Mock Exam: KPSC MOCK TEST KPSC QP 64 2023 OL

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Who designed Casa da Musica in Portugal?

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The placement of rooms/functional spaces in correlation with each other and in due proximity to each other is known as _________.

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What is the most famous work of Gaudi that is still unﬁnished?

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Whose statement is "T oday I am accused of being a revolutionary, yet I confess to having had only one master: the past; and only one discipline: the study of the past."?

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The red series of the modular man developed by the master Architect Le Corbusier is based on the height of the ________.

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What is the name given to the eﬀect produced by deriving the maximum beneﬁts from the minimum dimensions of a room?

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Which among the following is not a design element?

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Bhonga houses have roofs supported by ________ walls.

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_________ consists of load bearing masonry piers and inﬁll walls with wood runners at ﬂoor levels which tie the walls together with ﬂoors, all of which get locked together by the force induced by the masonry.

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Name the ﬁeld that deals with the scientiﬁc study of human measurements.

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Which among the following is referred to by Jane Jacob's term "eyes on the street"?

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What is meant by pietra-dura?

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Palepolis means?

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Who designed The Interlace, Singapore?

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Orbit T ower built at the London Olympic Park has been designed by

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial museum in Japan is designed by

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Which among the following are the characteristics of Neo-Plasticism?

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Who is known as "Father of Contemporary Architecture"?

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T uscan and composite orders are associated with

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Name the architect who designed London's Millennium Bridge.

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Which among the following is not designed by Eero Saarinen?

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Name the Architect of Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain

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________ is the ism that was developed to advocate the idea that ordinary and depictive expressions are vital and important, but that the sense of their arrangement must be open to the full range of imagination according to the Hegelian Dialectic.

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Which among the following is not an Art Nouveau Building?

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Name the Architect of Guangzhou Opera House.

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Which of the properties of 'FORM' in Architecture is/are correct with respect to the conditions under which we view them? (i) Changing perspective or angle of view presents diﬀerent shapes or aspects of a Form to our eyes. (ii) Our distance from a Form does not determine its apparent size. (iii) Lighting conditions under which we view a Form does not aﬀect the clarity of its shape and structure. (iv) The visual ﬁeld surrounding a Form inﬂuences our ability to read and identify it.

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The Faculty-Student ratio of undergraduate and post graduate program in Architecture course as per COA minimum standards of Architectural education shall be _______ respectively.

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A ﬁxed amount paid as deposits by contractors to Architect/Owner as a guarantee for faithful performance which is usually 10% of the value of work. This amount can be deposited in installments from the payments due to him for the works already executed and it gets blocked up and does not bear any interest is called as

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In designing an apartment building if site area is 4500 sq.m., permissible ground coverage is 50% and FAR is 2.5 and each ﬂoor height is 3m, calculate the height of the building to be built to achieve the given FAR.

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GRIHA rating system awards the certiﬁcation in the following levels:

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A portion of an ordinary brick with the cut made longitudinally and usually having one uncut stretcher face is

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From the following take out the term which is not applied in construction of arches in an Arcade

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Match the ﬁgures in group-1 with their corresponding joints in group-2 Group 1 a. ... b. ... c. ... d. ... Group 2 1. Dovetail joint 2. Tongue and Groove joint 3. Lap joint 4. Mortise and Tenon joint

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Among the following illustrated plan conﬁgurations which is a suitable conﬁguration for earthquake resistant building form

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Identify the trusses shown in the ﬁgures given below: (i) ... (ii) ...

