AR6902 | HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PLANNING | R-2013 | SEMESTER 9 | YEAR 5

1. The science of human settlements is known as 6. The settlements that extend on both sides of a river
a) Habitats b) Networks where there is a bridge or a ferry is called as
c) Ekistics d) Anthropos a) Cruciform Settlements b) Double Village
c) Dispersed Settlements d) Tri-Junctions
2. The term “conurbation” was coined by
a) Ebenezer Howard b) C.A. Perry 7. Towns with centres of military activities are known as
c) Le Corbusier d) Patrick Geddes a) Administrative Towns b) Industrial Towns
c) Defence Towns d) Commercial Towns
3. The five elements of human settlements comprise of
a) Nature, Man, Society, Shells, Networks 8. All places with a Municipality, Corporation, Cantonment
b) Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Space Board or Notified town area committee, are known as
c) Kurinji, Mullai, Marudham, Neidhal, Paalai a) Urban Towns b) Rural Towns
d) Nature, Ice, Light, Darkness, Time c) Census Towns d) Statutory Towns

4. The process of change from rural to urban population is 9. The process of interconnecting cities, in one continuous
termed as network, into one universal city is called
a) Evolution b) Urbanization a) Ecumenopolis b) Eperopolis
c) Industrialization d) Urban Agglomeration c) Dynapolis d) Megalopolis

5. When many individual or isolated dwelling units are 10. can be considered a settlement on a
clustered together, they form planetary scale
a) Settlements b) Hamlets a) Earth b) Continent
c) Villages d) Towns c) Country d) All of the above

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11. An area having a population of at least 5,000 and a 16. The settlements that are chiefly concerned with non-
population density of at least 1,000/sq mi is called agricultural activities are known as
a) Urban Area b) Sub-Urban Area a) Rural Settlements b) Urban Settlements
c) Rural Area d) Notified Slums c) Linear Settlements d) Isolated Settlements

12. A place inhabited more or less permanently is called 17. When a rural settlement is compact or has closely built
a) Human settlement b) Shelter up area of houses it is called
c) Infrastructure d) Environment a) Hamleted b) Semi-Clustered
b) Dispersed d) Clustered
13. People living in temporary shelter (Isolated dwelling-
hamlet) and wandering around in search of food are 18. Choose a garrison town from the below mentioned
a) Farmers b) Nomads options
c) Herders d) Hunters a) Canberra b) Moscow
c) Mhow d) Khetri
14. Who is known as the Father of Ekistics, that concerns
the science of human settlements? 19. Jodhpur is a
a) Patrick Geddes b) Constantinos A. Doxiadis a) Commercial Town b) Cultural Town
c) Jane Jacobs d) Le Corbusier c) Industrial Town d) Defence Town

15. Settlements emerging at places where two roads 20. “Megalopolis”, which signifies super-metropolitan region
converge on the third one and houses are being built extending as union of conurbations, was popularized by
along these roads are called a) Kevin A. Lynch b) F.L. Wright
a) T-Shaped b) Y-Shaped c) Jean Gottman d) Charles Correa
c) Cross-Shaped d) Cruciform

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21. Functions that allow settlements to survive and grow are 26. _ require sites offering natural
called defence
a) Society b) Shells a) Strategic Towns b) Mining Towns
c) Networks d) Nature c) Trading Towns d) Cultural Towns

22. An unprecedented increase in population and the 27. A large area of urban development that resulted from the
emergence of machinery in our lives leads to merging of originally separate towns or cities is called as
a) Unemployment b) Out Growths a) Metropolitan b) Cosmopolitan
c) Urban Agglomeration d) Death of Cities c) Agglomeration d) Conurbation

23. The settlements with units smaller than, or as small as, 28. When several roads converge and development occurs
the traditional growth town where people used to along the roads, such a settlement is known as
achieve interconnection by walking are called a) Y-Shaped b) Cruciform
a) Minor Shells b) Micro-Settlements c) Star Like d) Cross-Shaped
c) Meso-Settlements d) Macro-Settlements
29. The complex networks designed to deliver to or remove
24. According to Doxiadis, “shells” in human settlements is from the shelter people, goods, energy or information is
associated with which of the following? termed as
a) Housing b) Population a) Infrastructure b) Services
c) Transportation d) Physical Layout c) Transportation d) Surrounding

25. A may be regarded as a leading town 30. The primitive phase of human settlements evolved from
a) Hamlet b) Chawl a) Mesolithic Age b) Paleolithic Age
c) City d) Squatter c) Neolithic Age d) Monolithic Age

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31. Man is a 36. What is a settlement that is developed to overcome

a) Social Animal b) Human Being water scarcity and maximize the utilisation of available
c) Nature d) Society resources?
a) Semi-Compact b) Fragmented
32. Plains, Plateaus, Mountains, Coastal, Forest, Desert, c) Dispersed d) Clustered
etc, are classification of settlements based on
a) Size b) Shape 37. Towns famous for religious, educational or recreational
c) Location d) Function functions are called
a) Commercial Towns b) Cultural Towns
33. When villages develop around waterbodies and planned c) Administrative Towns d) Defence Towns
in such a way that the central part remains open for
keeping the animals to protect them from wild it is called 38. When the population crosses the One Million mark it is
a) Double Village b) Circular designated as a
c) Star Like d) Linear a) Million City b) Great City
c) Universal City d) Mega City
34. Functions such as manufacturing, retail, wholesale trade
and professional services exist in 39. If settlement pattern appears in the form of isolated huts
a) Towns b) Cities or hamlets in remote jungles or on small hills it is called
c) Ports d) Hub a) Dispersed b) Fragmented
c) Hamleted d) Nucleated
35. A is a large city, with a population of
at least One Million living in its urban agglomeration 40. In human settlements “Anthropos” means
a) Metropolis b) Megalopolis a) Nature b) Man
c) Dynapolis d) Ecumenopolis c) Society d) Shells

