GATE AR topic:services-infrastructure PYQs & Answers — Page 3

Questions 21–30 of 58. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

Which of the following is/are component(s) of Right of Way (RoW) of a road?

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Building line

Kerb

Carriageway

Sidewalk

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As per the National Building Code of India 2016, terminologies associated with fire fighting in a building is/are

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Refuge area

Water sprinkler system

Panic bar

Atrium

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The design of a 1200 capacity concert hall considers 1/3rd female audience and 2/3rd male audience. The Table below shows the guideline for calculating Water Closet requirements.

Fixture	Male	Female
Water closet	1 number per 100 up to 400 and over 400, 1 number for every 250 or part thereof	3 numbers per 100 up to 200 population and over 200, 2 numbers for every 100 or part thereof

Using the above guideline, the number of Water Closets required for the total audience is ____________ (in integer).

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A municipal town requires a volume of 70,000 m³ compacted solid waste to fill a low lying land. The city has a total of 10,000 households.

Type of House	Percentage of Households	Equivalent volume of compacted solid waste generated/ household/ day
LIG	30%	0.10 m³
MIG	60%	0.15 m³
HIG	10%	0.20 m³

Using the information as shown in the Table above, the estimated minimum number of days required to fill the low lying land is ____________ (in integer).

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In high-rise buildings, the method adopted to prevent ingress of smoke in an enclosed fire staircase is __________.

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Polarization

Pressurization

Perpetuation

Fumigation

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Design of septic tank requires consideration of space for the following item(s).

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Setting of incoming sewage

Storage of digested sludge

Installation of liner to allow seepage of effluent

Digestion of the settled sludge

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Select the parameter(s) required for determining peak rates of runoff using the Rational formula.

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Intensity of rainfall

Coefficient of runoff

Velocity of flow

Hydraulic mean depth of flow

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As per Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate, Govt. of India) select the correct statement(s).

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“dry waste” means waste other than bio-degradable waste and inert street sweepings.

“combustible waste” means biodegradable, recyclable, reusable, hazardous solid waste having maximum calorific value of 800 kcal/kg.

“domestic hazardous waste” includes expired medicine, CFL bulbs, discarded paint drums.

“biodegradable waste” means any inorganic material that cannot be degraded by micro-organisms into simpler stable compounds.

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Select the correct statement(s) from the following.

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Introduction of automobiles led to urban sprawl.

Compact cities show relatively higher carbon emissions.

Land use and transportation planning is inter-dependent on each other.

Addition of a transport mode in an urban area does not change accessibility.

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Choose the correct statement(s) with regard to composting.

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It produces natural soil amendment and enhances the effectiveness of fertilizer.

Warm temperature of tropical regions is less suitable for composting.

Composting is an aerobic thermophilic process.

Window composting and in-vessel composting are two of the common composting methods.

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