R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | Gate GATE 2017-2018Architecture and Planning

Agora' was provided in Greek towns as a place of

1. Worship
2. Drama
3. Sports
4. Meeting

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The hue at the centre of the Munsell Colour Solid is

1. Black
2. Grey
3. Sepia
4. White

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which one of the following is NOT a traffic calming measure?

1. Rumble strips
2. Roundabouts
3. Pedestrian crossings
4. Roadside trees

✅ Correct Answer: 4

ECBC stands for

1. Electrical Conduit in Building Construction
2. Energy Conservation Building Code
3. Electrical Credit in Building Code
4. Energy Credit in Building Construction

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Age-Sex cohort for a state in India is obtained from

1. Census of India
2. Election Commission of India
3. Indian Statistical Institute
4. Survey of India

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Cover block' is used as a building construction component in

1. Brick wall
2. Curtain wall
3. Steel truss
4. RC beam

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Villa Savoye', Paris is an example of

1. Villa Savoye
2. Paris is an example of A. Modernism
3. Post Modernism
4. Deconstructivism

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The role of a plasticizer in concrete is to improve

1. Compressive strength
2. Permeability
3. Workability
4. Tensile strength

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which one of the following causes seismic irregularity in a building?

1. Rectangular plan shape
2. Vertical setback
3. Increase in height
4. Seismic joint

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The respective lengths of shadows generated for a free standing wall of given height L by sunlight incident at angles of 30°, 45°, 60°, 90° to the horizontal are

1. L √3, L, L/√3, 0
2. L, L √3, L/√3, 0
3. L/√3, L, L √3, 0
4. 0, L/√3, L, L √3

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which one of Q.12 the following mode is NOT categorized as a public transit?

1. Bus
2. Ferry
3. Taxi
4. Tram

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Aerial photography is a useful tool to obtain

1. Land contour data
2. Land cover data
3. Land ownership data
4. Landuse data

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which one of the following is biodegradable?

1. Detergent
2. Leather
3. Recycled plastic
4. Aluminum foil

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The best location for laying the main sewer line on a flat land is

1. under the road
2. under the sidewalk
3. under the central verge
4. under the open space along sidewalk

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Ponding is associated with

1. RC column
2. Steel column
3. RC slab
4. Steel truss

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Among the following, the urban open space known for its human scale is

1. Piazza del Campo, Sienna
2. Piazza del Popolo, Rome
3. St. Peter's Square, Rome
4. Place de la Concorde, Paris

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The most appropriate tree for designing a smell sensory pathway is

1. Delonix Regia
2. Casia Fistula
3. Bougainvillea
4. Jasminum Augustifolium

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Geographic Information System (GIS) combines maps with

1. computer automation, statistics and topology
2. computer graphics, databases and analytical tools
3. computer graphics, informatics and quantitative tools
4. computer informatics, databases and qualitative tools

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Glazing stop' is used

1. as a bearing support for glass
2. to seal the glass against water and air infiltration
3. to provide lateral support to glass
4. to provide a cushion between the glass and the glazing pocket

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which one of the following is NOT a basic principle of designing people-friendly urban built environment?

1. Diversity
2. Monotony
3. Adaptability
4. Legibility

✅ Correct Answer: 2

SWOT analysis is used for examining a situation's inherent

1. Strength, Wastefulness, Opportunity and Tactfulness
2. Weakness, Ownership and Threat
3. Strength Sanction, Weakness, Opportunity Threat and
4. Support, Wastefulness, Ownership and Transparency

✅ Correct Answer: 3

A painting in a living room needs to be lighted at 250 lux. If the light is incident normally on the painting from a distance of 6 m, then the intensity of light source required (in candela) is

1. 1500
2. 3000
3. 6000
4. 9000

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Total land area for a plotted housing development project is 50.0 hectare, of which, area under community facilities, common open spaces and roads are 9%, 10 %, and 16 % respectively. Total number of saleable plots of 250 m2 each will be

1. 1100
2. 1300
3. 1500
4. 1700

✅ Correct Answer: 2

A 6m long beam is fixed at its left end and is free at its right end. If a concentrated load of 25kN acts downwards at 4m from the left end, then the bending moment (in kNm) at the left end is

1. 0.0
2. 25.0
3. 50.0
4. 100.0

✅ Correct Answer: 3

A classroom of 12m x 25m x 4m requires 3 air changes per hour. At an air velocity of 2 m/s, the necessary duct cross section (in m2) is

1. 0.50
2. 0.75
3. 1.00
4. 1.25

✅ Correct Answer: 1

the original cost of a building is Rs. 25,00,000/- and its scrap value after 55 years is Rs.25,000/-, then its annual depreciation (in Rs.) using straight line method is

1. 25,000
2. 35,000
3. 45,000
4. 55,000

✅ Correct Answer: 3

For a pin jointed steel truss system, which of the following statements is TRUE?

