GATE-AR Moct Test

General Instructions during Examination

• Total duration of the GATE examination is 180 minutes.

• The clock will be set at the server. The countdown timer at the top right
corner of screen will display the remaining time available for you to
complete the examination. When the timer reaches zero, the examination
will end by itself. You need not terminate the examination or submit your
paper.
• Use the scribble pad provided to you for any rough work. Submit the
scribble pad at the end of the examination.
• You are allowed to use a non-programmable type calculator, however,
sharing of calculators is not allowed.

• The subject specific GATE paper section consists of 55 questions, out of

which question numbers 1 to 25 are of 1-mark each, while question
numbers 26 to 55 are of 2-mark each.
• General Aptitude section consist 10 questions out of which question
numbers 56-60 are 2- mark each and question number 61-65 are 1-mark
each
• All questions that are not attempted will result in zero marks. However,
wrong answers for multiple choice type questions (MCQ) will result in
NEGATIVE marks. For all MCQ questions a wrong answer will result in
deduction of⅓ _marks for a 1-mark question and ⅔ _marks for a 2-mark
question.

1) The designer of horizon city in Texas is

A) Lucio Costa
B) Le Corbusier
C) Frank Lloyd Wright
D) Soria Mata

Ans) A

2) Minimum width (in m) of a two lane urban carriage way without a raised curb
as recommended by the IRC standards, the shall be

A) 6
B) 6.5
C) 7
D) 8.0

Ans) C

3) Indus valley development is specially known for

 A) Vaulted roofing in Masonry
B) Underground drainage system
C) Great Palaces
D) Stone carving in Idols

Ans) B

4) EPI stands for

A) Energy Power Indicator

B) Energy Performance Indicator
C) Energy Power Index
D) Energy Performance Index

Ans) D

5) The fire rating of reinforced glass doors is expressed in

A) kcal
B) hour
C) Watt
D) Lux

Ans) B

6) Geographical Information System combines maps with

A) Computer Automation, Statistics and topography

B) Computer graphics, databases and analytical tools
C) Computer graphics, informatics, quantitative tools
D) Computer informatics, databases and qualitative tools

Ans) B

7) In urban planning, “cohort” is used to express

A) Age and sex classification of population

B) Contour levels in slope analysis
C) Land use classification of public and semi-public spaces
D) Soil layer classification

Ans) A

8) Water cement ratio of cement is measured by

A) Slump cone
B) Pycometer
C) Universal testing machine
 D) Vicat’s apparatus

Ans) A

9) Double skin façade is used for

A) To increase the heat gain

B) To reduce the heat gain
C) To increase the aesthetics
D) To increase the stability

Ans) B

10) A dislocation of continuity in rock strata as a result of cracking of the earth’s

crust is called

A) Fissure
B) Eluvium
C) Fault
D) Drift

Ans) C

11) Which of the following is NOT a classical spatial theory of land use planning?

A) Concentric Zone Theory

B) Multiple Nuclei theory
C) Centripetal Theory
D) Sector Theory
Ans) C

12) The “pattern Language” term was coined by

A) Christopher Alexander
B) Patrick Geddes
C) John Ruskin
D) Amos Rapoport

Ans) A

13) “The Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown” is designed by

A) B V Doshi
B) Zaha Hadid
C) Stevel Holl
D) Charles Correa
Ans) D

14) Activities having zero time are known as

A) Crtitical Activities
B) Dummy Activities
C) Preceding Activites
D) Succeeding Activities

Ans) B

15) Solid masonry which resists the lateral pressure of an arch, is called

A) Abutment
B) Raise
C) Abacus
D) Aisle

Ans) A

16) The angle of inclination for escalators with the horizontal plane should be in
the range of

A) 10°-20°
B) 20°-30°
C) 30°-35
D) 35°-45°

Ans) C
17) TDR is a technique for

A) Land use technique

B) Land zoning technique
C) Land Assembly technique
D) Land Disposal technique

Ans) C

18) An external enclosure for any space is most pleasing when its walls are

A) ½ to 1/3 as high as the width of the space

B) Height is greater than the width
C) Height is four times the width
D) Height is equal to width

Ans) A

19) Approximate value of Albedo for vegetation

 A) 0.3-0.5
B) 0.15-0.2
C) 0.4-0.6
D) 0.0-0.1

Ans) B

20) The 74th constitutional amendment empowers

A) President of India
B) Prime minister of India
C) Municipal Organization
D) Council of Architecture

Ans) C

21) The International charter guiding conservation of historic buildings and

areas is the

A) Kyoto protocol
B) Chicago declaration
C) Ramsar
D) Venice charter

Ans) D

22) Hemadpanthi style of temples belongs to

A) Himalaya
B) Deccan
C) Orissa
D) Mughal

Ans) B

23) Ratio of total residential units to residential land area (excludes roads, open
spaces, and other uses) gives

