Preview Questions Quantity Surveyor | Role Specific Skill

Question 1: In construction risk management, which of the following is considered a quantitative risk assessment technique?

Which action should you take?

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Sensitivity analysis

Risk register analysis

SWOT analysis

Monte Carlo simulation

Question 2: When working with quantities of materials, how would you handle variations in pricing between suppliers for a project?

Which action should you take?

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Use the average price of all suppliers

Choose the lowest price, regardless of quality

Disregard price differences and select the first supplier

Factor in both the pricing and lead time to select the best supplier

Question 3: What is the main objective of the pricing schedule in the tendering process?

Which action should you take?

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To ensure that the contractor's bid includes detailed costs for each item of work

To specify the working hours of the contractors

To determine the total project duration

To outline the sequence of work tasks

Question 4: In a two-stage tendering process, what is the key advantage for contractors during the second stage?

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The contractor is guaranteed the project

The contractor can adjust their bid based on the design developed in the first stage

The contractor doesn't need to submit detailed cost breakdowns

The contractor can submit an open-ended price

Question 5: In construction documentation, what is typically included in the General Conditions of Contract?

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Health and safety requirements

Detailed list of project deliverables

Project scope and cost estimates

Payment terms and warranties

Question 6: What are the structural load requirements for buildings under the IBC?

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There are no specific structural load requirements in the IBC

They must be designed to support live loads, dead loads, and environmental loads

They must be designed to support only live and dead loads

They must meet only live load requirements for high-rise buildings