27 Project & Vendor Management questions from the Plant & Utility Ops bank, written for Indian campus drives and tech interviews. Every question has a verified answer and an AI-tutor explanation on placd.
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A.vendor drawings are returned as Category A approved, B approved with comments (proceed), C revise and resubmit, or D for information only
B.cumulative planned versus actual progress plotted against time from the WBS in Primavera P6 or MS Project, showing slippage and forecasting completion
C.single-point lump-sum turnkey contract for engineering, procurement and construction, placing design and schedule risk on the contractor, unlike item-rate BOQ contracts
D.as-built drawings, O&M manuals, type and routine test reports, relay setting sheets, Electrical Inspector approval, spares lists and warranty certificates closed out with the punch list
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2. Which term means: "single-point lump-sum turnkey contract for engineering, procurement and construction, placing design and schedule risk on the contractor, unlike item-rate BOQ contracts"?
Junior
A.Inspection and test plan
B.MDCC
C.EPC contract
D.Handover documentation
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3. Which statement is correct?
Junior
A.EPC contract — sequence of activities with client involvement marked H (hold, cannot proceed without witness), W (witness), R (review of records) or S (surveillance)
B.EPC contract — cumulative planned versus actual progress plotted against time from the WBS in Primavera P6 or MS Project, showing slippage and forecasting completion
C.EPC contract — as-built drawings, O&M manuals, type and routine test reports, relay setting sheets, Electrical Inspector approval, spares lists and warranty certificates closed out with the punch list
D.EPC contract — single-point lump-sum turnkey contract for engineering, procurement and construction, placing design and schedule risk on the contractor, unlike item-rate BOQ contracts
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4. What is Quality assurance plan?
Junior
A.single-point lump-sum turnkey contract for engineering, procurement and construction, placing design and schedule risk on the contractor, unlike item-rate BOQ contracts
B.factory acceptance test at the OEM works witnessed against the QAP before dispatch; site acceptance test after erection proves the integrated system with real field wiring and interfaces
C.vendor drawings are returned as Category A approved, B approved with comments (proceed), C revise and resubmit, or D for information only
D.tabulated document listing each component, the characteristic checked, test method, extent of check, reference document, acceptance norm, record format and who witnesses or reviews
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5. Which term means: "tabulated document listing each component, the characteristic checked, test method, extent of check, reference document, acceptance norm, record format and who witnesses or reviews"?
Junior
A.FAT vs SAT
B.Handover documentation
C.EPC contract
D.Quality assurance plan
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6. Which statement is correct?
Junior
A.Quality assurance plan — as-built drawings, O&M manuals, type and routine test reports, relay setting sheets, Electrical Inspector approval, spares lists and warranty certificates closed out with the punch list
B.Quality assurance plan — sequence of activities with client involvement marked H (hold, cannot proceed without witness), W (witness), R (review of records) or S (surveillance)
C.Quality assurance plan — vendor-filled datasheet of ratings, losses, impedance and dimensions that becomes contractual, with liquidated damages if type or routine tests show a shortfall
D.Quality assurance plan — tabulated document listing each component, the characteristic checked, test method, extent of check, reference document, acceptance norm, record format and who witnesses or reviews
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7. What is Drawing approval categories?
Junior
A.tabulated document listing each component, the characteristic checked, test method, extent of check, reference document, acceptance norm, record format and who witnesses or reviews
B.vendor drawings are returned as Category A approved, B approved with comments (proceed), C revise and resubmit, or D for information only
C.material dispatch clearance certificate issued by the client or its inspection agency after acceptance of inspection and test reports, without which the vendor cannot ship
D.factory acceptance test at the OEM works witnessed against the QAP before dispatch; site acceptance test after erection proves the integrated system with real field wiring and interfaces
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8. Which term means: "vendor drawings are returned as Category A approved, B approved with comments (proceed), C revise and resubmit, or D for information only"?
Junior
A.Drawing approval categories
B.FAT vs SAT
C.EPC contract
D.Handover documentation
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9. Which statement is correct?
Junior
A.Drawing approval categories — as-built drawings, O&M manuals, type and routine test reports, relay setting sheets, Electrical Inspector approval, spares lists and warranty certificates closed out with the punch list
B.Drawing approval categories — vendor drawings are returned as Category A approved, B approved with comments (proceed), C revise and resubmit, or D for information only
C.Drawing approval categories — material dispatch clearance certificate issued by the client or its inspection agency after acceptance of inspection and test reports, without which the vendor cannot ship
D.Drawing approval categories — sequence of activities with client involvement marked H (hold, cannot proceed without witness), W (witness), R (review of records) or S (surveillance)
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10. What is Inspection and test plan?