A) Gross Residential density

B) Neighborhood density
C) Net Residential density
D) Population Density

Ans) C

24) Parameter that appears in Bio-climatic chart

A) Dry bulb temperature

B) Wet Bulb Temperature
 C) Humidity Ratio
D) Absolute Humidity

Ans) A

25) Allowable stress in the design of a tension member is a steel truss is a

function of

A) Cross sectional area of the member

B) Yield Stress
C) Slenderness ratio of the member
D) Moment of Inertia of the members cross section

Ans) C

26) Match the visionaries in Group I with their concepts in Group II

Group I Group II
P. Clarence A. Perry 1. Post Modernism
Q. Constantinos Doxiadis 2. Bauhaus
R. Paul Davidoff 3. Advocacy Planning
S. Walter Gropius 4. Dynopolis
5. Neighborhood unit

A) P-5, Q-4, R-3, S-2

B) P-5, Q-4, R-2, S-1
C) P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-1
D) P-2, Q-4, R-2, S-5

Ans) A

27) Match the urban forms listed in Group I with the towns listed in Group II

Group I Group II
P. Grid Iron 1. New Delhi
Q. Radial 2. Washington D.C
R. Linear 3. Copenhagen
S. Finger plan 4. Mumbai
5. Canberra
A) P-1,Q-3, R-2,S-4
B) P-2,Q-1, R-4,S-3
C) P-2,Q-2, R-3,S-4
D) P-1,Q-2, R-4,S-3

Ans) B

28) Total land area for a plotted housing development project is 50.0 hectare, of
which, area under community facilities, common open spaces and roads are 9%,
10 %, and 16 % respectively. Total number of saleable plots of 250 m2 each will
be

A) 1100
B) 1700
C) 1500
D) 1300

29) Annual housing demand of a metropolitan city is estimated through the

combination of the following components. Identify the correct combination

P. New entrants to the city Q. Elderly population living in cities

R. New relocated slum dwellers S. Slum squatter dwellers
T. Unauthorized dwelling units U. Dilapidated houses
V. Part of backlog W. Any other houses

A) P, R, U, W
B) P, R, S, U
C) P, S, U, V
D) R, Q,U, W

Ans) C

30) Match the CAD terms in Group I with their functions in Group II

Group I Group II
P. FLATTEN 1. Blends selected objects to the destination layer
Q. DDPTYPE 2. Change the point style
R. REGION 3. Select the objects and make it polyline
S. REGEN 4. Make all the object elevations to Zero
5. Refresh the layers

A) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-5

B) P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-5
C) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-5
D) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-5

Ans) C

31) An auditorium of size 30mX20m is 8m high, assuming optimum

reverberation time of 1.2secs and existing absorption power of the hall as 300
m2- Sabine. Calculation the extra absorption units required

A) 120 m2- Sabins

B) 320 m2- Sabins
C) 340 m2- Sabins
D) 450 m2- Sabins
Ans) C

32) If a glazing material has Reflectivity 0.6, Transmissivity 0.1. Then Absorption
will be

A) -0.7
B) 0.3
C) 0.5
D) 0.7

Ans) B

33) A 10-ton quantity of hardened concrete having a water cement ratio of 0.45
consists of 2 tons of cement. One cu.m of this concrete has a mass of 2.5 ton.
Calculate the area of 200mm thick slab (in Sqm) that can be cast using the entire
10 tons of concrete will be

A) 5
B) 15
C) 20
D) 35

Ans) C

34) Match the theories in Group I with their corresponding propagators in

GroupII

Group I Group II
P. Choice theory of planning 1. Paul Davidoff and T.A. Reiner
Q. Connurbation 2. Patrick Geddes
R. Classical theory of land use 3. Homer Hoyt
S. Central place theory 4. Richard L. Meier
5.Walter Christaller

A) P-2, Q-3, R-5, S-1

B) P-1, Q-2, R-4, S-5
C) P-4, Q-3, R-5, S-2
D) P-5, Q-4, R-3, S-2

Ans) B

35) The characteristics of Japanese gardens are

P. Stepping stones
Q. Stone lanterns
R. Octogonal Geometry
S. Miniature symbolic elements
T. Stone water basins
U. Monumental scale

A) P, Q, S, T
B) P, Q, U
C) R, S, T
D) Q, R, S, T

Ans) A

36) Match the statements about thermal comfort in Group I with True / False in
Group II.

