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GATE Design and Graphics: Ergonomics, Ratio and proportion, Scales in design, Organization of space – Previous Year Questions

8 GATE previous year questions on Ergonomics, Ratio and proportion, Scales in design, Organization of space (Design and Graphics, Architecture and Planning) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2021 AR Q45 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match feet positions P, Q, R, S with stability descriptions 1 stable antero-posteriorly, 2 laterally stable, 3 fairly stable in all directions, 4…
  2. GATE 2022 AR — Planning Q17 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which ratio represents the Golden Ratio?
  3. GATE 2022 AR — Architecture Q17 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which ratio represents the Golden Ratio?
  4. GATE 2023 AR — Planning Q29 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match buildings P National Assembly, Dhaka; Q UNESCO Secretariat, Paris; R Palace complex, Fatehpur Sikri; S Shodhan House, Ahmedabad, with spatial…
  5. GATE 2023 AR — Architecture Q29 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match buildings P National Assembly, Dhaka; Q UNESCO Secretariat, Paris; R Palace complex, Fatehpur Sikri; S Shodhan House, Ahmedabad, with spatial…
  6. GATE 2023 AR — Architecture Q51 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – What is the conventional proportion of a Japanese tatami mat?
  7. GATE 2026 AR — Planning Q27 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – Starting with square ABCD of side 1 cm, the figure develops successive golden-mean rectangles. Find length IJ in cm, to three decimals.
  8. GATE 2026 AR — Architecture Q27 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – Starting with square ABCD of side 1 cm, the figure develops successive golden-mean rectangles. Find length IJ in cm, to three decimals.