GATE Architecture and Planning Mock Test - 9 (Architecture) - GATE Architecture and Planning MCQ

Explanation: Maximum that one can score without scoring a century = 99.
Then the other one can score a maximum of 99 × 1.5 ≈148.
Maximum total = 247.

Boston 6 p.m. = Frankfurt 11 p.m.
Travelling time = 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. = 8 hrs.
From Frankfurt to India = 8 hrs.
Time taken for travelling = 8 hrs. + 8 hrs. = 16 hrs.
Average speed = Total distan⁡ce / Time taken
= 12000 / 16
= 750

Let 
∴ 
x² = 12−x
x² + x − 12=0
(x + 4)(x − 3) = 0
x = −4 (or) x = 3
x  ≠ − 4 (since the square root of any positive number is a positive number).

• Single Block Housing and sites up to 0.5 hectares: 5 Percent on the cost of works assigned.
• For a site more than 0.5 hectares and up to 2.5 hectares: 3.5 Percent on the cost of works assigned.
• For a site more than 2.5 hectares and up to 5 hectares: 2.5 Percent on the cost of works assigned.
• For a site more than 5 hectares: 2 Percent on the cost of works assigned.
• Individual House: 7.5 Percent on the cost of works assigned.

Nature, Anthropos (Man), Society, Shell and Network are the 5 elements of Ekistics. Ekistics theory   is a theory to explain settlement (human settlement) developed by Doxiadis.

The strategic components of Area-based development in the Smart Cities Mission are city improvement (retrofitting), city renewal (redevelopment) and city extension (greenfield development) plus a Pan-city initiative in which Smart Solutions are applied covering larger parts of the city. Pan-city development envisages application of selected Smart Solutions to the existing city-wide infrastructure. Application of Smart Solutions will involve the use of technology, information, and data to make infrastructure and services better. For example, applying Smart Solutions in the transport sector (intelligent traffic management system) and reducing average commute time or cost to citizens will have positive effects on productivity and quality of life of citizens. Another example can be wastewater recycling and smart metering which can make a substantial contribution to better water management in the city.

Capex is a term used to describe Capital expenditure or capital expense. It is the money an entity spends to undertake a project or development. It is categorized under costs and must be recovered or quantified with appropriate benefits.

As per NBC, the area of habitable room shall not be less than 9.5 sqm, where there is only one room with a minimum width of 2.4 m. Where there are two rooms, one of these shall not be less than 9.5 sqm and the other not less than 7.5 sqm, with a minimum width of 2.1 m.

Area of the plot = 40 × 60 = 2400 m²
F.A.R. = Total built-up area on all floors/ Plot area
Thus, for an F.A.R. of 4, the total built-up area allowed on the plot = 4 × 2400 = 9600 m²

Hazen William's nomogram is used to find the required size of pipe for a water-supply system. The nomogram generally has four lines; Rate of flow, Diameter of pipe, Head- loss per unit length (gradient) and Velocity of flow. Any two known parameters on these give four lines are marked and joined with a line segment. The points where this line segment intersects the other two lines of nomogram will determine those respective parameters.

According to para 10.3 (c) of NBC 2005, Area for each equivalent car space inclusive of circulation area is 23 Sqm. For open parking, 28 Sqm for ground floor covered parking and 32 Sqm. For basement.

Harris and Ullman argued that cities do not grow around a single nucleus but several separate nuclei. Each nucleus acts like a growth point. Also, some activities require specialized facilities, example- port can only be developed near shore.

No exit doorway shall be less than 1000 mm in width except assembly buildings, where door width shall be not less than 2000 mm. Doorways shall be not less than 2000 mm in height. The minimum width of tread without nosing shall be 250 mm for staircase of residential buildings. This shall be minimum 300 mm for assembly, hotels, educational, institutional, business and other buildings. The treads shall be constructed and maintained in a manner to prevent slipping. The maximum height of riser shall be 190 mm for staircase of residential buildings (A-2) and 150 mm for other buildings. The number of risers shall be limited to 12 per flight.   The use of spiral staircase shall be limited to low occupant load and to a building not exceeding 9 m in height. A spiral staircase shall be not less than 1500 mm in diameter and shall be designed to give adequate headroom.

Kew Gardens is a Royal botanic garden in southwest London tliat houses the "largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world". It is one of London's top tourist attractions and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Villa d'Este in Tivoli, with its palace and garden, is one of the most remarkable and comprehensive illustrations of Renaissance culture at its most refined. Its innovative design along with the arcliitecniral components in the garden (fountains, ornamental basins, etc.) make this a unique example of an Italian 16th-century garden.
Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, previously Model Floriculture Center, is a tulip garden in Srinagar, in the

Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the largest tulip garden in Asia spread over an area of about 30 ha (74 acres). It is situated at the base of the Zabarwan range, built on a sloping ground m a terraced fashion consistmg of seven terraces with an overview of the Dal Lake.

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is a must-visit tourist spot in Tokyo, Japan. This beautiful garden offers a serene escape from the bustling city life. It is known for its spinning landscapes, vibrant flowers, and peaceful atmosphere.

Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. Several species are widely cultivated as ornamental plants, notably Hibiscus syriacus and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. The flowers are large, conspicuous, trumpet-shaped, with five or more petals, colour from white to pink, red, blue, orange, peach, yellow or purple, and from 4-18 cm broad.

Frangipani, (genus Plumeria), genus of about 12 species of deciduous slirubs or small trees in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), native to the New World tropics. Plumeria plants are also known as Champa, Lei flowers and Frangipani. They are small trees. The plant is used for ornamental purpose.

