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Gate Architecture and Planning 2010

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2610 AR R : ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING Duration: Pheee Hours Maximum Marke: 100 Read the following Instructions carefully. 1. This question paper contains 16 pages including blank pages for rough work. Please check al pages and report discrepancy. if any. 2. Write your registration cumber, your name and name of the examination centre at the specified locations on the right half of the Optical Response Sheet (ORS). 3. Using HB peacil. darken the appropriate bubble under each di letters corresponding (o your paper code. it of your registration mumber and the 4, All questions in this paper are of objective type. 5. Questions must be answered on the ORS by darkening the appropriate bubble (marked A, B, C, D) 1g HB pencil against the question number on the left hand ide of the ORS. For each question darken the bubble of the correct answer. In case you wish co change an answer, erase the old answer completely. More than one answer bubbled against a question will be treated as an incorrect response. 6. There are a totat of 65 questions carrying 100 marks. 7. Questions Q.1 - 0.25 will carry I-mark each, and questions Q.26 - 0.55 will carry 2-marks each. 8. Questions 9.8 - Q.51 (2 pairs) are common data questions and question pairs (2.52, 0.53) and £0.54, 0.55) are linked answer questions. The aaswer to the second question of the linked answer ‘questions depends on the answer to the first question of the pair. Ifthe first question in the linked pair Is weongly answered or is un-attempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated 9. Questions 0.56 - Q.65 belong to General Aptitude (GA). Questions 0.56 ~ Q.60 will carry I-mark each, and questions Q.61 — Q.65 wil! carry 2-marks each. The GA questions will begin on a fresh ‘page starting from page 33. 10. Un-attempted questions will carry zero marks. 11, Wrong answers will cary NEGATIVE marks. For Q.1 — Q.25 and Q.56 - Q.60, % mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. For Q.26~ Q.51 and Q.61 ~ Q.65, % mark will be deducted for each ‘wrong answer. The question pairs (Q.52, Q.53). and (Q.54, Q'55) are questions with linked answers, There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair ie. for Q.52 and Q.54, % mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no negative masking for Q.53 and Q.55. 12. Calculator (without data connectivity) is allowed in the examination hall. 13, Charts, graph sheets or tables are NOT allowed in the examination hall. 14, Rough work can be done on the ques:ion paper itself, Additionally, blank pages are provided. ai the tend of the question paper for rough work. ae 16 2010 AR Q.1- Q.25 carry one mark each, QL Natural granite nsed for cladding in buildings belongs to the category of (A) Igneous Rock {B) Acid Rock (C) Sedimentary Rock (D) Metamorphic Rock Q2 ‘Flying Buttress’ is an architectural element of (A) Indian Architecture (B) Greek Architecture (C) Gothic Architecture {D) Byzantine Architecture Q3 A major hole in the Ozone layer has been identified above the (A) Amazon Forest. (B) Arctic Region —_-(C) Savanneh Grasslands (D) Sahara Desert Q4 A flat arch at the skewback should NOT have an angle less than ae was” ror wer Q.5 Primary colours of natural light are (A) Red, Blue. Yellow (B) Red, Green, Blue (©) Red, Violet, Yellow (D} Red, Green, Yellow Q6 Horizontal member of a shutter that subdivides a window is termed as (A) Mullion (B) Transom. (C) Reveal {) Parlin Q7 Ifthe temperature of a composite bar made of copper and stec! is raised. then the copper bar will be under ¢A} Tension (B) Compression (C} Shear {D) Torsion Q8 ELA. stands for (A) East India Association (B)Enviconmental Impact Audit {C) Environment Impact in Asia (D) Environmental Impact Assessment Q9 A steef truss with parallel upper and lower chords and inclined connecting members forming 3 series of equitateral triangles is known