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An H-shaped hinge having a protruding knuckle so that a door can stand away from the wall when fully opened is known as

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A concrete slab reinforced by ribs in two directions laid in equal depth able to carry heavier loads and span longer distances is known as

38

Identify from the following the type of glass made from plate glass by reheating and sudden cooling which is 3-5 times stronger than plate glass. The glass when broken, the pieces are relatively small in size and is extensively used in curtain walls

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Super-light rope technology with a carbon ﬁber core and high friction coating is an advanced technology in high rise buildings used for

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Construction of a temporary support for an unsafe structure or during repairs or alterations or when an adjacent structure is to be dismantled is called as

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An electrically powered Macerator and pump unit is ﬁtted to

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Choose the correct sequence from the options given below with respect to water supply connection to building from municipal lines (a) Service pipe (b) Goose neck (c) Ferrule (d) Stop cock (e) Water meter

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In structural design of long span structures, select the correct answer: (i) Deﬂection is a major design determinant rather than bending stresses (ii) Sections should be deepest where the bending moments are greatest (iii) Long span structures such as arches, vaults and domes develop thrust at their supports (iv) Majority of long span structures are one way systems

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Select the correct answer related to the ducting system in air conditioning in buildings

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According to ﬁre safety regulations of NBC, the EXITS in a T ype-1 construction in Group-A category buildings shall be so located that the travel distance on the ﬂoor shall not exceed

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The role of vermiculite in vertical landscaping is _________.

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Match the terminologies in Column - I with their descriptions in Column - II and select the appropriate option. Column - I Column - II P Pruning 1 Maintaining moisture content in soil by a protective layer Q Stripping 2 Removing broken branches from trees for better growth R Hoeing 3 Loosening the ground to remove weeds S Mulching 4 Cutting tree 5 Harvesting of bark

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Which of the following statements is/are correct about the main ecological principles concerning cities? (i) Cities are ecosystems. (ii) Cities are dynamic. (iii) Human and natural processes interact in cities. (iv) Cities are spatially heterogeneous.

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Match the Scientiﬁc names in Column - I with their common names in Column - II and select the appropriate option. Column - I Column - II P Cassia ﬁstula 1 Gulmohar Q Delonix regia 2 Golden shower R T oona Ciliata 3 Banyan S Ficus benghalensis 4 Peepal 5 Indian Mahagony

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A hemispherical mound of 4 meter diameter is proposed to be constructed in a park. If the proportion of soil and sand for the construction is 3:1, the estimated volume of soil in cubic meters is ________.

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Match the terminologies in Column - I with their descriptions in Column - II and select the appropriate option. Column - I Column - II P Vista 1 Presented in the form of a path, line of fountains or trees Q Axis 2 Dense shrubs or trees that form a fence, screen or boundary. R Avenue 3 A ﬂowerbed with a mix of diﬀerent plants S Hedge 4 A straight path or road with a line of trees or large shrubs running along each side 5 View amidst buildings, trees and landscape features

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The layout of Mughal Gardens used a Proportioning system. It is derived from

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Which among the following is not a geometric garden?

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'Shakti Sthala' designed by Ravindra Bhan, is characterised by

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The process of landscaping, or gardening, that reduces or eliminates the need for irrigation is known as

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Match the Scientiﬁc names of trees provided in Column - I with the corresponding colour of their bloom in Column - II and select the appropriate option. Column - I Column - II P Lagerstroemia speciosa 1 Red Q Cassia ﬁstula 2 Blue R Tabernae montana 3 Yellow S Delonix regia 4 White 5 Pink

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A landscaped garden measures 20,000 sqm. It is covered with 10% brick paving, 15% cement concrete paving, 10% PVC geo-membrane and rest with grass. The peak intensity of rainfall in that region is 100 mm/hr. The coeﬃcient of runoﬀ for brick paving, cement concrete paving, PVC geo-membrane and grass is 0.8, 0.9, 1 and 0.5 respectively. The estimated quantity of runoﬀ in cubic meter/hr for the entire garden area is ________.

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Match the landscape designers listed in Column - I with their designs in Column - II and select the appropriate option. Column - I Column - II P F L Olmstead 1 Versailles Palace gardens Q Gertrude Jekyll 2 Central Park R André Le Nôtre 3 Hestercombe House, Somerset S Lancelot Brown 4 Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire 5 Design with Nature

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Berms correspond to

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Arrange the particles of soil in descending order of grain size.

