GATE AR · 2026 · AR-B1
Question 65: architecture
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Question 65
AR-B1NAT2 marksNeeds review
The built-up area of a shopping mall is 12,000 m
and the percentage share of annual energy consumption from various sources is shown in the table below. The estimated average monthly solar energy consumption of the building is 10 MW-hr. The Building Energy Index (BEI) of the shopping mall (in kW-hr/m
/year) is __________ (in integer).Energy source — Percentage share of annual energy consumption:
Electricity from grid — 52
Diesel for additional power — 30
LPG for food court — 10
Solar energy — 8
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2026AR-B1
GATE AR 2026 · Paper 1
Architecture and Planning · Original paper archive
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- Section AR-B1
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 2 marks
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