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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper contains 125 multiple-choice questions. All questions are compulsory.

2. Each question has four options — (A), (B), (C) and (D) — of which only one is correct.

3. Each correct answer carries 1–3 marks (varies by question); there is no negative marking.

4. Total time allowed is 180 minutes. Manage your time across all sections.

5. Use of calculators, mobile phones or any electronic device is not permitted.

6. Attempt the paper first, then check your answers against the Answer Key at the end.

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Questions 125 Max Marks 200 Time 180 Min

Attempt all questions. Choose the one correct option for each.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

1. 2.

What is the primary purpose of using isometric projection Which building is now converted into the Prime Minister's
in architectural representation? Museum?

(A) To show realistic perspective with vanishing points (A) Nehru Planetarium

(B) To represent a 3D object accurately on a 2D surface (B) Teen Murti Bhavan

(C) To display only the front view of a building (C) Qutub Minar

(D) To calculate the structural load of a building (D) Jantar Mantar

3. 4.

Which Shading pencil has less graphite? Identify the location of the Monument from the given
image?
(A) 2B

(B) 4H

(C) HB

(D) 6B

(A) Mandu

(B) Agra

(C) Jaipur

(D) Patna

5. 6.

Identify the structure located in Jaipur? slightly in the Man-made water harvesting tanks built of stones are
Original Paper) called:

(A) Jawahar Kala Kendra (A) Stepwell

(B) Albert Hall (B) Mandapa

(C) Tribal Museum (C) Vimana

(D) Nehru Foundation (D) Mihrab

7. 8.

What is meant by a "double height space" in A water-filled trench surrounding a fort is called a:
architecture?
(A) Canal
(A) A room with two entrances (B) Reservoir
(B) A space having height of two floors (C) River
(C) A staircase connecting two levels (D) Moat
(D) A room with double windows

9. 10.

Which is the largest stadium in India, and what is its Which Indian state is famous for its backwater houses
seating capacity? and houseboat tourism?

(A) Eden Gardens – 66,000 (A) Goa

(B) Wankhede Stadium – 33,000 (B) Kerala

(C) Narendra Modi Stadium – 132,000 (C) Karnataka

(D) Arun Jaitley Stadium – 41,000 (D) Odisha

11. 12.

Identify the arch from the given image? Tombs and arches are characteristic features of which
architectural style?

(A) Dravidian Architecture

(B) Indo-Islamic Architecture

(C) Nagara Architecture

(D) Buddhist Architecture

(A) Semicircular arch

(B) Segment arch

(C) Tree foil arch

(D) Pointed arch

13. 14.

Which one of the following is an amphitheatre from Which is the second largest dome in the world? slightly in
Roman times? the Original Paper)

(A) Parthenon (A) St. Peter’s Basilica (Vatican)

(B) Pantheon (B) Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur)

(C) Colosseum (C) Pantheon (Rome)

(D) Acropolis (D) Taj Mahal (Agra)

15. 16.

Standard architectural method of representing 3D objects Anthropology is the study of:
on a 2D surface is:
(A) Plants
(A) Perspective (B) Human societies and cultures
(B) Isometric (C) Buildings
(C) Rendering (D) Weather
(D) Orthographic projection

17. 18.

Identify the building from the given image below ______________ is a binding material used in brick masonry
to join bricks together and fill the gaps (joints) between
them.

(A) PCC

(B) Mortar

(C) Brick Bat Coba

(D) Calcium Carbonate

(A) Chandigarh head quarter

(B) Laurentine Library

(C) HIgia Sophia

(D) Notre-Dame de Haut

19. 20.

Identify the name of the building from the given image? Identify the most infertile amongst the following Soils.-

(A) Caly soil

(B) Lomy soil

(C) Red soil

(D) Laterite soil

(A) Hall of Nations,Del hi

(B) Parliament library,Delhi

(C) Tribal bhavan,Delhi

(D) Science research center,Delhi

21. 22.

Iron roofing sheets are galvanized using a coat of: What is the name of the fabric pattern made using zigzag
lines combined with colored squares or cube-like checks?
(A) Zinc Original Paper)

(B) Red oxide (A) Paisley

(C) Mercury (B) Floral Print

(D) Copper (C) Chevron Check Pattern

(D) Polka Dot

23. 24.