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41. During which phase of evolution did the settlements start 46. act as nodes of economic growth,
developing into a grid-iron pattern from a rectilinear one provide goods and services to rural and urban dwellers
a) Eopolis b) Polis in their hinterlands in return for food and raw materials
c) Anthropos d) Eperopolis a) Neighbourhoods b) Townships
c) Cities d) Towns
42. Due to excessive migration development came out of
forts to accommodate more people and giving rise to 47. Smaller municipalities that are adjacent to a major city
bigger settlements during the which is the core of a metropolitan area is called
a) Stone Age b) Iron Age a) Satellite Town b) Townships
c) Bronze Age d) Golden Age c) SEZ d) TOD

43. A settlement where the land-owning and dominant

48. An extensive metropolitan area is called
community occupies the central part of the village and
a) Metropolis b) Megalopolis
lower strata people settling on the outer flanks is called
c) Dynapolis d) Ecumenopolis
a) Fragmented b) Dispersed
c) Compact d) Isolated
49. is a defence town known for naval base
a) Jodhpur b) Dhanbad
44. When the segmentation of a large village is often
c) Kochi d) Jamshedpur
motivated by social and ethnic factors it is called
a) Agglomerated b) Fragmented
50. Greater London, Greater Mumbai, Greater Chennai,
c) Hamleted d) Isolated
Greater Hyderabad, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal
45. When many hamlets combine, they form a Corporation are all examples of
a) Dwelling b) Society a) Mega Cities b) Metro Cities
c) Village d) Town c) Out Growths d) Conurbation

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 Subject : Professional Practise and Ethics
Semester : IX Sem B.Arch.
Code : AR6903

1. Identify the incorrect statement.

An architect is a person _____________.
a) Who is competent to design a building
b) Who prepares plans and elevations of a building
c) Who prepares specifications and tenders
d) Who designs structural members of a building

2. Contractor is a person ___________________.

a) Who is skilled in the art of a building
b) Who undertakes construction and superintends the construction
c) Who prepares drawings of a building
d) Who prepares reinforcement drawings

3. Identify the incorrect answer:

Contract document includes _________________.
a) Specifications
b) Bill of quantities
c) Working drawings
d) Survey drawings

4. A builder is a person _____________________.

a) Who supervises the construction of a building
b) Who designs a building
c) Who undertakes the development of a plot or property
d) Who prepares plans and elevations of a building.

5. Who is a client?
a) One who is involved in accounts
b) One who prepares structural drawings
c) One who receives a service from a professional
d) One who practises law

6. Contract document should be signed by which of the following persons before the commencement
of a building?
a) Architect, Civil Engineer & Contractor
b) Site Engineer, Builder & Structural Engineer
c) Architect, Client & Contractor
d) Client, Clerk of Works & Civil Engineer

7. Figure out the contradicting statement:

These are the options an Architect can get into in his profession: -
a) Work in an Architectural firm
b) Win an Architectural competition.
c) May inherit a practise
d) Buy a property and undertake the development of a property
8. An architect gets his clientele ______________.
a) Through tenders
b) Through advertising in newspapers and TV
c) By recommendations from past clients
d) By signing the contract documents

9. Identify the incorrect statement:

An Architect’s office should be having the following: -
a) The office should be in a prominent place
b) The office should be having good machine workshops
c) Catalogues and samples of different materials should be present
d) The office should have a good library

10. Identify the correct sequence of functions in the architect’s office:

i) Tender work
ii) Site Supervision
iii) Preparing working drawings
iv) Preparing schematic drawings

a) iv, iii, i, ii
b) i, ii, iv, iii
c) ii, i, iii, iv
d) iv, i, iii, ii

11. After interacting with client ______________ prepares schematic drawings as per the client’s
requirements.
a) Draftsman
b) Site Engineer
c) Principal Architect
d) Builder

12. Structure of an Architect’s office does not include ______________.

a) Principal Architect
b) Quantity Surveyor
c) Advocate
d) Accounts clerk

13. Identify the incorrect statement:

An inexperienced architect would face these shortcomings while practising:
a) Lack of technical knowledge
b) Less productivity and cannot maintain standard
c) Continuity of work is difficult
d) Ability to handle projects in a short period

14. After consulting with client, Architect translates the client’s requirements and prepares __________.
a) Working drawings
b) Sanction drawings
c) Schematic drawings
d) Detailed drawings
15. Identify the incorrect statement:
Mismanagement in an architect’s office will lead to these outcomes:
a) Keeping up with the schedule is not possible
b) Ambiguity in producing drawings
c) Satisfying the clients and contractors
d) Lack of delegation of the work

