GUESS PAPER 2017

We are not releasing GUESS PAPER 2017 as we received poor response from GUESS PAPER 2016. However we have made available sample GUESS PAPER inspired from GUESS PAPER 2016.

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GUESS PAPER 2016

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How the Guess Paper is prepared.

Well, when questions are asked from a prescribed syllabus and the cut-off is almost same every year, you could predict the question pattern because the boundary is all set. We have analysed the trends & patterns of question papers of last 5 years and based on the analysis, we framed the specific topics to compose a set of questions.

The limitation of this guess paper is 4 options given for a particular question in the guess paper. The experts who frame question paper for GATE has extensive experience. They provide 4 options in such a way that students may fall in trap to commit a mistake in selecting the correct option. Here we have given simple 4 alternatives.

Answering a objective question has its own rule to follow when you have a doubt in choosing the right answer. For so, we have also attached expert opinion for handling objective question well.

Contents

1. Preface ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..page 1
2. Multiple Choice Questions: Tips & Tricks …………………………………………………………….page 2
3. GATE syllabus……………………………………………………………………………………………………page 9
4. GATE exam instructions……………………………………………………………………………………..page 11
5. Selected topics for GUESS PAPER. ……………………………………………………………………..page 13
6. GUESS PAPER ………………………………………………………………………………………………….page 15
7. Answer & Notes …………………………………………………………………………………………………page 27
8. Facebook Page Collection …………………………………………………………………………………..page 44
9. What’s next ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….page 53

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GUESS PAPER 2015

Hi, We have tried to provide you some sample questions for GATE 2015 practice based on early trends and predictions. Just go through it. It might be helpful however we don’t hold responsiblity for any damage if so. If  you know the answers of atleast 10 questions, your GATE preparation is going great. The following questions are given to encourage you and it is very much possible that you may not be acquainted with most of the questions. In such cases, you are requested to skip those questions. Don’t forget to get a good night’s sleep before the exam. We wish you success.

 

1. ‘Culture of Cities’ is written by:

(a). Ebenezer Howard
(b). Lewis Mumford
(c).Patrick Geddes
(d).Le Corbusier

2. London Eye is:
   (a)Cart Wheel
   (b)Newspaper
   (c)Circus
   (d)None
3. A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years he had to pay Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by him was:
   (a)2000
   (b)10000
   (c)15000
   (d)20000
4. Choose the correct statement:

(a)73rd Amendment titled “The Panchayats” & 74th Amendment added Part IXA titled “The Municipalities”
(b)73rd Amendment titled “The Municipalities” & 74th Amendment added Part IXA titled “The Panchayats”
(c) 73rd & 73rd Amendments titled “The Panchayats”
(c) 73rd & 73rd Amendments titled “The Municipalities”

5. Minimum area of Kitchen as per NBC can be?
   (a) 4 SqM
   (b) 5 SqM
   (c) 6 SqM
   (d) 7 SqM

 

6. During earlier times, majority of the people were under — and hence their rights were suppressed beyond imagination.
   (a) superstition

(b) kings

(c) power

(d) tyranny

 

7. Statement: Should all the drugs patented and manufactured in Western countries be first tried out on sample basis before giving licence for sale to general public in India?
   Arguments:
   I. Yes. Many such drugs require different doses and duration for Indian population and hence it is necessary.
   II. No. This is just not feasible and hence cannot be implemented.

 

(a) Only argument I is strong
(b) Only argument II is strong
(c) Either I or II is strong
(d) Neither I nor II is strong

8. The incorrect statement for an X-ref in AutoCAD: 

(a) They keep the file sizes down.
(b) They allow many users to work on individual components of a project.
(c) Every time an X-ref is loaded, it is NOT the most recent version of the drawing.
(d) You can X-ref drawings that they themselves X-ref other drawings (nesting).

9. Which of the following is not related to Buddhist Architecture:
   (a) Chaitya
   (b) Vihara
   (c) Nitya
   (d) Nalanda
10. Which is the best option regarding risers in buildings over 60 meters above ground level?

(a) Wet risers will be found
(b) Dry risers will be found
(c) Both
(d) Data incomplete

 

11. Geometrical pattern can be found in
    (a) Mughal Garden
    (b) English Garden
    (c) French Garden
    (d) Japanese Garden
12. JnNURM is:

(a) city-modernisation scheme
(b) Rural poverty mission
(c) Urban population control
(d) Housing Finance

 

13. Optical correction is related to ………….. an called ……….
    (a) Greek, Entasis
    (b) Roman, Optima
    (c) Greek, Optima
    (d) Roman, Entasis
14. Which of the following is NOT a component of GIS
15. Land Value
    2. Data
    3. Hardware
    4. Software

 

15. In a Land use plan Industrial are is represented in colour?

(a) Blue
(b) Green
(c) Yellow
(d) violet

 

16. Central place theory was forwarded by?

(a) Walter Christaller
(b) Patrick Geddes
(c) Doxiadis
(d) Christopher Charles Benninger

 

17. “Affordable Housing for All” is related to which scheme/mission?