1. Bending moment resisting capacity at any section is zero as members carry axial forces only.B.
2. Forces in members at any section align in appropriate combination of tension d compression to develop momenant resisting capacity.
3. Forces in members at any section align in such a manner as to develop zero moment resisting capacity
4. Shear resisting capacity at any section is zero as members carry axial forces only

✅ Correct Answer: 2

. Match the books in Group I with their authors in Group II Group I Group II P. Space, Time and Architecture 1. Jane Jacob Q. Form, Space and Order 2. Kevin Lynch R. The Death and Life of Great American Cities 3. Ian McHarg S. The Image of the City 4. Francis D K Ching 5. Gideon S

1. P-5, Q-4, R-3, S-2
2. P-5, Q-4, R-1, S-2
3. P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
4. P-4, Q-1, R-3, S-5

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Match the schemes in Group I with their specific targets in Group II Group I Group II P. JNNURM 1. Urban Amenities for Rural Areas Q. IAY 2. Infrastructure and Slum Upgradation R. PURA 3. Rural Employment S. NREGA 4. Land Acquisition 5. Housing for BPL families

1. P-2, Q-5, R-1, S-3
2. P-5, Q-2, R-1, S-5
3. P-5, Q-2, R-3, S-4
4. P-2, Q-5, R-3, S-4

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Match the concepts in Group I with the personalities in Group II Group I Group II P. Linear City 1. Le Corbusier Q. Radiant City 2. Paolo Soleri R. Garden City 3. Louis Kahn S. Arcology 4. Soria Y Mata 5. Ebenezer Howard

1. P-4, Q-3, R-5, S-1
2. P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2
3. P-4, Q-1, R-5, S-2
4. P-1, Q-5, R-2, S-4

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Match the plan drawings in Group I with their respective scales in Group II Group I Group II P. Site Plan 1. 1: 4000 Q. Perspective Plan 2. 1: 1000000 R. Master Plan 3. 1: 500 S. Zonal Plan 4. 1: 20000 5. 1: 2000

1. P-5, Q-1, R-4, S-2
2. P-3, Q-2, R-5, S-4
3. P-1, Q-4, R-5, S-3
4. P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Match the terminologies of Group I with their corresponding meanings in Group II Group I Group II P. Antarala 1. Antechamber Q. Mandapa 2. Palace hall R. Gopuram 3. Womb chamber S. Prasada 4. Gateway 5. Pillared sanctuary

1. P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-5
2. P-1, Q-5, R-4, S-2
3. P-5, Q-3, R-1, S-2
4. P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-5

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Match the standard safety colour codes of Group I with their corresponding usage in Group II Group I Group II P. Blue 1. Biodegradable waste Q. Green 2. Fire protection equipment R. Red 3. Recyclable waste S. Yellow 4. Stumbling against hazards 5. Radiation standards

1. P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-4
2. P-3, Q-4, R-5, S-1
3. P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-5
4. P-1, Q-5, R-2, S-4

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Match the projects in Group I with their architects in Group II Group I Group II P. Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin 1. Bernard Tschumi Q. Kimbell Art Museum, Fortworth 2. Richard Meier R. Getty Center, Los Angeles 3. Daniel Libeskind S. Freedom Tower, New York 4. Tadao Ando 5. Santiago Calatrava

1. P-5, Q-4, R-2, S-3
2. P-5, Q-1, R-2, S-4
3. P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3
4. P-2, Q-5, R-4, S-3

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Match the architects in Group I with the terms in Group II Group I Group II P. Kisho Kurokawa 1. Paper Tubes Q. Ken Yeang 2. Deconstructivism R. Shigeru Ban 3. Metabolism S. Mies van der Rohe 4. Eco Skyscrapers 5. Minimalism

1. P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-5
2. P-3, Q-5, R-1, S-4
3. P-2, Q-1, R-5, S-3
4. P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-5

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Match the terms in Group I with their meanings in Group II Group I Group II P. Mimbar 1. Pillared assembly hall Q. Qibla 2. Covered passage around central court R. Liwan 3. Pulpit S. Baradari 4. Parapet between wall openings 5. Direction of Mecca

1. P-5, Q-1, R-4, S-2
2. P-3, Q-5, R-1, S-2
3. P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-5
4. P-4, Q-5, R-2, S-1

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Match the building construction components in Group I with their application areas in Group II Group I Group II P. Bracket Plate 1. Steel Column Q. Kick Plate 2. Curtain Wall R. Pressure Plate 3. Rolling Shutter S. Base Plate 4. Stone Wall 5. Toilet Door

1. P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1
2. P-2, Q-5, R-1, S-4
3. P-2, Q-5, R-3, S-1
4. P-3, Q-5, R-2, S-1

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Match the historical buildings in Group I with their styles in Group II Group I Group II P. Pantheon, Rome 1. Baroque Q. St. Paul's Cathedral, London 2. Roman R. St. Peter's Basilica, Rome 3. Romanesque S. Notre Dame, Paris 4. Renaissance 5. Gothic