Mid
A.material dispatch clearance certificate issued by the client or its inspection agency after acceptance of inspection and test reports, without which the vendor cannot ship
B.single-point lump-sum turnkey contract for engineering, procurement and construction, placing design and schedule risk on the contractor, unlike item-rate BOQ contracts
C.vendor drawings are returned as Category A approved, B approved with comments (proceed), C revise and resubmit, or D for information only
D.sequence of activities with client involvement marked H (hold, cannot proceed without witness), W (witness), R (review of records) or S (surveillance)
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11. Which term means: "sequence of activities with client involvement marked H (hold, cannot proceed without witness), W (witness), R (review of records) or S (surveillance)"?
Mid
A.Quality assurance plan
B.EPC contract
C.S-curve progress tracking
D.Inspection and test plan
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12. Which statement is correct?
Mid
A.Inspection and test plan — vendor drawings are returned as Category A approved, B approved with comments (proceed), C revise and resubmit, or D for information only
B.Inspection and test plan — sequence of activities with client involvement marked H (hold, cannot proceed without witness), W (witness), R (review of records) or S (surveillance)
C.Inspection and test plan — factory acceptance test at the OEM works witnessed against the QAP before dispatch; site acceptance test after erection proves the integrated system with real field wiring and interfaces
D.Inspection and test plan — vendor-filled datasheet of ratings, losses, impedance and dimensions that becomes contractual, with liquidated damages if type or routine tests show a shortfall
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13. What is MDCC?
Junior
A.cumulative planned versus actual progress plotted against time from the WBS in Primavera P6 or MS Project, showing slippage and forecasting completion
B.factory acceptance test at the OEM works witnessed against the QAP before dispatch; site acceptance test after erection proves the integrated system with real field wiring and interfaces
C.material dispatch clearance certificate issued by the client or its inspection agency after acceptance of inspection and test reports, without which the vendor cannot ship
D.sequence of activities with client involvement marked H (hold, cannot proceed without witness), W (witness), R (review of records) or S (surveillance)
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14. Which term means: "material dispatch clearance certificate issued by the client or its inspection agency after acceptance of inspection and test reports, without which the vendor cannot ship"?
Junior
A.EPC contract
B.MDCC
C.Inspection and test plan
D.FAT vs SAT
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15. Which statement is correct?
Junior
A.MDCC — as-built drawings, O&M manuals, type and routine test reports, relay setting sheets, Electrical Inspector approval, spares lists and warranty certificates closed out with the punch list
B.MDCC — tabulated document listing each component, the characteristic checked, test method, extent of check, reference document, acceptance norm, record format and who witnesses or reviews
C.MDCC — cumulative planned versus actual progress plotted against time from the WBS in Primavera P6 or MS Project, showing slippage and forecasting completion
D.MDCC — material dispatch clearance certificate issued by the client or its inspection agency after acceptance of inspection and test reports, without which the vendor cannot ship
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16. What is Guaranteed technical particulars?
Senior
A.cumulative planned versus actual progress plotted against time from the WBS in Primavera P6 or MS Project, showing slippage and forecasting completion
B.vendor-filled datasheet of ratings, losses, impedance and dimensions that becomes contractual, with liquidated damages if type or routine tests show a shortfall
C.vendor drawings are returned as Category A approved, B approved with comments (proceed), C revise and resubmit, or D for information only
D.as-built drawings, O&M manuals, type and routine test reports, relay setting sheets, Electrical Inspector approval, spares lists and warranty certificates closed out with the punch list
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17. Which term means: "vendor-filled datasheet of ratings, losses, impedance and dimensions that becomes contractual, with liquidated damages if type or routine tests show a shortfall"?
Senior
A.Guaranteed technical particulars
B.Inspection and test plan
C.Quality assurance plan
D.Handover documentation
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18. Which statement is correct?
Senior
A.Guaranteed technical particulars — material dispatch clearance certificate issued by the client or its inspection agency after acceptance of inspection and test reports, without which the vendor cannot ship
B.Guaranteed technical particulars — cumulative planned versus actual progress plotted against time from the WBS in Primavera P6 or MS Project, showing slippage and forecasting completion
C.Guaranteed technical particulars — vendor-filled datasheet of ratings, losses, impedance and dimensions that becomes contractual, with liquidated damages if type or routine tests show a shortfall
D.Guaranteed technical particulars — single-point lump-sum turnkey contract for engineering, procurement and construction, placing design and schedule risk on the contractor, unlike item-rate BOQ contracts
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19. What is S-curve progress tracking?