(a) NUHHP
(b) RAY
(c) JNNURM
(d) KMP

 

18. Queen closer may be placed:
    (a) in header course
    (b) in stretcher course
    (c) in header course next to first brick
    (d) in stretcher course next to first brick

 

19.If A, B and C are three different positive odd integers then which of the following is always true?

1. (A – B)(B + C)(A + B – C) is even.
   II. (A + B – C)(A + B) is odd
   III. [(A – B)2]C is odd
   (a) I only

(b) II&III

(c) I&III

(d) I,II&III only

 

20. Black cotton soil is unsuitable for foundations because its:
    (a) bearing capacity is low
    (b) permeability is uncertain
    (c) particles are cohesive
    (d) property to undergo a volumetric change due to variation of moisture content.

 

 

21. The member which is placed horizontally to support common rafter of a sloping roof, is:
    (a) purlin
    (b) cleat
    (c) batten
    (d) strut

 

22. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
    (a) Louvered door is generally provided in bath rooms
    (b) Flush door is generally provided in dinning room
    (c) Revolving door is generally provided in cinema halls
    (d) Sliding door is generally provided in show rooms

 

23. In case of multi-storeyed buildings, the forms to be removed first are
    (a) sides of beams and girders
    (b) column forms
    (c) bottom of beams and girders
    (d) all the above at the same time

 

24.  You are asked to design and supervise a truss for a factory to have spans 6 m to 9 m. The type of the truss you will use, is
    (a) mansored truss
    (b) queen post truss
    (c) king post truss
    (d) collar truss
25. The maximum bearing capacity of soil is that of
    (a) black cotton soil
    (b) loose fine sandy soil
    (c) dry coarse sandy soil
    (d) hard rock soil
26. A floor constructed with 3 mm marble chips, is known
    (a) mosaic floor
    (b) terrazo floor
    (c) chips floor
    (d) marble floor
27. The film director wants an actress for the lead role of Lucy who perfectly fits the description that appears in the original screenplay. He is not willing to consider actresses who do not resemble the character as she is described in the screenplay, no matter how talented they are. The screenplay describes Lucy as an average-sized, forty something redhead, with deep brown eyes, very fair skin, and a brilliant smile. The casting agent has four actresses in mind.
    Actress #1 is a stunning red-haired beauty who is 5’9″ and in her mid-twenties. Her eyes are brown and she has an olive complexion.
    Actress #2 has red hair, big brown eyes, and a fair complexion. She is in her mid-forties and is 5’5″.
    Actress #3 is 5’4″ and of medium build. She has red hair, brown eyes, and is in her early forties.
    Actress #4 is a blue-eyed redhead in her early thirties. She’s of very slight build and stands at 5′.
    (a) 1, 2
    (b) 2, 3
    (c) 1, 4
    (d) 2, 4
28. If to, tp and tm are the optimistic, pessimistic and most likely time estimates of an activity respectively, the expected time t of the activity will be:

(a) (to+3tp + tm )/2
(b) (to+3tp + tm )/3
(c) (to +4tp + tm )/4
(d) (to+4tp + tm )/6

29. The damp proof course (D.P.C.) is measured in
    (a) Meter
    (b) Square meter
    (c) Cubic meter
    (d) None

 

30. A simply supported beam of span L carries a concentrated load W at its mid-span. The maximum bending moment M is:
    (a) WL/2
    (b) WL/4
    (c) WL/6
    (d) WL/8
31. One kilowatt hour is same as
    (a) 36 × 105 Watt.
    (b) 36 × 105 BTU.
    (c) 36 × 106 Watt.
    (d) 36 × 106 BTU

 

32. In the following a pair of question, answer the only one:
    32a.  One lumen per square meter is the same as
    (A) One lux
    (B) One candela
    (C) One foot candle
    (D) One lumen meter

32b. Candela is the unit of
(A) Luminous flux
(B) Luminous intensity
(C) Wavelength
(D) None of the above

33, Which of the following doesn’t feature Dravida Style?
(A) Shore temple of Mahabalipuram
(B) Kailasanatha temple complex is situated at Kanchi
(C) Temple of Gommatesvara
(D) Konark Temple

 

34. What is the botanical name of the plant which is common in Indian Houses?
    (a) Punica granatum
    (b) Azadirachata indica
    (c) Artocarpus integra
    (d) Carica papaya

 

35. A hall of volume 5500 m3 is found to have a reverberation time of 2.3 sec. The sound absorbing surface of the hall has an area of 750 m2. Calculate the average absorption coefficient.

(a) 0.51
(b) 1.31
(c) 1.13
(d) 2.13

36. Acroterion can be related to?

(a) Greek Architecture
(b) Modern Architecture
(c) Roman Architecture
(d) All

37. Pritzker Prize 2014 awarded to?
    (a) Shigeru Ban
    (b) Toyo Ito
    (c) Wang-Shu
    (d) Eduardo Souto de Moura
38. Who designed Rashtrapati Bhavan?