Jacaranda. any plant of the genus Jacaranda (family Bignoniaceae). especially the two ornamental trees J. mimosifolia and J. cuspidifolia, are widely grown in warm parts of the world and in greenhouses for their showy blue or violet flowers and attractive, oppositely paired, compound leaves. Amaltas also known as Rajvrakslia in Ayurveda has bright yellow flowers. It is considered as one of the most beautiful trees of India.

Neolamarckia cadamba, with English common names burflower-tree, laran, and Leichhardt pine, and called kadam or cadamba locally, is an evergreen, tropical tree native to South and Soiltlieast Asia. Its flowers are sweetly fragrant, red to orange in colour, occurring in dense, globular heads of approximately 5.5 cm (2.2 in) diameter. The fruit of N. cadamba occur in small, fleshy capsules packed closely together to form a fleshy yellow orange infructescence containing approximately 8000 seeds.

Refer Following table
8.3.1.3 Institutional Buildings
Table 8.27: Water requirements for Institutional Buildings – CPHEEO, 1999

Let, N = total no. of dwelling units. FAR = 2.0 given.
So, total buildable area = 100 Hectare × 60% × 2.0 FAR = (100 × 0.60 × 2.0) Hectare
= (100 × 0.60 × 2.0 × 10000) m² = 1200000 sq m
As per question, 0.7N × 100m² + 0.3N × 80 m² = total buildable area
So, 0.7N × 100m² + 0.3N × 80 m² = 1200000
N = 12765

The calculation of net present values of all costs and benefits is shown in the table given below,
 NPV of anmuity P x
Where ‘P’ is annual cash-flow, ‘r’ is discount rate and ‘n’ is number of years
NPV of perpetuity = p/r
Where ‘P’ is annual cash-flow and ‘r’ is discount rate

 Benefit-cost ratio = 603.3334/578.8725 = 1.0423

Total No. of Households = Population/ Household Size = 20000/5 = 4000
No. of BPL Households = 20% of 4000 = (15/100) x 30000 = 800
No. of BPL units = 600   
Constructed under scheme
No. of BPL Households = 800 - 600= 200
Left out of scheme     
Existing Housing stock = 3000
Dilapidated Housing stock = 10% of 3000 = 300
Net Existing Housing stock= 3000 – 300 = 2700
Therefore, Housing Need = (4000- 2700) - 600 = 700
While, Housing Demand = 700- 200 = 500
Ratio of Housing Need to Housing Demand = Housing Need/ Housing Demand
= 700/500 = 1.4

Total built up area = 35% of NPA = 35% of 500 acres = 175 acres = 175 x 4046.85 = 708198.75 sqm.
Total no. of dwelling units = 708198.75/2000 = 354 dwelling units.
Therefore, total membership fees that can be charged annually = 354 x 100000 x 5 = Rs.177000000

Given;
Number of household = 15,000
Occupied dwelling unit = 12,000
Homeless household = 15000 – 12000 = 3000
Dilapidated DU = 10% of 12,000 = 1200
Housing shortage = homeless + Dilapidated
= 3000 + 1200 = 4200

Total population of housing = Housing project site area x Gross residential density
= 0.8 - hectare x 100 ppha = 80 persons
Residential buildable area = 60% of 0.8 = 0.48 hectares
Net residential area = Population/Residential area = 80/0.48 = 166.67 ppha

Population served by the existing housing stock = 8500 × 5 =42,500
Population facing housing shortage = 51000 - 42,500 = 8500
Housing shortage in % = (8, 500/42000) × 100 = 20.23%.

Harmika –The harmika was a small platform with a railing located at the very top of a stupa.

St. Mark’s Basilica is a cathedral church ofVenice. The present structure is the third church at the same site, the construction for which is assumed to have begun in 1063 CE. It is modelled on the sixth century Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople. It’s architecture has middle-byzantine (like the pendentives), Romanesque, and Islamic influences, and Gothic elements were later incorporated.

Hagia Irene Museum and Concert Hall is an Eastern Orthodox church located in the outer courtyard of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. It is the oldest known church in the city and the only Byzantine church in Istanbul that was never converted into a mosque, as it was used as an arsenal for storing weapons until the 19th century. The Hagia Irene today operates as a museum and conceit hall.

Maximum shear stress in rectangular beam = 3.F / 2.b.d
= 3 × 8,000 / 2 × 25 × d = 20 kg/cm²
d = 24 cm

The cooling load of air-conditioning system, L is given by;

L = S x V x dT [S is Vol. Sp. heat of air, V = Ventilation rate, dT = Temp. diff]

Given, Velocity of air-flow is constant;

⇒ Rate of ventilation, V is constant.

Given, dT is doubled.

Let, cooling load in case 1 be, L₁ = S x V x dT

⇒ Cooling load in case 2 will be, L₂ = S x V x 2dT = 2 (S x V x dT) = 2L1 

⇒ Percentage increase in Cooling load = (L₂ – L₁)/L₁ x 100

= L₁/L₁ x 100 = 100 %

Total volume of air to be removed out = (6 × 5 × 3) 5 = 450 Cubic meters per hour

Let the no. of punctures be ‘a’. Speed of 3.75 m/min = (3.75 × 60) m/hr

At speed 225m/hr, total volume of air that will be out from these punctures is;

(225a × 0.5) Cubic meters per hour.

225a × 0.5 = 450

a = 4

RT is defined as the tune taken for sound to fall by 60 dB from its original level, after the source has stopped. From the given graph, original sound level is 110 dB. RT will be the tune taken for the sound to fall to 50 dB (which is 60dB below the original level). So, RT = 1.6 - 0.4 =1.2 seconds
From Sabins equation.