Name of the University : Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Degree : Engineering
Exam : GATE Exam
Document Type : Model Question Paper
Name of the Subject : Architecture
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Architecture & Planning Engineering Model Paper :
Q.1 A Housing Finance Institution in the private sector is
(A) HUDCO (B) SBI (C) PNB (D) HDFC
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Q.2 Which of the following statements regarding PERT is NOT true?
(A) Each activity of PERT network has three different time estimates
(B) Expected activity time is estimated based on ß-distribution
(C) PERT is a deterministic model
(D) PERT network may have more than one critical path
Q.3 Damage of foundation due to ‘Soil Liquefaction’ is related to
(A) Cyclones (B) Landslides (C) Floods (D) Earthquakes
Q.4 Walls with high thermal inertia are suitable in which type of climate?
(A) Hot-dry (B) Hot-humid (C) Temperate (D) Cold
Q.5 The ratio of town area to agricultural land area as suggested by Sir Ebenezer Howard in ‘Garden City’ concept is
(A) 1:20 (B) 1:15 (C) 1:10 (D) 1:5
Q.6 A ‘Demolition Contract’ for a building is awarded to the
(A) Lowest Bidder (B) Highest Bidder
(C) Second Lowest Bidder (D) Second Highest Bidder
Q.7 Bulking of sand is highest in
(A) Coarse sand (B) Medium sand
(C) Fine sand (D) Sand saturated with water
Q.8 The Venice Charter (1964) led to the establishment of
(A) International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
(B) International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
(C) Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)
(D) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
Q.9 The ratio between illumination at a working point indoor to total light available simultaneously outdoor is known as
(A) Daylight Factor (B) Sky Component
(C) Internally Reflected Component (D) Externally Reflected Component
Q.10 Which of the following vehicular traffic intersections converts all crossing into merging and diverging sequences?
(A) Rotary (B) Manual Signaling
(C) Grade Separation (D) Automatic Signaling
Q.11 The process of spraying Polyester, Polyurethane, Acrylic and Epoxy Plastic, followed by heat curing onto metals is called
(A) Anodizing (B) Galvanizing
(C) Vitreous Enameling (D) Powder Coating
Q.12 The fundamental right pertaining to property ownership in India DOES NOT embrace
(A) Sell, Lease, Donate or Bequeath (B) Mortgage
(C) Grant Easement (D) Change in use
Q.13 Match the Elements in Group – I with their Applications in Group – II
Group – I Group – II
P Bracket 1 Door
Q Baluster 2 Dome
R Key stone 3 Cornice
S Holdfast 4 Arch
5 Staircase
(A) P-2, Q-5, R-3, S-1 (B) P-3, Q-5, R-4, S-1
(C) P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-5 (D) P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4
Q.14 Match the Buildings in Group-I with their Principal Architects in Group-II
Group – I Group – II
P Wexner Centre for the Visual Arts, Ohio 1 I. M. Pei
Q Vitra Fire station, Weilam Rhein, Germany 2 Peter Eisenman
R AT&T Building, New York 3 Louis Kahn
S Sher–e–Banglanagar, Dacca 4 Zaha Hadid
5 Philip Johnson
(A) P-2, Q-4, R-5, S-3 (B) P-3, Q-5, R-4, S-1
(C) P-1, Q-2, R-5, S-3 (D) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-5
Q.15 A combination of colours forming an equilateral triangle in a Colour Wheel is called
(A) Analogous Scheme (B) Triad Scheme
(C) Split Complementary Scheme (D) Double Complementary Scheme
Q.16 Desire Line diagram helps in
(A) completion of a project by a desired date
(B) meeting demand and supply in desired category of housing
(C) determining income versus expenditure pattern of individuals
(D) Origin-Destination analysis in transport planning
Q.17 As per Fire Safety norms of NBC India for buildings having assembly and institutional occupancies, the maximum travel distance in meters to an exit from the dead end of a corridor is
(A) 30 (B) 24 (C) 12 (D) 6
Q.18 Which of the following is a part of a studio apartment?
(A) Master bed room (B) Artist’s room
(C) Multipurpose space (D) Children’s room
Q.19 The Saturation level of a colour represents
(A) distribution (B) brilliance (C) darkness (D) warmth
Q.20 Invert level of a pipe at a given cross section refers to the
(A) highest point of the internal surface (B) lowest point of the internal surface
(C) highest point of the external surface (D) lowest point of the external surface
Q.21 The command DVIEW in AutoCAD permits to view
(A) a selected portion of the drawing in detail
(B) the entire screen on the monitor
(C) a perspective of the drawing
(D) a damaged part of the drawing
Q.22 Match the Land use categories of Group – I with their respective Colour codes in Group – II as per practice in India
Group – I Group – II
P Residential 1 Red
Q Commercial 2 Grey
R Industrial 3 Blue
S Public / Semi-public 4 Violet
5 Yellow
(A) P – 5, Q – 3 , R – 4 , S – 1 (B) P – 5, Q – 4 , R – 2 , S – 1
(C) P – 1, Q – 2 , R – 4 , S – 5 (D) P – 1, Q – 3 , R – 2 , S – 4
Q.23 A rectangular beam section of size 300 mm (width) X 500 mm (depth) is loaded with a shear force of 600 kN. The maximum shear stress on the section in N/mm2 is ____________________
Q.24 In a 50 meter section of a waste water pipe, if the gradient is 1 in 80, then the fall in millimeter is _____________
Q.25 A 15 meter long and 3 meter wide driveway needs to be paved with 300 mm X 300 mm square tiles. If each packet contains 30 numbers of tiles, then the number of packets to be procured to pave the whole area is ________________