GATE 2013

1. In case of residential apartments, the effective floor area available for use within an
apartment, is known as

2. Star Rating of an Air Conditioner is determined by its

3. V7 concept given by Le Corbusier refers to

4. In AUTOCAD, a line of infinite length in the direction defined by starting point and
through point, is known as

5. Orbit Tower built at the London Olympic Park has been designed by

6. As per National Building Code 2005, the minimum size of a habitable room in m² is

7. The urban form of Srirangam town in Tamil Nadu refers to

8. PMGSY, a programme of Government of India, deals with

9. Beam or lowest division of the entablature which extends from column to column, is
known as

10. The information that is NOT essential to be submitted for sanction of any building plan
is

11. The tendency of an ecosystem to maintain its balance by regulatory mechanisms when
disrupted, is known as

12. Gantt Chart DOES NOT provide information about

13. If threshold of hearing has a sound level of zero decibels and the sound level in
broadcasting studio is 100 times the threshold of hearing, its value in decibels would
be

14. The width to height ratio of the front facade of Parthenon (without the pediment) is

15. The face of an Icosahedron is

16. The term ‘Zeitgist’, used in contemporary architecture, refers to

17. Alhambra, a UNESCO world heritage site, is classified as an example of

18. Wythenshawe and Becontree are examples of

19. National Ceremonial Plaza at Thimpu in Bhutan has been designed by

20. Physiochemical process of removing micro-organisms, colour and turbidity from sullage
and sewage is known as

21. Identify which is NOT a green building rating system

22. In 3DS Max, smooth 3D surfaces, by blending a series of selected shape curves, can be
created by

23. Travel behavior characteristics of an urban area can be derived from

24. In GIS, the set of entities representing vector data type is

25. A common flowering shrub is

26. The correct arrangement of the height of towers given below in descending order is
P. Burj Khalifa, Dubai Q. Petronas Tower, Kuala Lumpur
R. Taipei 101, Taiwan S. Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong

27. Match the buildings in Group I with their corresponding architects in Group II
Group I Group II
P. Khalsa Heritage Complex, Anandpur Sahib 1. Philip Johnson
Q. Lisbon Ismaili Centre, Lisbon 2. Charles Correa
R. Neuroscience Centre, Cambridge, USA 3. Raj Rewal
S. National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai 4. B. V. Doshi
5. Moshe Safdie

28. The term ‘Working head’ in context of water supply system means

29. In a theoretical traffic flow relationship, as shown in the figure given below, the slope of
line of joining point F on the curve and the origin O represents

30. Match the CAD terms in Group I with their corresponding functions in Group II
Group I Group II
P. Tiled viewport 1. Boolean operator
Q. UCS 2. Solid model
R. DXF 3. Coordinate system
S. Extrude 4. Drawing interchange format
5. Model space

31. Match the historic periods in Group I with their corresponding examples of towns in
Group II
Group I Group II
P. Egyptian 1. Miletus
Q. Greek 2. Montpazier
R. Medieval 3. Kahun
S. Renaissance 4. Versailles
5. Timgad

32. Match the components of an Indian urban land use map in Group I with their
corresponding colour codes as per UDPFI guidelines in Group II
Group I Group II
P. Public / Semipublic 1. Violet
Q. Industry 2. Grey
R. Transportation 3. Red
S. Commercial 4. Blue
5. Yellow

33. Match the books in Group I with their corresponding authors in Group II
Group I Group II
P. Design of Cities 1. Amos Rapoport
Q. On the Cultural Origin of Settlements 2. Leo Jacobson and Ved Prakash
R. Urbanization and National Development 3. Edmond Bacon
S. Planning Theory 4. Christopher Alexander
5. Andreas Faludi

34. Match the temples in Group I with their corresponding historical periods in Group II
Group I Group II
P. Vaikuntha Perumal Temple, Kancheepuram 1. Vijaynagara
Q. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai 2. Chalukya
R. Durga Temple, Aihole 3. Chola
S. Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur 4. Pandya
5. Pallava

35. Match the theories in Group I with their corresponding propagators in Group II
Group I Group II
P. Choice theory of planning 1. Paul Davidoff and T.A. Reiner
Q. Connurbation 2. Patrick Geddes
R. Classical theory of land use 3. Homer Hoyt
S. Central place theory 4. Richard L. Meier
5. Walter Christaller

36. Match the buildings in Group I with their corresponding structural feature in Group II
Group I Group II
P. Yokohama Port Terminal 1. Geodesic Dome
Q. Stanstead Airport, London 2. Shell Structure
R. TWA Terminal, New York 3. Space Frame
S. Montreal Biosphere, Montreal 4. Folded Steel Plate Structure
5. Pneumatic Structure

