Online Test

My pretty sister constantly misbehaves and is always causing ___________ (1 mark)

The teacher__________ the concept by ________practical examples. (1 mark)

Let S1 be the plane figure consisting of the points (x, y) given by the inequalities |x – 1| ≤ 3 and |y +2| ≤ 4. Let S2 be the plane figure given by the inequalities x – y ≥ – 4, y ≥ 2 and x ≤ 4. Let S be the union of S1 and S2. The area of S is __________ (2 marks)

Erosion of America’s farmland by wind and water has been a problem since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under the plow in the nineteenth century. By the 1930s, more than 282 million acres of farmland were damaged by erosion. After 40 years of conservation efforts, soil erosion has accelerated due to new demands placed on the land by heavy crop production. In the years ahead, soil erosion and the pollution problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum scarcity as the nation’s most critical natural resource problem. (2 marks)

As we understand from the reading, today, soil erosion in America _______.

Find a positive number which when increased by 17 is equal to 60 times the reciprocal of the number. (2 marks)

Harold a professional man who had worked in an office for many years had a fearful dream. In it, he found himself in a land where small slug-like animals with slimy tentacles lived on people’s bodies. The people tolerated the loathsome creatures because after many years they grew into elephants which then became the nation’s system of transport, carrying everyone wherever he wanted to go. Harold suddenly realised that he himself was covered with these things, and he woke up screaming. In a vivid sequence of pictures this dream dramatised for Harold what he had never been able to put in to words; he saw himself as letting society feed on his body in his early years so that it would carry him when he retired. He later threw off the “security bug” and took up freelance work. (2 marks)

The statement that ‘he later threw off the security bug’ means that

P, Q and R talk about S’s car collection. P states that S has at least 2 cars. Q believes that S has less than 3 cars. R indicates that to his knowledge, S has at least one car. Only two of P, Q and R are right. The number of cars owned by S is _________. (1 mark)

In a company with 100 employees. 45 earn Rs. 25,000 per month. 25 earn Rs. 32,300. 20 earn Rs. 40,000. 8 earn Rs. 60,000. and 2 earn Rs. 150.000 The median of the salaries is __________. (1 mark)

Study the bar chart and answer the question based on it. (2 marks)

What was the percentage decline in the production of fertilizers from 1997 to 1998?

The unit used to indicate an individual’s perception of loudness is __________. (1 mark)

An orbit that allows satellites to match earth’s rotation located above earth’s equator is called __________ .   (1 mark)

A right-angled cone (with base radius 5 cm and height 5 cm) completely covers a ball of radius r placed on a table. Find the maximum value of r.    (1 mark)

A circular plate inclined at an angle θ with horizontal plane generates an ellipse as top view with major axis and minor axis of 10 cm and 5 cm respectively. The value of θ in degrees is___________.  (2 marks)

In one litre of paint, volume of solid pigment and volume of non-volatile binder are 500 cc and 500 cc respectively. The Pigment Volume Concentration number of the paint is  _______.   (1 mark)

The term is used as a measurement of the spatial concentration of populations.   (1 mark)

Find the velocity of “Constricted end”  if non-constricted end had velocity 3m/s and diameter of constricted end was half of that of the non constricted. (2 marks)

One acre of agricultural land has been given on a lease till perpetuity at an annual rent of Rs. 10,000 to be paid at the end of each year. Net Present Value of the land parcel in Rupees assuming a discount rate of 10% per annum is __________ . (2 marks)

Calculate the volume of cement in cubic metre required for making 10 cubic metre of M25 grade Plain Cement Concrete work assuming the ratio of dry concrete mix to wet concrete mix as 1.52    (2 marks)

A room measures 3 m (width) x 5 m (length) x 3 in (height). The outdoor temperature is 36 °C. The volumetric specific heat of air is 1300 J/cu.m.°C. The ventilation heat flow rate in Watts required to attain an internal room temperature of 26 °C with 3 air changes per hour is _______. (2 marks)

A site has a unidirectional slope of 45° with horizontal along its longer side. The projected dimensions of the site on the horizontal plane measures 25 m x 40 m. Using cut and fill method the site has to be levelled parallel to the horizontal plane. The minimum amount of earth to be excavated in cubic metre is …………….. (2 marks)

For a symmetrical two dimensional truss as shown in the given figure, vertical force in kN acting on the member 6 is     ( 1 mark)

Value of bending moment in kN-m at point C for a beam as shown in the given figure is     (2 marks)

The slenderness ratio is the ratio of       (1 mark)

Fee of contractor for a project has the following provisions     (2 marks)

• Basic fee = 15% of actual cost of work incurred
• Bonus = 20% of savings from estimated cost of work
• Penalty = 20% of cost overrun

If the estimated cost of the project is Rs. 80,000, and the actual cost is Rs. 90,000, then the total fee of contractor in Rupees is           (2 marks)

A drainage basin of 100 hectares comprises 40% wooded area, 45% grassed area and 15% paved area. Runoff coefficients for wooded, grassed and paved areas are 0.01, 0.2 and 0.95 respectively. The composite runoff coefficient for the drainage basin is     (2 marks)

Find the ‘Lux’ at a distance of 5m from the light source.  The light source has power of 40 Watts and Efficacy of 50 lm/W    (2 marks)

