GATE AR Section B1.3: Building Services and Sustainability PYQs & Answers

Questions 1–10 of 83. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

As per the National Building Code of India 2016, the minimum fire resistance of service ducts and shafts is ____________ minutes.

Your answerChoose one option.

120

240

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Match the following cities in Group-I with their corresponding sun path diagrams in Group-II.

Diagram for Architecture and Planning question 29

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P – 1, Q – 5, R – 3, S – 2

P – 4, Q – 4, R – 5, S – 1

P – 3, Q – 5, R – 1, S – 2

P – 3, Q – 4, R – 1, S – 5

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The figure below shows the generic sequence of spaces and direction of movement of users to and from an operation theatre after entering from a common corridor. The spaces are marked as P, Q, R, S. Choose the correct option(s).

Diagram for Architecture and Planning question 37

Your answerSelect all correct options. You can choose more than one.

Q – Pre-operative, R – Dirty utility, S – Dress change

P – Dress change, Q – Pre-operative, R – Dirty utility

P – Dirty utility, R – Dress change, S – Pre-operative

P – Dress change, R – Dirty utility, S – Post-operative

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Albedo is the ratio between

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Sensible Heat and Latent Heat

Reflected Radiation and Insolation

Absolute Humidity and Saturation Point Humidity

Indoor Illumination and Outdoor Illumination

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The outdoor and indoor temperature of a room are 18 °C and 22 °C, respectively. There is also an internal heat gain of 5 kW. Consider the volumetric heat capacity of air is 1300 J/m³ degC. Using the ventilation heat flow equation, the estimated rate of ventilation (in m³/s) is ____________ (rounded off to two decimal places).

Assume no other heat gains or losses and no net heat storage in the space.

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A building facade has 48 m

of glaze area. The properties of glass used in the glazing are as follows:

U-value: 5.2 W/m

°C Light to Solar Gain (LSG) Ratio: 1.5 Visual Light Transmittance (VLT): 0.6

The average solar radiation on the glazing is 400 W/m

. If the outdoor and indoor set point temperatures are 35 °C and 20 °C, respectively, then the total heat gain (in kW) through the glazing by conduction and radiation is __________ (rounded off to two decimal places).

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A conference room of size 25 m × 12 m is illuminated by CFL having efficacy of 60 lumen/W. The lighting power density (LPD) of the room is 12 W/m

. If the utilization and maintenance factors are 0.8 and 0.5, respectively, then the estimated illumination level (in lux) of the conference room is __________ (in integer).

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The built-up area of a shopping mall is 12,000 m

and the percentage share of annual energy consumption from various sources is shown in the table below. The estimated average monthly solar energy consumption of the building is 10 MW-hr. The Building Energy Index (BEI) of the shopping mall (in kW-hr/m

/year) is __________ (in integer).

Energy source — Percentage share of annual energy consumption: Electricity from grid — 52 Diesel for additional power — 30 LPG for food court — 10 Solar energy — 8

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In Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, HVAC dampers are essentially _____________.

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valves that regulate the airflow as per the air-conditioned zone requirements

valves that regulate the refrigerant flow as per the air-conditioned zone requirements

desicants which are used to absorb the moisture and dehumidify the air-conditioned zone

metal-based sheets to absorb heat and to cool the air-conditioned zone

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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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GATE AR Section B1.3: Building Services and Sustainability PYQs

How to practice Section B1.3: Building Services and Sustainability

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