as (A) Bowstring Truss (8) Warren Truss «C) Kingpost Truss (D) Scissors Truss QO In water supply systems, the ‘Reflux Valves” allow water o flow (A) In one direction only (B) ka both directions (C) Through ait locked joints (D) Only under low pressure QU Inistamic Architecure, the circular dome was constructed over a square configuration through (A) Grid tron Coffered Stab (B) Pendentives and Squinch Arches (C) Double Barrel Vaults and Jack Arches (D) Horizontal Cross Tie Members QU2 With respect to energy conservation and cost officiency, the nature of ap ideal built form should be (A) High Rise Low Density (B) Medium Rise High Density (C) Low Rise High Density (D) Low Rise Low Density 7 ae 2010 aR Q13 Two default sequences P and Q are given below : P: Specity haight of extrusion or [Path]: 50 ‘Specily angle of laner for extrusion : Q: Spesity aeigntof extrusion or [Path]: p Solect extrusion path or [Taper angle]: The above mentioned sequences P and Q respectively, belong 10 (A) 2D AutoCAD and 2D AUloCAD (B} 2D and 3D AutoCAD (©) 3D and 2D AutoCAD (D) 3D AutoCAD and 3D AutoCAD Q.14 When shear stress exceeds the permissible limit in a RCC slab, then this problem is solved by (A) Increasing the slab depth (B) Providing shear reinforcement (©) Using high strength steel (D) Using thinner bars but more in number Q.15 Considering the total heat losses from all fluorescent lamps to be 79%, the Heating load (Bou / hr) due to office illumination with 48 ceiling mounted luminaires, exch containing four 40 W fluorescent lamps and flat susface diffusers will be ¢A) 10000 Btu / br (B} 15000 Btu / hr {C) 17500 Buu / he (D) 21006 Btu / he Q16 Prime resultant forces that develop in a structure due to an earthquake depend on (A) Mass and Surface Area of structure (B) Surface Area and Stiffness of structure (C) Stiffness and Mass of siructure (D) Surface Area and Volume of structure Q17 Concept of “Serial Vision’ hus been applied to the approach layout of (A) Victoria Memorial Complex, Kolkata (B) Umaid Bhawan Palace. Jodhpur (G) Vidhan Sondha Precinct, Bangalore (D) Rashtrapati Bhawan Complex, New Delhi QuU8 Advanced Traffic Lane Information is an important feature of (A} Para Traasit system (B) Intelligent Transportation system (C) High Level Cabte Car systern (D) Pedestrian Travellator system QuU9 A focal authority can go for Urban Development through {A} Land Acquisition (B} Land Pooling «C) Transferable Development Rights {D) All the above 2.20 The Planning document submitted for the selected cities under JNNURM is (A) Master Plan (B) Basic Development Plan (C) City Development Plan (D) Outline Development Plan Q21 Excessive tilt of the Leaning Tower of Pisa has been checked by (A) Pomping cement concrete mix ander the dipping foundation (B) Relocating heavier furniture to the cising side of the tower (C) Raising the dipping side by massive Jack screws (D) Pumping out mud und sturry from the foundation buse of the aR o vie 2010 Q22 Q23 Q24 Q2s Q26- ‘The Pritzker Prize 2009 has been awarded (o (A) Zaha Hadid (C) Jean Nouvel (B) Peter Zumthor (D) Norman Foster ‘The age of a see is determined by (A) Counting the number of rings in the stem cross section (B) Counting the number of leaves on the main branches (C) Measuring the height of the tree from the rootball (D) Measuring the canopy circumference of the tree. ‘Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo famous for its spatial modular approach was designed by (A) Arata Iboraki (C) Kisho Kurokawa (B) Tadao Ando (D) Minos Yamasaki Proportioning system used in the layout of Mughal Gardens is derived from (A) Rational number system (B) Constants of equilateral isangle (©) Imational number sysiem (D) Constants of right angled isosceles triangle Q.56 carry two marks cach. Q.26 Match the cities in Group I with their form in Group IE Grou P. Detroit Q.Copenhagea R. Stalingrad S. San Francisco (A)P-1,.Q-4,R-3,8-2° (C)P-5.Q-1,R-2.8-3 ‘Group IL 1. Sar Form 2. Polycentred Net 3, Linear City 4. Ring Form 5. Galaxy (BIP-2.Q-1L.R-3,8-4 (D)P-4,Q-3.R-1,8-5 Q.27 Match the visionaries in Group T with their concepts in Group IT Group I P. Clarence A. Perry Q Constantinos Doxiadis R Paul Davidoff S. Walter Gropius Grow li 1. Post Modernism 2. Bauhaus 3. Advocacy Planning 4, Dynopolis, S. Neighborhood Unit {B)P-5,Q-4.R-2.5-1 (D)P-2.Q-4.R-2.8-5 ae a6 zu Q28 AR Match the wees in Group I with their botanical names in Group TL if matas pal soka > ron ey (A)P-1,.Q-2R-3,8-4 (OP -2,.Q-1,R-4,8-5 Grown 1, Cassia Fistula 2. Azadirachta Indica 3. Ficus Bengalensis 4, Ficus Re! 5. Saraca Indica B)P-3,Q-4R-5.S-1 (D)P-2,Q-3,R-3,5-4 Q29 Following graphs represent the relationship between city size (in terms of population) on X-axis and area under residential use (in percent) on Y-axis, Identify the correct graph. + High Low Low © wo Q.30 Global climate change is expected to bring about a combination of the following changes. Identify Q3t the correct combination. P, Increase it, Biodiversity R. Loss of Biodiversity T. Sea Level Rise ‘V. Emergeace of New Islands (A)P.QRS BWR Q Emergence of New Diseases S. Loss of all Rocky Outcrops U. Extinction of Polar Bears CORTUV MQRUV Annual housing demand of a metropolitan city is estimated through the combination of the following components. Identify the correct combination P. New Entrants tothe City R. New Relocated Slum Dwellers ‘T. Unauthorized Dwelling Units V. Par of Backlog (ADP, ROT B)ULS,.Q Q Elderly Population Living in Cities S. Slum Squatter Dwellers U. Ditapidated Houses W. Any Other Houses COW.QT DP, U,V ae we 2010, aR Q.32 A square pin jointed truss is subjected to a load P. acting in the direction of member US. at joint 1. ‘The force in member UR is (A)1414P (B) 1.000 P (€)0.707 P «D) 0.000 P Q.33. Given below is the sketch plan of a site showing contours. The broken lines show valleys and Tidges. Identify the ridges and valleys. ~ 82-4] contour Lp—7| Ridge or Valley (A) Ridges: P, QR (B) Ridges: T, V Valleys: S, Valleys: R. TU {C)Ridges: $.U (D) Ridges: R, V.U Valleys: Q, T,V Valleys: PT 2010 934 35 Q.36 Q37 Q38 aR From the following, ideality the factors which influence the loudness of soum to a listeacr in an enclosure P. Loudness of sound at source Q Directivity factor R. Length/Width ratio of the enclosure S. Distance between sound source and listener U, Sound absorption co-efficient of al enclosing surfaces V. Surface area of enclosing surfaces Y. Inside temperature level of the enclosure APRQSYV BQARSUY CPRSUV OP.AS.U.V ‘Match the lamps in Group J with their Colour Rendering Index (CRI) m Group IT Group 1 Group I P. Mercury Vapour 1.65+70 Q. Metal Halide 240-55 R. High-pressure sodium 320-25 'S. Low-pressure sodium 4. 60-64 {APP -4,Q-2,R-t,8-3 (B)P-3,Q-2.R-4,5-1 {C)P-2,Q-1.R-4,5-3 (D}P-4,Q-3,.R-25-1 ‘Match the terms ia Group I with the architectural elements in Group IT ‘Group ‘Group IE P. Tympanum 1. Auditorium Stage . Q. Proscenium 2. Door or Window Bands R. Campaniic 3. Cireulas House §. Dymaxion 4, Church Tower 5. Horizontal Space for Services (AP -1,0-3,.R-28-4 (B)P-2.Q-3,R-4,5-1 (CP-2,Q-1,R-4,5-3 (D)P-1,Q-2,R-3,8- Hlemify tho most representative percentage distribution of landuse for a medium urban centre, according to UDPFI guidelines, where Residential » Commercial = C, Transport = T. Industry = 1 (A)R=30%, C= 20%, T= 12%, 1= 10% (B)R=45%, C=4%, T= 14%, 128% (QR=30%, Ca4%, T= 4%, [= 15% (D) R= 45%, C= 10%, T= 12%, [= 10% Te dhe area of a plot is 1000 sq.m, area of its adjoining roads is 500 sq.m, maxintum permissible FAR is 150 and maximum permissible Ground Coverage is 50%, then utiizing fullest ground. coverage and assuming floors of equal ares, the number of storeys that can be built aa the plot is Ae ws 13 @)2 we THe 20 Q39 Q40 Qat 42 Ak Match the buildings in Group I with their architects in Group II ‘Grou i Group IE P. British Council Library, New Delhi 1 Hasmukh C. Patel Q. Osho Commune Campus, Pure 2. Charles Correa R. Cll Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Hyderabad 3. Hafeez Contractor S.IIM New Campus, Ahmedabad 4. Karan Grover 5. Balkrishna ¥. Doshi (AYP-1,Q-2R-3,8-4 {B)P-2,Q-3,R-4,8-1 (C)P-2,Q-3,R-5,S-1 (D)P-S,Q-4,R-3,S-2 ‘The age-sex compositions of three communities are represented by the diagrams P,Q and R as shown below. P e R Each of them implies a strong socio-economic characteristic as indicated below. |. Aging community 2. Economically vibrant commanity 3. Multi ethnic community 4. Young community with high birth rate Kdentify the correct set out of the following (A)P-4,0-3,.R-1 BP -2.Q-4R-3 ©P-2Q-4R-1 O)P-4.Q-2,8-3 The correct requirements provided to seek permission from the focal authority for constructing a small residcotial building arc P- Key Plan Q- Site Plan R-Zonal Plan S- Building Plan T- Power of Attomey U- Ownership Title ¥ - Transport Plan W - Drainage / Sewerage Water Supply Plan X - Solid waste disposal plan APRGRSW BPRASUN CPSVWX MOS T.V.X ‘Two commands P and Q, in AWtOCAD are given below. P: Current settings: Mode = TRIM, Radius ~ 0.0000 Selec! first abject or (PolyinayRadius/T dm/mUtipte} Q: {TRIM mode} Curren! chamfer Dist! = 0.0000, Dist? = 0.0000 Setoct first line or (Polyina/Distanco/Angle/TriniMothodintUtiple}- ‘The above mentioned commands are used for (A)P: Trim and Q: Trim (B)P: Fillet and Q: Trim (O)P: Fillet and Q: Chamfer (D)P: Trim and Q: Chamfer ro 36 2010 an 43. A "T- beam slab’ is cast and cured. The shuttering has to he removed. The right sequence for removal of shuttering is (A) Base of beam — Sides of beam — Base of slab —+ Vertical support under beam (B) Base of slab — Sides of beam — Base of beam — Vertical support under beam (C) Base of slab —» Sides of beam —> Vertical sepport under beam —+ Base of bear (D) Base of beam —+ Base of slab —r Sides of beam — Vertical support under beam Q44 Bioclimatic chart developed by Victor Olgyay shows the relationship between (A) Temperature and Precipitation (B) Relative Humidity and Precipitation (C) Air Movement and Temperature (D) Temperature and Relative Humidity Q45 Ina display window of height H = 8.66 m, Sel: of a reiail store, a luminaire of inteasity 1, is mounted al a distance L = 5 m away from the rear. Its light beam is cast at an angle of 45° trom the ceiling, as shown im the figure alongside, ‘The ratio of illumination at points P; and P is & Wid B) ¥3:2 cy v2 DY 12 Q46 Following figure shows network for a particular project consisting of four activities. @) Kd ‘Normal duration and crash time for each activity are given below. Activity Normal duration ‘Crash time Cin days} (in days) 1-2 3 2 2-3 4 2 2-4 5 4 3-4 7 5 The minimum time required for comptetion of project is (A) 9 days (B) 13 days «C) 1A days (D) 19 days. we AR 2010 47. Pick the ODD one from the figures given below with respect to Reflection and Transmission of light Preferential Reflection and Transmission Diftused Reflection and Trarsissicn P Q Seated Reflection and Transmission Conviled Reflection and Transmission Rg s (ALP BQ OR (Dys Common Data Questions ‘Common Data for Questions 48 and 49; A simply supported bearn PQ is subjected to a load of 100 kN through a rigid Link al the centre of the beant as shown in the figure below Pp loem 100KN 10m a2 48 Correct shear force diagram for the beam is, thw (Ay «By te ow : © «D) at 136 2010 ak Q.49 Bending moment diagram for the above beam is r0kNee rowm rein a) . @) sum site T —_ ~ stim © @) ‘Common Data for Questions 50 and 51: A plot of lund is 10 be developed as a residential neighbourhood. The key development conditions and project requirements are given below Plot area: 1.25 Hectares Maxienum permissible FAR : 350 Maximum permissible ground coverage : 30% | Maximum permissible height : 45 m Density of population : 800 pHa Average household size : 3.55 Building Type Percentage of Dvelling Units Total Built up Area (Inq. m) Lis 2 4480 MLG. 55 18600 HLG. 25 14200 50° The toxal number of dwelling units under L.1.G,, MLO. and H.LG. respoctively, are, LG. [MiG [HIG 36 155. 7 P. fo Tso 142 71 R Ss 36 150. 