Group I Group II
P. Low capacitance materials should be used to store heat gain 1. True
Q. Stack effect depends on temperature difference between
Indoor and outdoor air 2. False
R. Venturi effect is a passive cooling technique
S. Wind breaks are used to maximize winter wind turbulence

A) P-1, Q-2, R-2, S-2

B) P-1, Q-2, R-2, S-1
C) P-2, Q-1, R-1, S-2
D) P-2, Q-1, R-1, S-1

Ans) C

37) The correct sequence of various components of a house water connection

from the municipal water main is

A) Stop cock →Water meter →Goose neck →Service pipe →Ferrule connection
B) Ferrule connection →Stop cock →Goose neck →Service pipe →Water meter
C) Goose neck →Ferrule connection →Service pipe →Water meter →Stop cock
D) Ferrule connection →Goose neck→ Service pipe →Stop cock →Water meter

Ans) B

38) Match plans in Group-I with schemes in Group-II

Group I Group II
P. Housing for EWS/LIG 1. RRY
Q. Slum free city plan 2. PMGSY
R. Transport Network plan 3. RAY
S. Disaster Management plan 4. NDMA
5. RSVY

A) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4

B) P-2, Q-1, R-5, S-4
C) P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-4
D) P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-4
Ans) C

39) Identify the hierarchy, from highest to lowest, of the number of potential
conflict points at the unmanaged traffic intersections given below.

A) P, Q, R, S
B) R, Q, S, P
C) R, S, Q, P
D) P, R, S, Q

Ans) B

40) Match the types of floats in Group I with their characteristics in Group II

Group I Group II
P. Total Float 1. Excess of min. available time over the activity time
Q. Free Float 2. Excess of max. available time over the activity
time
R. Independent Float 3. Excess of available time over the activity time
when all jobs start as early as possible

A) P-2, Q-1, R-3

B) P-1, Q-2, Q-3
C) P-3, Q-2, R-1
D) P2, Q-2, R-1

Ans) C

41) Match the architectural styles in Group I with their features in Group II

Group I Group II
P. Greek 1. Mastaba
Q. Buddhist 2. Triumphal Arch
R. Roman 3. Architrave
S. Egyptian 4. Vihara

A) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1

B) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
C) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3
D) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1

Ans) D
42) The maximum bending moment (kNm) in a simply supported beam of 8m
span subjected to a uniformly distributed load of 20kN/m (inclusive of its self
weight) over the entire span is

A) 40
B) 160
C) 240
D) 380

Ans) B

43) A room measuring 10mX10m has to be illuminated to a level of 200 lux by a

single electric lamp. The coefficient of utilization is 0.75 and the maintenance
factor is 0.8. The lumen output required for the above lamp is

A) 16,666
B) 12,000
C) 30,000
D) 33,333

Ans) D

44) Select the direct cost components of building construction project

P) Equipment cost
Q) Labour cost
R) Material cost
S) Establishment cost
T) Supervision cost

A) P and Q
B) Q and R
C) P and R
D) S and T

Ans) D

45) If it rains for 30 mins with an intensity of 10cm/hr, min volume of rain water
that can be collected from an area of 100Sqm of roof area will be. Assume runoff
coefficient of roof as 0.9

A) 4.5cum
B) 5 cum
C) 6 cum
D) 3 cum

Ans) A
46) An office with volume 90 Cum has an occupancy of 5 persons. If 20
lit/sec/person of air is extracted from the office, calculate the ventilation rate in
terms of air changes per hour.

A) 4
B) 20
C) 2
D) 0.4

Ans) C

47) Identify the parameters used in the Hazen & William’s nomogram to
calculate pipe diameter for water supply

P. Flow rate in lit/Sec

Q. Population to be served
R. Velocity in m/Sec
S. Head loss in m/m
T. Pipe diameter in mm

A) P,Q,S
B) P,S, T
C) P, R, S
D) P, Q,R

Ans) B

48) Identify the satellites that provide useful information for physical planning?

P. IKONOS Q. IRS-1D R. CartoSAT S. INSAT-1B T. PSLV U. Google Earth V.

Apple W. Quick bird
A) P,Q,R,W
B) R,S,T,V
C) P,Q,R,S
D) S,T,U,V

Ans) A

49) Match the plant types in Group I with their corresponding examples in Group
II

Group I Group II
P. Climber 1. Croton
Q. Shrub 2. Shirish
R. Tree 3. Duranta
S. Hedge 4. Bougainvillea

A) P-3, Q-1,R-2, S-4

B) P-4,Q-1,R-2,S-3
 C) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3
D) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2

Ans) B

50) Match the buildings in Group I with their corresponding structural feature in
Group II

Group I Group II
P. Yokohama Port Terminal 1. Geodesic dome
Q. Stanstead Airport 2. Shell structure
R. TWA Terminal 3. Space Frame
S. Montreal Biosphere 4. Folded Plate structure
5. Pneumatic Structure

A) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1

B) P-4, Q-3, R-5, S-2
C) P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4
D) P-5, Q-3, R-4, S-2

Ans) A

51) Cost of a new building is Rs. 10,00,000 and its scrap value after 50 years is
Rs. 1,00,000. What is the annual depreciation?