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The concentric circles in a sun-path diagram represent _______.

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Which of the following acts as a wind catcher in a building and helps provide cross-ventilation and passive cooling?

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Match the climate parameters in Column - I with the corresponding instruments in Column - II and select the appropriate option. Column - I Column - II P Precipitation 1 Psychrometer Q Wind 2 Pyranometer R Solar Radiation 3 Anemometer S Humidity 4 Disdrometer 5 Barometer

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The maximum and minimum indoor dry bulb temperatures of a room are 38°C and 32°C, respectively. If the corresponding outdoor maximum and minimum dry bulb temperatures are 40°C and 28°C, respectively, then the thermal damping of the room (in percentage, rounded oﬀ to two decimal place) is ________.

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Which of the following factors do not impact Daylight Autonomy of a built space?

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Which among the following acronyms does not represent a thermal comfort index?

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A 1.5 m high window is located on a south facing wall. The solar azimuth angle is equal to the wall azimuth angle and the solar altitude angle is 60°. The minimum depth (in metres, rounded oﬀ to two decimal places) of overhand required to completely shade the window is ________. (Assume that the overhang is located at the lintel level of the window)

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Assuming other variables remaining constant, the Tropical Summer Index.

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A room measures 4 m (width) × 4.5 m (length) × 4 m (height). The outdoor temperature is 36°C. The volumetric speciﬁc heat of air is 1000 J/cu.m.°C. The ventilation heat ﬂow rate in Watts required to attain an internal room temperature of 28°C with 2 air changes per hour is ________.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct about EIA? (i) It comprises of 4 stages - screening, scoping, public consultation and appraisal. (ii) Environmental assessments are classiﬁed into four types i.e., strategic environmental assessment, regional EIA, sectoral EIA and project level. (iii) The nature of impacts fall within three broad classiﬁcations i.e., direct, indirect and cumulative.

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A zone of junction between two or more diverse ecosystems is termed as

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The rating tool for Green buildings, GRIHA was developed by

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Net Zero Coalition, as called for in the Paris Agreement corresponds to

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Match the terms in Column - I with the corresponding deﬁnitions in Column - II and select the appropriate option. Column - I Column - II P Sky View Factor 1 Ratio of areas of a site that have a positive eﬀect on the ecosystem Q Biotope Area Factor 2 Ratio of sky hemisphere visible from the ground R Surface Roughness 3 Reﬂectivity of solar energy on Earth's surface S Surface Albedo 4 Mean shadow fractions on the ground 5 Irregularity of the building heights

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The term coined by Paolo Soleri that combines ecology with architecture and deals with habitats maintaining an extremely high population density is ______.

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Match the Urban Planning Theories in Group I with their Proponents in Group II Group I Group II P Choice theory of planning 1 Walter Christaller Q Central Place Theory 2 Paul Davidoﬀ and T.A. Reiner R Neighborhood Theory 3 Harris and Ullman S Multiple Nuclei Theory 4 Clarence Perry 5 Homer Hoyt

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T otal land area for a plotted housing development project is 75.0 hectare, of which, area under community facilities, common open spaces and roads are 9%, 10% and 16% respectively. T otal number of saleable plots of 300 m2 each will be

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Match the characteristics in Group I with the type of settlements in Group II as given in URDPFI Guidelines 2015, Government of India Group I Group II P Towns that are notiﬁed under law by the concerned State/UT Government and have local bodies like Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Municipal Committees, etc. 1 Counter-Magnets Q Town having potential for investment and development; identiﬁed on the basis of their interaerial relationship with the regional nodal centre 2 Satellite Towns R Settlements that are growing sub-nodal centres but located out of the direct functionally linked areas of the growth node / nodal centre in the region 3 Peri-Urban Areas S Zones of transition from rural to urban land uses located between the outer limits of urban and regional centres and rural environment 4 Priotiry Towns 5 Statutory Towns