In year 2001, a district with 5,000 manufacturing jobs had a 10% share of total manufacturing jobs within the state. In year 2011, the state recorded 20% drop in manufacturing jobs whereas, share of the district in total manufacturing jobs within the state increased to 10%. Additional manufacturing jobs created in the district between year 2001 and 2011 is __________  (2 marks)

In 2011, the population of a town was 5,00,000 and the number of housing units were 1,00,000.  (2 marks)

Calculate the additional number of dwelling units (DU) required by 2031 so that there is no housing shortage. The assumptions are:

1. 5% decadal increase in population
2. New DU to be completed by 2021 is 10,000.
3. Number of DU which will become non habitable by 2031 is 5,000
4. Average household size is 5

For a project to complete, the Optimistic time is set to 186 days, the Most likely time is set to 69 days & the Pessimistic time is 30 weeks. What would be the expected time for completion?  (2 marks)

As per the CPWD Handbook on Barrier Free and Accessibility, 2014, Government of India, the minimum length of a straight ramp in metre to raise a wheelchair to the plinth level of 450 in m is…………..  (1 mark)

As per National Building Code of India, 2005, the maximum number of occupants per unit exit width of a doorway is 60, where unit exit width is 500 mm. The maximum permissible occupants in a theatre having four number of 2.5m wide doors will be_________ (2 marks)

A proposed housing will have HIG, MIG and LIG units on a site measuring 60,750 sq.m. The buildable area of each category of units with respect to the total buildable area will be 30%, 50% and 20% respectively. The maxinnun allowable FAR is 2.5, ground coverage 45% and height 15 in. The maximum buildable area in sq.m of LIG units, considering a floor height of 3 in for all categories will be ______________   (2 marks)

Which of the following road elements are used to design speed limits at turns to ensure safety of a vehicle travelling?        (1 mark)

For GRIHA certification, minimum points required to obtain is 50. The points are obtained under many criteria. One criterion is site selection, another one is soil conservation. Similarly there are how many criteria under consideration.  (1 mark)

Galvanizing is one of the most widely used to methods for protecting metal from corrosion. It involves applying a thin coating of___________      (1 mark)

ArchiCAD, AutoDesk Revit, Digital Project Designer (CATIA) and Vector Works Architect are examples of   __________     (1 mark)

The Pritzker Architecture prize for the year 2017 has been awarded to……………     (1 mark)

The three orders of architecture—the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian—originated in ……………  (1 mark)

Which of the following is not true about the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Chartres?    (1 mark)

Which of the following is not true about ‘Cold joint’     (1 mark)

It is an agreed-upon amount of money that parties to a contract promise to pay if one of them breaches the contract called     (1 mark)

Select the right option representing strategic components arranged in ascending order of specified minimum area under Smart City Mission of Government of India.       (1 mark)

Which of the following definition is correct      (1 mark)

Which of the following statement is not correct   (1 mark)

In a plumbing system, two pipes are provided. One pipe collects the foul soil and lavatory wastes, where as the second pipe collects the waste water from kitchen, bath rooms, house washings, rain water etc. The soil pipes are directly connected to the drain, whereas the waste pipes are connected through the trapped gully. All the traps used in this system are highly ventilated. This system is called________  (1 mark)

In Geographic Information System, about which of the following is not true about Albedo     (1 mark)

What is ‘O’ in SWOT analysis      (1 mark)

EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) is a certification program developed by IFC (International Finance Corporation), a member of the World Bank Group. Already in use in 125 emerging countries, EDGE works together with owners, architects, builders and banks to facilitate and stimulate the sustainable construction market. The target market share is the segment for which current certification systems (such as LEED, AQUA, etc.) are inappropriate and expensive. The differential of EDGE is that it is a simple, quick and affordable program to use. The EDGE consists of a software, a standard and a sustainability certification system in construction. The software is a cost-free web platform that evaluates the project against an appropriate baseline. To meet the “EDGE” standard, the project needs to show how much reduction in energy, water and materials consumption, relative to the baseline?      (2 marks)

The terms ‘node’ and ‘landmark’ can be related to   (1 mark)

Flowers that are bright yellow in color, and growing from pendulous 20 to 40 cm long can be seen in  ________    (1 mark)

The grade-separated interchange suitable for 3-legged road intersection is ___________   (1 mark)

Match the architectural movements in Group-I with their proponents in Group-II.   (2 marks)

Match the classical urban planning theories in Group-I with their proponents in Group-II  (2 marks)

Match the international events in Group-I with their directives in Group-II.   (2 marks)

Associate the historic buildings in Group-I with their predominant materials in Group-II.   (2 marks)

Match the terminologies in Group-I with their description in Group-II.  (2 marks)

Match the development schemes by Government of India in Group-I with their objectives in Group-II.  (2 marks)

Match the planning techniques in Group-I with their salient features in Group-II.  (2 marks)

Match the land use classes in Group I with the use zones in Group II (2 marks)

Match the parameters in Group I with their units in Group II

Match the equipment in Group-I with their applications in Group-II

Match the distinguished housing projects in Group -I with their architects in Group-II (2 marks)

Associate the structural systems in Group I with the buildings in Group II. ( 2marks)

Match the instruments in Group I with the corresponding tests in Group II.

Match the planning tasks in Group I with the tools of analysis in Group II. (2 marks)