Why is landscape used in architecture? Full form of HVAC

(A) To increase building height (A) Heat Ventilation and Air Control Original Paper)

(B) To improve environmental quality and aesthetics (B) Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

(C) To reduce construction cost only (C) Heating, Vacuum and Air Cooling

(D) To avoid structural design (D) Humidity, Ventilation and Air Circulation

25. 26.

What does AMRUT stand for? The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), officially
named,_______ is India's longest sea bridge, spanning 21.8
(A) Atal Mission for Rural Urban Transformation km to connect Mumbai with Navi Mumbai.

(B) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
(A) Pratham Setu
(C) Advanced Mission for Urban Transport
(B) Dhanush koti
(D) Atal Modernization and Renewal Urban Trust
(C) Atal Setu

(D) Atal Pagdandi

27. 28.

Nalanda University was established during the ______ Taj Mahal and red fort are examples of ______ rchitecture
A
period and flourished under Harsha and the Pala rulers style.

(A) Pandva (A) Mughal

(B) Gupta (B) Tughlaq

(C) Chola (C) Lodhi

(D) Nagra (D) Sayyid

29. 30.

Identify the Architect from the given building? slightly in Identify the fort palace from the given image?
the Original Paper)

(A) Frank Lloyd Wright

(B) Louis kahn

(C) Lauribaker

(D) Le corbusior

(A) Gwalior Fort Original Paper)

(B) Taragarh fort

(C) Chottorgarh fort

(D) Udaipur Fort

31. 32.

Which of the following is a natural material in What is a portico mainly used for?
construction?
(A) Water storage
(A) Concrete (B) Covered entrance supported by columns
(B) Brick (C) Underground passage
(C) Marble (D) Underground passage
(D) Porcelain

33. 34.

In which year did the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire occur? Which is NOT considered a historical monument?

(A) 2020 (A) Khajuraho

(B) 2019 (B) Sanchi stupa

(C) 2021 (C) Bhedaghat

(D) 2018 (D) Sinhudurg fort

35. 36.

Anthropometric measurements are measurements of the Which of the following features is not associated with Gol
human body. These can be affected by: Gumbaz?

(A) Age, gender, ethnicity (A) Whispering Gallery

(B) Diet, health, physical activity (B) Column-free interior construction

(C) Climate and environmental adaptations (C) Massive Dome

(D) Genetics and hereditary factors (D) Entrance Torana

37. 38.

Which material was used to build the dome of the The Palace of Westminster is located in:
pantheon.
(A) London
(A) Concrete (B) Washington DC
(B) Steel (C) Paris
(C) Brick (D) Rome
(D) Sand

39. 40.

______________ s widely considered the world's largest steel Where are the Padmapani paintings located?
i
structure, utilizing over 42,000 tons of steel in an
interwoven, seismic-resistant, 258,000-square-meter (A) Ajanta Caves

design. slightly in the Original Paper) (B) Eliphenta Caves

(C) Ellora Caves
(A) Howrah bridge,Kolkata
(D) Bhimbetka Caves
(B) Eiffel tower,Peris

(C) Bird’s nest stadium,China

(D) None of the above

41. 42.

In architectural surveillance and design layout Under which river is India’s first underwater metro
optimization, which mirror configuration yields the project located?
maximum wide-angle field of view?
(A) Yamuna River
(A) Concave mirror (B) Kaveri River
(B) Convex mirror (C) Hooghly River
(C) Plane mirror (D) Bhramhaputra River
(D) Cylindrical concave mirror

43. 44.

"PANTHEON " is a great example of which architecture Which architectural element is primarily used to protect
style? both the exterior and interior of a building from weather
conditions?
(A) Greek

(B) Roman (A) Roof

(C) Gothic (B) Column

(D) Byzentine (C) Beam

(D) Arch

45.

What is the full form of ASI?

(A) Archaeological Space of India

(B) Architectural Survey of India

(C) Archaeological Survey of India

(D) Archaeological Survey of Institute

NUMERICAL ABILITY

46. 47.

A cube of side 30 cm is cut along a diagonal plane to form In the figure shown below , all the triangles are
two identical triangular prisms. What is the total surface equilateral triangles. If the side of the smallest triangle is
area of one such prism? 10 units , what is the area of the largest triangle

(A) 2700 sq cm

(B) 1272.6 sq cm

(C) 2545.2 sq cm
(A) 346.4
(D) 3972.6 sq cm
(B) 519.6

(C) 866

(D) 692.8

48. 49.

