Estimation, Costing and Building Economics - Project Management and Professional Practice - Architecture and Planning Previous Year Questions

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2007 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2007

A house was constructed 20 years ago at a cost of Rs. 1,00,000. The estimated life of the building is 50 years, at the end of which it will have a 15 % scrap value of its cost of construction. Its present value in Rupees is

A

36,000

B

66,000

C

75,000

D

85,000

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2007 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2007

If the reinforcement steel provided for a RCC slab of volume 15.0 cu.m. is @ 1%, then the quantity of steel required in kilograms is

A

655.5

B

1,000.0

C

1,177.5

D

1,500.0

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2008 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2008

What would be the total outgoings in Rs.?

A

60,000/-

B

70,000/-

C

75,000/-

D

80,000/-

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2008 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2008

What would be the net annual rent in Rs.?

A

1,90,000/-

B

1,95,000/-

C

2,00,000/-

D

2,05,000/-

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2008 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2008

If the Years Purchase in perpetuity comes out to be 12.5, what would be the capitalized value, in Rs. of the above building?

A

24,00,000/-

B

24,37,000/-

C

24,37,500/-

D

25,00,000/-

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2008 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2008

Identify the relationship governing the cost of land (C) based on the following factors:
Net density in plots per hectare = p
Land use percentage allocation in net housing = q
Price of land in Rs. per sq m = s

A

C = (10,000/p x 100/q) s

B

C = (10,000/p x q/100) s

C

C = (10,000/p x 100/s) q

D

C = (10,000/s x 100/q) p

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2008 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2008

If for a housing development, p = 30, q = 45 and s = 500, then the cost of land per dwelling unit is:

A

Rs. 1,333/-

B

Rs. 3,000/-

C

Rs. 75,000/-

D

Rs. 3,70,370/-

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2010 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2010

The total amount of sinking fund at the end of 20 years will be

A

Rs. 1,35,000/-

B

Rs. 1,90,000/-

C

Rs. 2,25,000/-

D

Rs. 2,30,000/-

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2010 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2010

If the rate of interest is 7 %, then the annual installment of sinking fund will be

A

Rs. 4,583/-

B

Rs. 4,855/-

C

Rs. 5,507/-

D

Rs. 5,640/-

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2011 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2011

Residual method of valuation is used to determine

A

Public Private Partnership Deal

B

Rent

C

Property Tax

D

Selling Price

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2011 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2011

The maintenance cost of a building will be Rs.2 lacs after 10 years. The annual sinking fund required for such maintenance @ 6 % interest per annum will be

A

Rs.17,200/-

B

Rs.15,200/-

C

Rs.13,200/-

D

Rs.11,200/-

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2011 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2011

The variable cost (V) of manufacturing a product varies according to the equation V= 4q, where q is the quantity produced. The fixed cost (F) of production of same product reduces with q according to the equation F = 100/q. How many units should be produced to minimize the total cost (V+F)?

A

5

B

4

C

7

D

6

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2013 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2013

Cost of a new building is Rs 10,00,000 and its scrap value after 50 years is Rs. 1,00,000. Using straight line method
The annual depreciation of the building in Rs. would be

A

10,000

B

15,000

C

18,000

D

20,000

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2013 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2013

The book value after 10 years in Rs. would be

A

1,80,000

B

3,60,000

C

6,00,000

D

8,20,000

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2013 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2013

A firm is selling its product at Rs. 60 per unit. The total cost of production is Rs. 100 and firm is earning total profit of Rs. 500. Later, the total cost increased by 30%. By what percentage the price should be increased to maintained the same profit level.

A

5

B

10

C

15

D

30

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2014 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2014

A housing project is proposed to be designed in a plot of 2 hectare. Maximum permissible FAR is 2. The share of the numbers of dwelling units (DU) for MIG, LIG and EWS is 1:2:3 having sizes of 55, 35 and 25 sq.m respectively. The maximum number of DU which can be accommodated in the plot is ______

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2014 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2014

A neighborhood has 250 units of 80 sq.m each and 200 units of 100 sq.m each. If the mandatory parking requirement is one per 100 sq.m of built space then, the total area(sq.m) required for parking considering 30 percent additional area for circulation is ______

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2014 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2014

From the following cost components of a building construction project which is not a direct cost combination?
P. Labour cost
Q. Equipment cost
R. Material cost
S. Establishment cost
T. Supervision cost

A

P and Q

B

Q and R

C

P and R

D

S and T

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2016 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2016

One litre of acrylic paint can cover 16 sqm of wall area for the first coat and 24 sqm for the second coat. The walls of a lecture hall measuring 12m × 8m × 4m (L × B × H) need to be painted with two coats of this paint. The hall has total glazed fenestration area of 12 sqm. The number of 4 litre paint containers required will be ____________________

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2016 · Architecture and Planning · Project Management and Professional Practice · Estimation, Costing and Building Economics

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2016

A solar photo-voltaic system is proposed to be installed at the roof top of a hostel. The cost of installation and the annual maintenance are INR 2,40,000 and INR 6000 respectively. It is expected to generate 600 kWh of electricity per month. Assume unit price of electricity as INR 5. Ignoring the discount rate, the payback period of the investment in years is____________________

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