GATE 2023 AR — Architecture – Previous Year Questions with Solutions
All 65 questions of GATE 2023 AR — Architecture with answers and explanations. Read each question, then practise it by topic or as a full paper.
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- Question 1 – He did not manage to fix the car himself, so he in the garage.
- Question 2 – Planting : Seed : : Raising : (By word meaning)
- Question 3 – A certain country has 504 universities and 25951 colleges. These are categorised into Grades I, II, and III as shown in the given pie charts. What is…
- Question 4 – The minute-hand and second-hand of a clock cross each other times between 09:15:00 AM and 09:45:00 AM on a day.
- Question 5 – The symbols ○, ∗, △, and □ are to be filled, one in each box, as shown below. The rules for filling in the four symbols are as follows. 1) Every row…
- Question 6 – In a recently held parent-teacher meeting, the teachers had very few complaints about Ravi. After all, Ravi was a hardworking and kind student.…
- Question 7 – Consider the following inequalities p2 - 4q < 4 3p + 2q < 6 where p and q are positive integers. The value of (p + q) is .
- Question 8 – Which one of the sentence sequences in the given options creates a coherent narrative? (i) I could not bring myself to knock. (ii) There was a murmur…
- Question 9 – How many pairs of sets (S, T) are possible among the subsets of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 that satisfy the condition that S is a subset of T?
- Question 10 – An opaque pyramid (shown below), with a square base and isosceles faces, is suspended in the path of a parallel beam of light, such that its shadow is…
- Question 11 – Which triad comprises the secondary colours in additive colour mixing?
- Question 12 – Which criterion is specifically mentioned in Special Conditions of Contract (SCC)?
- Question 13 – In AutoCAD, which command creates a mesh by sweeping a selected line or curve along a straight path, as shown?
- Question 14 – According to the Burra Charter (2013), cultural significance means which values for past, present or future generations?
- Question 15 – According to URDPFI Guidelines (2015), what is the recommended gross density, in persons per hectare, for a small town in a hill area?
- Question 16 – An ecological niche is best described by which option?
- Question 17 – The spatial-interaction models used in the Lowry model (1964) are of which type?
- Question 18 – Which method assigns criteria weights through pairwise comparisons?
- Question 19 – Which is NOT classified as an enteric pathogen in the given options?
- Question 20 – Which publication of MoSPI follows the United Nations System of Environmental-Economic Accounting framework?
- Question 21 – What maximum population did Ebenezer Howard propose for one Garden City, including its agricultural estate?
- Question 22 – Which landscape device was used in eighteenth-century English gardens to remove the visible boundary between garden and surrounding landscape?
- Question 23 – The plan shows rooms and door openings, with an entry from outside. Which diagram correctly represents access between the rooms from that entry?
- Question 24 – Which method prevents smoke from entering an enclosed fire-escape staircase?
- Question 25 – Which Act specifies a 100 m prohibited area around protected monuments?
- Question 26 – Which pairs contain Gestalt principles of visual perception?
- Question 27 – Which is NOT a primary air pollutant?
- Question 28 – Which biosphere reserves in India are included in UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere network?
- Question 29 – Match buildings P National Assembly, Dhaka; Q UNESCO Secretariat, Paris; R Palace complex, Fatehpur Sikri; S Shodhan House, Ahmedabad, with spatial…
- Question 30 – Match NBC minimum widths in metres: P habitable room, Q staircase, R kitchen, S bathroom; 1=1.0, 2=3.0, 3=1.2, 4=1.8, 5=2.4.
- Question 31 – Match concepts P Radiant City, Q Conservative Surgery, R Broadacre City, S Linear City with 1 Clarence Perry, 2 Arturo Soria y Mata, 3 Le Corbusier, 4…
- Question 32 – For a residential area, identify the correct statements: P gross density exceeds net density; Q gross density is below net density; R net density is…
- Question 33 – Match NAPCC missions P Enhanced Energy Efficiency, Q Sustainable Habitat, R Water, S Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change with 1 climate-research…
- Question 34 – Which are Sustainable Development Goals?
