Architecture - AR 2016 GATE Paper (Practice Test)

The number that least fits this set: (324, 441, 97 and 64) is ________.

It takes 10 s and 15 s, respectively, for two trains travelling at different constant speeds to
completely pass a telegraph post. The length of the first train is 120 m and that of the second train is
150 m. The magnitude of the difference in the speeds of the two trains (in m/s) is ____________.

Q. 6 – Q. 10 carry two marks each.

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The velocity V of a vehicle along a straight line is measured in m/s and plotted as shown with respect to time in seconds. At the end of the 7 seconds, how much will the odometer reading increase by (in m)?

The overwhelm ing number of people infected with rabies in In dia has been flagged by the World  Health Organization as a source of concern. It is estimated that inoculating 70% of pets and stray  dogs against rabies can lead to a significant reduction in the number of people infected w ith rabies.

Which of the fo llowing can be logically inferred from the above sentences?

A flat is shared by four first year undergraduate students. They agreed to allow the oldest of them to enjoy some extra space in the flat. Manu is two months older than Sravan, who is three months younger than Trideep. Pavan is one month older than Sravan. Who should occupy the extra space in the flat?

Find the area bounded by the lines 3x+2 y=14, 2x-3y =5 in the first quadrant

A straight line is fit to a data set (ln x, y) . This line intercepts the abscissa at ln x = 0.1 and has a slope of −0.02. What is the value of y at x = 5 from the fit?

Q. 11 – Q. 35 carry one mark each.

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‘Dharahara’ refers to

‘Mushroom Column’ is a typical feature of

‘AMRUT’, the new scheme launched by Government of India, stands for

The concept of ‘Dry Garden’ is associated with

The concept of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) refers to

The components measuring Human Development Index (HDI) of a nation are

As per the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 2010, the extent of
‘prohibited area’ beyond the ‘demarcated protected area’ in meters is

In CMYK colour model, ‘K’ represents the colour

‘Segregation at source’ is a concept associated with

In a flat slab, the load is transferred through

Map is an

‘Indore Slum Networking Programme’ has been planned by

‘Volume Zero’ is a film based on the architectural works of

The unit of Thermal Conductivity of a material is

A semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque, towards the direction of Mecca is known as

As per CPWD Guidelines and Space Standards for Barrier Free Built Environment, the minimum
turning radius for a wheelchair in mm is

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‘Summit Curve’ is a term associated with the design of

As per Census of India 2011, Nagar Panchayat refers to

(Question may have one or maore than one correct answer)

Statutory setback of a building depends on

Super plasticizer is added in a concrete mix to

Shodhan House, Ahmedabad was designed by

Low-emissivity coating on a glazing unit

Spatial connectedness in GIS refers to

In a residential neighbourhood, the net area of residential plots is 50 percent of the total area. If the
population is 8000, the ratio of net density to gross density of the neighbourhood is ________

Important : you should answer only the numeric value

A hemispherical earth mound of 3 meter diameter is proposed to be constructed in a children’s
park. If the proportion of soil and sand for the construction is 3:2, the estimated volume of soil in
cubic meters is ________

Q. 36 – Q. 65 carry two marks each.

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Match the ancient cities in Group –I with their characteristic features in Group-II

Match the water purification stages in Group-I with the corresponding items in Group-II

Match the software tools in Group-I with their field of application in Group-II

Match the street layouts of ancient Indian settlements in Group – I with their corresponding types
in Group – II

Associate the terms in Group-I with the building hardware in Group-II

Hoop and meridional forces are associated with

Match the Olympic stadia in Group-I with their Architects in Group-II

Match the terms in Group-I with the related terms in Group-II

Associate the structural systems of Group-I with buildings in Group-II

Associate the systems in Group-I with their applications in Group-II

Match the Houses in Group-I with their Architects in Group-II

Match the Books in Group-I with their Authors in Group-II

Associate the green rating system in Group-I with the respective country in Group-II

Match the instruments in Group-I with the corresponding usage in Group-II

As per URDPFI guidelines, the number of Equivalent Car Space (ECS) required to accommodate
ten cars, sixteen scooters and forty bicycles will be______________

