SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

MEENAKSHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

K.K.NAGAR WEST CHENNAI.

SUB: AR6015 –Sustainable Planning and Architecture

YEAR – V/ SEM-09/ SEC-A & SEC-B MCQ QUESTION BANK

1. When the Brundtland report was officially released as “Our Common Future”?
a. Aug 1976
b. Oct 1987
c. Jan 1960
d. Dec 1990
2. Which of the following is correct, if we only achieve two out of three pillars of
Sustainable Development?
a. Social + Economic Sustainability = Equitable
b. Social + Environmental Sustainability = Bearable
c. Economic + Environmental Sustainability = Viable
d. All of the above
3. Which of the following is not included in the parameters of sustainable development?
a. Carrying capacity
b. Inter and Intra-generation equity
c. Gender disparity and diversity
d. None of the above
4. Modern concept of sustainable development focuses more on
a. economic development
b. social development
c. environmental protection
d. all of the above
5. Sustainability Science is the study of the concepts of sustainable development and _ .
a. environmental science
b. general science
c. social science
d. geo science
6. VOC stands for:
a. Volatile Organic Chemicals
b. Volatile Oxygen Chemicals
c. Ventilated Organic Compounds
d. Volatile Organic Compounds
7. Having lighter shades of paints on the roof vis-à-vis dark shades can result in:
a. Higher energy consumption
b. Improve indoor air quality
c. Reduce heat island effect
d. Enhanced aesthetics
8. Choose the best passive design strategy which needs to be applied in building design.
a. Use high performance glass in the facade
b. Use foam based insulation for building envelope
c. Optimizing the orientation and building form with respect to the
microclimatic condition
d. Landscaping by vegetation
9. Intent for heat island mitigation used to
a. Minimize impact on microclimate
b. Preserve local biodiversity
c. Enhance nocturnal environment
d. Land development impact
10. What does LEED stand for?
a. Leadership in Energy Emissions Design
b. Leadership in Energy & Environment Design
c. Leadership in Energy Efficiency Design
11. What does GRIHA stand for?
a. Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment
b. Green Rating for India Housing Assessment
c. None of the above
12. Which was the first LEED Platinum rated building in India?
a. Suzlon One
b. Wipro Center
c. CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre
13. What does BREEAM- stand for?
a. Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment
b. Green Rating for India Housing Assessment
c. Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology
14. What does BEES - stand for?
a. Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability
b. Building for Economic and Environmental Sustainability
c. None of the above
15. What does IGBC - stand for?
a. Indian Green Building Council
b. Indian Green Building rating council
c. All the above
16. Major components of Indoor Air quality are
a. VOC
b. Particulate Matter
c. Microbial Contamination
d. All above
17. LCA in green perspective refers to
a. Low cost automation
b. Life cycle approach
c. Life cycle analysis
d. Least common approach
18. What architectural features have impact on the energy efficiency of the building?
a. Orientation
b. Shading Device
c. Insulation on the Wall and Roof
d. All of the above
19. As per Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC, 2008), Chennai is defined under
which climate?
a. Composite climate
b. Temperate climate
c. Hot and Dry climate
d. None of the above
20. The set of ecosystems is called a
a. Biome
b. Climate
c. Subsystem
d. Structure
21. Ecosystems rely on the following major sources of energy
a. Sun
b. Chemical or Nuclear fuels
c. Both (A) and (B)
d. None of the above
22. Every Ecosystem has _ major component(s).
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
23. The following is (are) Abiotic components of the ecosystem.
a. Soil
b. Carbon
c. Protein
 d. All of the above
24. Heterotrophic components are
a. Producers
b. Consumers
c. Decomposers
d. None of the above
25. Which of the following is not a type of Ecological pyramid?
a. The Pyramid of Numbers
b. The Pyramid of Biomass
c. The Pyramid of Energy
d. The Pyramid of Food
26. Selection of low emitting materials for a building have direct impact on:
a. Light glare
b. Lux levels
c. Indoor air quality
d. Health of occupants
27. To improve micro climate in and around the building, following needs to be done?
a. Plant Native and Adaptive tree saplings
b. Plant Ornamental Vegetation
c. Have Lawn all over the place
d. All of the above
28. Discourage heat buildup by
a. creating a cool microclimate
b. by using glass with maximum SHGC
c. by using wall materials with higher U-Value
d. use reflective finish in the interior
29. Recycling reduces
a. energy usage
b. air pollution
c. water pollution
d. all of the above
30. Following material has highest recycled quality
a. paper
b. plastic
c. steel
d. oil
31. Which of the following measures reduce land take impact?
a. Minimise building footprint
b. Increase building footprint
c. Increase roof surface area
32. Which of the following is not a sustainable planning practice?
a. Reuse of existing structure and materials
b. Heritage Impact Assessment
c. Energy Audit
33. Which of the following is a reusable building material from demolished buildings when
constructing new buildings?
a. Bricks
b. Paint
c. Carpet
34. A sustainable building is integrated into the natural and___ setting of its location.
a. cultural
b. technological
c. political
35. Which of the following is not considered a renewable energy source?
a. Geothermal
b. Solar
c. Coal
36. Renewable energy is ___ and does not produce greenhouse gases during operation.
a. scarce
b. plenty
c. unavailable
37. A well-design building envelope ___ the entry of contaminated air and moisture.
a. allows
b. increases
c. eliminates
38. Which of the following is not a rapidly renewable building material?
a. Bamboo
b. Cork
c. Timber
39. In the context of sustainable building maintenance, what does POE stand for?
a. Projected Operational Environment
b. Post Occupancy Evaluation.
c. Peace on Earth.
40. Life Cycle Costing (LC C) is a technique to establish the __cost of ownership.
a. initial
b. partial
c. total
41. A uPVC window frame may have less environmental impact than a wooden window
frame because
(a) Is lighter
(b) Looks nicer
(c) Lasts longer
(d) Is made from crude oil