Mid
A.tabulated document listing each component, the characteristic checked, test method, extent of check, reference document, acceptance norm, record format and who witnesses or reviews
B.vendor-filled datasheet of ratings, losses, impedance and dimensions that becomes contractual, with liquidated damages if type or routine tests show a shortfall
C.cumulative planned versus actual progress plotted against time from the WBS in Primavera P6 or MS Project, showing slippage and forecasting completion
D.factory acceptance test at the OEM works witnessed against the QAP before dispatch; site acceptance test after erection proves the integrated system with real field wiring and interfaces
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20. Which term means: "cumulative planned versus actual progress plotted against time from the WBS in Primavera P6 or MS Project, showing slippage and forecasting completion"?
Mid
A.MDCC
B.S-curve progress tracking
C.FAT vs SAT
D.Guaranteed technical particulars
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21. Which statement is correct?
Mid
A.S-curve progress tracking — sequence of activities with client involvement marked H (hold, cannot proceed without witness), W (witness), R (review of records) or S (surveillance)
B.S-curve progress tracking — factory acceptance test at the OEM works witnessed against the QAP before dispatch; site acceptance test after erection proves the integrated system with real field wiring and interfaces
C.S-curve progress tracking — cumulative planned versus actual progress plotted against time from the WBS in Primavera P6 or MS Project, showing slippage and forecasting completion
D.S-curve progress tracking — as-built drawings, O&M manuals, type and routine test reports, relay setting sheets, Electrical Inspector approval, spares lists and warranty certificates closed out with the punch list
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22. What is FAT vs SAT?
Mid
A.material dispatch clearance certificate issued by the client or its inspection agency after acceptance of inspection and test reports, without which the vendor cannot ship
B.sequence of activities with client involvement marked H (hold, cannot proceed without witness), W (witness), R (review of records) or S (surveillance)
C.factory acceptance test at the OEM works witnessed against the QAP before dispatch; site acceptance test after erection proves the integrated system with real field wiring and interfaces
D.single-point lump-sum turnkey contract for engineering, procurement and construction, placing design and schedule risk on the contractor, unlike item-rate BOQ contracts
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23. Which term means: "factory acceptance test at the OEM works witnessed against the QAP before dispatch; site acceptance test after erection proves the integrated system with real field wiring and interfaces"?
Mid
A.Handover documentation
B.S-curve progress tracking
C.FAT vs SAT
D.Quality assurance plan
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24. Which statement is correct?
Mid
A.FAT vs SAT — material dispatch clearance certificate issued by the client or its inspection agency after acceptance of inspection and test reports, without which the vendor cannot ship
B.FAT vs SAT — as-built drawings, O&M manuals, type and routine test reports, relay setting sheets, Electrical Inspector approval, spares lists and warranty certificates closed out with the punch list
C.FAT vs SAT — sequence of activities with client involvement marked H (hold, cannot proceed without witness), W (witness), R (review of records) or S (surveillance)
D.FAT vs SAT — factory acceptance test at the OEM works witnessed against the QAP before dispatch; site acceptance test after erection proves the integrated system with real field wiring and interfaces
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25. What is Handover documentation?
Senior
A.factory acceptance test at the OEM works witnessed against the QAP before dispatch; site acceptance test after erection proves the integrated system with real field wiring and interfaces
B.as-built drawings, O&M manuals, type and routine test reports, relay setting sheets, Electrical Inspector approval, spares lists and warranty certificates closed out with the punch list
C.tabulated document listing each component, the characteristic checked, test method, extent of check, reference document, acceptance norm, record format and who witnesses or reviews
D.vendor drawings are returned as Category A approved, B approved with comments (proceed), C revise and resubmit, or D for information only
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26. Which term means: "as-built drawings, O&M manuals, type and routine test reports, relay setting sheets, Electrical Inspector approval, spares lists and warranty certificates closed out with the punch list"?
Senior
A.FAT vs SAT
B.Handover documentation
C.Quality assurance plan
D.S-curve progress tracking
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27. Which statement is correct?
Senior
A.Handover documentation — vendor drawings are returned as Category A approved, B approved with comments (proceed), C revise and resubmit, or D for information only
B.Handover documentation — material dispatch clearance certificate issued by the client or its inspection agency after acceptance of inspection and test reports, without which the vendor cannot ship
C.Handover documentation — as-built drawings, O&M manuals, type and routine test reports, relay setting sheets, Electrical Inspector approval, spares lists and warranty certificates closed out with the punch list
D.Handover documentation — sequence of activities with client involvement marked H (hold, cannot proceed without witness), W (witness), R (review of records) or S (surveillance)
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