B13 Adv GATE_01.10.24

As per National Building Code of India, 2016, the function of an Automatic Rescue Device is to:

• bring a struck lift to the nearest landing level

• control fire in electrical system at plenum level.

• control the escape route lighting system.

• trigger fire sprinkler system.

Match the elements in Group I to their description in Group II.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Choose the correct options with respect to cycle track design as per Indian Road Congress guidelines.

• The minimum width of cycle track is 3 m if overtaking is to be provided for

• Cycle tracks may be provided when peak hour cycle traffic is 400 or more on routes with a traffic of 100 to 200 vehicles/hour

• Maximum gradient allowed for cycle tracks is 1 in 15

• Cyclist should have a clear view of at least 80 m

One hectare is equal to

• 4048m2

• 4840 m2

• 10000 m2

• 4000 m2

In the given figure, the area of the shaded portion is ___________

If Beam : Column :: Transom: X, Which of the following options can replace X

• Ceiling

• Sill

• Balustrade

• Mullion

Match the books in Group I with the corresponding authors in Group II

Group I                                                                                                          Group II

P. The Autobiography of an Idea                                              1. Christopher Charles Benninger

Q. Letters to a Young Architect                                                 2. Sunil Khilnani

R. A pattern Language                                                                3. Francis D.K Ching

S. Architecture: Forms, Space and Order                               4. Louis H. Sullivan

5. Christopher Alexander

• P-3, Q-1, R-5, S-4

• P-4, Q-2, R-1, S-3

• P-3, q-2, R-1, S-4

• P-4, Q-1, R-5, S-3

A square based regular pyramid has all sides equal to 10 units. Its height (in the same units, rounded off to two decimal places) is ______

Match the name of architects in Group I with the buildings designed by them in Group II

Group I                                              Group II

P. Brinda Somaya             1. Museum of Tribal Heritage, Bhopal

Q. Sheila Sai Prakash       2. St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai

R. Revathy Kamath          3. Bait-ur-Rauf Mosque, Dhaka

S. Marina Tabassum        4. Indian Naval Academy, Kerala

5. Cholamandal Artists’ Village, Chennai

• P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2

• P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-5

• P-2, Q-5, R-1, S-3

• P-4, Q-5, R-1, S-3

The spherical surface of the geodesic dome comprises of

• Equilateral triangles of various sizes

• Isosceles triangles of various sizes

• Equilateral triangles of uniform size

• Isosceles triangles of uniform size