GATE 2015

1. The principal presented the chief guest with a ……………….as token of appreciation.

2. Frogs……………………

3. Choose the word most similar in meaning to the given word:
Educe

4. Operators □ ,◊ and → are defined by : a □ b = ; a ◊ b = ; a→ b = ab
Find the value of (66 □ 6) → (66 ◊ 6 )

5. If logx(5/7) = -1/3, then the value of x is

6. The following question presents a sentence, part of which is underlined. Beneath
the sentence you find four ways of phrasing the underlined part. Following the
requirements of the standard written English, select the answer that produces
the most effective sentence.
Tuberculosis, together with its effects, ranks one of the leading causes of death in India

7. Read the following paragraph and choose the correct statement.
Climate change has reduced human security and threatened human well being. An
ignored reality of human progress is that human security largly depends upon
environmental security. But on the contrary, human progress seems contradictory to
environmental security. To keep up both at the required level is the challenge to be
addressed by one and all. One of the ways to curb the climate change may be
suitable scientific innovations, while other may be Gandhian perspective on small
scale progress with focus on sustainability.

8. Fill the missing value

9. A cube of side 3 units is formed using a set of smaller cubes of side 1 unit. Find
the proportion of the number of faces of the smaller cubes visible to those which
are not visible.

10. Humpty Dumpty sits on a wall everyday while having lunch. The wall sometimes
breaks. A person sitting on the wall falls if the wall breaks.
Which one of the statements below is logically valid and can be inferred from the above
sentences?

11. A Housing Finance Institution in the private sector is

12. Which of the following statements regarding PERT is not true ?

13. Damage of foundations due to ‘Soil Liquefaction’ is related to

14. Walls with high thermal inertia are suitable in which type of climate?

15. The ratio of town area to agricultural land area as
suggested by Sir Ebenezer Howard in ‘Garden City’ concept is

16. A ‘Demolition Contract’ for a building is awarded to the

17. Bulking of sand is highest in

18. The Venice Charter (1964) led to the establishment of

19. The ratio between illumination at a working point indoor to total light available
simultaneously outdoor is known as

20. Which of the following vehicular traffic intersections converts all crossings into
merging and diverging sequences?

21. The process of spraying Polyster, Polyurethane, Acrylic and Epoxy Plastic,
followed by heat curing onto metals is called

22. The fundamental right pertaining to property ownership in India DOES NOT
embrace:

23. Match the Elements in Group –I with their Applications in Group –II
Group I Group II
P. Bracket 1. Door
Q. Baluster 2. Dome
R. Key stone 3. Cornice
S. Holdfast 4. Arch
5. Staircase

24. Match the Buildings in Group –I with their Principal Architects in Group –II
Group I Group II
P. Wixner Centre for the Visual Arts, Ohio 1. I. M PeiQ. Vitra Fire Station, Weilam Rhein, Germany 2. Peter Eisenman
R. AT & T Building, New York 3. Louis Kahn
S. Sher –e-Banglanagar, Dacca 4. Zaha Hadid
5. Philip Johnson

25. A combination of colours forming an equilateral triangle in a colour wheel is
called

26. Desire Line diagram helps in

27. As per Fire Safety norms of NBC India for buildings having assembly and
institutional occupancies, the maximum travel distance in meters to an exit from
the dead end of a corridor is

28. Which of the following is a part of a studio apartment

29. The Saturation level of a colour represents

30. Invert level of a pipe at a given cross section refers to the

31. The command DVIEW in AutoCAD permits to view

32. Match the Land use categories of Group-I with their respective Colour codes in GroupII as per practice in India.
Group I Group II
P. Residential 1. Red
Q. Commercial 2. Grey
R. Industrial 3. Blue
S. Public/ Semi -public 4. Violet
5. Yellow

33. A rectangular beam section of size 300 mm (width) X 500 mm (depth) is loaded
with a shear force of 600 kN. The maximum shear stress on the section in N/mm2
is ………………

34. n a 50 meter section of a waste water pipe, if the gradient is 1 in 80, then the fall
in millimeter is ………………..

