Q. Which of the following parameters is essential to estimate the Envelope Performance Factor (EPF) of a building as per the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC), 2011? (A) Building Type (B) Maximum humidity (C) Maximum and minimum monthly temperature (D) Building occupancy duration Ans: Building occupancy duration
Q. Identify the role of Vermiculate in vertical landscapes (A) Fertilizer (B) Holding material (C) Binding material (D) Water retention element Ans: Water retention element Explanation: Vermiculite is a hydrous phyllosilicate mineral. Where soils are sandy, mixing of vermiculite into the soil will allow the soil to hold the water and air needed for growth.
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Q. Typical features of Buddhist architecture are (A) Mandapa, Chattri, Amalaka, Torana (B) Stambha, Torana, Vimana , Harmika (C) Vedika, Chattri, Torana, Harmika (D) Vedika , Stupa, Chaitya, Vimana Ans: (C) Vedika, Chattri, Torana, Harmika
Q. The Indian property inscribed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List in the year 2018 is (A) Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam (B) The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai (C) Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath (D) Mughal Gardens in Kashmir Ans: The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai Explanation: The Victorian Gothic
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Q. The solar protection system consisting of fixed slats or grids, outside a building façade in front of openings, is known as (A) Brise–soleil (B) Solarium (C) Malqaf (D) Trombe wall Ans: Brise–soleil Explanation: Brise soleil, sometimes brise-soleil, meaning a ‘sun-breaker’, is an architectural feature of a building that reduces heat gain within that building
Q. The cause of short column effect, during seismic occurrence, is due to (A) Centralized rupture of the column (B) Tearing of reinforcement bars (C) Buckling of column (D) Stress concentration Ans: Buckling of column Explanation: Short columns are designed as structural members having a high stiffness with low ductility. During an earthquake, short columns,
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Q. The ingredient to be added to produce Aerated Cement Concrete, is (A) Aluminum (B) Calcium chloride (C) Gypsum (D) Sulphur Ans: Aluminum Explanation: Aerated concrete is produced by introducing gas into a concrete, the amount is dependent upon the requirements for strength. One method to achieve this is by using powdered aluminium which reacts
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Q. Which of the following projection types is adopted in the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)? (A) Spherical (B) Conical (C) Planar (D) Cylindrical Ans: Cylindrical Explanation: A projected coordinate system such as universal transverse Mercator (UTM) uses 60 horizontally oriented cylinders (tangent to a Meridian) to project maps of the earth’s spherical surface onto a
Q. The term ‘Necropolis’ refers to (A) Organically growing settlement (B) Origin of a settlement (C) A dead settlement (D) Merging of two settlements Ans: A dead settlement Explanation: Lewis Mumford, american sociologist and philosopher, has given six categories of the growth of a town which are as follows : Eopolis, Polis, Metropolis(Mother city), Megapolis, Tyrannopolis
Q. The closing syntax, for an executable command line in C or C++ program, is (A) : (B) , (C) ; (D) . Ans: ; Explanation: The closing syntax, for an executable command line in C or C++ program is semi-colon.
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