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GATE Project Management and Professional Practice: Estimation, costing and specification – Previous Year Questions

14 GATE previous year questions on Estimation, costing and specification (Project Management and Professional Practice, Architecture and Planning) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2021 AR Q63 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A room is 1.8×2.4 m internally. Ceramic tiles are 300×300 mm. A 900 mm door is flush with the internal wall face and has no skirting across its…
  2. GATE 2022 AR — Planning Q47 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 230 mm thick brick wall is 10 m long and 3 m high, built in Flemish bond from 230×112.5×70 mm bricks with 5 mm mortar joints. Estimate required…
  3. GATE 2022 AR — Planning Q48 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The reflected roof plan and section show a 10 m×10 m RCC roof, 150 mm slab, with 300 mm wide beams 600 mm deep including slab, equally spaced…
  4. GATE 2022 AR — Architecture Q47 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 230 mm thick brick wall is 10 m long and 3 m high, built in Flemish bond from 230×112.5×70 mm bricks with 5 mm mortar joints. Estimate required…
  5. GATE 2022 AR — Architecture Q48 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The reflected roof plan and section show a 10 m×10 m RCC roof, 150 mm slab, with 300 mm wide beams 600 mm deep including slab, equally spaced…
  6. GATE 2023 AR — Planning Q45 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – 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…
  7. GATE 2023 AR — Architecture Q45 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – 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…
  8. GATE 2024 AR — Architecture Q63 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The two-room foundation excavation shown has uniform trench width 1.10 m and cumulative centreline length 41.10 m. Concrete depth is 0.30 m. Find…
  9. GATE 2025 AR — Planning Q29 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match P honeycomb brickwork, Q steel reinforcement, R brick-on-edge work, S excavation with 1 running metre, 2 cubic metre, 3 square metre, 4…
  10. GATE 2025 AR — Planning Q41 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A semicircular arch has 2 m clear span, 30 cm radial thickness and 40 cm wall breadth. Find brickwork volume in m³, to two decimals.
  11. GATE 2025 AR — Architecture Q29 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match P honeycomb brickwork, Q steel reinforcement, R brick-on-edge work, S excavation with 1 running metre, 2 cubic metre, 3 square metre, 4…
  12. GATE 2025 AR — Architecture Q41 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A semicircular arch has 2 m clear span, 30 cm radial thickness and 40 cm wall breadth. Find brickwork volume in m³, to two decimals.
  13. GATE 2026 AR — Planning Q44 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – An RCC stair flight has 10 steps, each 150 mm rise and 300 mm tread, over a 75 mm waist slab. Width is 1500 mm. Steel is 0.75% of total RCC volume and…
  14. GATE 2026 AR — Architecture Q44 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – An RCC stair flight has 10 steps, each 150 mm rise and 300 mm tread, over a 75 mm waist slab. Width is 1500 mm. Steel is 0.75% of total RCC volume and…