35. A 15 meter long and 3 meter wide driveway needs to be paved with 300 mm X
300mm square tiles. If each packet contains 30 number of tiles, then the number
of packets to be procured to pave the whole area is ……..

36. Match the Monuments in Group –I with their Features in Group –II
Group I Group II
P. Panch Mahal Fatehpur Sikri 1. Painted Stone Figures
Q. Meenakshi Temple , Madurai 2. Intricated Red Sand Stone Carvings
R. Jor-Bangla Temple, Bishnupur 3. Granite statues
S. Sun temple, Konark 4. Khondalite stone work
5. Terracotta carvings

37. Match the Monuments in Group –I with their Style of Architecture in Group –II
Group I Group II
P. Pisa Cathedral, Italy 1. Gothic
Q. St. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul 2. Moorish
R. Great Temple Aman, Karnak 3. Egyptians
S. Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris 4. Byzantine
5. Romanseque

38. Match the Buildings in Group –I with their Style of Architecture in Group –II
Group -I Group –II
P. Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi 1. Industrial Architecture
Q. German Pavillion for World Exhibition, Barcelona 2. Deconstruction
R. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao 3. Radical Eclecticism
S. Crystal Palace, London 4. International Style
5. Neo Classical

39. Match the Terms in Group –I with their Definition in Group –II
Group -I Group –IIP. Kinesthesia 1. Measurement and study of size and proportion of human body
Q. Anthropometry2. Study of man-machine interaction
R. Ergonomics 3. Study of past and present of human race
S. Biomimicry 4. Study of human sensory experience during movement
5. Imitation of model, system and elements of nature

40. Match the following Urban Spaces in Group –I with their names in Group–II

41. Match the Terms in Group –I with the appropriate Items in Group –II
Group -I Group –II
P. Toposheet 1. Path/Row
Q. Satellite Image 2. Contour
R. Wavelength 3. Focal Length
S. Scan Line 4. Spectral Signature
5. Bits/inch

42. Match the Concepts in Group –I with the appropriate Explanation in Group –II
Group -I Group –II
nned Unit Development 1. Development occurring on vacant or underused
lots in otherwise built up areas
Q. Infill Development 2. Development providing a fair and equitable way
to integrate peri-urban areas
R. Transit Oriented Development 3. Developing a large area as a single entity
merging
zoning and subdivision control
S. Mixed Use Development 4. Development with compatible land uses integrating
varied activities at different times of the
day
5. Development located within walking
from mass
transit stations along the corridor

43. Particles of soil in descending order of grain size is

44. Match the Units in Group –I with their Definitions in Group –II
Group -I Group –II
P. Hertz 1. Newton-meter
Q. Lux 2. Cycles/ second
R. Joule 3. Lumen/ m2
S. Newton 4. Watt/ ampere
5. kg- meter/ sec2

45. Match the Energy Efficient Building Elements in Group –I with their associated Working
Principles in Group –II
Group -I Group –II
P. Solar Chimney 1. Thermal Storage
Q. Earth Air Tunnel 2. Radiant Cooling
R. Trombe Wall 3. Stack Effect
S. Chilled Slab 4. Cross Ventilation
5. Geothermal Energy

46. Match the Vibrator types in Group –I with their related area of application in Group –II
Group -I Group –II
P. Needle Vibrator 1. Concrete Pavement
Q. Shutter Vibrator 2. Pre cast Concrete Unit
R. Surface Vibrator 3. Beam-Column Junction
S. Table vibrator 4. Retaining Wall
5. Slip Forming

47. Match the type of Temporary Structures in Group–I with their corresponding
Functions in Group–II
Group -I Group –II
P. Scaffolding 1. To support unsafe structures
Q. Formwork 2. To support platforms for workman and materials at raised height
during construction
R. Shoring 3. Removal of water from pits
S. Underpinning 4. Mould for RCC structure
5. Strengthening the existing foundation

48. Match following Scientific Names in Group –I with their common Indian Names in
Group –II
Group -I Group –II
P. Lagerstroemia speciosa 1. Amaltas
Q. Cassia fistula 2. Neem
R. Azadarachta indica 3. Jarul
S. Acacia auriculiformis 4. Babul
5. Peepal

49. A man starts from his residence and uses the following mode in sequence to reach the
office- cycle rickshaw to Railway station, then train to destination station, followed by
auto rickshaw to nearby bus stand and finally a bus to his office. Which of the following
describes the sequence of transit usage?