How many vertices does a square-based pyramid have? How many integers up to 80 are multiples of both 5 and
6?
(A) 4

(B) 6 (A) 22

(C) 8 (B) 10

(D) 5 (C) 12

(D) 2

50. 51.

In how many different ways can the letters of the word A circle is inscribed in a square of side 10 cm, what is the
"LEADER" be arranged? area of the circle?

(A) 720 (A) 78.5 sq cm

(B) 360 (B) 157 sq cm

(C) 180 (C) 314 sq cm

(D) 120 (D) 235.3 sqcm.

52. 53.

What is the difference between purple & green areas? Twelve persons can complete a work in 18 days. Six
slightly in the Original Paper) people start the work and after 8 days, six more join
them. How many additional days are needed to finish the
(A) 10 remaining work?

(B) 30
(A) 10 days
(C) 100
(B) 14 days
(D) 0
(C) 20 days

(D) 28 days

54. 55.

The angle formed in the minor segment of a circle is: The area of a regular park is 38 m by 60m. What would be
the cost of tarring the park if the cost of tarring is Rs.
(A) Acute 10/sq m

(B) Right
(A) Rs 21800
(C) Obtuse
(B) Rs 2280
(D) Straight
(C) Rs 22800

(D) Rs 2180

56. 57.

Choose the odd one out if the squares of consecutive nos Two friends have ages in the ratio 4:5. If the total age is
is difference of I 72 years, how old is the elder friend?

(A) 24,35,48 (A) 40 years

(B) 24,36,49 (B) 32 years

(C) 48, 63, 80 (C) 45 years

(D) 80, 99, 120 (D) 36 years

58. 59.

A wire of length 88 cm is bent into a square. If the same What number should be subtracted from 100 to make it a
wire is bent into a circle, find the change in area perfect square?

(A) 484 sq cm (A) 19

(B) 616 sq cm (B) 16

(C) 132 sq cm (C) 18

(D) 0 (D) 17

60. 61.

Ten frogs catch ten insects in ten seconds. How many Shown below is a semi circle (shaded red) drawn on the
frogs are required to catch 100 insects in 100 seconds? side of a regular hexagon (shaded green)? Find the ratio
of red and green area slightly in the Original Paper)
(A) 5

(B) 10

(C) 20

(D) 100

(A) 11 : 42 √3

(B) 22 : 7 √3

(C) 42 √3 : 7

(D) 11 : 6 √3

62. 63.

Find curved surfaces area of a cone whose radius is 3 A boy gave a bundle of Rs.100 notes to a guy. The serial
units and height is 4 units number of notes are from hjc12639840 to hjc12639890.
What is the total amount given by the boy?
(A) 28.26

(B) 47.1 (A) Rs 4900

(C) 75.36 (B) Rs 5000

(D) 37.68 (C) Rs 5100

(D) Rs 6000

64. 65.

Two perfect squares differ by 40. Find the smallest Three years ago, the ratio of the ages of A and B was 3:7.
positive integer whose square is one of them. Three years from now, the ratio of their ages will be 5:9.
What will be the ratio of their ages 8 years from now?
(A) 3

(B) 4 (A) 17 : 28

(C) 9 (B) 23 : 35

(D) 11 (C) 1: 2

(D) 5 : 8

66. 67.

The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and breadth is 8 cm. How many integers less than 80 are multiples of both 5
Find its area. and 6?

(A) 80 cm² (A) 2

(B) 84 cm² (B) 4

(C) 96 cm² (C) 6

(D) 100 cm² (D) 8

68. 69.

How many equilateral triangles are there in an A pizza with a diameter 28 cm is cut into 8 equal parts.
“icosahedron” ? What is the area of a slice?

(A) 22 (A) 154 sq cm

(B) 20 (B) 77 sq cm

(C) 18 (C) 37.5 sq cm

(D) 24 (D) 105 sq cm

70.

A circular rug of radius 1 m is on the floor of a room such
that it touches all four walls. What is the length of the
room ?

(A) 1 m

(B) 2 m

(C) 1.404 m

(D) 2.8 m

LOGICAL REASONING

71. 72.

Coin : Metal :: ______ : Paper If ALL = 25 and BAT = 23, then CAT = ?

