Architecture and Planning
GATE AR format:nat PYQs
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Questions 31–40 of 180. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 44
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The population of a city in the year 2001, 2011, 2021 were recorded as 52,000, 76,600 and 1,20,000 respectively. Calculating the average growth rate using geometric mean, the estimated population of the city for 2031 using geometric increase method is ______________. (rounded off to the nearest integer)
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A room having dimension of 12 m × 8 m and height 4 m, stores a certain combustible material of volume 80 m³. The density and calorific value of the combustible material are 3.0 kg/m³ and 4000 kcal/kg, respectively. The fire load of the room is ____________ kcal/m². (rounded off to the nearest integer)
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A construction project consists of four activities. The duration, relationship and cost parameters are given in the table. The indirect cost of the project is INR 500/- per week. If the project has to be completed by 12 weeks, the total project cost will be, INR______________. (Answer in integer)
Activity | Immediate Predecessor Activity | Normal Duration (Weeks) | Crash Duration (Weeks) | Normal Cost (INR) | Crash Cost (INR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Nil | 8 | 5 | 20,000 | 26,000 |
Q | Nil | 5 | 2 | 30,000 | 33,000 |
R | P | 6 | 4 | 40,000 | 52,000 |
S | Q | 4 | 3 | 10,000 | 13,000 |
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A 24 cm line AB is vertically stand on a horizontal plane. The station point is located 18 cm above ground and 15 cm in front of the line AB. The picture plane is located in between the line AB and station point perpendicular to the sight line. The distance between the picture plane and the station point is 9 cm. The height of the perspective view of the line AB is ____________ cm. (rounded off to one decimal place)
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The view from ground to sky of a location is projected on a plane as shown in the figure. The hatched and the solid black portion of the diagram represent the sky and the obstructions, respectively. The radius of the whole circle shown in the figure is 3 units and other dimensions are provided in the figure. The Sky View Factor (SVF) of this location is ________________. (rounded off to two decimal places)

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A city aims to introduce Metro rail as a sustainable public transport, with a projected daily ridership of 3,67,200 which is expected to shift 18% of the daily trips from other existing modes. The existing modal share (in percentage) is shown in the figure. If half of the above modal shift is expected to replace trips by Motorised Two-wheeler and Motorised Four-wheeler in 2:1 ratio, the trips only by Motorised Two-wheeler, post modal shift to Metro is ________________. (answer in integer)

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For a given location, the Sun’s position is at 40° Altitude angle and 130° N Azimuth angle. The Zenith Angle of the Sun (in degree) at that given location is _____________.
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A simply supported beam is under a uniformly distributed load (UDL) along the full span. The mid-span deflection is measured as 24 mm. If the length and depth of the beam is doubled while keeping other parameters unchanged, the mid-span deflection is ____________ mm. (answer in integer)
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A rectangular RCC beam section of 250 mm width and 400 mm effective depth is under a factored Shear Force of 120 kN. The design shear strength (τc) of concrete is 0.35 N/mm². Two-legged, 8 mm diameter stirrups are used for the shear reinforcement. Assuming the Yield Stress of Steel, fy = 415 N/mm², the design spacing (c/c) of the stirrups is ____________ mm. (rounded off to the nearest integer)
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A source of light is located at point C. Point A is 1.75 m vertically below point C. Point B is situated horizontally 1.0 m right of point A. If the illumination level at point A due to the light source at point C is 300 Lux, then the illumination level at point B is ______________ Lux. (rounded off to the nearest integer)
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