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1. Agora' was provided in Greek towns as a place of
Worship
Drama
Sports
Meeting

2. The hue at the centre of the Munsell Colour Solid is
Black
Grey
Sepia
White

3. Which one of the following is NOT a traffic calming measure?
Rumble strips
Roundabouts
Pedestrian crossings
Roadside trees

4. ECBC stands for
Electrical Conduit in Building Construction
Energy Conservation Building Code
Electrical Credit in Building Code
Energy Credit in Building Construction

5. Age-Sex cohort for a state in India is obtained from
Census of India
Election Commission of India
Indian Statistical Institute
Survey of India

6. Cover block' is used as a building construction component in
Brick wall
Curtain wall
Steel truss
RC beam

7. Villa Savoye', Paris is an example of
Villa Savoye
Paris is an example of A. Modernism
Post Modernism
Deconstructivism

8. The role of a plasticizer in concrete is to improve
Compressive strength
Permeability
Workability
Tensile strength

9. Which one of the following causes seismic irregularity in a building?
Rectangular plan shape
Vertical setback
Increase in height
Seismic joint

10. 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
L √3, L, L/√3, 0
L, L √3, L/√3, 0
L/√3, L, L √3, 0
0, L/√3, L, L √3

11. Which one of Q.12 the following mode is NOT categorized as a public transit?
Bus
Ferry
Taxi
Tram

12. Aerial photography is a useful tool to obtain
Land contour data
Land cover data
Land ownership data
Landuse data

13. Which one of the following is biodegradable?
Detergent
Leather
Recycled plastic
Aluminum foil

14. The best location for laying the main sewer line on a flat land is
under the road
under the sidewalk
under the central verge
under the open space along sidewalk

15. Ponding is associated with
RC column
Steel column
RC slab
Steel truss

16. Among the following, the urban open space known for its human scale is
Piazza del Campo, Sienna
Piazza del Popolo, Rome
St. Peter's Square, Rome
Place de la Concorde, Paris

17. The most appropriate tree for designing a smell sensory pathway is
Delonix Regia
Casia Fistula
Bougainvillea
Jasminum Augustifolium

18. Geographic Information System (GIS) combines maps with
computer automation, statistics and topology
computer graphics, databases and analytical tools
computer graphics, informatics and quantitative tools
computer informatics, databases and qualitative tools

19. Glazing stop' is used
as a bearing support for glass
to seal the glass against water and air infiltration
to provide lateral support to glass
to provide a cushion between the glass and the glazing pocket

20. Which one of the following is NOT a basic principle of designing people-friendly urban built environment?
Diversity
Monotony
Adaptability
Legibility

21. SWOT analysis is used for examining a situation's inherent
Strength, Wastefulness, Opportunity and Tactfulness
Weakness, Ownership and Threat
Strength Sanction, Weakness, Opportunity Threat and
Support, Wastefulness, Ownership and Transparency

22. 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
1500
3000
6000
9000

23. 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
1100
1300
1500
1700

24. 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
0.0
25.0
50.0
100.0

25. 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
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.25

26. 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
25,000
35,000
45,000
55,000

27. For a pin jointed steel truss system, which of the following statements is TRUE?
Bending moment resisting capacity at any section is zero as members carry axial forces only.B.
Forces in members at any section align in appropriate combination of tension d compression to develop momenant resisting capacity.
Forces in members at any section align in such a manner as to develop zero moment resisting capacity
Shear resisting capacity at any section is zero as members carry axial forces only

28. . 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
P-5, Q-4, R-3, S-2
P-5, Q-4, R-1, S-2
P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
P-4, Q-1, R-3, S-5

29. 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
P-2, Q-5, R-1, S-3
P-5, Q-2, R-1, S-5
P-5, Q-2, R-3, S-4
P-2, Q-5, R-3, S-4

30. 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
P-4, Q-3, R-5, S-1
P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2
P-4, Q-1, R-5, S-2
P-1, Q-5, R-2, S-4

31. 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
P-5, Q-1, R-4, S-2
P-3, Q-2, R-5, S-4
P-1, Q-4, R-5, S-3
P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1

32. 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
P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-5
P-1, Q-5, R-4, S-2
P-5, Q-3, R-1, S-2
P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-5

33. 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
P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-4
P-3, Q-4, R-5, S-1
P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-5
P-1, Q-5, R-2, S-4

34. 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
P-5, Q-4, R-2, S-3
P-5, Q-1, R-2, S-4
P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3
P-2, Q-5, R-4, S-3

35. 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
P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-5
P-3, Q-5, R-1, S-4
P-2, Q-1, R-5, S-3
P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-5

36. 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
P-5, Q-1, R-4, S-2
P-3, Q-5, R-1, S-2
P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-5
P-4, Q-5, R-2, S-1

37. 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
P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1
P-2, Q-5, R-1, S-4
P-2, Q-5, R-3, S-1
P-3, Q-5, R-2, S-1

38. 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
P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-4
P-2, Q-5, R-3, S-1
P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-5
P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1

39. 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
P, Q, R, S
Q, R, T, U
Q, S, T, U
Q, R, U, P

40. 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
15
20
25
30

41. 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
1266
1276
1286
1296

42. 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
90
450
900
945

43. 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
10
15
20
25

44. 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
0.41
0.5
0.67
1.05

45. 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
1.8
2.3
2.6
3.7

46. Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below? Pacify
Excite
Soothe
Deplete
Tire

47. 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.
difficulty, compensated
exactitude, magnified
aptitude, decreased
attitude, mitigated

48. Choose the grammatically CORRECT sentence:
He laid in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.
He layed in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning
He lain in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.
He lay in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.

49. 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.
no sooner had
results of the blood test
suggested the patient
see the specialist

50. 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.
20
45
60
90

51. A value of x that satisfies the equation log x + log (x “ 7) = log (x + 11) + log 2 is
1
2
7
11

52. Let f(x) = x “ [x], where x ≥ 0 and [x] is the greatest integer not larger than x. Then f(x) is a
monotonically increasing function
monotonically decreasing function
linearly increasing function between two integers
linearly decreasing function between two integers

53. 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
Mohan
Ravi
Balu
Arun

54. 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
0.5
0.67
0.78
0.82

55. 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?
. Nobody other than the government officials knew about the existence of the documents
Newspapers did report about the documents but nobody cared
Media reports did not show the existence of the documents
The documents reveal the attitude of the government officials.