(A) Money (A) 24

(B) Cheque (B) 25

(C) Bank Note (C) 26

(D) Cash (D) 27

73. 74.

What is the angle between hour and minute hands when A rectangular sheet of paper is folded in half twice along
the time is 4:30 its length and then unfolded. How many creases (straight
fold lines) will appear on the paper?
(A) 40°

(B) 45° (A) 1

(C) 35° (B) 2

(D) 30° (C) 3

(D) 4

75. 76.

Cylinder : Cone :: ? : ? Rahul moves: 45° clockwise from North → then 135°
anticlockwise → then 90° clockwise. What is his final
(A) Cube : Cuboid direction?

(B) Prism : Pyramid
(A) North
(C) Sphere : Hemisphere
(B) East
(D) Rectangle : Triangle
(C) South

(D) West

77. 78.

19, 24, 18, 25, 17, 26, ? In a certain code language COMPUTER is written as
RFUVQNPC. How will MEDICINE be written in that code
(A) 16 language

(B) 27
(A) EOJDJEFM inal Paper)
(C) 15
(B) EOKDKEFM
(D) 28
(C) EMJFJEFM

(D) EPENVNFM

79. 80.

CMM EOO GQQ _ _ _ KUU,. COMPLETE the SEQUENCE A2Z, B4X, C8V, ? , E22R

(A) ISS (A) D16S

(B) IRR (B) D14T

(C) JSS (C) D14S

(D) JKK (D) D16T

81. 82.

Careful is to cautious as boastful is to __ Fossils : Creatures :: Mummies : ?

(A) humble (A) Animal Original Paper)

(B) modest (B) Egypt

(C) arrogant (C) Archaeology

(D) shy (D) Humans

83. 84.

Odd one out Odd One Out: Fabric, Stone, Gold, Marble

(A) Reverberation (A) Fabric

(B) Resonance (B) Stone

(C) Sound (C) Gold

(D) Echo (D) Marble

85.

A cube is painted on all its faces and then cut into 64
identical smaller cubes. How many small cubes will have
exactly two faces painted?

(A) 8

(B) 12

(C) 24

(D) 32

DESIGN SENSITIVITY & THINKING

86. 87.

What does this sign indicates: What do the letters HB stand for in pencil grading?

(A) No entry (A) Hard Black Original Paper)

(B) No stopping (B) High Black

(C) Cross road (C) Hard and Black

(D) No road ahead (D) Heavy Black

88. 89.

Which design principle focuses on creating balanced Which regular polygon does NOT tessellate the plane by
composition by equal distribution of elements? itself?

(A) Asymmetry (A) Triangle Original Paper)

(B) Symmetry (B) Square

(C) Radial balance (C) Hexagon

(D) Alignment (D) Pentagon

90. 91.

Identify the signage from the given image Which color combination produces brown?

(A) Red + Yellow + Blue

(B) Red + Yellow +

(C) Blue + Yellow

(D) Green +Yellow

(A) Danger

(B) Radioactive

(C) Fan

(D) Coil

92. 93.

What kind of proportionality does this depict The logo of Pepsi mainly uses which type of colour
scheme?
(A) Modular proportion Original Paper)

(B) Golden Ratio / Golden Proportion (A) Monochromatic colour scheme

(C) Linear proportion (B) Analogous colour scheme

(D) Radial symmetry (C) Complementary colour scheme

(D) Neutral colour scheme

94. 95.

What does this sign mean? slightly in the Original Paper) if kitchen is similar to dining room then

(A) Hold onto railing for stability (A) it is far apart

(B) Don't lean against handrail (B) then bedroom and garage are similar

(C) Stand on the right side of escalator (C) then bedroom and hall are similar

(D) Use handrail for support when walking (D) it is in close proximity

96. 97.

Identify the logo from the picture. Which principle is NOT related to traffic light design?

(A) Alignment

(B) Contrast

(C) Scale

(D) Rhythm

(A) Headic

(B) Apco

(C) Godrej Interio

(D) Hafele

98. 99.

The main goal of ergonomics is to: Which of the following is the antonym of “Vivid
memory”?
(A) Increase decoration

(B) Improve comfort and efficiency (A) Clear recollection

(C) Reduce construction cost (B) Sharp recall

(D) Enhance colour schemes (C) Faint memory

(D) Detailed remembrance

100.

