Numerical Computation and Estimation - General Aptitude - General Aptitude (GA) Previous Year Questions

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2012

The least important measure for reducing cost of site development is

A

Clustering the units

B

Eliminating landscaping costs

C

Reducing road lengths

D

Narrowing road widths without reducing the right of way

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2012

The best location for laying the main sewer line on a flat land is

A

under the road

B

under the sidewalk

C

under the central verge

D

under the open space along sidewalk

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2012

Load from a slab to beam is primarily transferred through

A

axial force

B

bending moment

C

shearing force

D

torsion

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2012

A painting in a living room needs to be lighted at 250 lux. If the light is incident normally on the painting from a distance of 6 m, then the intensity of light source required (in candela) is

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2012

A 6m long beam is fixed at its left end and is free at its right end. If a concentrated load of 25kN acts downwards at 4m from the left end, then the bending moment (in kNm) at the left end is

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2012

A classroom of 12m x 25m x 4m requires 3 air changes per hour. At an air velocity of 2 m/s, the necessary duct cross section (in m²) is

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2012

If the original cost of a building is Rs. 25,00,000/- and its scrap value after 55 years is Rs.25,000/-, then its annual depreciation (in Rs.) using straight line method is

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2012

The area covered on ground (in hectare) by each photo format of 18 cm x 18 cm is

A

1266

B

1276

C

1286

D

1296

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2012

Quantity of water used (in kg) is

A

90

B

450

C

900

D

945

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2012

The area of 200 mm thick slab (in sq. m) that can be cast using the entire 10 ton of concrete will be

A

10

B

15

C

20

D

25

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2012

The R-value of the given wall section (in m² degC/W) is

A

0.41

B

0.5

C

0.67

D

1.05

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2012

The brick wall has an overall dimension of 6m x 3m with a 1m x 2m window assembly (U-value = 2.5 W/m² degC) and a 1m x 2.1m door assembly (U-value = 1.25 W/m² degC). The overall U-value of the wall (U_o) (in W/m² degC) is

A

1.8

B

2.3

C

2.6

D

3.7

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2012

Let f(x) = x – [x], where x ≥ 0 and [x] is the greatest integer not larger than x. Then f(x) is a

A

monotonically increasing function

B

monotonically decreasing function

C

linearly increasing function between two integers

D

linearly decreasing function between two integers

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2014 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2014

A factory has a fixed daily cost of Rs 50,000 whenever it operates and a variable cost of Rs 800Q, where Q is the daily production in tonnes. What is the cost of production in Rs per tonne for a daily production of 100 tonnes?

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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2015

Operators \( \square, \diamond \) and \( \rightarrow \) are defined by: \( a \square b = \frac{a-b}{a+b} \), \( a \diamond b = \frac{a+b}{a-b} \), \( a \rightarrow b = ab \).
Find the value of \( (66 \square 6) \rightarrow (66 \diamond 6) \).

A

-2

B

-1

C

1

D

2

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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2015

Bulking of sand is highest in

A

Coarse sand

B

Medium sand

C

Fine sand

D

Sand saturated with water

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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2015

As per Fire Safety norms of NBC India for buildings having assembly and institutional occupancies, the maximum travel distance in meters to an exit from the dead end of a corridor is

A

30

B

24

C

12

D

6

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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2015

A rectangular beam section of size 300 mm (width) X 500 mm (depth) is loaded with a shear force of 600 kN. The maximum shear stress on the section in N/mm² is ______

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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2015

In a 50 meter section of a waste water pipe, if the gradient is 1 in 80, then the fall in millimeter is __________

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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Numerical Computation and Estimation

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2015

A 15 meter long and 3 meter wide driveway needs to be paved with 300 mm X 300 mm square tiles. If each packet contains 30 numbers of tiles, then the number of packets to be procured to pave the whole area is __________

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