- Question 35 – Which building-system pairings are correct?
- Question 36 – In Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS), which statements are correct?
- Question 37 – Which provisions belong to a septic tank?
- Question 38 – Which places show urban patterns influenced by the star-like layout of French gardens?
- Question 39 – Which quantities are required in the Rational Method for estimating peak runoff?
- Question 40 – Under Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, which definitions are correct?
- Question 41 – Which statements about land use and transport are correct?
- Question 42 – Which statements about composting are correct?
- Question 43 – Which is NOT a municipal function listed in the Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution?
- Question 44 – A building has 500 m² roof area. Annual rainfall is 0.4 m and 40% of collected roof rainwater is lost. If daily demand is 600 litres, for how many…
- Question 45 – Eight classrooms each measure 15 m×10 m×4 m high. Paint the four internal walls, deducting 10% for openings. Base and finish coats require 4.5 and 2.5…
- Question 46 – A project starts 29 January with no holidays. Activity A:96 m³, 8 workers, 3 m³/worker-day; B:252 m³, 7 workers, 4 m³/worker-day; C:275 m³, 5 workers,…
- Question 47 – A group-housing project has HIG:MIG:LIG dwelling counts 3:2:1 and average dwelling areas 100, 60, 30 m² respectively. If combined MIG+LIG built-up…
- Question 48 – The figure is the surface development of a closed three-dimensional object; dotted lines are folds and dimensions are centimetres. Find its volume in…
- Question 49 – A residential project uses a 1 hectare plot and FAR 2.0. Parking is exempt from FAR. Provide one car per 100 m² of FAR-counted built-up area. Parking…
- Question 50 – Under CPWD Specifications 2019, which material is used for cleaning marble flooring after polishing?
- Question 51 – What is the conventional proportion of a Japanese tatami mat?
- Question 52 – According to IS 4954:1964, what is the acceptable outdoor noise level, in dB, for urban residential areas?
- Question 53 – Which Indian tribe and region are associated with the vernacular dwelling shown?
- Question 54 – For thermal diffusivity of a homogeneous material, which statements are correct?
- Question 55 – Which statements about clay-brick constituents are NOT correct?
- Question 56 – Which buildings are associated with Art Nouveau?
- Question 57 – Match P Erechtheion, Q Temple of Karnak, R Hagia Sophia, S Pantheon with 1 hypostyle hall, 2 caryatid, 3 pendentive, 4 flying buttress, 5 oculus.
- Question 58 – Match P Mies van der Rohe, Q Kisho Kurokawa, R Richard Rogers, S Louis Kahn with 1 Bowellism, 2 Skin and Bones, 3 Served and Servant Spaces, 4…
- Question 59 – Match pump types P centrifugal, Q reciprocating, R rotary, S impulse with 1 piston rod, 2 impeller, 3 gear, 4 eductor pipe, 5 hydraulic ram.
- Question 60 – Match structural forms P hyperboloid, Q geodesic dome, R diagrid, S umbrella with 1 Petronas Towers, 2 Palazzo del Lavoro, 3 Eden Project biomes, 4…
- Question 61 – Match P goniophotometer, Q pyrheliometer, R spectrophotometer, S forward-looking infrared instrument with 1 spectral response at specific wavelengths,…
- Question 62 – Match P scotopic vision, Q presbyopia, R emmetropia, S photopic vision with 1 low-light rod vision, 2 bright-light cone vision, 3 myopia, 4 normal…
- Question 63 – Which plumbing statements are correct?
- Question 64 – A 5.65 mm diameter steel wire is 50 m long and carries a 200 kg mass. With E=2×10⁵ N/mm² and g=10 m/s², find elongation in mm, rounded to two decimal…
- Question 65 – A simply supported RCC beam spans 4 m and carries a 250 mm thick, 2 m high brick wall over its full span. Beam section is 250 mm×600 mm. Unit weights…