16. Architect’s Act was passed in the parliament on ___________________.

a) 1st November 1950
b) 31st May 1972
c) 15th August 1947
d) 30th March 1972

17. Architect’s Act 1972 is applicable to ________________.

a) Metro cities
b) Capital cities
c) Whole of India
d) Smart cities

18. CA represents _________________.

a) Council of Advocates
b) Council of Automobile Engineers
c) Council of Architecture
d) Council of Accountants

19. After obtaining a degree in Architecture, he or she must register in __________________.

a) Public Works Department
b) Indian Institution of Engineers
c) Indian Institution of Architects
d) Builders Association of India

20. Section 3 of Architect’s Act 1972 constitutes ______________________.

a) Gives power to the council
b) Council of Architecture
c) Entitles a person to get himself registered
d) Deals with professional misconduct

21. Section 25 of Architect’s Act constitutes _____________________.

a) Gives power to the council
b) A person to get himself registered
c) Entitles the powers to the council to make regulations
d) Deals with the professional misconduct

22. Section 45 of Architect’s Act constitutes _____________________.

a) Council of Architecture
b) Gives power to the council to make regulations and code of ethics
c) Entitles a person to get himself registered
d) Deals with professional misconduct
23. Identify the incorrect statement:
An Architect can be debarred from the profession by the council for the following:
a) Accepting any discount, gift, commission from contractor or from any trade’s man
b) By advertising his works in newspapers or any other media
c) By reducing the architectural fees
d) By winning in an architectural competition and running the project

24. Section 30 deals with _______________.

a) The professional misconduct by a registered architect
b) Constitutes a council of Architecture
c) Entitles a person to get himself registered
d) Gives powers to the council to make regulations

25. “This drawing should not be produced or reproduced in part or in whole without permission.” This
statement is generally written in ____________________.
a) Bill of Quantities
b) Tender documents
c) Architectural drawings
d) Contract documents
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1. Modern concept of sustainable development focuses more on

(A) economic development
(B) social development
(C) environmental protection
(D) all of the above

2. Sustainability Science is the study of the concepts of sustainable development and _____________
(A) environmental science
(B) general science
(C) social science
(D) geo science

3. As per United Nations, following is (are) the broader issue(s) of human development
(A) education
(B) public health
(C) standard of living
(D) all of the above

4. United Nations (UN) decade of education for sustainable development is from

(A) 2002-11
(B) 2003-12
(C) 2004-13
(D) 2005-14

5. Numbers of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by United Nations are

(A) 15
(B) 16
(C) 17
(D) 18

6. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognize that all countries must stimulate action in
the following key areas.
(A) people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership
(B) people, planet, prosperity, plants and planning
(C) people, planet, prosperity, plants and partnership
(D) people, planet, prosperity, peace and planning

7. Sustainable development can be thought of in terms of three spheres i.e.

(A) environment, economy and society
(B) environment, economy and equity
(C) environment, ecology and society
(D) environment, economy and ecology

8. When the consumption of natural resources are equal to nature’s ability to replenish then
sustainability is
(A) not sustainable
(B) steady state economy
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(C) environmentally sustainable
(D) none of the above

9. A promising direction towards sustainable development is to design systems that are

(A) flexible and irreversible
(B) flexible and reversible
(C) inflexible and reversible
(D) inflexible and irreversible

10. Sustainable energy

(A) is clean
(B) can be used over a long period of time
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above

11.The technology which meets the sustainable development needs is often referred to as
(A) advanced technology
(B) appropriate technology
(C) sustainable technology
(D) adaptive technology

12. The criterion for corporate sustainability

(A) eco-efficiency
(B) socio-efficiency
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above

13. Four domains of circles of sustainability, used by the United Nations.

(A) economic, ecological, political and cultural
(B) economic, social, political and cultural
(C) economic, ecological, social and cultural
(D) economic, ecological, political and social

14.The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is also known as

(A) Rio 2010
(B) Rio 2011
(C) Rio 2012
(D) Rio 2013

15.What is sustainable development?

A. The development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs
B. To conserve natural resources and to develop alternate sources of power while reducing
pollution and harm to the environment
C. It is the practice of developing land and construction projects in a manner that reduces
their impact on the environment by allowing them to create energy efficient models of self-
sufficiency
D. All of the above
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16. Which of the following is/are not an objective (s) of sustainable development?
A. Continue to implement the family planning program
B. Maintain a dynamic balance of arable land (not less than 123 million hectares) and
implement an agricultural development strategy
C. Maintain a dynamic balance of water resources by reducing water consumption for every
unit of gross development product growth and agricultural value added
D. To bring about a gradual and sometime catastrophic transformation of environment

17. When was the term ‘Sustainable Development’ came into existence?
A. 1987
B. 1980
C. 1978
D. 1992

18. Which of the following UN commission is responsible for reviewing progress in the
implementation of Agenda 21 and the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development?
A. United Nation Disarmament Commission
B. United Nations Statistical Commission
C. United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
D. United Nations Commission on Human Rights

19. Consider the following statement (s) related to the parameters of sustainable development
refer to the guiding principles.
I. Help in understanding the concept of sustainable development
II. Point the problems associated with it
III. Help to take active policy measures
Code:
A. Both I & II
B. Bot II & III
C. Both I & IV
D. I, II & III

