Wednesday 31 July 2019

Gate Architecture 2020 Previous year papers_1988-1992



Gate 1988 to 1992
  • Auroville is constructed with funds of -
1.     ISKON

2.    UNDP

3.    UNESCO

4.    Aurbindo Ashram



  • Concept of “Total Architecture was conceived by -
1.     Adolph Loss

2.    Walter Groupies & Bruno Taut

3.    C A Doxiadis

4.    B Fuller



  • The term ‘Stoa’ resembles with -
1.     Podium

2.     Verandah

3.     Stupa

4.     Vastu



  • ‘Acrosanthi’ is associated with -
1.     Paolo Soleri

2.     Patrick Geddes

3.     Le Corbusier

4.     None



1.     Religious and business purpose
2.     Justice and religious purpose
3.     Open congregation
4.     Justice and commercial purpose

  • The height of Buland Darwaja is -
1.     23 m
2.     42 m
3.     53 m
4.     83 m

1.     Sanghmitra
2.     Ramkrishna
3.     Krishnadevraya
4.     Vishnivardhan

  • The term ‘Forbidden City’ is associated with -
1.     Tokyo
2.     Harappa
3.     Peking
4.     Lothal

  • ‘Ecclesiasteron’ refers to -
1.     Greek market
2.     Greek assembly hall
3.     Roman town hall
4.     Greek amphitheater

1.     Tony Garnier
2.     Robert Owen
3.     C C Perry
4.     F L Wright

  • Fibonacci’s series refer to -
1.     1,2,3,5,8….
2.     1,3,9,27……
3.     1,2,4,8,16….
4.    1,2,9,13…….





1.     Rashtrapati Bhawan
2.     Qutub Minar
3.     Gol Gumbaz
4.     Hagia Sophia

  • Book ‘Site Planning’ was written by -
1.     Kevin Lynch
2.     Eliel Sarinen
3.     Gorden Cullen
4.     A Dobby

  • ‘Art Noveau’ movement was started by -
1.     Antonia Gaudi
2.     Victor Horta
3.     Victor Papanek
4.     F L Wright

  • ‘Listed Buildings’ are main criteria of -
1.     Conservation programme I II III
2.     Slum clearance
3.     ELU
4.     Landscape

  • Pnyx’ is the term used for -
1.     Podium
2.     Dome
3.     Passage
4.     Arcade

  • ‘Linear City’ is the concept of -
1.     F. L. Wright
2.     Le Corbusier
3.     Soriya Y Mata
4.   Pattrick Geddes





  • A foundation unit continuous in two directions covering an area equal to or greater than base of the building -
1.     Sheet pile
2.     Pad foundation/ raft foundation
3.     Strip foundation
4.     None

  • Rate of ventilation by natural mean depends upon -
1.     Direction and velocity of wind outside and size and disposition/location of openings and convection effect
2.     Opening size, inside temperature and convection effect
3.     Rate of change, opening size and comfort condition
4.     Tare of wind flow, dry bulb, convection effect

  • The book ‘Conservation and Planning’ is written by -
1.     Alan Dobby
2.     Gorden Cullen
3.     Kevin Lynch
4.     F. L. Wright

  • Mulguf’ is related to the following device by Egyptians -
1.     Ventilation device
2.     Water supply
3.     Drainage
4.     None

  • The example of medieval type of cities in India -
1.     Hyderabad
2.     Jaipur
3.     Chandigarh
4.     None





  • Minimum recommended value for fresh air change for a small kitchen is -
1.     2/hr
2.     6/hr
3.     12/hr
4.     15/hr

  • Stoneware pipes are joined by -
1.     Lead joint
2.     Screw joint
3.     Brass joint
4.     Cement joint

  • The botanical name of Teak wood -
1.     Delonix regia
2.     Techtonica grandis
3.     Delbergia sissu
4.     Sarca ashoka

  • Turbidity of water is measured in -
1.     pH value
2.     ppm
3.     mgs
4.     BTU

  • Stoa is a -
1.     Podium
2.     Veranda
3.     Stupa
4.     Vastu mandala

  • ‘Hawa Mahal’ of Jaipur was designed as -
1.     Palace
2.     Commercial building
3.     Wind catcher
4.     pavilion

  • Positive after image of ‘RED’ is -
1.     green
2.     violet
3.     blue
4.     red

  • In sectional plan, Taj Mahal will appear as -
1.     A square with chamfered corner
2.     A regular octagon
3.     A hexagon
4.     None

  • Gopuram refers to -
1.     Temple
2.     Gateway
3.     Village
4.     Brick dome

  • Outer layer of timber log is -
1.     Heart wood
2.     Sap wood
3.     Strong wood
4.     None

  • ‘Shodhan Villa’ designed by -
1.     Le Corbusier
2.     F. L. Wright
3.     Tony Garnier
4.   Walter Gropius