42. Having lighter shades of paints on the roof vis-à-vis dark shades can result in:
(a) Higher energy consumption
(b) Improve indoor air quality
(c) Reduce heat island effect
(d) Enhanced aesthetics

43. Anaerobic means

(a) Presence of Oxygen
(b) Absence of Oxygen
(c) Both a) and b)
(d) None of the above

44. Who is responsible for Energy Efficiency in a project?

(a) Project team
(b) Owner
(c) Architect
(d) MEP Consultant

45. Preferred insulation on the roof would be __________

(a) Over-deck
(b) Under-deck
(c) None of the above

46. .Choose the best passive design strategy which needs to be applied in building design .
 (a) Use high performance glass in the facade
(b) Use foam based insulation for building envelope
(c) Optimizing the orientation and building form with respect to the
microclimatic condition
(d) Landscaping by vegetation
(e) Use of CFC free HVAC system

47. Courtyard works best in which climatic zone

(a) Cold climates
(b) hot arid climates
(c) Humid climatic zone
(d) composite

48. Which gases contributing to acid rain?

(a) Hydrochloric acid
(b) Nitrous oxide
(c) Oxides of sulphur
(d) All of the above

49. What does TSS stand for?

(a) Timer Saver Standards
(b) Total Solids Suspended
(c) Total Soluble Solids
(d) Total Suspended Solids

50. System's efficiency refers to which of the following systems in a building?

(a) Electrical Power Distribution
(b) Air Conditioning
(c) BMS (Building Management System)
(d) Lighting system
(e) All of the above
51. Interior partitions, false ceiling, doors, windows would be termed as?
(a) Structural elements
(b) Shell
(c) Non Shell

52. The National Building Code divides the country in to

(a) 3 climatic zones
(b) 4 climatic zones
(c) 5 climatic zones
(d) 6 climatic zones

53. Ensure uniformity in flooring levels

(a) Reduce the cost of construction
(b) Building can cater to differently abled people
(c) Provide better infrastructure
(d) Reduce footprint

54. What is scope of "Option D" in M&V?

(e) Whole Facility measurement
(f) All ECM related parameter measurements
(g) Calibrated Simulation
(h) Isolation Retrofit (Partial parameter measurement)