1. P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-4
2. P-2, Q-5, R-3, S-1
3. P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-5
4. P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Corrected Effective Temperature is an index which combines the effect of P. Climatic zone Q. Temperature R. Wind velocity S. Vegetation T. Humidity U. Solar radiation

1. P, Q, R, S
2. Q, R, T, U
3. Q, S, T, U
4. Q, R, U, P

✅ Correct Answer: 2

An aircraft flying at an altitude of 5000 m above mean sea level takes aerial photographs of a flat terrain having an average elevation of 1000m above mean sea level. The scale of photographs is 1:20000. The focal length of the camera (in cm) is

1. 15
2. 20
3. 25
4. 30

✅ Correct Answer: 2

An aircraft flying at an altitude of 5000 m above mean sea level takes aerial photographs of a flat terrain having an average elevation of 1000m above mean sea level. The scale of photographs is 1:20000. The area covered on ground (in hectare) by each photo format of 18 cm x 18 cm is

1. 1266
2. 1276
3. 1286
4. 1296

✅ Correct Answer: 4

2 ton of cement is used to make 10 ton of hardened concrete having a water cement ratio of 0.45. One cubic meter of this concrete has a mass of 2.5 ton. Quantity of water used (in kg) is

1. 90
2. 450
3. 900
4. 945

✅ Correct Answer: 3

2 ton of cement is used to make 10 ton of hardened concrete having a water cement ratio of 0.45. One cubic meter of this concrete has a mass of 2.5 ton. The area of 200 mm thick slab (in sq. m) that can be cast using the entire 10 ton of concrete will be

1. 10
2. 15
3. 20
4. 25

✅ Correct Answer: 3

An unplastered brickwork has a resistivity of 0.83 m degC/W. For a 230 mm thick brick wall, the inside and outside surface resistances are 0.123 and 0.1 m2 degC/W respectively. The R-value of the given wall section (in m2 degC/W) is

1. 0.41
2. 0.5
3. 0.67
4. 1.05

✅ Correct Answer: 1

An unplastered brickwork has a resistivity of 0.83 m degC/W. For a 230 mm thick brick wall, the inside and outside surface resistances are 0.123 and 0.1 m2 degC/W respectively. The brick wall has an overall dimension of 6m x 3m with a 1m x 2m window assembly (U-value = 2.5 W/m2 degC) and a 1m x 2.1m door assembly (U-value = 1.25 W/m2 degC). The overall U-value of the wall (UO) (in W/m2 degC) is

1. 1.8
2. 2.3
3. 2.6
4. 3.7

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below? Pacify

1. Excite
2. Soothe
3. Deplete
4. Tire

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Choose the most appropriate pair of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence: The high level of ___ of the questions in the test was ___ by an increase in the period of time allotted for answering them.

1. difficulty, compensated
2. exactitude, magnified
3. aptitude, decreased
4. attitude, mitigated

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Choose the grammatically CORRECT sentence:

1. He laid in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.
2. He layed in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning
3. He lain in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.
4. He lay in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which one of the parts (A, B, C, D) in the sentence contains an ERROR? No sooner had the doctor seen the results of the blood test, than he suggested the patient to see the specialist.

1. no sooner had
2. results of the blood test
3. suggested the patient
4. see the specialist

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Ten teams participate in a tournament. Every team plays each of the other teams twice. The total number of matches to be played is A. B. C. D.

1. 20
2. 45
3. 60
4. 90

✅ Correct Answer: 4

A value of x that satisfies the equation log x + log (x “ 7) = log (x + 11) + log 2 is

1. 1
2. 2
3. 7
4. 11

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Let f(x) = x “ [x], where x â‰¥ 0 and [x] is the greatest integer not larger than x. Then f(x) is a

1. monotonically increasing function
2. monotonically decreasing function
3. linearly increasing function between two integers
4. linearly decreasing function between two integers

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Ravi is taller than Arun but shorter than Iqbal. Sam is shorter than Ravi. Mohan is shorter than Arun. Balu is taller than Mohan and Sam. The tallest person can be

1. Mohan
2. Ravi
3. Balu
4. Arun

✅ Correct Answer: 3

A smuggler has 10 capsules in which five are filled with narcotic drugs and the rest contain the original medicine. All the 10 capsules are mixed in a single box, from which the customs officials picked two capsules at random and tested for the presence of narcotic drugs. The probability that the smuggler will be caught is

1. 0.5
2. 0.67
3. 0.78
4. 0.82

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The documents expose the cynicism of the government officials “ and yet as the media website reflects, not a single newspaper has reported on their existence. Which one of the following inferences may be drawn with the greatest accuracy from the above passage?

1. . Nobody other than the government officials knew about the existence of the documents
2. Newspapers did report about the documents but nobody cared
3. Media reports did not show the existence of the documents
4. The documents reveal the attitude of the government officials.

✅ Correct Answer: 4