Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous-topic

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Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous

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Direction: A construction project has the following data:

  1. The critical activities of the project are








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    (P, Q, T, V) & (P, R, V) are critical paths.

    Correct Option: C

    (P, Q, T, V) & (P, R, V) are critical paths.

  1. The normal project duration (in days) is.








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    Normal project duration is 15 days

    Correct Option: B


    Normal project duration is 15 days

  1. Match the notations in the given figure in Group I with corresponding names in Group II:
    Group

    Group II
    l. Intrados
    2. Extrados
    3. Archivolt
    4. Spring
    5. Rise
    6. Keystone








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    P-6, Q-5, R-2, S-1, T-4

    Correct Option: B

    P-6, Q-5, R-2, S-1, T-4

  1. Identify Pozzolana from the following materials:
    P. Cement
    Q. Fly-ash
    R. Sand
    S. Surkhi








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    P-4, Q-1, R-2
    Eminent domain is the power of a state, provincial, or national government to take private property for public use. However, this power can be legislatively delegated by the state to municipalities, government subdivisions, or even to private persons or corporations, when they are authorized by the legislature to exercise the functions of public character.
    Police power is the capacity of the st ates to regulate behavior and enforce order within their territory for the betterment of the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of their inhabitants. Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) is a voluntary, incentive- based program that allows landowners to sell development rights from their land to a developer or other interested party who then can use these rights to increase the density of development at another designated location.

    Correct Option: A

    P-4, Q-1, R-2
    Eminent domain is the power of a state, provincial, or national government to take private property for public use. However, this power can be legislatively delegated by the state to municipalities, government subdivisions, or even to private persons or corporations, when they are authorized by the legislature to exercise the functions of public character.
    Police power is the capacity of the st ates to regulate behavior and enforce order within their territory for the betterment of the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of their inhabitants. Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) is a voluntary, incentive- based program that allows landowners to sell development rights from their land to a developer or other interested party who then can use these rights to increase the density of development at another designated location.

  1. A building has a rooftop area of 300 sq.m. If the average annual rainfall in the region is 700 mm and the Runoff Coefficient of the rooftop is 0.8, then the maximum amount of rainfall that can be harvested from the rooftop (in litres) is








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    Maximum amount of rainfall that can be harvested = 300 x 0.8 x 0.7 x 1000 liters = 168000 liters

    Correct Option: C

    Maximum amount of rainfall that can be harvested = 300 x 0.8 x 0.7 x 1000 liters = 168000 liters