How does the contractor benefit from effective CQC - correct answer ✔✔-Reduce the largest
unnecessary cost - redoing a project
-Reduce field overhead cost, do a greater volume of business
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
What is the purpose of CQM - correct answer ✔✔-Ensures that construction is performed
according to plans and Specs, on time, with in budget, and a safe environment.
-Government's efforts, separate from, but in coordination and cooperation with the contract to
assure quality set by the plans and specs.
In construction, what establishes the quality requirements? - correct answer ✔✔Plans and
Specs.
What the two principal areas of CQM activity? - correct answer ✔✔Contractor Quality Control -
Prime contractor is in charge
Government Quality Assurance - Government
What are the benefits of CQM to the Contractor? Government? - correct answer
✔✔Government = Work is performed according to plans and specs, on time, with in budget,
safety
Contractor = Increase profit and production, better communication and planning, improved
organizational skills and outstanding performance evaluation to obtain future contractors
Why are construction projects difficult to manage? - correct answer ✔✔construction projects
are unique
Non- repetitive skills
Weather
Subject to varied regulations from numerous gov. agencies
, What factors have caused the construction industry to become highly specialized? - correct
answer ✔✔Changing market
Increase Technology
REGULATIONS
Additional competition
What factors will influence both the gov. and the construction industry in the future? - correct
answer ✔✔New gov. regulations
Greater influence from client/ customer
Improvement of QC and QA requirements
Construction oriented management informational system
Formal partnering
LEAD
What is the difference between inspection and control - correct answer ✔✔Inspection is the
process by which ongoing and completed work is examined
Control is a continual system of PLANNING future activities
Who has contractual responsibility for quality control - correct answer ✔✔Contractor
True or False - CQC is principally concerned with inspection - correct answer ✔✔False - Control
is the principal concern
How does the contractor benefit from effective CQC - correct answer ✔✔-Reduce the largest
unnecessary cost - redoing a project
-Reduce field overhead cost, do a greater volume of business
