UPSC Recruitment Paper 2016 : DEPUTY ARCHITECTS IN CPWD

UPSC Recruitment Paper 2016 : DEPUTY ARCHITECTS IN CPWD

1. Anti-static tiles are usually specified in areas having

(a) Chemical spillage
(b) High dampness
(c) Several electrical equipment
(d) Movement of heavy machineries

2. The project ‘HABITAT’ Montreal Canada, designed by renowned architect ‘Moshe Safdie’, is an example of

(a) Prefabricated housing
(b) Low-rise detached dwellings
(c) High-rise apartments
(d) Organic architecture

3. ‘Logical Process’ and ‘Magical Abstraction’ are two aspects of

(a) Architectural design methodology
(b) Structural analysis of a building
(c) Physical planning process
(d) Urban design methodology

4. Design of Jain Temple Complex at Ranakpur is an example of

(a) Unilateral symmetry
(b) Asymmetry
(c) Bilateral symmetry
(d) 3-dimensional symmetry

5. Le Corbusier put forth his Theory of Proportions in a book titled

(a) The Dimensions
(b) The Modulor
(c) The Golden Section
(d) Towards The New Architecture

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