GATE 2014

1. A student is required to demonstrate a high level of comprehension of the subject, especially in the social sciences.
The word closest in meaning to comprehension is

2. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
One of his biggest              was his ability to forgive.

3. Rajan was not happy that Sajan decided to do the project on his own. On observing his unhappiness, Sajan explained to Rajan that he preferred to work independently.
Which one of the statements below is logically valid and can be inferred from the above sentences?

4. If y = 5×2 + 3, then the tangent at x = 0, y = 3

5. A foundry has a fixed daily cost of Rs 50,000 whenever it operates and a variable cost of Rs 800Q,
where Q is the daily production in tonnes. What is the cost of production in Rs per tonne for a daily production of 100 tonnes?

6. Find the odd one in the following group: ALRVX, EPVZB, ITZDF, OYEIK

7. Q.7 Anuj, Bhola, Chandan, Dilip, Eswar and Faisal live on different floors in a six-storeyed building (the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it 2, and so on). Anuj lives on an even-numbered floor. Bhola does not live on an odd numbered floor. Chandan does not live on any of the floors below Faisal’s floor. Dilip does not live on floor number 2. Eswar does not live on a floor
immediately above or immediately below Bhola. Faisal lives three floors above Dilip. Which of the following floor-person combinations is correct?

8. The smallest angle of a triangle is equal to two thirds of the smallest angle of a quadrilateral. The ratio between the angles of the quadrilateral is 3:4:5:6. The largest angle of the triangle is twice its smallest angle. What is the sum, in degrees, of the second largest angle of the triangle and the
largest angle of the quadrilateral?

9. One percent of the people of country X are taller than 6 ft. Two percent of the people of country Y are taller than 6 ft. There are thrice as many people in country X as in country Y. Taking both countries together, what is the percentage of people taller than 6 ft?

10. The monthly rainfall chart based on 50 years of rainfall in Agra is shown in the following figure. Which of the following are true? (k percentile is the value such that k percent of the data fall below that value)
(i) On average, it rains more in July than in December
(ii) Every year, the amount of rainfall in August is more than that in January
(iii) July rainfall can be estimated with better confidence than February rainfall
(iv) In August, there is at least 500 mm of rainfall

11. Toothing is a construction technique used in

12. ‘Skeleton and Skin’ concept in building design and construction evolved during the

13. As per the IRC standards, the minimum width (in m) of a two lane urban carriageway without a raised kerb is

14. Pritzker Architecture Prize 2013 has been awarded to

15. Hip roof is formed by surfaces sloping in

16. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Japan has been designed by

17. In AutoCAD, the maximum number of points which can be snapped in a circle using OSNAP command is

18. Development authorities in India are established under the provision of

19. In escalators, the angle of inclination with the horizontal plane should be in the range of

20. 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

21. BEES is an acronym for

22. In a single-stack system of plumbing

23. The maximum bending moment (kNm) in a simply supported beam of 8 m span subjected to a uniformly distributed load of 20 kN/m (inclusive of its self-weight) over the entire span is

24. Criteria for background noise (in NC) in hospitals and apartments is

25. As per the National Building Code, the minimum width (in m) of a staircase flight in an educational building above 24 m height should be

26. Among the following, the one that is NOT a land assembly technique is

27. The Grand Gallery in Egyptian Architecture is provided only at

28. In the Taipei 101 building, the steel sphere as TMD (Tuned Mass Damper) is suspended to reduce horizontal sway due to

29. ‘Finger Plan’ concept of urban planning was initially adopted in

30. The most important property of concrete in its fresh state is

31. An element constructed at intervals along the length of a wall to stabilize it against overturning is

32. Landscape design of Shakti Sthal, the ‘Samadhi’ of late Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi, was done by architect

33. Horizontally Wedge-shaped Treads in stairways are termed as

34. The sequence of development in a Site-and-Services scheme is

35. Which of the following is NOT a classical spatial theory of land use planning?

36. A housing project is proposed to be designed in a plot of 2 hectare. Maximum permissible FAR is
2. The share of the numbers of dwelling units (DU) for MIG, LIG and EWS is 1:2:3 having sizes of
55, 35 and 25 sq.m respectively. The maximum number of DU which can be accommodated in the plot is                               

37. Arrange the following in ascending order of width
P. Collector Street
Q. Arterial Road
R. Local Street
S. Sub-Arterial Road

38. Out of the following, the maximum points in the LEED (New construction) rating system can be earned through

39. Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of bond resistance in reinforced concrete?

