Architecture and Planning
2026 · Paper 1
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Question 46
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A construction project consists of 7 activities. These activities, their connecting events, and the three PERT times (optimistic, likely, and pessimistic), in days, are listed in the table below. The project starts on 27ᵗʰ July 2026. Assuming no holidays for the entire duration of the project except 15ᵗʰ August 2026, the expected date of completion of the project will be __________ August 2026 (mention the date in integer).
Activity | Connecting Events | Three PERT Times (in Days) |
|---|---|---|
P | 1 → 2 | 4 – 6 – 8 |
Q | 1 → 3 | 5 – 6 – 13 |
R | 2 → 5 | 6 – 8 – 22 |
S | 2 → 3 | 8 – 11 – 14 |
T | 3 → 5 | 2 – 4 – 12 |
U | 3 → 4 | 4 – 8 – 18 |
V | 4 → 5 | 5 – 7 – 15 |
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A socio-economic survey of a city is planned with a sample size of 1250 persons, having the same proportion of age and sex distribution of the city population, as given in the table below. The required number of representative female respondents of the age group 19 to 40 years, is __________ (round off to nearest integer).
Age group (in years) | Male (%) | Female (%) |
|---|---|---|
0 to 6 | 2 | 1.5 |
7 to 18 | 8.5 | 6 |
19 to 25 | 14.5 | 13.5 |
26 to 40 | 14.5 | 11 |
41 to 50 | 12 | 8 |
51 to 60 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
60 + | 1.5 | 2 |
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An existing four storey building of identical floor plans was built by utilizing the maximum allowable F.A.R. and maximum ground coverage of 50% in a plot of 500 m². Due to incentive zoning, the F.A.R. of the plot has been increased to 2.75. The maximum floor area (in m²) that can now be added to the building is __________ (in integer).
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