20. What does mean “Agenda 21”?

A. It’s an agreement between 20 developing countries of the world on climate change
B. It’s a free trade agreement between 7 developed countries of the world
C. Agenda 21 is a non-binding, voluntarily implemented action plan of the United Nations with
regard to sustainable development
D. None of the above

21. Social, economical and ecological equity is the necessary condition for achieving
A. Social development
B. Economical development
C. Sustainable development
D. Ecological development

22. The maximum number of individuals that can be supported by a given environment is called
A. Biotic potential
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B. Carrying capacity
C. Environmental resistance
D. Population size

23. Supporting capacity and assimilative capacity are the components of

A. Carrying capacity
B. Holding capacity
C. Containing capacity
D. Capturing capacity

24. How many agreements are there in Agenda – 21?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

25. The idea of sustainable development was conceived in early:

A. 1950
B. 1960
C. 1970
D. 1980

26. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generation to meet
their own need’ is given by:
A. Brundtland
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Maathai
D. Sunderlal Bahugana

27 Sustainable development will not aim at:

A. Social economic development which optimise the economic and societal benefits
available in the present, without spoiling the likely potential for similar benefits in the future
B. Reasonable and equitable distributed level of economic wellbeing that can be
perpetuated continually
C. Development that meets the need of the present without compromising the ability of future
generation to meet their own needs
D. Maximising the present-day benefits through increased resource consumption

28. Which of the following statements in relation to sustainable development is not true?
A. Sustainable development is defined as the development that meets the needs of present
without compromising the ability of our future generations to meet their own needs
B. Sustainability has the main objective of purely focussing on the natural environment
C. Sustainable development of various countries and the entire world is the only solution left
with mankind to survive for a longer period on Earth
D. Sustainable development not only considers the protection of the environment but also the
maintenance of economic viability as well as the social and ethical considerations

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29. Which of the following is correct, if we only achieve two out of three pillars of Sustainable
Development?
A. Social + Economic Sustainability = Equitable
B. Social + Environmental Sustainability = Bearable
C. Economic + Environmental Sustainability = Viable
D. All of the above

30. Consider the following statement (s) related to the Sustainability.

I. It refers to a process or state that can be maintained indefinitely.
II. Natural resources must use in ways that do not create ecological debts by over exploiting the
carrying and productive capacity of the earth.
III. A minimum necessary condition for sustainability is the maintenance of the total natural capital
stock at or above the current level.
Code:
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Only II & III
D. I, II & III

31. What are the Primary Goals of Sustainability?

I. The end of poverty and hunger
II. Better standards of education and healthcare - particularly as it pertains to water quality and
better sanitation
III. To achieve gender equality
IV. Sustainable economic growth while promoting jobs and stronger economies
Code:
A. I, II & III
B. I, III & IV
C. I & III
D. I, II, III & IV

32. What is not true about “The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro 1992”?
I. The first global environment conference, the UN sought to help Governments rethink economic
development and find ways to halt the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources and
pollution of the planet.
II. The first global environment conference, the UN sought to help Governments rethink political
development and find ways to halt the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources and
pollution of the planet.
III. The second global environment conference, the UN sought to help Governments rethink
environmental development and find ways to halt the destruction of irreplaceable natural
resources and pollution of the planet.
Code:
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. I, II, III
D. All are incorrect

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1. Urban Design is c) The urban designer needs to know which

a) Art of making places for people businesses or activities will likely occur
b) Creating the right condition to make places work d) A neighbourhood can always be rebuilt when it
c) The process of organising physical elements of the becomes unfashionable
urban environment 6. Development with compatible land uses integrating
d) All of the above varied activities at different times of the day
2. as the interface between planning a) Planned Unit Development
and Architecture b) Mixed Use Development
a) Landscape Architecture b) Interior Design c) Transit Oriented Development
c) Regional Planning d) Urban Design d) None of the above
3. The five elements of Urban Design comprise of 7. Which of the following solutions will suit the aspects of
a) Buildings, Public spaces, Street scapes, Urban Design?
Landscape, Transport system
a) Engineering Solution: The city as a technical device
b) Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Space
b) Social Solution: The city as an expression of social
c) Nature, Man, Society, Shells, Network
order
d) Nature, Ice, Light, Darkness, Time
c) Formal Solution: The city as coherent
4. The process of change from rural to urban population is
experience
termed as d) Professional Solution: The city as a resolution of
a) Evolution b) Urbanization design problem
c) Industrialization d) Urban Agglomeration 8. Which of the following statement is an objective of Urban
5. Design for change and resilience is important because Design?
a) A neighbourhood will grow and change in a) It covers all dimensions like visual, perceptual,
unpredictable ways social, cultural, historic and symbolic resources
b) A neighbourhood’s growth must be controlled of community.

