GATE Building Construction, Materials, and Structural Systems: Fire protection – Previous Year Questions

6 GATE previous year questions on Fire protection (Building Construction, Materials, and Structural Systems, Architecture and Planning) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2024 AR — Planning Q42 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Under NBC 2016, which terms are associated with building fire safety/fighting?
2. GATE 2024 AR — Architecture Q42 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Under NBC 2016, which terms are associated with building fire safety/fighting?
3. GATE 2025 AR — Planning Q45 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 12×8 m room, 4 m high, contains 80 m³ combustible material of density 3 kg/m³ and calorific value 4000 kcal/kg. Find floor-area fire load in…
4. GATE 2025 AR — Architecture Q45 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 12×8 m room, 4 m high, contains 80 m³ combustible material of density 3 kg/m³ and calorific value 4000 kcal/kg. Find floor-area fire load in…
5. GATE 2026 AR — Planning Q14 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Under the National Building Code of India 2016, the minimum fire resistance of service ducts and shafts is how many minutes?
6. GATE 2026 AR — Architecture Q14 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Under the National Building Code of India 2016, the minimum fire resistance of service ducts and shafts is how many minutes?