1. The Millau Viaduct is present in
(A) Germany
(B) Spain
(C) Italy
(D) France
2. The inverted catenary in an arch is called?
(A) the funicular line
(B) the trabeated line
(C) the fixed tension line
(D) the line of abutment
3. A space frame is an example of
(A) bulk active structure
(B) form active structure
(C) vector active structure
(D) shear active structure
4. In which Indian city would you find the mosque with "Shaking Minarets"?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Lucknow
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Allahabad
5. Ancient Indus valley built forms are mostly based on:
(A) Flemish bond
(B) English Bond
(C) Dove tailed bonds
(D) Tongue and groove techniques
6. In regression technique, the main features are represented by;
(A) variation in Chi square values
(B) F or ANOVA tests
(C) values of Pearson’s coefficient
(D) Dependent and independent variables
7. HDI indicators are:
(A) Heating Ventilation and air-conditioning
(B) Economy, health and education
(C) Ecology, environment and landuse
(D) Habitat, development and integral truth
8. The RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2016 has been awarded to
(A) ZahaHadid
(B) Frei Otto
(C) Norman Foster
(D) Toko Ito
9. The terms narthex and transept are associated with
(A) temple complexes
(B) Basilicas
(C) an agora
(D) a forum
10. In a reinforced concrete beam the two zones above and below the neutral axis are
zones of
(A) compression and tension
(B) tension and compression
(C) deflection and bending
(D) shear and stress
11. The literal meaning of Feng-shui is:
(A) house and its households
(B) gender sensitiveness
(C) efficiency of design
(D) wind and water
12. A low or partial storey between two main floors is called:
(A) basement
(B) mezzanine
(C) areaway
(D) cellar
13. In survey and topographic sheets,informations are mainly from:
(A) Earth sciences
(B) Remote sensing techniques
(C) Geomatics
(D) Exploration Geophysics
14. The satirical magazine in Paris stormed by terrorists in January 2015
(A) News of the week
(B) Charlie Hebdo
(C) Agencefrance-presse
(D) Le monde diplomatique
15. Works of art that tells a story is called
(A) functional art.
(B) decorative art.
(C) narrative art.
(D) abstract art.
16. Limit State Design is used in:
(A) Design of wooden Furniture
(B) Plastic arts
(C) Concrete Structures
(D) AUTOCAD programs
17. ‘Architraves’ are used in:
(A) Slab construction
(B) Door framings
(C) Coffered ceilings
(D) Pergolas
18. A conical solid being cut may produce a
(A) Spheroid
(B) Ellipsoid
(C) Cylinder
(D) Frustum
19. The Great Stupa at Sanchi:
(A) was a mound form invented to honor Confucius
(B) was a Buddhist temple that was entered
(C) includes depicting the lives of Indian sages
(D) has representations of yakshas and yakshis as guardian figures
20. The Medieval architectural style that revived Roman architectural concepts on a
major scale is termed:
(A) Romanesque
(B) Carolingian
(C) Ottonian
(D) Gothic
21. Which state, in May 2015, set up a satellite tracking system to check incidents of
forest fires
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Chattisgarh
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Himachal Pradesh
22. Iconography refers to the study of:
(A) use of formal symbolic analyses
(B) work of visual art
(C) life of the artists
(D) examination of floor plans
23. Wattle and daub construction is associated with
(A) sand and gravel
(B) cement and steel
(C) clay and mud
(D) timber and rocks
24. The architect who began the re-building of St. Peter’s in Rome was:
(A) Bernini
(B) Bramante
(C) Michelangelo
(D) Borromini
25. The religious center of a Sumerian city-state was the:
(A) Pyramid
(B) Acropolis
(C) Tholos
(D) Ziggurat
26. The Baroque style:
(A) was the most typical style of seventeenth-century Italy
(B) had symmetrical composition
(C) avoided dramatic effects
(D) was not well suited to autocratic Counter-Reformation rulers
27. Louis Sullivan’s Wainwright building:
(A) exposes the load-bearing, steel-frame construction
(B) emphasizes vertical and horizontal articulation
(C) is based on a column design concept
(D) is the first skyscraper with no decoration
28. The classical Indian dance form of Bharatnatyam originated in
(A) Manipur
(B) Kerala
(C) Odisha
(D) Tamil Nadu
29. Mortise is complementary to:
(A) Tennon joint
(B) Butt joint
(C) lap joint
(D) dovetail joint
30. The lateral deformation produced in a body is called a
(A) Shear
(B) Bending
(C) Compression
(D) Tension
31. The name of Hippodamus is associated with
(A) Antique Fashion Designing
(B) Ancient Interior Designs
(C) Ancient city planning
(D) Medieval Architecture
32. ‘University of Technology Petronas’ designed by Sir Norman Foster was chosen for
