Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous-topic


Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous-topic

Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous

  1. Hip roof is formed by surfaces sloping in









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    HIP ROOF
    Four sloping surfaces in four directions .Sloped triangles are formedat end faces.

    Correct Option: D

    HIP ROOF
    Four sloping surfaces in four directions .Sloped triangles are formedat end faces.


  1. Pritzker Architecture Prize 2013 has been awarded to









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    Toyo Ito has been announced as the Pritzker laureate for 2013. Ito is the thirty-seventh recipient of the Pritzker Prize and its sixth Japanese recipient.

    Correct Option: B

    Toyo Ito has been announced as the Pritzker laureate for 2013. Ito is the thirty-seventh recipient of the Pritzker Prize and its sixth Japanese recipient.



  1. As per the IRC standards, the minimum width (in m) of a two lane urban carriageway without a raised kerb is









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    The minimum width (in m) of a two lane urban carriageway without a raised kerb is 7.0 m. The India Roads Congress (IRC) is the oldest and mostimportant representative technical body of highway engineers in India.

    Correct Option: C

    The minimum width (in m) of a two lane urban carriageway without a raised kerb is 7.0 m. The India Roads Congress (IRC) is the oldest and mostimportant representative technical body of highway engineers in India.


  1. ‘Skeleton and Skin’ concept in building design and construction evolved during the









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    Developed during Gothic Period.

    Correct Option: C

    Developed during Gothic Period.



  1. A lamp source of 3200 candela is mounted on a wall at a height of 2 meter from the work-plane. It subtends an angle of incidence of 60° with the center of the work plane. The illumination at the centre of the work plane in Lux is __________









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    Eθ E cosθ
    Eθ = 3200 cos 60θ = 1600

    Illumination =
    Eθ
    =
    1600
    = 100
    16

    Correct Option: B

    Eθ E cosθ
    Eθ = 3200 cos 60θ = 1600

    Illumination =
    Eθ
    =
    1600
    = 100
    16