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b) Creative articulation of space 14. “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” published
c) Sensitivity to wider environmental issues by
d) The need to serve humane goals a) Patrick Geddes b) Jane Jacobs
9. Which is NOT the physical characteristics of Urban c) Aldo Rossi d) Le Corbusier
Design? 15. Gorden Cullen published
a) Vibrant b) Buildings a) Architecture of the city
c) Trees d) facilities b) The Concise Townscape
10. is the metaphysical characteristics of c) The image of the city
Urban Design? d) A Pattern Language
a) Memory b) Arcades 16. The settlements that are chiefly concerned with non-
c) Pedestrian d) None of the above agricultural activities are known as
11. An area having a population of at least 5,000 and a a) Rural Settlements b) Urban Settlements
population density of at least 1,000/sq mi is called c) Linear Settlements d) Isolated Settlements
a) Urban Area b) Sub-Urban Area 17. connect parts of the city and help shape
c) Rural Area d) Notified Slums them, and enabling movement
12. Modern urban design emerged from developing theories a) Network b) Clustered
on how to mitigate b) Bridges d) Transport Systems
a) The consequences of the industrial age 18. forms the stage and backdrop of city life
b) The natural disasters a) Transport Systems b) Street scape
c) Consequences of the wars between countries c) Public Spaces d) Landscape
d) Environmental issues 19. are the connection between spaces and
13. The term “Urban design” was first used at a series of places, as well as being spaces themselves
conferences hosted by Harvard University in the year a) Sense of place b) Trees
a) 1956 b) 1959 c) 1961 d) 1965 c) Public spaces d) Streets

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20. “ ”, is the study of the formation and uses are together; what uses are located where; and
transformation of urban forms of cities over time how much of the natural environment is a part of the built
a) Urban Sprawl b) Agglomeration up area.
c) Urban Morphology d) Ekistics a) Urban Design b) Identity
21. Functions that allow urban cities to survive and grow are c) Urban Form d) Place making
called 26. A large area of urban development that resulted from the
a) Public Spaces b) Buildings merging of originally separate towns or cities is called as
c) Transport Networks d) Landscape a) Metropolitan b) Cosmopolitan
22. An unprecedented increase in population and the c) Agglomeration d) Conurbation
emergence of machinery in our lives leads to 27. The complex networks designed to deliver to or remove
a) Unemployment b) Out Growths from the shelter people, goods, energy or information is
c) Urban Agglomeration d) Death of Cities termed as
23. The aesthetic quality of urbanism matters most because a) Infrastructure b) Services
a) It reflects the vision of leading contemporary artists c) Transportation d) Surrounding
b) It stimulates shopping and economic activity 28. Which of the following statement is NOT true?
c) It raises property values a) Urban design as the interface between planning and
d) It promotes quality of life and sustainability architecture
24. The balance of open space to built form, and the nature b) Urban design as a multidisciplinary interface
and extent of subdividing an area into smaller parcels or c) Urban design as a multidimensional interdisciplinary
blocks. interface
a) Urban Grain b) Urban Fabric d) None of the above
c) Urban Structure d) Physical Layout 29. What protect and enhance the buildings,
25. is the arrangement is made up of street, materials, landmarks and views that are unique
many components including how close buildings and and give the campus/city its identity

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a) Character b) Legibility 35. “Image of the City” is going through a city from the
c) Quality of Public Realm d) Adaptability a) Author b) People / Viewers
30. helps to develop and protect the urban c) Planners d) All of the above
fabric or structure with strong spatial continuity 36. Elements like Nodes, Paths, Districts, Edges,
a) Urban form b) Shape Landmarks make a city – stated by
c) Enclosure d) Sense of Place a) Jane Jacobs b) Kevin Lynch
31. A place suited to the needs of everyone, including c) Gordon Cullen d) Christopher Alexander
disabled and elderly people 37. are the channels along which the
a) Quality of Public Realm observer moves. They may be streets, walkways,
b) Clarity of form canals, transit lines, rail roads
c) Sense of place and history a) Paths b) District
d) None of the above c) Node d) Landmark
32. Which principle of Urban Design has clear image and is 38. are the linear elements not used as paths
easy to understand a place by the observer. They are the boundaries and linear
a) Legibility b) Adaptability breaks in continuity
c) Ease of Movement d) Diversity a) Edges b) Nodes
33. Adaptability in Urban Design is referred to as c) District d) Landmark
a) Flexible uses 39. are the medium-to-large section of the city
b) Possibilities for gradual change which the observer mentally enters “inside of,” and
c) Reuse of important historic buildings which are recognizable as having some common
d) All of the above identifying character
34. Diversity should include variations in a) Landmark b) District
a) Economy b) Social c) Society d) Buildings
Community and Cultures d) All of the above

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40. are points, the strategic spots in a city into d) In a range of situations, but always as high as
which an observer can enter, and which are the possible
44. The fundamental element of the sustainable
intensive foci to and from which he is traveling. They
neighbourhood is the
may be primarily junctions or concentrations
a) Pedestrian shed
a) Nodes b) Edges
b) Transit stop
c) Landmarks d) Paths
c) Wildlife corridor
41. are another type of point reference, but in
d) District energy plant
this case the observer does not enter within them, they
45. act as nodes of economic growth,
are external. They are usually a rather simply defined
provide goods and services to rural and urban dwellers
physical object.
in their hinterlands in return for food and raw materials
a) Districts b) Landmarks
a) Neighbourhoods b) Townships
c) Edges d) Nodes
c) Cities d) Towns
42. Density is important because
a) It tends to be associated with lower carbon
emissions
b) It can be used to create urban interaction and
vitality
c) It supports connectivity and public transport
d) All of the above
43. Higher density should be applied
a) Uniformly
b) Only in large cities
c) In a range of situations, depending on context

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 CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY | AR6013 | R-2013 | SEMESTER 9