(A) Stirling prize
(B) Aga Khan Award
(C) AIA Gold Medal
(D) Pritzker prize
33. Brightness ratio is between:
(A) Lumens and luminance of foregrounds
(B) Luminance of an object and its background
(C) light loss factor and light gain factor
(D) Work area and lumens factor
34. Volute is a
(A) An abacus of a column
(B) Semicircular fluting
(C) Property of a helix
(D) Spiral capital in a column
35. Faucet is a
(A) Electrical equipment
(B) Sanitary gadget
(C) Mechanical part
(D) Structural device
36. A Coffered slab floor is a
(A) Beam free structure
(B) Column free structure
(C) Reinforcement free structure
(D) Tension free structure
37. Brise-soleil as a modern architectural treatment is introduced by
(A) Richard Mier
(B) B V doshi
(C) Frank Guhry
(D) Le Corbusier
38. Which city is known as the ‘Pink City’ of India?
(A) Bangalore
(B) Udaipur
(C) Jaipur
(D) Jodhpur
39. A freestanding landscaped roof structure open on all sides is called
(A) Pergola
(B) Gazebo
(C) Arbour
(D) Topiary
40. a device that automatically responds to temperature fluctuations is called a
(A) A Fly wheel
(B) A Rheostat
(C) A Thermostat
(D) A circuit breaker
41. The rehabilitation of ‘Tabriz Bazaar’ has been completed recently. Where is it
located?
(A) Syria
(B) Iraq
(C) Iran
(D) Turkey
42. Pargeting is
(A) Fine ornamental plasterwork
(B) Crude stuccowork
(C) Mixed décor work
(D) Riveted rendering
43. The names of Herbert Baker is associated with the City of
(A) New Delhi
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Bhubaneswar
44. Carnot Cycle is used in
(A) Deforestation
(B) Thermodynamic cooling
(C) Eutrophication
(D) Calcinations
45. A triangular diagram developed by Faber Birren in Arts is called
(A) Colour wheel
(B) Triangular texture
(C) Vector montage
(D) Hue matrix
46. Panchmahal, BulandDarwaza and Diwan-i-khas are parts of
(A) Delhi Fort
(B) Humayun’s Tomb
(C) BijapurDomb Complex
(D) FatehpurSikri
47. The first Guggenheim museum is designed by
(A) Frank Guhry
(B) Mies Van der Rohe
(C) Peter Keating
(D) Frank Lloyd Wright
48. The Reformation in Northern Europe:
(A) weakened papal authority
(B) was not bound to political realities
(C) was ignored by German princes
(D) was a defeat for Charles V’s rule
49. Balloon construction is a concept of
(A) Project management
(B) Facility planning
(C) Building management systems
(D) Modular housing
50. 'The Taj Mahal' was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan on the plan of
(A) Sri Chakra
(B) Kaballah diagrams
(C) Chahar-bagh
(D) Mausoleums
51. ‘The Birth of Venus’ painted by Sandro Botticeli, is located in
(A) Uffizi Gallery
(B) Louvre Museum
(C) British Museum
(D) American Museum of Natural History
52. Reverberation is a term mainly used by
(A) Airport designers
(B) Auditorium designers
(C) Housing experts
(D) Factory designers
53. Deconstruction of Architecture is borrowed from:
(A) Musical movement
(B) Literary movement
(C) Art movement
(D) Fashion Industry
54. Lalitagiri and Khandagiri are examples of
(A) OrissanArchitecture
(B) Chola Architecture
(C) Pandyan Architecture
(D) Bengal Architecture
55. Pasargadae Gardens belongs to ancient
(A) Sumerian civilization
(B) Hittites civilization
(C) Persian civilization
(D) Assyrian civilization
56. Both Chandigarh and Brasilia were
(A) Designed with predominance of concrete-cast forms
(B) Designed to demonstrate knowledge of classical antiquity
(C) Related to their site in similar manner and patterns
(D) Symmetrical renditions in exterior designs
57. The tallest dam in India is
(A) Hirakud Dam
(B) SardarSarovar Dam
(C) Nagarjunasagar Dam
(D) Tehri dam
58. Kyoto Protocol is related to
(A) Climatic norms
(B) Heritage structures
(C) Seismic zones
(D) Economic zones regulations
59. S-trap is an important shape in
(A) Sanitary designs
(B) Trabeated designs
(C) Cable designs
(D) Roof ventilation designs
60. The term Topology is mostly associated with
(A) Climatic studies
(B) Cartographic studies
(C) Geomatics systems
(D) Exploration Geophysics