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GATE Infrastructure, Services and Utilities: Surface water runoff estimate, Discharge from streams and rivers – Previous Year Questions

7 GATE previous year questions on Surface water runoff estimate, Discharge from streams and rivers (Infrastructure, Services and Utilities, Architecture and Planning) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2021 AR Q22 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which two components form time of concentration in the stormwater context given?
  2. GATE 2023 AR — Planning Q39 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which quantities are required in the Rational Method for estimating peak runoff?
  3. GATE 2023 AR — Architecture Q39 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which quantities are required in the Rational Method for estimating peak runoff?
  4. GATE 2024 AR — Planning Q47 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – For a 400 mm storm, runoff coefficients and(existing, proposed) hectares are industrial 0.7:(1500, 800), residential 0.5:(1000, 1200), parks…
  5. GATE 2024 AR — Architecture Q47 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – For a 400 mm storm, runoff coefficients and(existing, proposed) hectares are industrial 0.7:(1500, 800), residential 0.5:(1000, 1200), parks…
  6. GATE 2025 AR — Planning Q40 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 12 ha site has 6 buildings, each covering 3% of site area. Landscape covers 40%; roads occupy the rest. Runoff coefficients are 0.15 for landscape…
  7. GATE 2025 AR — Architecture Q40 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 12 ha site has 6 buildings, each covering 3% of site area. Landscape covers 40%; roads occupy the rest. Runoff coefficients are 0.15 for landscape…