1. In a prestressed concrete beam, the compression is 5. A ________ based resin used for preventing the
induced from _____________ of the beam. tendons from corrosion
a) Top b) Bottom a) Gypsum b) Lithium
c) Both the sides d) All sides c) No resin is used d) Titanium

2. A special tensile component used to perform 6. In Typical Monostrand anchorage system of

prestressing in a concrete member is known as prestressing for concrete slabs, the pocket formers are
__________ __________ after concrete is set.
a) Prestressing wire b) Strands a) Fixed within the slabs to protect tendons from
moisture attacks
c) Prestressing steel d) Tendons
b) Removed and grouted

3. Anchorages are employed for fixing tendons c) Removed and replaced with another
a) At fixed end and prestressing end d) All above methods are adopted
b) At fixed, movable and prestressing end
c) At only prestressing end 7. In pre-tensioning method of prestressed concrete
d) To increase compression strength of the tensile a) Tendons are compressed before concreting
member b) Tendons are compressed and tensioned before
concreting
4. Hydraulic jacks are used in prestressing for c) Tendons are tensioned before concreting
____________ Tendons d) None of the above
a) Creating compression in Tendons b) Tensioning
c) Twisting tendons d) Removing tendons

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8. In Post-tensioned prestressed concrete type, the 12. Generally, prestressed concrete construction is
tendons are placed inside ______________pipe applicable for structures spanning more than _____m.
a) PVC b) Copper a) 9 b) 45
c) None of the above d) HDPE c) 12 d) None of the above

9. Prestressed Concrete method is adopted for 13. Father of prestressed concrete is

___________ utilisation of compression member of a) Charles fernandez b) Eugene Freyssinet
concrete c) John Alexander Brodie d) Er. Roma clinton
a) Full b) 1/3
c) 2/3 d) 1/2 14. In Large panel system of precast concrete
construction, the concrete panels are connected to
10. Prestressed concrete members are manufactured in each other from
a) Precast forms (from factories) only a) Vertical direction only
b) On-site conditions only b) Both horizontal and vertical directions
c) Only in specific temperature conditions c) Horizontal direction only
d) Only a and b d) Application of external compression systems

11. With prestressed concrete technique, a span-depth 15. In Framed system of precast concrete construction, the
ratio of _________ can be achieved beam is placed
a) 45:1 b) 28:1 a) On L-shaped steel plate fixed on the sides of
c) 4:1 d) 3:1 column

b) On corbels of column component

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c) On T-shaped steel plate fixed on the sides of 19. _________ facilitates faster and perfect hardening of
column concrete member
d) Passing inside the Column a) Usage of fast hardening cement grade
b) Perfect agitation and spreading of concrete
16. A special steel plate used to fix two precast columns c) Both a and b only
together from one above the other is known as d) Storage and curing at appropriate temperature
a) Tensile fixers b) Shim plate
c) Clubbing plates d) Abrasion plates 20. Grouting is done for
a) Sealing the holes after anchorages are removed
17. In Lift Slab System of precast concrete construction, b) Prestressing to perform
the _________are lifted and fixed on different levels of c) Keeping tendons from moisture attacks
the building d) Inducing compression from the ends of concrete
a) Slab moulds b) Lift cabins member
b) Lift walls d) Slabs
21. In general, for performing prestressing, the jacks are
18. Precast concrete components are manufactured with used at anchorage on ____________ of the concrete
a) Default sizes and specifications provided by member
manufacturer a) Both the ends b) Fixed end
b) Any dimension and specification c) Prestressing end d) No jack is used
c) Any dimension and specification preferred by
the professional designer 22. A group of tendons form a
d) All of the above a) Strands b) Tensile bar
c) High strength bars d) Prestressing cable

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23. A prefabrication is 27. Prefabrication system have been classified on the

a) Moulds in market available for casting basis of
b) Assembled components of a structure or a) Scale of prefabricated elements (C1)
building b) Compatibility of the prefabricated elements (C2)
c) Process of manufacturing or inventing something c) Usage in Structural system (C3)
d) All of the above d) All of the above

24. _________________, a city engineer who invented the 28. Find the advantage of precast manufacturing
actual precast concrete panelled buildings a) Less production time, more quantity produced
a) John Alexander Brodie b) Charles fernandez b) Effective inspection during casting to maintain
c) Eugene Freyssinet d) Er. Roma Clinton quality standards
c) Reduces shuttering and scaffolding cost if concrete
25. The _________ system developed in U.K. consists of members casted on site
steel split-cone and cylindrical cone anchorages d) All of the above
a) Freyssinet b) Typical monostrand
c) Gifford-Udall d) Magnel-Blaton 29. Panel system of prefab construction are classified into
_____ types
26. Buttress is used in prestressed concrete production for a) 4 b) 3
a) Fixing anchorages c) 5 d) 8
b) Induce compression from sides
c) Producing tension in tendons
d) All of the above

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30. While choosing the materials for prefabrication, which d) All the above
of the following special properties are to be considered
a) Light weight for easy handling and transport 34. In case of Post-tensioning prestressed beam, the
b) Thermal insulation property components that holds down the tendons are
c) Easy workability a) Intermediate Diaphragms b) Anchorages
d) All of the above c) HDPE pipe d) Jack

