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GATE 2022 AR — Architecture – Question 57

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Match arch illustrations P–S with 1 Venetian, 2 ogee, 3 Moorish multifoil, 4 corbelled, 5 shouldered arch. The source page mislabels this question 47; its official sequence number is 57.

Diagram for GATE 2022 AR — Architecture question 57
  1. P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4
  2. P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-5
  3. P-3, Q-2, R-5, S-4
  4. P-5, Q-4, R-3, S-1

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Correct answer: (B) P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-5

Explanation

P has multiple foils (3), Q is the Venetian composition (1), R has reverse-curved ogee sides (2), and S has shoulders beneath the lintel-like upper opening (5). Thus B:3, 1, 2, 5. The source’s printed numbering error must not overwrite the official question sequence.

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