GATE Architecture Question

GATE 2015
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 ………………

Answer: 6

The Maximum Shear Stress occurs at the Neutral Axis is 3F/2bd where F=force and b=breadth, d=depth.
So we get Max Shear Stress = (3 x 600 x1000)/(2x 300x 500) = 6 N/mm2

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Question

For proper ventilation, the ratio of opening area to the total floor area of the room should be

(A) 1 : 6
(B) 1 :10
(C) 1: 12
(D) 1:20

GATE 2004

Answer: (A) 1 : 6

Standards of ventilation
Cubic space- 3000 cubic feet per person per hour. (range is 300- 3000)
Air change- 2 to 3 times per hour in living room and 4 to 6 times per hour in work rooms and assemblies.

(Note: For volume of room calculation height above 10-12 ft are not taken into account)

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         Question

          A man starts from his residence and uses the following mode in sequence to reach the office- cycle rickshaw to Railway station, then train to destination station, followed by auto rickshaw to nearby bus stand and finally a bus to his office. Which of the following describes the sequence of transit usage? 

            (A) Non Motorosied Transit- Paratransit- Mass Transit- Public Transit

(B) Paratransit- Public Transit - Non Motorosied Transit -Mass Transit

(C) Private Transit-  Public Transit - Non Motorosied Transit -Mass Transit

(D) Non Motorosied Transit- Mass Transit- Paratransit- Public Transit

GATE 2015

Answer : (D) Non Motorosied Transit- Mass Transit- Paratransit-  Public Transit

·         Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules.

·         MRTS- Mass Rapid Transit System

·         BRTS- Bus Rapid Transit System

·         MMTS- Multi Modal Transit System

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GATE Architecture Question

Whats new for Amravati, the capital of Andhra Pradesh.

Amravati Capital Design.

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Average power output (in microwatt) of human speech in ordinary conversation is:

(A)       2.5  

(B)       4.8

(C)       6.2

(D)       10.0

GATE 1991

Answer: (D)     10.0

Human Conversation : 10 ×10^-6 Watt and 60dB as intensity. 

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GATE Question :

In a residential community of 10000 population 20% are Higher Secondary school going children. The expected enrolment is 80 % and per capita gross floor space required is 3.0 sq m. The ground coverage permissibility is 40 %. Indicate the land area required for the Higher Secondary school building.

(A) 0.85 hectare
(B) 6.0 hectare
(C) 1.2 hectare
(D) 7.5 hectare

Answer: (C) 1.2 hectare

No of students = 10,000 ×20/100 ×80/100 = 1600 students
Floor space required @ 3.0 sq m / capita= 1600 × 3 = 4800 sq m.
Considering the school building only one storey total built up area is 4800 sq m which is 40 % of ground area.
Therefore total land area = 12000 sq m= 1.2 ha

GATE 2004

GATE Architecture

Question:

Natural granite used for cladding in Buildings belongs to the category of

(A) Igneous Rock
(B) Acid Rock
(C) Sedimentary
(D) Metamorphic rock

Answer: (A) Igneous Rock

o Marble- Metamorphic rock
o Sandstone- Sedimentary
o Kota Stone- Sedimentary

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Some New initiative by Ministry of Urban development, Govt. of India.

1. Smart City
2. AMRUT
3. Housing for All by 2020
4. HRIDAY
5. Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act , 2013

( atleast ONE Question expected )

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1. Astropolis – star-scaled city/industry area; complex space station.
2. Acropolis- Citadel located close to Athens, Greece and has ruins of Parthenon, stoa.
3. Cosmopolis – a large urban centre with a population of many different cultural backgrounds
4. Decapolis – a group of ten cities
5. Dodecapolis – a group of twelve cities.
6. Dynapolis- Islamabad, new capital of Pakistan, was designed by Coastantinos. Doxiadis (1913-75), a famous Greek planner, in 1960 on the basis of his theory of dynapolis.
7. Ecumenopolis – a city that covers an entire planet, usually seen in science fiction.(50,000 million Population as estimated by Doxiadis)
8. Eopolis - the period of village (GATE 1997 )
9. Megalopois- built by merging several cities and their suburbs (Coined by Gottmann)
10. Metropolis- city with population of 10 lacs and above in India
11. Necropolis- city of dead (graveyard) (GATE 1999)
12. Pentapolis – a group of five cities
13. Technopolis- a city with high-tech industry. (GATE 2004)

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Question: Which planning document was submitted for Smart City ?