31. Which country marked the beginning of usage of 35. The number of wires in the Magnel cable varies from
limestone moulds for construction a) 2 to 64 b) upto 8 only
a) Rome b) Egypt c) 8 to 16 d) upto 16 only
c) France d) Italy
36. In framed system of concrete construction, the beam
32. In Cross wall system of large panel concrete components are fixed with
construction, the load bearing members are a) Shim plates b) Tensile fixers
a) Outer perimeter walls c) Abrasion plates d) Weld plates
b) Corner walls where two walls join together
c) Interior walls 37. Each strand of a tendon is locked into the anchorages
d) All the above with the help of
a) Shim plates b) Wedges
33. In Longitudinal wall system of large panel concrete c) Anchors d) All of the above
construction, the load bearing members are
a) Outer perimeter walls 38. Father of modern reinforced concrete
b) Corner walls where two walls join together a) Joseph Monier b) John Alexander Brodie
c) Interior walls c) Er. Roma Clinton d) Freyssinet

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a) M b) B
39. A prestressing wire is made up of c) S d) F
a) Steel b) Alloys of Aluminium
c) Ferrous metals d) Any of the above 44. In Building reference system of Modular coordination,
the plane of the reference system is called

40. In typical monostrand anchorage systems, the number a) Modular plane b) Plane

of strands used per Anchorage is c) Reference plane d) Isolated plane

a) 4 b) 1
45. Control reference system is classified into
c) 5 d) up to 10
a) Horizontal controlling dimensions
b) Vertical controlling dimensions
41. Find the advantage of strands from the following
c) Both
a) Can be wound into cylindrical form and
d) None of the above
accommodated in less space
b) Light weight and easy to expand
46. Coordination is of _____types
c) Can resist heavy loads
a) 5 b) 4
d) d) All of the above
c) 2 d) 3

42. Tensioning of tendons as per desired ___________on

the structural member 47. In Lee-Mccall system of prestressed concrete, the

a) Number of strands used b) Service load material used as tendons is

c) Size of the tendons d) All of the above a) High tensile alloy steel bars b) Aluminium alloys

43. In Modular Coordination, the basic module is c) Ferrous metal d) All the above
represented by

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48. Find the proper application of prestressed concrete

construction
a) Structures spanning more than 9m
b) bridges and piers
c) Spaces that require less of columns like
d) All of the above

49. Skeleton system type prefabricated components deals

with ________________ of the building
a) Foundations
b) Walls
c) Columns, beams, and slab elements
d) All the above

50. Find out the disadvantages in Precast concrete from

the following
a) Large space required for storage and preservation
b) Handling risk on transportation
c) Risk on lifting and installing on site
d) All of the above

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 AR6901 - Specifications Estimation (R-2013) / Semester - IX
1.------------- specify or describes the nature and the class off the work, materials to be used in the
work, workmanship, etc.
a. Estimation
b. Specification
c. Valuation
d. Budgeting
2.Specifications are broadly divided into
a. General specification & Detailed specification
b. Short specification & Brief specification
c. Brief specification & Short Specification
d. None of the above

3. What are all the types of Specification----

a.Performance & Reference Standard
b.Descriptive & Proprietary
c.Both (a) & (b)
d. None of the above

4.General specification gives the nature and the class of the work and the materials in general terms
a.True
b.False

5.Descriptive Specification ------------the length of the specifications.

a. Shorten
b. Elongate
c. Extend
d.None of the above

5.The rate of an item of work depends on -------

a.Specifications of works
b.Specifications of materials
c.Proportion of mortar
d.All the above

6. According to ISI method of measurement, the order of the sequence is

a.Length, breadth, height
b.Breadth, Length, height
c.Height, Breadth, Length,
d.Wooden

7.For first class building chaukhats shall be of seasoned ____________

a.Sesame wood
b.Saal wood
c.Teak wood
d.Chir Mango

8.For 2nd class building rain water pipes shall be of ______________ finished painted.
a.Cast iron
b.Bog iron
c.Brown ore
d.Pyrite

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 AR6901 - Specifications Estimation (R-2013) / Semester - IX
9.In first class building Foundation and plinth shall be of ______________ brickwork with lime
mortar over lime concrete
a.2nd class
b.3rd class
c.1st class
d.4th class

11.For first class building roof shall be of

a.R.C.C. slab
b.R.B.C slab
c.Filler Slab
d.Thatched Roof

12.For 2nd class building superstructure shall be of 1st class brickwork in lime mortar.
a.True
b.False

13.For third class building flooring shall be of

a.brick-on-edge floor
b.Mosaic
c.cement concrete
d.Terrazo

14.The detailed specification of an item of work specifies the qualities and quantities of materials,
the proportion of mortar, workmanship, the method of preparation.
a.True
b.False

15.If the soil is not good and does not permit vertical sides, the sides should be sloped back or
protected with timber shoring. Excavated earth shall not be placed within ------- of the edge of
trench
a. 10m
b. 2m
c.1m
d.5m

16. Any treasure and valuables or materials found during the excavation shall be the property of
the ------
a.Excavator
b.Government
c. Contrator
d. Client

17.Water, if any accumulates in the trench, should be bailed or pumped out

a.without any extra payment.
b.with 0.1 % of project cost
c.with 0.5 % of project cost
d.None of the above

