upsc.gov.in Assistant Architect Question Paper : Union Public Service Commission

Organisation : Union Public Service Commission
Document Type : Question Paper
Year : 2015
Post : Assistant Architect
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1. A screen, usually of louvers, placed on the outside of a building to shield the  windows from direct sunlight is

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(a) Drum wall
(b) Solarium
(c) Brise-soleil
(d) Trombe-wall

2. A vertical diaphragm acting as a thin, deep cantilever beam in transferring  lateral loads to the foundation is
(a) Pneumatic structure
(b) Shell
(c) Membrane
(d) Shear wall

3. A glass unit consisting of two or more sheets of glass separated by a
hermetically sealed air space, to provide thermal insulation and restrict
condensation is
(a) Reflective glass
(b) Heat-absorbing glass
(c) Low emissivity (low-E) glass
(d) Insulating glass

4. ‘Sky Component’ is an element of
(a) Earthquake resistant design
(b) Daylight factor
(c) Rainwater harvesting
(d) Thermal performance analysis

5. Architectural design today need not address
(a) Climatic considerations
(b) Energy efficiency
(c) Stylistic affiliations
(d) User response

6. Designing responsive architectural spaces requires consideration given to
(a) Passive cooling systems
(b) Innovation in structural systems
(c) Smart building systems
(d) User satisfaction

7. Creating architectural design proposals may not include
(a) Formulating an area programme
(b) Evolving design alternatives
(c) Incorporating structure and services into finalized proposal
(d) Design detail of interior furniture

8. The earliest archeological evidence of urban architecture is from the
(a) Hoysala period
(b) Buddhist period
(c) Islamic period
(d) Harappan period

9. A white, powdery deposit that forms on an exposed masonry or concrete
surface, caused by leaching and crystallization of soluble salts from within
the material is
(a) Effervescence
(b) Efflorescence
(c) Efficacy
(d) Effluent

10. Antonio Gaudi’s Architecture is an example of
(a) Geometric patterns
(b) Floral patterns
(c) Organic shapes
(d) Linear shapes

11. Pablo Picasso was known for his creations in
(a) Impressionism
(b) Pointillism
(c) Dadaism
(d) Cubism

12. The presence of irregularity in design in which regularity still prevails may
be defined as
(a) Anamoly
(b) Repetition
(c) Radiation
(d) Similarity

13. Consider the following statements:
1. Kutch lies in hot and semi arid climatic zone
2. Delhi lies in composite climatic zone
3. Delhi lies in warm humid climatic zone
4. Kutch lies in hot and dry climatic zone
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 3 only
(d) 4 only

14. Vernacular buildings in hot-dry climate are characterized by
(a) Elongated plan shapes
(b) Large door and window openings
(c) Compact form with small courtyards
(d) Stilted floors for proper ventilation

15. The components that contribute to Daylight Factor are
(a) Sky component and internally reflected components
(b) Externally and internally reflected components
(c) Sky component and externally reflected components
(d) Sky component, internally and externally reflected components

16. Consider the following statements:
1. Flat roofs can reduce heat load in hot-dry climate
2. Light weight sloping roofs prevent indoor temperature to  increase above outdoor temperature in warm-humid climate
3. Sloping roofs allow flow of rainwater in warm-humid climate
4. Flat roofs reduce heat load and allow flow of rainwater in  composite climate  Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4

17. Bhimbetka rock shelters, an archeological site, exhibiting the beginning of
South Asian Stone Age are located at
(a) Aihole in Karnataka State
(b) Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh State
(c) Ellora in Maharashtra State
(d) Perambalur in Tamil Nadu State

18. Consider the following statements:
As per Council of Architecture guidelines, the professional conduct of an
Architect shall be
1. Apply his/her skills to the creative, responsible and economic
development of his country
2. Not give or take discounts, commissions, gifts and other inducements
for the introduction of clients or of work
3. Promote the advancement of Architecture, standards of Architectural
education, research, training and practice
4. Provide professional services of a high standard, to the best of his/her
abilityWhich of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only

19. The characteristics of both Dravidian style and Nagara style of Temple
Architecture are found in temple complex at
(a) Mahabalipuram
(b) Pattadakal
(c) Konark
(d) Gwalior

20. Which of the following Publications are by Ar. Charles Jencks?
1. Critical Modernism
2. Complexity and Contradictions in Architecture
3. Learning from Las Vegas
4. The story of Post-Modernism
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 3 and 4

21. The plan of which building is not based on the principle of centralized
organization?
(a) Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
(b) National Assembly Building Capital Complex, Bangladesh
(c) Unite d’Habitation, Marseilles, France
(d) Villa Capra (Villa Rotunda) at Vicenza

22. Red House by William Morris belonged to a movement in Architecture,
namely
(a) Art Nouveau
(b) Art Deco
(c) Post Modernism
(d) Arts and Crafts Movement

23. The design of a public building must be judged among other things by its
capacity to
(a) Stand apart from the rest of the buildings on the street
(b) Connect seamlessly to the street it is on
(c) Be easily cordonned off from the public
(d) Have clearly demarcated entries for high officials

24. Consider the following statements:
Urban Heat Island is a phenomenon caused
1. by absorption of a high percentage of radiation by the built
mass in urban areas
2. by high density and high rise constructions
3. in low rise built up areas
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 only