50. PMGSY and JNNURM are two Indian Government programmes which deal with

51. Match the Planning Terms in Group –I with their Descriptions in Group –II
Group -I Group –II
P. Gentrification 1. Haphazard and low density outward growth of urban area
Q. Urban core revitalization 2. Primarily dormitory settlement with functional
dependency on parent city
R. Urban sprawl 3. Replacement of low income residents with high income
population
S. Satellite town 4. Physical and socio-economic revival of the inner city
5. Restricted development in an environmentally sensitive zone

52. Match the Planning Concepts in Group –I with their Corresponding Proponents in
Group –II
Group –I Group –II
P. Broadacre city 1. Le CorbusierQ. Radiant City 2. F. L. Wright
R. Industrial Town 3. Robert Owen
S. Arcosanti 4. Henry Wright
5. Paolo Soleri

53. The housing stock of a town has total number of 9090 dwelling units. Present population
of the town is 45,450. Assuming an average house hold size of 4.5, the housing
shortage in percentage is

54. A hall is 15 m long and 12 m wide. If the sum of areas of the floor and ceiling is equal to
the sum of the area of its four walls, then the volume of the hall in cubic meters is
……………

55. The actual roof area of a building is 3,60,000 sqm, which on a site plan measures 25
sqcm. The scale of the site plan is ……………………

56. If the annual net income from a commercial property is Rs 22,000/- and the interest rate
is 8 %, then the capitalized value is rupees of the property in perpetuity
is……………………

57. A five storied building is constructed on a 100 m X 50 m plot having ground coverage of
60 % (option 1). Alternatively, a four storied building is constructed on the same plot
with a 50 % ground coverage (option 2). The ratio of FARs between option 1 and 2 is
…………….

58. If a roof is treated with a layer of thermal insulation material, the internal heat gain is
reduced by 60 %. The U-value of the roof slab (without thermal insulation) is 3 W /m2
deg C. Assuming a constant temperature difference between indoor and outdoor , the
U-value of the thermal insulation layer in W /m2 deg C is …………………

59. A simply supported beam having effective span of 5 meter is carrying a centrally
concentrated load of 16 kN. The maximum bending moment in the beam in kN-m is
………………

60. A landscaped garden with irregular profile and minor undulations, measuring 35,000
sqm, has a total surface area covered with 20% brick paving, 15 % cement concrete
paving, and rest with grass. The peak intensity of rainfall in that region is 70 mm/hr.
The coefficient of runoff for brick paving, cement concrete paving and grass is 0.8, 0.9
and 0.5 respectively. The estimated quantity of runoff in cubic meter/hr for the entire
garden area is …………………….

61. The number of standard cement bags required to prepare 1400 kg of concrete in the
ratio 1:2:4 (mixed by weight batching) is ………………..

62. A class room measuring 10 m (L) x 8 m (B) x 2.7 m (H) requires an illumination level of
500 lux on the desk level using 40 W fluorescent lamps with rated output of 5000
lumens each. Assuming utilization factor of 0.5 and maintenance factor of 0.8, the
number of lamps required is ………………..

63. Area of tensile steel per meter width of a reinforced concrete slab is 335 sq mm. If 8 mm
rods are used as reinforcement, then centre to centre spacing of the reinforcement in
mm is ………………..

64. The population of the town as per Census 2011 was 22,730 and the population as per
census 2001 was 15,770. Corresponding arithmetic projection of growth, the projected
population in 2016 will be ……………..

65. Two concrete mixers of capacity 200 litres each are used in a construction site to
produce 20 cubic meter of concrete. Ingredient charging, mixing and discharge times
are 3 minutes, 7 minutes and 1 minute respectively. Assuming a time loss of 5 minutes
per hour of operation, the total time in hours for the mixture to produce the required
amount of concrete will be ………….