GATE 2002 1. The colour code for the storage of objects with radiation hazards according to the Occupational Safety Hazards Act (OSHA) is red with black purple with yellow orange with blue green with white The correct answer is purple with yellow. 2. Terra- cotta is a kind of earthern work processed by drying in the sun burning at high temperature mixing with lime compacting under pressure The correct answer is burning at high temperature. 3. Sand blasting is a technique used for cleaning the surface of stone work concrete work wood work earth work The correct answer is stone work. 4. Series of column in a straight row arrangement is termed as Orthostyle Peristyle Tracery Colonia The correct answer is Orthostyle. 5. When the picture plane moves towards the observer, the size of the picture in perspective does not change increases decreases gets elongated The correct answer is decreases. 6. The term ‘Vedika’ in Buddhist architecture is used for railing around stupa crown umbrella of stupa decorative entrance of stupa niche in the wall of stupa The correct answer is railing around stupa. 7. Capital value of a property is equal to net rent value per year multiplied by sinking fund annual rent minus outgoings net annual rent multiplied by years purchase gross annual rent plus overhead costs The correct answer is net annual rent multiplied by years purchase. 8. ‘Demac gauge’ is a device for measuring mechanical strain in structures measuring the dampness of inner walls checking the thermal conductivity of walls gauging air temperature The correct answer is measuring mechanical strain in structures . 9. Funicular polygons are Stress diagrams Force diagrams Regular shapes Irregular shapes The correct answer is Force diagrams. 10. The duct size for an air conditioning system is dependent on amount of air flow and its temperature relative humidity velocity latent heat The correct answer is velocity. 11. The botanical name of ‘Neem’ tree, used for roadside landscaping is Lagerstroemia speciosa Ficus benghalensis Kleinhama hospital Azadirachata Indica The correct answer is Azadirachata Indica. 12. Symbolic representation of water by sand is frequently found in Mughal Garden English Garden Japanese Garden Moorish Garden The correct answer is Japanese Garden. 13. Kenzo Tange developed the concept of Deconstructivism Arcology Metabolism Anamorphosis The correct answer is Metabolism. 14. The maximum slope in a for wheel chair movement is “1: 8” ” 1: 12 “ “1: 20” ” 1: 25″ The correct answer is ” 1: 12 “. 15. Preserving timber by Charring is carried out for Wooden piles Wooden partitions Wooden doors Wooden truss The correct answer is Wooden piles. 16. In construction work, Hoes are used for transporting materials excavating trenches mixing concrete compacting sand The correct answer is excavating trenches. 17. ‘Swastika’ form of settlement layout in ancient Indian town planning is basically a grid iron pattern a radial pattern a ring radial pattern an informal pattern The correct answer is a grid iron pattern. 18. Pompidou Centre in Paris , designed by Renzo Piano, illustrates the concept of Biology analogy Mechanical analogy Romantic analogy Pattern Language analogy The correct answer is Mechanical analogy. 19. The Kandariya Mahadeo Temple in Khajuraho is an example of Rock Cut architecture Nagara architecture Dravida Architecture Indo Saracenic architecture The correct answer is Nagara architecture. 20. Decision on phasing is required in the design of channelized intersection priority intersection grade separated intersection signalized intersection The correct answer is signalized intersection. 21. For street lighting maximum lumen per watt is obtained from sodium vapour lamps mercury vapour lamps incandescent lamps fluorescent lamps The correct answer is sodium vapour lamps. 22. ‘Logit Model’ for discrete choice analysis has been developed by A.O. Hirshman D. McFadden P. Nijkamp T. Scitovsky The correct answer is D. McFadden. 23. ET index can be obtained from nomograms showing DBT, WBT and air velocity DBT, AH and RH AH, RH and air velocity WBT and air velocity The correct answer is DBT, WBT and air velocity. 24. SKPOLY command in AutoCad helps in Generates lines Generates polylines Generates splines All of the above The correct answer is All of the above. 25. Class II towns as defined in the Indian Census relate to a minimum population size of 2,00,000 1,50,000 1,00,000 50,000 The correct answer is 50000. 