Architecture and Planning
GATE AR topic:built-environment PYQs
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Question 21
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One of the sites added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2019 is
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In the given contour map, the angle at ‘A’ (in degrees, rounded off to two decimal places) is ________
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A 1.2 m high window is located on a south facing wall. The solar azimuth angle is equal to the wall azimuth angle and the solar altitude angle is 60º. The minimum depth (in metres, rounded off to two decimal places) of overhang required to completely shade the window is ________
(Assume that the overhang is located at the lintel level of the window)
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In the given figure, the area of the shaded portion is ________
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Average density of a highway is 25 vehicles per km. Average volume of the vehicles on the highway is 520 vehicles per hour. The mean speed (in km/hour, rounded off to one decimal place) is ________
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Match the terminologies of Munsell colour wheel in Group I with their corresponding descriptions in Group II
Group I
(P) Hue
(Q) Chroma
(R) Value
(S) Tint
Group II
(1) Addition of black to the base colour
(2) Radial colour variation
(3) Addition of white to the base colour
(4) Colour variation through angular difference
(5) Vertical colour variation
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Match the plant forms in Group I with the botanical names in Group II, as per ‘A Handbook of Landscape’, CPWD 2013, Government of India
Group I
(P) Columnar
(Q) Globular
(R) Weeping
(S) Pyramidal
Group II
(1) Pinus roxburghii
(2) Ipomoea grandiflora
(3) Juniperus chinensis
(4) Salix babylonica
(5) Mimusops elengi
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Match the images of gardens in Group I with their names in Group II
Group I
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(R)
(S)
Group II
(1) Central Park, New York
(2) Versailles, Paris
(3) Nishat Bagh, Srinagar
(4) Katsura Imperial Garden, Kyoto
(5) Alhambra Moorish Garden, Granada
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Match the Architects in Group I with their projects in Group II
Group I
(P) Victor Horta
(Q) Gerrit Rietvelt
(R) Mies van der Rohe
(S) Frank Lloyd Wright
Group II
(1) Farnsworth House
(2) Robie House
(3) Tassel House
(4) Schroder House
(5) Vanna Venturi House
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Match the graphical representations in Group I with corresponding elements in Group II.
Group I:
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Group II: (1) Pathway; (2) Node; (3) District; (4) Edge; (5) Landmark.
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