55. Shading devices helps to ……..

(a) block the summer sun
(b) Allows for penetration of winter sun
(c) Both a& b
(d) None of the above
56. Sprinkler system is best suited for?
(a) Lawns and Creepers
(b) Lawns and Shrubs
(c) Lawns
(d) Shrubs

57. One of the following is a symptom of Sick Building Syndrome. Please select:
(a) Stomach ache
(b) Dry eyes
(c) Fever
(d) Giggling

58. What does LPF stand for?

(a) Litres per Flow
(b) Litres per Flush
(c) Litres per Fixture

59. What is Blackwater?

(a) Waste water from wash basins, showers
(b) Waste water from toilets, urinals
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None

60. The New Solid Waste Management (2016) Rules promotes

(e) Centralized Units
(f) Decentralized Units
(g) Both a) and b)
(h) None of the above

61. XPS stands for?

(a) Express polymer shape
(b) Extruded Polystyrene
 (c) Expended Polystyrene
(d) Existing plastic shade

62. In mechanically ventilated buildings, fresh air requirements are be based on?
(a) cfm per person
(b) cfm per sq.ft
(c) cfm per person and cfm per sq.ft
(d) none of the above

63. VOC stands for:

(a) Volatile Organic Chemicals
(b) Volatile Oxygen Chemicals
(c) Ventilated Organic Compounds
(d) Volatile Organic Compounds

64. What are typical life of solar modules?

(a) 10 -15 Years
(b) 20 Years
(c) 25 Years

65. Discourage heat buildup by

(a) creating a cool microclimate
(b) by using glass with maximum SHGC
(c) by using wall materials with higher U-Value
(d) use reflective finish in the interior

66. Which among these will be more sustainable?

(a) Ordinary Portland cement
(b) Pozzolana Portland (21-25%) flyash cement
(c) Portland slag (66-80% slag) cement
 (d) Portland (69% clinker) cement

67. As per ASHRAE, densely occupied spaces are those with:

(a) 25 people or more per 2,000 sq. ft.
(b) 25 people or more per 1,000 sq. ft.
(c) 10 people or more per 2,000 sq. ft.

68. Use of bamboo for ‘flooring, paneling and storage racks?

(a) Enhance the aesthetics
(b) Increase use of materials with high recycled content
(c) Develop & encourage bamboo industry
(d) Reduces depletion of finite raw materials

69. Volatile Organic Compounds in paints and adhesives should be:

(a) Lower the better
(b) Higher the better

70. Which gas among all GHG gases have highest global warming potential?
(c) Methane
(d) Carbon dioxide
(e) Sulphur hexafluoride
(f) CFC 12

71. At what stage does one should consider thinking about System's Efficiency?
(a) During Installation of Systems
(b) During Tendering Stage
(c) Conceptual Design Stage

72. VFD full form is?

(a) Very Fast Device
(b) Variable Frequency Drive
 (c) Variable Fan Drive

73. Collect details of water table in the project site to

(a) Reduce site disturbances
(b) Reduce development Footprint
(c) Selection of a better site
(d) Better rain water harvesting techniques

74. While designing landscape, segregate turf and each type of bedding area into
independent zones
(a) Diverse use of plant species
(b) Achieve an aesthetically pleasing landscape design
(c) Control soil erosion
(d) Reduce water requirements for irrigation

75. Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products must not contain?

(a) Added phenol formaldehyde resins
(b) Added urea formaldehyde resins
(c) Added melamine formaldehyde resins
(d) Added phenol & melamine formaldehyde resins

76. Energy / Water Metering helps in which of the following?

(a) Reduction in Energy / Water consumption
(b) Montioring the usage of Energy / Water Consumption
(c) Saving Costs in Energy / Water management

77. Which ASHRAE Standard is to be referred for fresh air requirements?

(a) ASHRAE 90.1
(b) ASHRAE 60.1
(c) ASHRAE 62.1
(d) ASHRAE 55
78. Main objective of carrying out energy simulation for green buildings is?
(a) Reduce energy consumption
(b) Evaluate energy performance of the building
(c) Reduce equipment load
(d) Simulation is a requirement in green buildings