6 59 155 cs) yp @)S a MR QSL With the above data, the covered area of each flat Cin sq.m) under LIG., M.LG. and H.LG. respectively are LG. [MiG [HIG P| 7 | 130 | 200 Tq [80 [ 130 | 200 RK | 70 | igo | 220 Ss [80 | i207 | 220 (AQ @)s KOVR (DP aR as zae Linked Answer Questions Statement for Linked Answer Questions 52 and 53; ‘A person has purchased an old building at a cost of Rs. 2,50,000/,, excluding the cost of land. The scrap value of the building is 10 % of the cost of purchase and the future life of the building is 20 years. Qs? Q53 ‘The total amount of sinking fund at the end of 20 years will be (ADRs, 1,35,000/- (BYRs. 1,906,000. (CRs. 2.25,000/- (1D) Re, 2,30,000/- If the rate of interest is 7 %, then the annual inslallment of sinking fund will be (A) Rs. 4,583/- Rs. 4.855/- OD Rs. 5.507 «D) Rs. 5,640. Statement for Linked Answer Questions 54 and 55: A standpipe sysicm in a 39 rm tall building has a rooftop reservoir for fire fighting containing 1/2 hour water supply. 54 O55 Assuming that each floor has one hose, the delivery rate (in litre per second) of the fire hose at greatest pressure is 7s (B78 ar (Dye ‘The volume of water (in cubic metre) required for the reservoir is (A) los {B) 110 ©) 20 (D) 130 rs ry 2010 ‘General Aptitude (GA) Questions Q56- O56 as? Qs8 Q59 Qe Q61- QoL Q.60 carry one marks each. 25 persons are in a room. 15 of them play hockey, (7 of them play football and 0 of them play both hockey and football. Then the number of persons playing neither bockey nor football is: {Az 7 OB @)3 Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence: It we manage to our natural resources, we would leave a better planet for our children. TA) uphold {B) restrain, {C) cherish {D) conserve The question below consisis of a pair of retoted words followed by four pairs of words, Select the pair that hest expresses the relation in the original pair. Unemployed : Worker (A) fallow : land (B) unaware : sleeper (C) wit : jester (D) renovated : house: Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word below: Circitous (A) cyclic (B) indirect (C) confusing (D) crooked. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence: His rather casual remarks vn politics his lack of seriousness about the subject. (A) masked (R) belied (©) bearayed (D) suppressed Q.65 carry two marks each. Hari (H), Gita (G), Irfan (and Saira (S) are siblings (Le. brothers and sisters). Al were born ont 1" Jaruary. The age difference between any two successive siblings (that is hom one after another) is less than 3 years. Given the following facts: i. Hari’s age + Gita’s age > Infan’s age + Saira’s age. ii. The age difference between Gita and Saira is | year. However, Cita is not the oldest and Saira is not the youngest. iii, ‘There are no cwins. In what order were they born (oldest first)? (A) HSIG (B) SGHI (©) 1GSH (D) IHSG ie O62 Qe Qo Q65 AR 5 skilled workers can build a wall in 20 days: 8 semi-skilled workers can build a wall in 25 days, 10 unskilled workers can build a wall in 30 days. If a team hos 2 skilled. 6 semi-skilled and 5 unskilled workers, how iong will ittake to build the wall? (A) 20 days (By 18 days {C) 16days (D) 15 days Modern warfare has changed from large scale clashes of armies to suppression of civilian populations. Chemical agents that do their work sitently appear to be suited to such warfare; and regretfully, there exist people in military establishments who think that chemical agents are useful tools for thelr cause. Which of the following statements best sums up the meaning of the above passage: (A) Modem warfare has resulted in civil strife. (B) Chemical agents are useful in modem warfare (©) Use of chemical agents in warfare would be undesirable. (D) People in military establishments like to use chemical gents in war. Given digits 2, 2. 3, 3, 3.4, 4, 4, 4 how many distinct 4 digil numbers greater than 3000 can be. feemed? cay so {B)S1 (C) 52 (Dy 54 16137 + 276 = 435 how much is 731 +672? (a) 534 «B) 1403 «C) 1623, @) 1513 END OF THE QUESTION PAPER Space for Rough Work ry ES 2010 Space for Rough Work wie

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