GATE AR 2021 Paper 1 — page 12

Questions 34–36 of 65. Imported answers require review unless explicitly marked reviewed.

During earthquake, soft storey failure in a building is due to

Your answerChoose one option.

shear failure initiated by short column effect.

stress discontinuity initiated by abrupt changes of stiffness.

failure of column initiated by weak column – strong beam effect.

drift of building storey initiated by pounding effect.

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Following five activities are associated with construction contract management. Choose the option showing the correct progressive sequence of the activities.

P — Opening of Bid Q — Submission of Security Deposit R — Publication of Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) S — Issue of Letter of Intent (LOI) T — Submission of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD)

Your answerChoose one option.

R – Q – P – T – S

S – P – T – Q

R – T – P – S – Q

S – T – P – R – Q

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Match the acronyms in Group I with the particulars in Group II.

Group I: P LCA; Q IPCC; R Mtoe; S LEED.

Group II: 1 building certification system; 2 hydrological assessment tool; 3 climate change; 4 equivalent measure of energy expended; 5 cradle to grave.

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P–3, Q–5, R–4, S–2

P–4, Q–3, R–1, S–2

P–5, Q–4, R–2, S–1

P–5, Q–3, R–4, S–1

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