26. A town having a population of 88,236 (in the year 1971) has shown an arithmetic increase in its population. The growth rate was 12 % per decade. The population in 2001 was 97,000 1,03,007 1,20,000 2,59,000 The correct answer is 120000. 27. The series 1/1, 1/3, 1/5, 1/7, 1/9 ……… is known as geometric series harmonic series Fibonacci series golden mean series The correct answer is harmonic series. 28. For a Split Complementary colour scheme, the primary red colour associated with blue violet – red violet red orange –yellow orange blue green – yellow green red violet – blue green The correct answer is blue green – yellow green. 29. The fixed end moment of a cantilever beam with a u.d.l. of 20 kN/m and span of 3 m is 60 kN m 90 kN m 120 kN m 150 kN m The correct answer is 90 kN m. 30. The buildable area available on a plot of one hectare with a FAR of 2.25 is 15500 sqm 20500 sqm 22500 sqm 25500 sqm The correct answer is 25500 sqm. 31. For an open drain if the ratio of the area to the wetted perimeter is tripled, then the velocity of water in the drain increases by two times three times four times five times The correct answer is two times . 32. In transportation planning Link- Node diagrams are required for estimation of zonal trips determination of trip characteristics trip assignment along roads determination of mode characteristics The correct answer is trip assignment along roads. 33. Water while falling down from a horizontal surface with an edge lip creates glassy sheet flow vertical angular rhythm agitated frothy surface in multiple layers none of the above The correct answer is glassy sheet flow. 34. The R. L. at the basement floor of a building and the R. L. at the road surface are 93.00 and 94.85 respectively. If the plinth height from the road is 600 mm then the depth of the basement is 1.25 1.85 2.35 2.45 The correct answer is 1.85. 35. Along a critical path crashing is carried out for the activity that has minimum cost-time slope maximum cost- time slope minimum cost slope maximum time slope The correct answer is minimum cost slope. 36. Archimedean solids have regular faces right angles irregular faces none of the above The correct answer is regular faces. 37. If the scale of the map is 1: 30,000, then 1 sq cm area of the map would represent 9.00 Hectare 15.00 Hectare 17.30 Hectare 30.00 Hectare The correct answer is 9.00 Hectare. 38. The oxygen demand in the initial stage of the biological decomposition of sewage is due to the presence of nitrogenous matter phosphate matter carbonaceous matter calcerous matter The correct answer is carbonaceous matter. 39. Number of modular bricks required for 10 cum brickwork is 4500 5000 4750 5225 The correct answer is 5000. 40. GPS instrument is used for determining Temperature of a place Lat- Long of a place Rainfall of a place Wind velocity of a place The correct answer is Lat- Long of a place. 41. An ideal example of a tensile roofing system is found in background noise level lowest noise level average noise level peak noise level The correct answer is background noise level. 42. The process of acquiring excess land for selling at a higher price after the completion of the project is known as Encroachment Enforcement Betterment Recoupment The correct answer is Betterment . 43. Cadastral map shows cropping pattern land subdivisions land ownership depth of water bodies The correct answer is land ownership. 44. Participation ratio is obtained from work force and population in work age group work force and total population male work force and female work force work force and in-migration The correct answer is work force and population in work age group. 45. To perceive the backdrop of a building more than its facade detail and the total facade simultaneously, the atleast “1:1” “1:2” “1:4” “1:6” The correct answer is “1:6”. 46. Marble stone used in buildings, is a type of Metamorphic rock Calcerous rock Igneous rock Sedimentary rock The correct answer is Metamorphic rock. 47. IRDP in India is associated with regional development rural development riverfront development road development The correct answer is rural development. 48. Incentive Zoning is related to provision of extra advantages to developers provision of extra advantage to traffic provision of extra advantage to handicapped citizens none of the above The correct answer is provision of extra advantages to developers. 49. When the arrival rate of bank customers is lower than the service rate at the counters queues ae quite often formed queues are never formed queues of infinite length are formed queues of particular length are always formed The correct answer is queues are never formed. Loading …