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Match the Street Layouts of Ancient Indian Settlements in Group I with their corresponding types in Group II Group I Group II P ... 1 Swastika Q ... 2 Nandyavarta R ... 3 Chaturmukha S ... 4 Karmukha 5 Padmaka

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Match the Events in Group I with their directives in Group II Group I Group II P The Venice Charter, 1965 1 Kyoto Protocol Q UN Framework Convention on Climate change, New York, 1992 2 Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and sites R UN Sustainable Development Summit, New York, 2015 3 Agenda 21 S Habitat II, Istanbul, 1996 4 Agenda 2030 5 Housing for All

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An Act to provide for the improvement and clearance of slum areas in certain Union territories and for the protection of tenants in such areas from eviction is :

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A housing project is proposed to be designed in a plot of 1.95 hectare. Maximum permissible FAR is 1. The share of the numbers of dwelling units (DU) for MIG, LIG and EWS is 1:2:3 having sizes of 60, 30 and 25 sq.m. respectively. The maximum number of DU which can be accommodated in the plot considering the builtup is only utilized for the DU's is _______.

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Arrange the following states in Ascending order of the percentage of urbanization as per 2011 Census 1. Kerala 2. Mizoram 3. Goa 4. Tamil Nadu Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

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Match the schemes in Group I with their speciﬁc targets in Group II Group I Group II P AMRUT 1. Urban Amenities for Rural Areas Q NREGA 2. Urban Rejuvenation R PURA 3. Housing for BPL families S IAY 4. Rural Employment 5. Slum Upgradation

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Garden city by Sir Ebenezer Howard movement had the "Magnets" to addresses the question 'Where will the people go?' The choices are : 1. Country 2. Town 3. Town - Country 4. Employment

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Match the following Land Use structure for a Large City as per the URDPFI guidelines: Group A Group B P Residential 1 36-39% Q Commercial 2 14-16% R Pub. and Semi Public 3 7-8% S Recreational 4 10-12% 5 5-6%

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Which of the following are the attributes of Demography? P. Migration trends Q. Population growth R. Sex ratio S. Work force T. Annual rainfall of a region U. Local festivals

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Match the following: Type of Road Row P. Arterial road 1. 12-30 M Q. Sub Arterial 2. 50-80 M R. Collector 3. 80-100 M S. Local 4. 30-50 M 5. 12-20 M 6. 6-9 M

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Match the following: Vehicle Type ECS P. Car/Taxi 1. 1.00 Q. Two Wheeler 2. 0.15 R. Auto Rickshaw 3. 0.10 S. Bicycle 4. 0.25 5. 0.50

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Major objectives of a truck terminal are 1. To reduce parking, loading/unloading stress away from CBD 2. To locate facilities for vehicle repairing 3. To caters to intercity movements of goods 4. Manufacturing of small trucks 5. To serve as public transportation hub 6. To serve as tourist hub

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What does Lithology refers to? 1. The study of rocks and rock formation 2. The study of soil and soil formation 3. The study of Lithium ion Batteries 4. Study of Lithography

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Which of the following hold true according to Central Place Theory? 1. Resources are equally distributed in a city 2. This theory is suitable for hilly areas 3. This theory is suitable for Cold countries only 4. Mumbai is a good example for central place theory

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What does Enoscope refers to?

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Match the following : Land Use Type Colours P. Residential 1. Red Q. Commercial 2. Yellow R. Institutional 3. Purple S. Industrial 4. Green 5. Blue 6. Pink

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When was the Kerala TP act was enacted?

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Choose the various correct types of GIS software systems.

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What is the scale of Maps for Planning Metropolitan Regional Plan according to URDPFI?

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Who developed the ﬁrst Artiﬁcial Neural Networks Model (ANN) - Perceptron

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NUIS stands for _______

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Input Data for SLEUTH in CA land use change model are

KPSC Mock Test: Assistant Professor Architecture - Technical Education Engineering Colleges

KPSC Mock Test: Assistant Professor Architecture - Technical Education Engineering Colleges