Answer: SCP (Smart city Proposal)
-cities will prepare their Smart City Proposal (SCP) containing the vision, plan for mobilisation of resources and intended outcomes in terms of infrastructure up-gradation and smart applications.

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GATE Architecture Question

Question: 

            As per the Census of India 2011, ‘Metropolitan Urban Agglomeration’ is a contiguous spread of several urban settlements where the minimum population size (in Lakh) is

(A) One                                                                       (B) Five

(C) Ten                                                                        (D) Fifty

Answer : (C) Ten

India Percentage Urbanization (2011) = 30.16 %

Maharashtra has the highest no of people living in Urban Areas= 5.08 crore

Delhi is highest urbanized state = 97.50 %

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Ram V Sutar (Padmashree) ,born 1925 :-

Ram V Sutar is famous Indian sculptor for designing life size statues. Almost all statues of Mahatma Gandhi installed on foreign land is designed by him apart from India. The Famous Gandhi Statue at Gandhi Maidan, Patna and that of Sardar Patel (Statue of Unity) at Vadodra, Gujarat is designed by him.

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Brihadeeswarar Temple: Thanjavur, TN

It was built by Chola Dynasty (Raja Raja Chola I) and completed in 1010 AD.
The temple completed 1000 years in 2010. Its a World Heritage Site.

The vimana is 216 ft (66 m) high and is among the tallest of its kind in the world.

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Tallest Completed Building of India (till date)

The Imperial is a twin-tower residential skyscraper complex in Mumbai, which is the tallest completed buildings in the country. The towers are located in Tardeo, South Mumbai. Inaugurated in 2010, this building is 254 m high.

GATE Architecture Questions

The minimum road curb length required for parking 10 cars perpendicular to road is

(A) 15 m
(B) 25 m
(C) 35 m
(D) 40 m

GATE 2011.

Answer is B. (25 m)

For perpendicular parking road curb length required is 2.3 m per car. For 10 car it comes 23 m. The closest answer is 25 m hence correct answer is B.
(Refer Architect’s Data, Neufert, page 248, 2nd ed)

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Le Corbusier’s work in India

o Town Planning of Chandigarh
o High court, Chandigarh
o Secretariat, Chandigarh
o Governor House, Chandigarh
o Govt. College of Art, Chandigarh
o Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh
o Museum and gallery of Art, Chandigarh
o Shodan House, Ahmedabad
o Sarabhai House, Ahmedabad
o Mill Owners Association Building, Ahmedabad. (also known as ATMA House)
o Sanskar Kendra Museum, Ahmedabad

Louis Kahn (1901- 1974)
• Plan of Philadelphia,USA
• National Assembly Building, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• IIM Ahmedabad, India

Assembly Buildings

Indian Parliament- Leutyens
Pakistan National Assembly- Edward Durel Stone
National Assembly Building, Dhaka, Bangladesh- Louis Kahn
Srilanka Parliament Building- Geoffrey Bawa

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Question: In a room in hot dry climate the minimum aggregate area of openings excluding doors will be

(A) One-fifth of the floor area
(B) One-sixth of the floor area
(C) One-eighth of the floor area
(D) One-tenth of the floor area

GATE 1992

Answer: (B)

GATE Architecture Question.

Question: Principal determinants of a residential neighbourhood size is based on:

(A)       Landuse composition               (B)       Availability of vacant land

(C)       Education facility                    (D)       Residential density

Answer: (C)     Education facility

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Only countries that have signed the World Heritage Convention, pledging to protect their natural and cultural heritage, can submit nomination proposals for properties on their territory to be considered for inclusion in UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

Rani ki vav, in the Patan district of Gujarat, is described as a stepped corridor, compartmented with pillared multi-storeyed pavilions. Originally the monument was estimated to have 800 sculptures of Hindu gods and goddesses, apsaras and miscellaneous themes, of which nearly 400 have survived out .

Its a world heritage site.

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Human conversation at 3 feet distance is at 60 dB.