A) 10,000
B) 15,000
C) 18,000
D) 20,000

Ans) C
52) In which section of GRIHA rating system, maximum points can be earned
through?

A) Health and Well Being

B) Sustainable Site Planning
C) Energy Efficiency
D) Innovation

Ans) C

53) SWOT analysis is used for examining a situation’s inherent

A) Strength, Wastefulness, Opportunity and Tactfulness

B) Sanction, Weakness, Ownership and Threat
C) Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat
D) Support, Wastefulness, Ownership and Transparency

Ans) C
54) Which is the correct math for items given in Group I with items given in
Group II

Group I Group II
P. Thermal Inversion 1. Water Repellent
Q. Efflorescence 2. Stable Airflow
R. Hydrophobic surface 3. Lecture Hall
S. Psychedelic effect 4. Crystallisation
5. Globulation
A) P-5, Q-3, R-1, S-2
B) P-2, Q-3,R-4, S-1
C) P-1, Q-4, R-3, S-1
D) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3

Ans) D

55) The optimistic time, the pessimistic time and the most likely time of a job are
6, 13 and 8 days respectively. The variance of the job is

A) 1.35
B) 1.68
C) 1.20
D) 1.90

Ans) A

56) Find the wrong term in the letter-number series given below
G4T, J10R, M20P, P43N, S90L

A) G4T
B) J10R
C) M20P
D) P43N
E) S90L

Ans) B

57) A cube is cut in two equal parts along a plane parallel to one of its faces. One
piece is then colored red on the two larger faces and green on remaining. While
the other is colored green on two smaller adjacent faces and red on the
remaining. Each is then cut into 32 cubes of same size and mixed up.

How many cubes have only one colored face each?

A) 32
B) 8
C) 16
D) 24
E) 0

Ans) C

58) Nithin was counting down from 32. Sumit was counting upwards the
numbers starting from 1 and he was calling out only the odd numbers. What
common number will they call out at the same time if they were calling at the
same speed?

A) 19
B) 21
C)22
D) They will not call out the same number
E) None of these

Ans) D

59) In a certain office, 1/3 of the workers are women, ½ of the women are
married and 1/3 of the married women have children. If 3/4 th of the men are
married and2/3 rd of the married men have children, what part of workers are
without children?

A) 5/18
B) 4/9
C) 11/18
D) 17/18
E) 17/36

Ans) C

60) The following table shows the number of new employees added to different
categories of employees in a company and also the no of employees from these
categories who left the company ever since the foundation of the company in
1995

During the period of 1995 and 2000, the total no of operators who left the
company is what percent of the total number of Operators who joined the
company?

A) 19%
B) 21%
C) 27%
D) 29%
E) 32%

Ans) D

61) Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase
printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct
as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.

You need not come unless you want to

A) You don't need to come unless you want to

B) You come only when you want to
C) You come unless you don't want to
D) You needn't come until you don't want to
E) No correction required

Ans) A

62) My hair stood off ends when I saw the horrible sight.

A) Stood at ends
B) Stood on ends
C) Stood to ends
D) Stands on ends
E) No correction required

Ans) B

63) Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete
the following sentence.

We shall not to be able to use your ability in court unless we can find someone to
……………to statements.

A) Corroborate
B) Avouch
C) Verify
D) Approve

Ans) A

64) Industrial exhibitions play a major role in a country's economy. Such

exhibitions, now regularly held in Delhi, enable us to measure the extent of our
own less advanced industrial progress and the mighty industrial power and
progress of countries like the U.K., U.S.A. and Russia whose pavilions are the
centers of the greatest attention and attractions.

The passage best supports the statement that industrial exhibitions –

A) Greatly tax the poor economies.

B) Are more useful for the developed countries like U.S.A. whose products stand
out superior to those of the developing countries.
C) Are not of much use to the countries that are industrially backward.
D) Boost up production qualitatively and quantitatively by analytical comparison
of a country's products with those of the developed countries.

Ans) D

65) In a certain office, 1/3 of the workers are women, ½ of the women are
married and 1/3 of the married women have children. If 3/4 th of the men are
married and2/3 rd of the married men have children, what part of workers are
without children?

A) 5/18
B) 4/9
C) 11/18
D) 17/18
E) 17/36

Ans) C