(a) Lutyens
(b) Patrick Geddes
(c) Ebenezer Howard
(d) None

39. As per IS : 1172-1963, water required per head per day for average domestic purposes, is:
    (a) 50L
    (b) 65L
    (c) 85L
    (d) 135L
40. Barcelona Pavilion is designed by?
    (a) Mies van der Rohe
    (b) Walter Gropius
    (c) IM Pie
    (d) IM Pei
41. Bharat Bhawan is designed by?
    (a) Charles Correa
    (b) AP Kanvinde
    (c) Raj Rewal
    (d) B Doshi
42. Complementary color of Red is?

(a) Green

(b) Blue

(c) Yellow

(d) Cyan

43. Concentric Zone theory  was proposed by?

(a) E. W. Burgess
(b) E. L. Ullman
(c) P. Mann
(d) C. D. Harris

 

44. ‘Conurbation’ was coined by?

(a) Walter Christaller
(b) Patrick Geddes
(c) Paul Davidoff
(d) Homer Hoyt

45. RADBURN is an example of?

(a) Motor Age Town
(b) Garden City
(c) City Beautiful Movement
(d) Grid Iron Pattern

Answer:

1. ‘Culture of Cities’ is written by Lewis Mumford.
   2. London Eye is a Cart Wheel.
   3. The principal amount borrowed by him was 15000.
   4. 73rd Amendment titled “The Panchayats” & 74th Amendment added Part IXA titled “The Municipalities
   5. Minimum area of Kitchen as per NBC can be 5 SqM.
   6. During earlier times, majority of the people were under tyranny and hence their rights were suppressed beyond imagination.
   Tyranny means dictatorship. All other options need not mean that people had suffered. For example, there could had been good kings.
2. Answer is option A. Clearly, health of the citizens is an issue of major concern for the Government. So, a product like drugs, must be first studied and tested in the Indian context before giving license for its sale. So, only argument I holds strong.
   8. The incorrect statement for an X-ref in AutoCAD: Every time an X-ref is loaded, it is NOT the most recent version of the drawing.
   9. The term not related to Buddhist Architecture is Nitya.
   10. Wet risers will be found in general in buildings over 60 meters above ground level?
   11. Geometrical pattern can be found in Mughal Garden.
   12. JnNURM is a city-modernisation scheme.
   13. Optical correction is related to Greek an called Entasis.
   14. Land Value is NOT a component of GIS.
   15. In a Land use plan Industrial area is represented in colour Violet.
   16. Central place theory was forwarded by Walter Christaller.
   17. “Affordable Housing for All” is related to NUHHP scheme. National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy.
   18. Queen closer may be placed in header course next to first brick.
   19. Answer (a) I only.
   20. Black cotton soil is unsuitable for foundations because its property to undergo a volumetric change due to variation of moisture content.
   21. The member which is placed horizontally to support common rafter of a sloping roof, is purlin.
   22.Revolving door is generally provided in cinema halls.
   23. In case of multi-storeyed buildings, the forms to be removed first are sides of beams and girders.
   24. You are asked to design and supervise a truss for a factory to have spans 6 m to 9 m. The type of the truss you will use, is king post truss.
   25. The maximum bearing capacity of soil is that of hard rock soil.
   26. A floor constructed with 3 mm marble chips, is known terrazo floor.
   27. Answer: Option B. Actresses #2 and #3 possess most of the required traits. They both have red hair and brown eyes, are average-sized, and are in their forties. Actress #1 is very tall and is only in her mid-twenties. She also has an olive complexion. Actress #4 is of very slight build and is in her early thirties. She also has blue eyes.
   28. If to, tp and tm are the optimistic, pessimistic and most likely time estimates of an activity respectively, the expected time t of the activity will be (to+4 tp + tm )/6.
   29. The damp proof course (D.P.C.) is measured in Square meter.
   30. A simply supported beam of span L carries a concentrated load W at its mid-span. The maximum bending moment M is WL/4.
   31. One kilowatt hour is same as 36 × 105 Joule.
   32. One lumen per square meter is the same as one lux. Candela is the unit of Luminous intensity.
   33. Konark Temple doesn’t feature Dravida Style?
   34. Ocimum tenuiflorum is the botanical name of Tulsi which is common in Indian Houses.
   35. Answer: 0.51
   Solution,
   Given : V = 5500 m3
   T = 2.3 sec
   S = 750 m2
   Let absorption coefficient be a
   Using Sabine’s formula\
   T = 00.161 V/aS
   a = 0.161 V/ST
   a = 0.513 …Ans.
3. Acroterion can be related to Greek Architecture.
4. Pritzker Prize 2014 was awarded to Shigeru Ban.
5. Lutyens designed Rashtrapati Bhavan.
6. As per IS : 1172-1963, water required per head per day for average domestic purposes, is 135L.
7. Barcelona Pavilion is designed by Mies van der Rohe.
8. Bharat Bhawan is designed by Charles Correa.
9. Complementary color of Red is Green.
   43. Concentric Zone theory was proposed by E. W. Burgess.
   44. ‘Conurbation’ was coined by Patrick Geddes.
   45. RADBURN is an example of Motor Age Town.