40. A neighborhood has 250 units of 80 sq.m each and 200 units of 100 sq.m each. If the mandatory parking requirement is one per 100 sq.m of built space then, the total area(sq.m) required for
parking considering 30 percent additional area for circulation is                                 

41. A brick wall 19 cm thick has a thermal conductivity 0.811 W/m °C. The outside and inside surface
conductance of the wall are 16 W/m2 °C and 8 W/m2 °C respectively, then the U-value of the wall in W/m2 °C is                         

42. Match the contemporary buildings in Group I with their architects in Group II

43. From the following cost components of a building construction project which is not a direct cost combination?
P. Labour cost
Q. Equipment cost
R. Material cost
S. Establishment cost
T. Supervision cost

44. A house located in Delhi has 111 m2 of flat terrace area (runoff coefficient = 0.85) and 55 m2 of ground area covered with grass (runoff coefficient = 0.15). If annual average rainfall is 611.8 mm, then rain water harvesting potential (L/year) from runoff will be                             

45. Match the elements in Group I with the structures in Group II

46. At a site, based on percolation test, the allowable rate of treated sewage application was determined
as 65 L/m2/day. The effective depth (m) of a soak pit with a diameter of 2.5 m for the disposal of 1020 L/day of septic tank effluent is                             

47. Match the AutoCAD command in Group I with their functions in Group II

48. Match the bridges in Group I with their structure type in Group II

49. The arithmetic average value of the sound absorption coefficient for a specific material and particular mounting condition for four frequencies is

50. A single span simply supported reinforced concrete beam (250 mm wide and 480 mm effective depth) is subjected to a concentrated load of 120 kN at its mid-span. Neglecting self-weight of the
beam, the nominal shear stress (MPa) at the support section is                             

51. The optimistic time, the pessimistic time and the most likely time of a job are 6, 13 and 8 days
respectively. The variance for this job is                               

52. A refuse collection system consisting of two chutes is to be provided in a 20 storied residential building with 2 flats/floor (average family size = 5) and with each chute serving one flat on each floor. Average quantity of refuse and its density are 880 g/person/day and 240 kg/m3 respectively. If
the cleaning interval is two days, then the minimum size of the refuse container (litre) at the bottom of each chute is                               

53. Match the features in Group I with their architectural periods in Group II Group I Group II
P. Caryatids 1. Roman
Q. Hypocaust 2. Gothic
R. Pylons 3.Greek
S. Lofty Pinnacles 4. Egyptian
5.Romanesque

54. Match the following terminologies in Group I with their descriptions in Group II
Group I Group II
P. Pruning 1. Useful in reproducing plants that would not breed true if propogated
by seed
Q. Topiary 2. A live bud from a desired plant inserted into a host plant
R. Grafting 3. Cutting of evergreen shrubs into abstract or geometric shapes
S. Budding 4. Trimming and cutting of lawns
5. Selective cutting of plant branches for better growth

55. In a dance hall the indoor and outdoor temperatures are 28°C and 18°C respectively. There is an internal heat gain of 5 kW and the specific heat of air (on volume basis) is 1300 J/m3 °C, then the necessary cross sectional area (m2) of a duct with an air velocity of 2 m/s required for cooling by ventilation is                         

56. Assuming full compaction, strength of concrete is inversely proportional to

57. Match the terms in Group I with their examples in Group II

58. If yield stress of steel is 415 MPa, then strain in tensile reinforcement at the limit state of collapse
shall be at least                           . For steel, the Young’s Modulus, E = 2 X 105 MPa.

59. Match the books in Group I with their authors in Group II

60. Match the common names of the trees in Group I with their botanical names in Group II

61. A room of internal dimension 4m x 5m x 3.5m (LxBxH) has 20 cm thick walls and two doors of size 1m x 2m. The required area of Damp Proof Course (sq.m) is                           

62. A load of 30 kN is applied vertically downward at the free end of a cantilever of span 5 m. If the elastic modulus of the cantilever is 30 GPa and the section has a width of 0.3 m and a depth of 0.6 m,
then, the elastic deflection (in mm) is                             

63. Associate the plans in Group I with the options in Group II

64. The capacity of a hall is 600 persons and its volume is 3000 cu.m. If an optimum reverberation time of 1.0 second is to be achieved then the required total absorption (m2sabine) is                           

65. A solid straight steel rod of diameter 100 mm is bent in single curvature into a circular arc by a
moment of 50 kNm applied at its ends. If elastic modulus, E, for steel is 2 x 105 MPa, the radius of curvature (mm) of the arc assuming π=3.14 is