25. Consider the following statements:
1. Art Nouveau advocates nature as a source of all good design
2. William Morris was the main exponent of the Art Nouveau Movement
3. Art Nouveau was expressed in fabrics first and was later on used in
architecture and furniture
4. Art Nouveau objected to borrowing of ideas from the past or other
cultures
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4

26. Consider the following statements:
Fluttering echo is formed in room in which
1. Opposite walls or floor and ceiling are parallel to each other
acoustically
2. Flat surfaces reflect the acoustic wave to a large extent
3. Time between the end of one and the beginning of the next reflected
wave is longer than 50 ms
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 3

27. Float glass is manufactured by
(a) Drawing the molten glass from a furnace
(b) Rolling molten glass into a plate and grinding and polishing it after
cooling
(c) Pouring molten glass onto a surface of molten tin and allowing it to
cool slowly
(d) Embedding a square or diamond mesh within the flat or patterned glass
28. Shells are thin, curved, plate structures constructed of reinforced concrete in
which
(a) The structure and membrane are one
(b) The structure and membrane are separated
(c) There is only membrane and no structure
(d) There is only structure and no membrane

29. Magenta is a colour derived from one of the following systems of colours
(a) Subtractive primary colours
(b) Additive primary colours
(c) Radiating primary colours
(d) Selective primary colours

30. Design quality indicators for buildings may not include
(a) Functionality
(b) Star value of architect
(c) Place-making quality
(d) Structural stability

31. Zero tolerance in design and production is possible today because of
(a) Availability of energy-audit tools
(b) Availability of highly accurate digital metrology tools
(c) Possibility of calculating quantities to many places of decimal
(d) Intense professionalism in the field

32. A conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a
plane that cuts through both the axis and the surface of the cone is
(a) Parabola
(b) Ellipse
(c) Hyperbola
(d) Spheroid

33. In an escalator
(a) The left handrail moves whilst the right is stationary
(b) The right handrail moves whilst the left is stationary
(c) Both handrails are moving
(d) Both handrails are stationary

34. Pointed Arch, Sexpartite vaulting and flying buttresses were the techniques  to span the huge spaces and to handle the thrust in
(a) Gothic architecture
(b) Byzantine architecture
(c) Roman architecture
(d) Greek architecture

35. Villa Savoye at Poissy, France is a design of internationally famed Architect  Le Corbusier’s philosophy of
(a) Five points of Architecture
(b) Sectoral Planning
(c) Brutalism
(d) Surrealism

36. Fatehpur Sikri Palace Complex of Akbar is a good example for
(a) Clustered organization of space
(b) Radial organization of space
(c) Linear organization of space
(d) Centralized organization of space

37. For which one of the following structures, Marble and Sandstone were used  in combination for the first time in an Islamic Architecture?
(a) Qutub Minar
(b) Alai Darwaza
(c) Taj Mahal
(d) Humayun’s Tomb

38. Which among the following is not a housing project done by Architect  B V Doshi?
(a) Aranya Community Housing, Indore
(b) Township of Reliance Industries Ltd, Hazira
(c) HUDCO housing, Jodhpur
(d) Township of Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation, Baroda

39. Halebid and Belur temples popularly known as star shaped temples were  carved out of which of the following materials?
(a) Chloritic Schist
(b) Sandstone
(c) Marble
(d) Granite

40. Extensive use of built-in furniture, use of brick-on edge instead of RCC  lintel, corbelled arches, filler slabs and brick jalis in the buildings are  characteristic features of the architecture of
(a) Charles Correa
(b) Uttam Jain
(c) Laurie Baker
(d) B V Doshi

41. Which of the following are the characteristics of colonial style of  architecture?
(a) Symmetry
(b) A long, rectangular floor plan
(c) A staircase at the back of the house
(d) Rooms that connect to each other rather than to central hall

42. Human beings have binocular vision that covers about
(a) 80o
(b) 100o
(c) 140o
(d) 170o

43. Which building is regarded as the first ‘modern’ building built on Indian  soil?
(a) High Court, Chandigarh
(b) Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
(c) Golkonde, Pondicherry
(d) Writers’ Building, Kolkata

44. The primary factors for perception of depth are
(a) Convergence, Accommodation and Disparity due to binocular parallax
(b) Cognition, Gestalt and Mass
(c) Density, Volume and Length
(d) Density, Volume and Height

45. A square standing on its edge appears
(a) Smaller than the one lying on its side
(b) Distorted than the one lying on its side
(c) Bigger than the one lying on its side
(d) Smaller and distorted than the one lying on its side

46. An Art-Deco Style of Architecture is commonly found in
(a) Hyderabad and Bangalore
(b) Mumbai and Kolkata
(c) Ahmedabad and Chandigarh
(d) Shimla and Darjeeling

47. Which of the following building was not designed by Richard Rogers?
(a) Pompidou Centre, Paris
(b) Lloyds Bank Building, London
(c) Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
(d) Millennium Dome, Greenwich

48. The sensitivity to the slightest stimulus differences is psychologically termed as
(a) Perpetual change
(b) Sensory modulation
(c) Pregnance of the corresponding perception
(d) Perceptual constancy