79. An office building of 100 sq m area is located in Mumbai (Warm and Humid Climatic
conditions, as per ECBC 2008). Annual and lighting energy Consumption are 10,000
kWh and 2,000 kWh, respectively. What is the Energy Performance Index (EPI) of this
building?
(a) 100 kWh/sq m
(b) 120 kWh/sq m
(c) 80 kWh/sq m
(d) None of the above

80. What are the two methods for determining the base case LPD values given in ASHRAE
standard
(a) Building Area Method & Space-by-Area Method
(b) Floor Area Method & Space-by-Space Method
(c) Building Area Method & Space-by-Space Method

81. Solar energy can be converted into?

(a) Only heat
(b) Only electricity
(c) Both heat and electricity

82. Stack effect works well only if

(a) The wall material is Brick or stone
(b) The openings are located & sized properly
(c) we have courtyard
 (d) we have slope roof

83. Regularly Occupied Spaces include the following:

(a) Landscape areas
(b) Corridors and staircases
(c) Workstations and meeting rooms
(d) Service areas

84. Install fresh air intakes away from possible sources of contamination
(a) Increase productivity of occupants
(b) Dilute tobacco smoke
(c) Better IAQ during Construction
(d) Better IAQ performance, post occupancy

85. What is k value?

(a) Radiation
(b) Thermal conductivity
(c) Density
(d) Reflectance

86. Recommended shading strategy for East & west façade of the building and also to
control oblique light is
(a) Place evergreen trees
(b) Provide Fins
(c) Provide daylight shelves
(d) None of the above

87. Which are the sections/parameters for which the mandatory and the prescriptive
values are provided in ECBC?
(a) Envelope, HVAC, Lighting
 (b) Solar water heating, Power
(c) Envelope, HVAC, Solar water heating, Power, Lighting
(d) Envelope, Solar water heating, Power

88. . Stabilisation and structural controls are measures to:

(a) Capture storm water
(b) Control erosion
(c) Strengthen structural elements
(d) Reduce heat island impact

89. The purpose of Xeriscaping or dry landscaping is to

(a) Discourage landscaping
(b) Use native plant species
(c) Conserve potable water
(d) Improve aesthetics of the place

90. The ideal location for CO2 Sensors in a space with high density of occupation is
(a) Fresh air entry
(b) Return air vents
(c) Inside the space at the breathing level
(d) Outside the room

91. In simulation approach, daylight illuminance levels should be measured at:

(a) Floor level
(b) Working plane level
(c) Ceiling level
(d) Ambient conditions
92. What is the Cost of Electricity we receive at Residence?
(a) Rs. 1-2 per Unit
(b) Rs. 10-15 per Unit
(c) Avg. Rs. 7 per Unit
(d) Depends in which slab energy consumption falls in

93. Higher the Thermal Conductivity better the insulation property?

(a) True
(b) False

94. Biomethanation gives

(a) Only Compost as a product
(b) Renewable energy and compost as product
(c) Recovered Water
(d) None of the above

95. Minimum light requirement as per ECBC?

(a) 20%
(b) 27%
(c) 33%
(d) 18%

96. Solar factor is,

(a) Direct heat + re-emitted heat
(b) Direct + Indirect heat
(c) Direct heat
(d) Indirect heat

97. The output of a solar plant is dependent on

(a) Incident solar radiation
(b) Ambient temperature
 (c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) None of the above

98. The best way to store excess solar energy is

(a) Use of battery
(b) Use the energy to produce hot water for later use
(c) Use the energy to make ice for cooling purposes
(d) All of the above

99. Which is the final filter used in root zone treatment

(a) Settler
(b) Anaerobic Baffled Reactor
(c) Anaerobic Filter
(d) Planted Gravel Filter

100. According to IGBC rating system Preservation of top soil, Heritage Landscape comes
under
(a) Site planning and management
(b) Selection of species
(c) Water conservation
(d) Energy efficiency