IAS Exam For Architecture

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UPSC IAS Assistant Architect Exam question paper

1. A screen, usually of louvers, placed on the outside of a building to shield the windows from direct sunlight is

(a) Drum wall
(b) Solarium
(c) Brise-soleil
(d) Trombe-wall
2. A vertical diaphragm acting as a thin, deep cantilever beam in transferring lateral loads to the foundation is

(a) Pneumatic structure
(b) Shell
(c) Membrane
(d) Shear wall
3. A glass unit consisting of two or more sheets of glass separated by a hermetically sealed air space, to provide thermal insulation and restrict condensation is

(a) Reflective glass
(b) Heat-absorbing glass
(c) Low emissivity (low-E) glass
(d) Insulating glass
4. Sky Component is an element of

(a) Earthquake resistant design
(b) Daylight factor
(c) Rainwater harvesting
(d) Thermal performance analysis
5. Architectural design today need not address

(a) Climatic considerations
(b) Energy efficiency
(c) Stylistic affiliations
(d) User response
6. Designing responsive architectural spaces requires consideration given to

(a) Passive cooling systems
(b) Innovation in structural systems
(c) Smart building systems
(d) User satisfaction
7. Creating architectural design proposals may not include

(a) Formulating an area programme
(b) Evolving design alternatives
(c) Incorporating structure and services into finalized proposal
(d) Design detail of interior furniture
8. The earliest archeological evidence of urban architecture is from the

(a) Hoysala period
(b) Buddhist period
(c) Islamic period
(d) Harappan period
9. A white, powdery deposit that forms on an exposed masonry or concrete surface, caused by leaching and crystallization of soluble salts from within the material is

(a) Effervescence
(b) Efflorescence
(c) Efficacy
(d) Effluent
10. Antonio Gaudis Architecture is an example of

(a) Geometric patterns
(b) Floral patterns
(c) Organic shapes
(d) Linear shapes

11. Pablo Picasso was known for his creations in
(a) Impressionism
(b) Pointillism
(c) Dadaism
(d) Cubism
12. The presence of irregularity in design in which regularity still prevails may
be defined as
(a) Anamoly
(b) Repetition
(c) Radiation
(d) Similarity
13. Consider the following statements:
1. Kutch lies inhot and semi arid climatic zone
2. Delhi lies in composite climatic zone
3. Delhi lies in warm humid climatic zone
4. Kutch lies in hot and dry climatic zone
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 3 only
(d) 4 only
14. Vernacular buildings in hot-dry climate are characterized by
(a) Elongated plan shapes
(b) Large door and window openings
(c) Compact form withsmall courtyards
(d) Stilted floors for proper ventilation
15. The components that contribute to Daylight Factor are
(a) Sky component and internally reflected components
(b) Externally and internally reflected components
(c) Sky component and externally reflected components
(d) Sky component, internally and externally reflected components
16. Consider the following statements:
1. Flat roofs can reduce heat load in hot-dry climate
2. Light weight sloping roofs prevent indoor temperature to
increase above outdoor temperature in warm-humid climate
3. Sloping roofs allow flow of rainwater inwarm-humid climate
4. Flat roofs reduce heat load and allow flow of rainwater in
composite climate
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
17. Bhimbetka rock shelters, an archeological site, exhibiting the beginning of
South Asian Stone Age are located at
(a) Aihole in Karnataka State
(b) Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh State
(c) Ellora in Maharashtra State
(d) Perambalur in Tamil Nadu State
18. Consider the following statements:
As per Council of Architecture guidelines, the professional conduct of an
Architect shall be
1. Apply his/her skills to the creative, responsible and economic
development of his country
2. Not give or take discounts, commissions, gifts and other inducements
for the introduction of clients or of work
3. Promote the advancement of Architecture, standards of Architectural
education, research, training and practice
4. Provide professional services of a high standard, to the best of his/her
ability
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only
19. The characteristics of both Dravidian style and Nagara style of Temple
Architecture are found in temple complex at
(a) Mahabalipuram
(b) Pattadakal
(c) Konark
(d) Gwalior
20. Which of the following Publications are by Ar. Charles Jencks?
1. Critical Modernism
2. Complexity and Contradictions in Architecture
3. Learning from Las Vegas
4. The story of Post-Modernism
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 3 and 4
21. The plan of which building is not based on the principle of centralized
organization?
(a) Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
(b) National Assembly Building Capital Complex, Bangladesh
(c) Unite dHabitation,Marseilles, France
(d) Villa Capra (Villa Rotunda) at Vicenza
22. Red House by William Morris belonged to a movement in Architecture,
namely
(a) Art Nouveau
(b) Art Deco
(c) Post Modernism