37. Match the Five Year Plans listed under Group I with their corresponding feature from
Group II
Group I Group II
P. First Five Year Plan 1. Formation of HUDCO
Q. Fourth Five Year Plan 2. Establishment of TCPO
R. Seventh Five Year Plan 3. Introduction of JNNURM
S. Tenth Five Year Plan 4. Announcement of National Housing Policy
5. Passing of Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act

38. Match the landscape designers listed under Group I with their appropriate contribution
from Group II
Group I Group II
P. Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown 1. The Well-tempered Garden
Q. Andre Le Notre 2. Kew Garden
R. Joseph Paxton 3. Versailles Garden
S. Frederick Law Olmstead 4. Crystal Palace
5. Central Park

39. Match the organism type from Group I with the appropriate example from Group II
Group I Group II
P. Autotroph 1. Nitrifying Bacteria
Q. Heterotroph 2. Grasshopper
R. Chemotroph 3. Grass
S. Saprophyte 4. Vulture
5. Fungus

40. Match the concepts in Group I with their corresponding authors in Group II
Group I Group II
P. Proxemics Theory 1. Gordon Cullen
Q. Serial Vision 2. Edward T. HallR. Urban Imageability 3. Oscar Newman
S. Defensible Space 4. Paul Zucker
5. Kevin Lynch

41. If the area coverage of one sprinkler is 20 m², with a maximum and minimum spacing of
4.6 m and 1.8 m respectively, the minimum number of sprinklers required to be
arranged in a regular orthogonal grid to cover the area of a 15 m x 20 m room would be
_______.

42. If the slope of a hipped roof is 60 degrees and height of the roof is 3 m, span of the
room, in m, would be ……………….. ?v

43. Volume of coarse aggregate in m3 present in 1.0 m³ of 1 : 1.5 : 3 concrete mix made by
volume batching is _______.

44. A tank of internal dimension 3 m x 5 m x 4 m (Length x Breadth x Height) has 200 mm
thick brick wall on all sides. Volume of brickwork in m3 would be _______.

45. Flux emitted from a 1 cd light source in all directions, in lumens, would be _______

46. 50 Hectare of residential sector has 65% buildable area. The FAR of the buildable area
is 1.5. Within the residential sector, 60% of dwelling units are of area 100 m² each and
40% of the dwelling units are of area 80 m² each. The gross residential density, in
dwelling units per Hectare, would be _______.

47. In the given project network diagram, the total slack for job A in days would be _______ day or days

48. The scale of a contour map is 1:10,000 and the contour interval is 5 m. Distance between
two given points on the map is 2 cm and the elevation difference between the two given
points is 10 m. The actual distance between the two given points in ‘m’ would be

49. The scale of a contour map is 1:10,000 and the contour interval is 5 m. Distance between
two given points on the map is 2 cm and the elevation difference between the two given
points is 10 m. The slope between two given points in percentage is

50. A point load of 3kN acts at mid-span of a 4 m long cantilever beam as shown in figure
below. Shearing force at free end in kN is

51. A point load of 3kN acts at mid-span of a 4 m long cantilever beam as shown in figure
below. Bending moment at mid-span in kNm is

52. Cost of a new building is Rs 10,00,000 and its scrap value after 50 years is Rs. 1,00,000.
Using straight line method. The annual depreciation of the building in Rs. Would be

53. Cost of a new building is Rs 10,00,000 and its scrap value after 50 years is Rs. 1,00,000.
Using straight line method. The book value after 10 years in Rs. would be

54. A room of size 100 is illuminated by 10 lamps of 40 W having a luminous efficacy
of 50 lm/W.Total flux emitted by the lamps in lumens would be

55. A room of size 100 is illuminated by 10 lamps of 40 W having a luminous efficacy
of 50 lm/W.If utilization factor is 0.5, at a working height of 90 cm above the floor level, the
illumination in lux would be

56. A number is as much greater than 75 as it is smaller than 117. The number is:

57. The professor ordered to the students to go out of the class.
I II III IV
Which of the above underlined parts of the sentence is grammatically incorrect?

58. Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below:
Primeva

59. Friendship, no matter how _________it is, has its limitations

60. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the pair:
Medicine: Health

61. X and Y are two positive real numbers such that 2X+Y≤6 and X+2Y≤8 . For which of the
following values of (X,Y)the function f(X,Y)=3X+6Y will give maximum value?

62. If |4X-7|=5 then the values of 2|X|-|-X| is:

63. Following table provides figures (in rupees) on annual expenditure of a firm for two years
– 2010 and 2011. In 2011, which of the following two categories have registered increase by same
percentage?

64. A firm is selling its product at Rs. 60 per unit. The total cost of production is Rs. 100 and
firm is earning total profit of Rs. 500. Later, the total cost increased by 30%. By what
percentage the price should be increased to maintain the same profit level.

65. Abhishek is elder to Savar. Savar is younger to Anshul.
Which of the given conclusions is logically valid and is inferred from the above
statements?