Construction Industry and its Impact Quiz

What is the definition of construction in the architectural and civil engineering field?

• B. The act of designing and planning a building or infrastructure

• C. The act of demolishing old structures

• A. The act and processes required to construct, develop or forming something man-made

• D. The act of landscaping and gardening

What are the types of construction projects?

• A. New Construction, Repair & Maintenance, and Extension of existing building

• B. New Construction, Repair & Maintenance, and Manufacturing

• C. New Construction, Extension of existing building, and Redevelopment of infrastructure

• D. New Construction, Repair & Maintenance, and Urban development

What are the characteristics of the construction industry's structure of organization?

• C. No specific organization structure

• B. Permanent set up, regardless of project completion

• A. Temporary set up, once project complete, organization structure dissolves

• D. No involvement of multiple organizations

What are the resources involved in the construction process?

• D. Only natural resources and products

• C. Only technology and land

• B. Only money and materials

• A. Money, technology, materials, products, natural resources, land, etc.

What is the purpose of construction in the non-commercial nature?

• A. To promote social growth and improve accessibility

• B. To generate profit and financial return

• D. To improve connectivity and service provision

• C. To provide job opportunities and contribute to GDP

What is the contribution of the construction industry to GDP?

• A. Relatively small, on average 4%

• B. Relatively large, on average 20%

• C. Negligible, less than 1%

• D. Not contributing to GDP at all

What are the environmental implications of the construction industry?

• B. Air pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution

• C. Deforestation, global warming, and waste generation

• D. Urban sprawl, coastal erosion, and ecosystem disruption

• A. Land utilization, environment degradation, and natural resources extraction

What are the challenges faced by the construction industry due to globalisation?

• B. Local firms only compete in domestic market, international firms only compete outside the domestic market, and no collaboration between multinational firms

• A. Local firms compete outside the domestic market, international firms compete in domestic market, and multinational firms collaborate

• D. No impact of globalisation on the construction industry

• C. No competition or collaboration due to globalisation

What are the new concepts in building related to technology advancement?

• A. Real Time Collaboration Software, Augmented Reality, and Drone Technology

• D. Universal design, Real Time Collaboration Software, and Augmented Reality

• C. Mobile and IoT, Green Building, and Smart Building

• B. Prefabricated construction, 3D Printing, and Advanced Robotics

What are the health and safety aspects considered in construction projects?

• B. Slip, trip and fall, struck by falling objects, and electrocuted

• C. Agent of accident, causes of accident, and affordability of houses

• A. Compliance to authority and regulations, no cost overrun and payment issues, and no delay & abandonment

• D. Zero or low energy building, green building, and smart building