GATE Design and Graphics: Visual composition in 2D and 3D – Previous Year Questions

17 GATE previous year questions on Visual composition in 2D and 3D (Design and Graphics, Architecture and Planning) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2021 AR Q29 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – What palette uses three equally spaced hues on a colour wheel?
2. GATE 2022 AR — Planning Q16 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – What relationship is represented by the two-dimensional composition shown?
3. GATE 2022 AR — Planning Q18 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – What is Hogarth’s Line of Beauty?
4. GATE 2022 AR — Architecture Q16 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – What relationship is represented by the two-dimensional composition shown?
5. GATE 2022 AR — Architecture Q18 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – What is Hogarth’s Line of Beauty?
6. GATE 2023 AR — Planning Q11 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which triad comprises the secondary colours in additive colour mixing?
7. GATE 2023 AR — Planning Q26 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Which pairs contain Gestalt principles of visual perception?
8. GATE 2023 AR — Architecture Q11 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which triad comprises the secondary colours in additive colour mixing?
9. GATE 2023 AR — Architecture Q26 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Which pairs contain Gestalt principles of visual perception?
10. GATE 2024 AR — Planning Q38 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which colour statements are correct?
11. GATE 2024 AR — Architecture Q38 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which colour statements are correct?
12. GATE 2025 AR — Planning Q32 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match P datum, Q symmetry, R hierarchy, S rhythm with 1 recurring patterns, 2 equivalent forms balanced about line/point, 3 line defined by two points…
13. GATE 2025 AR — Planning Q37 (2 marks, MTA) – Identify complementary-colour pairs based on the RGB model as printed in the source.
14. GATE 2025 AR — Architecture Q32 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match P datum, Q symmetry, R hierarchy, S rhythm with 1 recurring patterns, 2 equivalent forms balanced about line/point, 3 line defined by two points…
15. GATE 2025 AR — Architecture Q37 (2 marks, MTA) – Identify complementary-colour pairs based on the RGB model as printed in the source.
16. GATE 2026 AR — Planning Q30 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match graphic compositions P–S with terms 1 progression, 2 alternation, 3 spatial tension, 4 interlacing, 5 interlocking.
17. GATE 2026 AR — Architecture Q30 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match graphic compositions P–S with terms 1 progression, 2 alternation, 3 spatial tension, 4 interlacing, 5 interlocking.