  • Match the following -
1.     Grid Iron pattern           Kawtilya  5
2.     Vastu Shastra               Hippodamus  1  
3.     Satellite Town               E. Howard  4
4.     Garden City                  Raymond Unwin  3
5.     Arthashastra                 Mansara  2

  • Permissible building coverage is expressed in terms of -
1.     People / hectare
2.     Dwelling unit / hectare
3.     Ground coverage
4.     None


  • A rectangular area specified in world co-ordinates is called -
  • 1.     Window
    2.     Door
    3.   Mirror
    4.   Ventilator

  • Rhythmic pattern is created by -
1.     Repeating a set of elements in a space at regular intervals
2.     Symmetrical arrangement along axis
3.     Linear arrangement
4.     None

  • Concept of ‘Nested function’ is conceived by -
1.     A. K. Philbrick
2.     F. L. Wright
3.     C. A. Doxiadis
4.     None

  • Central Place Theory is associated with -
1.     Social welfare
2.     Equitable distribution of amenities and infrastructure
3.     Water distribution
4.     None





  • Out of the following elements, one that is said ‘It never sleeps’ -
1.     Beam
2.     Arch
3.     Column
4.     Purlin


  • Moscow city has following street pattern -
1.     Linear
2.     Radial
3.     Ring
4.     None
  • F A R can be obtained by -
1.     Dividing FSI by 100
2.     Multiplying FSI by 100
3.     Subtracting it from floor area
4.     None

  • Effective height of the building with slooping roof is measured as per NBC -
1.     From ridge to edge level
2.     From facia to ground level
3.     From ground level to center line level
4.     None

  • Kansai airport is designed by -
1.     Richard Rogers
2.     Fumiko Maki
3.     Renzo Piano
4.     Alvar Alto





  • Micro level plan is -
1.     5 yr plan
2.     Development plan
3.     Regional plan
4.     Town planning scheme


  • Which plan is an obligatory function of municipal authority -
1.     Regional plan
2.     Development plan
3.     Town planning scheme
4.     None


  • Dimensions in Corbusier’s modular scale are in -
1.     Arithmetic
2.     Geometric
3.     Natural
4.     Fibonacci

  • Most efficient arch in transferring load -
1.     Semi-circular
2.     Flat
3.     Pointed
4.     Catenary

  • Mihrab is found -
1.     On the west wall of Mosque
2.     Inside wall of Mosoleum
3.     Stepped well of Ziggurat
4.     Crown of minarate
  • Byzantine architecture is famous for -
1.     Stone carving
2.     Pointed arch
3.     Flute column
4.     New type of dome construction

  • Munsell atlas is associated with -
1.     Colour
2.     Water supply
3.     Transportation
4.     Sound

  • Sex ratio is defined as -
1.     Number of males/ 1000 population
2.     Number of females/ 1000 population
3.     Number of males and females/ 1000 population
4.     Ration of male to female/ 1000 population

  • Non-agricultural permission is issued under -
1.     MRTP 1966
2.     MLRC 1966
3.     ULC & R 1976
4.     MMA 1965
  • Preservative used for stone & brick surface is -
1.     Aqueous solution of ammonia
2.     Methyl metha crylate solution
3.     Mercuric fluoride solution
4.     None

  • Ratio of two sides of Golden mean rectangle is -
1.     1:618
2.     1:0.618
3.     1:1.618
4.     1:2.618





  • Find the odd one of following -
1.     P trap
2.     Q trap
3.     S trap
4.     R trap

  • The rathas at Mahabalipuram -
1.     Were experimental models
2.     Are not free standing and are accessible
3.     Are free standing but not accessible
4.     Are not free standing like any other rock cut architecture

  • Baramanute, Raphael, Michelangelo, were associated with the design and construction of -
1.     St Sophia
2.     St. Peter’s Rome
3.     St. Paul’s cathedral, London
4.     Pisa Cathedral

  • PERT is a -
1.     Deterministic approach
2.     Probabilistic approach of network analysis
3.     Activity oriented approach
4.     None

  • Self-help housing concept was propagated by -
1.     Charles Abraham
2.     Laurie Baker
3.     UNCHS
4.     None

  • Excellence of capital complex at Fatehpur Sikri lies in the fact that -
1.     It blends Hindu and Islamic architecture
2.     It had architecture qualities
3.     It is a rare example of spatial organization
4.     Its buildings have architecture importance

  • Match the pairs -
1.     Flying Buttress                       Colour  4
2.     Solar architecture                  Gothic  1
3.     Sound pressure                     Hygrometer  5
4.     Munsell atlas                          Microbar  3
5.     Humidity                                 Heliodon  2
  • Match the following -
1.     Johnson wax factory                   Renzo Piano  2
2.     Pompidou Centre                        F L Wright  1
3.     German Pavillion, Barcelona       Mies Van Der                                                              Rohe   3
4.     Shodhan Villa                              A P Kanvinde  5
5.     NIBM, Pune                                 Le Corbusier  4




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