A steel I-beam section is subjected to a bending moment of 96 kN-m. The moment of inertia of the
beam section is 24,000 cm⁴. The bending stress at 100 mm above the neutral axis of the beam in
MPa will be ____________

Important : you should answer only the numeric value

A room is mechanically ventilated through four air-conditioning ducts. The opening area of each
duct is 0.35 sqm. The air velocity in the duct is 0.5 m/s. The temperature difference between the
ambient air and supply air is 10 °C. Volumetric specific heat of air is 1250 J/m3 °C. Assuming one
Ton of refrigeration (TR) equals 3.5 kW, the cooling load of the room in TR will be________

A CPM network of a construction project is given in the figure below. The activity durations are
mentioned in weeks. The project completion time in weeks will be _____________

Important : you should answer only the numeric value

For a room with dimensions 4m × 3m × 3m (L×B×H), the details of indoor acoustical treatment are
as follows.

In 2001, the population and work force participation rate of a town were 30,000 and 30 percent
respectively. The work force participation rate in the year 2011 increased to 34 percent. If the
decadal population growth rate was 6 percent, the increase in the number of working people in the
town in 2011 was __________

In a 20 storey building with 3m floor to floor height, a passenger lift is hoisted by a steel rope.
Weight of the lift car is 750 kg and ultimate load the steel rope can carry is 39,000 kg. Assuming a
factor of safety of 20 for the steel rope and an average passenger weight of 75 kg, the passenger
capacity of the lift is ____________

Important : you should answer only the numeric value

One litre of acrylic paint can cover 16 sqm of wall area for the first coat and 24 sqm for the second
coat. The walls of a lecture hall measuring 12m × 8m × 4m (L × B × H) need to be painted with
two coats of this paint. The hall has total glazed fenestration area of 12 sqm. The number of 4 litre
paint containers required will be __________

Important : you should answer only the numeric value

A 250 mm × 250 mm RCC column is reinforced with one percent steel. The permissible
compressive stress of concrete and steel are 8 N/mm2 and 150 N/mm2 respectively. The axial load
carrying capacity of the column in kN is _____________

A solar photo-voltaic system is proposed to be installed at the roof top of a hostel. The cost of
installation and the annual maintenance are INR 2,40,000 and INR 6000 respectively. It is expected
to generate 600 kWh of electricity per month. Assume unit price of electricity as INR 5. Ignoring
the discount rate, the payback period of the investment in years is____________

Important : you should answer only the numeric value

A pump is installed in an apartment building to lift water from ground level to the roof top water
tank with the capacity of 10,000 litres. Total head of lift is 18 m and pumping time is 30 minutes to
fill the tank completely. Assuming acceleration due to gravity (g) as 10 m/sec2 and efficiency of the
pump as 80 percent, the power requirement of the pump in kW will be __________

In a housing project, the number of LIG, MIG and HIG units are in the ratio of 1:1:2. The ratio of
areas of the units is 3:5:8. Assume unit cost of construction is same for all the three types. For a no
profit no loss situation, if 10% discount is offered to LIG and MIG units on sale price, extra charge
in percentage payable per HIG unit will be ____________

The estimated number of bricks (unit size: 250 mm × 125 mm × 75 mm) for laying one course of a
250 mm thick brick wall using rat-trap bond for a running length of 3.9 meter will be ___________

Important : you should answer only the numeric value

The difference in invert levels between two pits separated by a distance of 30 meter is one meter.
An intermediate pit is required to be constructed at a distance of 18 meter from the pit at higher
level. Maintaining the same slope, the difference in invert levels of the new pit and the pit at lower
level in mm will be _________

Important : you should answer only the numeric value

A four-storey building with equal areas in each floor is required to be designed on a plot with FAR
of 2.0. If the FAR is increased to 2.2, the percentage increase in ground coverage utilizing full
FAR in both cases will be_____________________

A lamp source of 3200 candela is mounted on a wall at a height of 2 meter from the work-plane. It
subtends an angle of incidence of 60o with the center of the work plane. The illumination at the
centre of the work plane in Lux is __________