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 AR6901 - Specifications Estimation (R-2013) / Semester - IX
18. For controlling the amount of water in cement ---------------test should be carried out to
maintain the required consistency.
a. regular moisture
b. Fineness
c.Slump
d. Compressive

19.Stone Ballast shall be of ------ size used in Plain cement concrete (1:2:4).
a.20 mm building work
b. 40 to 60mm road work
c.Both (a) & (b)
d.None of the above

20.Rates of each item of construction work has to be taken from ----

a.Schedule of Rates
b.Market Rate
c.Contract Rate
d.None of the above

21.One bag of cement-----

a.50 kg
b.25 kg
c.35 kg
d.40 kg

22.The Measurement of Excavation shall be taken in ------

a.cu.m
b.sq.m
c.sq.cm
d.m

23.Source of Information for drafting the specification is

a.Schedule of rates
b.Trade Catalogues
c.Both (a) & (b)
d.None of the above

24.In PCC, If the laying is suspended for the following day the end shall be sloped at an angle of -----
- and made rough for further joining.
a.30 degree
b.45 degree
c.35 degree
d.40 degree

25.First class brick shall be soaked in clean water by submerging in a tank for a period of--------
immediately before use.
a.2 Hours
b.12 Hours
c.10 Hours
d.8 Hours

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 AR6901 - Specifications Estimation (R-2013) / Semester - IX
26.Bricks shall be well bonded and laid in ------- unless otherwise specified.
a.English bond
b.Flemish bond
c.Header bond
d.Stretcher bond

27.Bricks shall not absorb water more than ------- after one hour of soaking by immersing in water.
a. 1/6th of their weight
b. 1/5th of their weight
c. 1/10th of their weight
d. None of the above

28.The DPC maybe of cement & coarse sand mortar with standard water proofing compound at the
rate of -----
a. 2 Kg per bag of cement
b. 1Kg per bag of cement
c. 1.5 Kg per bag of cement
d. 3 Kg per bag of cement

29.The brickwork shall be kept wet for a period of at least ----- after laying.
a. 5 days
b. 7 days
c. 12 days
d. 10 days

30.Mortar Joints shall not exceed --------- in thickness in II class & III Class brickwork.
a. 10 mm
b. 12 mm
c. 6 mm
d. 8 mm

31.How long centering and shuttering of R.C.C. should be there after laying concrete in general?
a. 14 days
b. 7 days
c. 28 days
d. 21 days

32.The time between mixing and placing of concrete in R.C.C. work shall not exceed ------
a. 10 minutes
b. 15 minutes
c. 20 minutes
d. 5 minutes

33.During winters concreting shall not be done if the temperature falls below ----
a. 2°C
b. 3°C
c. 4°C
d.5°C

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 AR6901 - Specifications Estimation (R-2013) / Semester - IX
34.Crushing Strength of bricks may vary from ----- to -------
a. 30 kg/sq.cm to 150 kg/sq.cm
b. 10 kg/sq.cm to 140 kg/sq.cm
c. 20 kg/sq.cm to 120 kg/sq.cm
d. 40 kg/sq.cm to 130 kg/sq.cm

35. In painting, if thinning is required, --------- may be added to the required extent.
a. Turpentine
b. water
c. Kerosene
d. None of the above

36. In P.C.C. work, Min. compressive strength of concrete of 1:2:4 proportion shall be ----- on 7
days
a. 110 kg/sq.cm
b. 120 kg/sq.cm
c. 130 kg/sq.cm
d. 140 kg/sq.cm

37.One bag of cement should be considered as -----

a. 1/20 cu.m
b. 1/30 cu.m
c. 1/40 cu.m
d. 1/50 cu.m

38. Quantity of water needed for per bag of cement to get a plastic mix of uniform workability will
a. 40L to 50L
b. 35L to 45L
c. 25L to 30L
d. 20L to 25L

39.In P.C.C., it must be layed in layers not exceeding ---- and compacted by pinning with rods and
tamping with wooden tampers
a. 10 cm
b. 15cm
c. 20 cm
d. 25 cm
40. After removal of formwork concrete must be free from air voids , honey combing or any other
defects.
a. True
b. False

41. Thickness of plastering shall be usually ---- applied in two or three coats.
a. 12mm
b. 8 mm
c. 10 mm
d. 15 mm

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 AR6901 - Specifications Estimation (R-2013) / Semester - IX
42. How many days(Min.) the wall shall be washed and kept wet before plastering?
a. 4 days
b. 3 days
c. 2 days
d. 1 day

43. Earthwork Excavation shall be measured in -----

a. cu.m
b. Sq.m
c. m
d. Feet

44. Measurement of R.C.C. work shall be taken in -----

a. cu.m
b. Sq.m
c. m
d. Feet
45. Brickwork shall be measured in -----
a. cu.m
b. Sq.m
c. m
d. Feet

46.Measurement of wood work shall be taken in -----

a. cu.m
b. Sq.m
c. m
d. Feet

47. Centering & Shuttering work shall be measured in ----

a. cu.m
b. Sq.m
c. m
d. Feet
48. Measurement of R.C.C. work shall be taken in -----
a. cu.m
b. Sq.m
c. m
d. Feet

49.Plaster of any works shall be kept wet for at least ------

a. 10 days
b. 5 days
c. 15 days
d. 20 days
50.The specifications describe and limit the responsibilities of the owner and contractor
a. True
b. False

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