Architecture and Planning
GATE AR year:2024 PYQs
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Questions 51–60 of 81. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 51
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The schematic diagram of a unitary air-conditioner operating in cooling mode, is shown in the following Figure. The component P marked in the figure represents

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Tian Tan Integrity Campus, Bengaluru is designed by
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With reference to the Figure below, which of the following labeling is/are correct?

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Which of the following buildings has/have pendentives as a structural element?
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Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coated fiberglass has been used as a roofing membrane in
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A non-stop express elevator directly connects the observatory level at 80ᵗʰ floor of a tower with the podium at 2ⁿᵈ floor level. The tower has a uniform floor-floor height of 4 m. The elevator attains a maximum speed of 8 m/s. Assume 2 m/s² as net vertical acceleration and net vertical deceleration (incorporating gravity). If the elevator starts from a state of rest from the podium, the time taken to reach the observatory, in seconds, is ____________ (rounded off to one decimal place).
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Match the elements in Group–I with the corresponding religious buildings in Group–II.
Group–I: (P) Bell capital; (Q) Mehrab; (R) Gopuram; (S) Pediment.
Group–II: (1) Mosque; (2) Hindu Temple; (3) Greek Temple; (4) Romanesque Church; (5) Egyptian Temple
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Match the museums in Group–I with their architects in Group–II.
Group–I: (P) Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal; (Q) Bihar Museum, Patna; (R) Gandhi Memorial Museum, Ahmedabad; (S) Museum of Art and Photography, Bengaluru.
Group–II: (1) Charles Correa; (2) Ram Sharma; (3) Romi Khosla; (4) Soumitro Ghosh & Nisha Mathew; (5) Fumihiko Maki
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Match the special shaped bricks in Group–I with their corresponding nomenclature in Group–II.
Group–I: (P), (Q), (R), (S).




Group–II: (1) Plinth Header; (2) Bird’s mouth; (3) Squint; (4) Double cant; (5) Plinth stretcher.
Identify the correct matching using the options below.
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Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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