IAS Exam for Architects

Being a student of Architecture, what subject can I opt in UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) IAS (Indian Administrative Service) in Mains exam? Tell me about the eligibility required for sitting for IAS (Indian Administrative Service) exam? Provide me the syllabus of the subject?

I have completed B.Arch Degree. I am an Architect. I am thinking to apply for IAS Exam conducted by UPSC. So tell me is there any Architect apply for IAS Exam conducted by UPSC? Will you please give question paper of IAS Exam for Architects?

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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts IAS Exam that is known as Civil Service Examination.

Architects can apply for Assistant Architect Recruitment conducted by UPSC. This recruitment exam is easy for them rather than IAS Exam.

They are also eligible for IAS Exam. So they also can apply for IAS Exam.

Here I am providing question paper of Assistant Architect Exam for your reference:

UPSC Assistant Architect Exam 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 in hot 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