Identify the car brand slightly in the Original Paper)

(A) Volvo

(B) TATA

(C) Genesis Motors

(D) Lemborgini

LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION

101. 102.

"Put all your eggs in one basket" means: “Put down” means:

(A) Take multiple risks (A) To support

(B) Collaborate (B) To criticize or humiliate

(C) Focus everything on one option (C) To postpone

(D) Save for future (D) To install

103. 104.

Which of the following sentences is correct? Change into passive voice: "She completed the design."

(A) She doesn't like running, she prefers swimming. (A) The design was completed by her

(B) She doesn't like running she prefers swimming. (B) The design is completed by her

(C) She doesn't like running and, she prefers swimming. (C) The design has completed

(D) She doesn't like running; she prefers swimming. (D) She was completed by design

105. 106.

What is the meaning of the idiom "Hit the sack"? Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: Even
after decades, her memory remains ___ in her mind.
(A) Start working

(B) Go to sleep (A) fitting

(C) Wake up early (B) indelible

(D) Leave home (C) faint

(D) impermanent

107. 108.

The cake is too sweet — ___? Choose the correct passive voice: "She is writing a
letter."
(A) wasn’t it?

(B) wasn’t that? (A) A letter is written by her

(C) isn’t it? (B) A letter has been written by her

(D) isn’t that? (C) A letter was being written by her

(D) A letter is being written by her

109. 110.

The opposite of the word 'Optimistic' is_______ "Sovereignty" means:

(A) Dull (A) Dependence Original Paper)

(B) Pessimistic (B) Supreme power or authority

(C) Helpful (C) Weak leadership

(D) Ideal (D) Agreement

111. 112.

"To throw cold water on something" means: Synonym of "Metaphor" is:

(A) Ignore something (A) Comparison Original Paper)

(B) Cool an argument (B) Symbol

(C) Reduce enthusiasm (C) Exaggeration

(D) Criticize strongly (D) Statement

113.

How many consonants are there in the word "Hyperbole"?

(A) 4

(B) 5

(C) 6

(D) 7

VISUAL REASONING

114. 115.

A regular hexagonal pyramid is sliced by a plane passing A regular hexagon, when tessellated, shares how many
through the centre of its axis. How many additional vertices with each adjacent hexagon?
edges are created in the resulting section?
(A) 1
(A) 4 (B) 2
(B) 5 (C) 3
(C) 6 (D) 4
(D) 7

116. 117.

Which of these do not have 12 edges? Find out the alternative which contains figure (X) as its
part. slightly in the Original Paper)
(A) Octahedron

(B) Cuboid

(C) Hexagonal pyramid

(D) Hexagonal prism

(A) Option A

(B) Option B

(C) Option C

(D) Option D

118. 119.

light is falling from the top identify the correct shadow Which geometric form has 4 triangular faces, 1 square
base, 8 edges, and 5 vertices? slightly in the Original
Paper)

(A) Cube

(B) Triangular Prism

(C) Square Pyramid

(D) Tetrahedron

(A) Option A

(B) Option B

(C) Option C

(D) Option D

120. 121.

Shown below are two wheels P and Q. The white part of Q If Cuboid = 12, then which of the following is not true?
is transparent. P is rotated 180 ° clockwise and Q is
rotated 90 ° anticlockwise and then Q is kept over P such (A) Hexagonal Prism = 18

that their centres coincide. Which of the following is the (B) Triangular Prism = 9
correct alphabet and colour combination?
(C) Square Base Pyramid = 12

(D) Tetrahedron = 6

(A) Red - A, Blue -C

(B) Green -B Yellow A

(C) Red -C Green A

(D) Yellow-A Blue D

122. 123.

How many edges and surfaces does a cylinder have? What is the shape called having 18 edges and 12 vertices
slightly in the Original Paper) ?

(A) E-2 & S-3 (A) Pentagonal Prism

(B) E-3 & S-2 (B) Hexagonal Prism

(C) E-1 & S-2 (C) Octahedron

(D) E-3 & S-3 (D) Triangular Prism

124. 125.

A Pyramid with 4 triangle ,1 square has many edges? How many triangles are there in the image

(A) 6

(B) 8

(C) 10
(A) 25
(D) 12
(B) 30

(C) 32

(D) 35

ANSWER KEY

1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (B)

8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (B) 11. (B) 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (B)

15. (D) 16. (B) 17. (D) 18. (B) 19. (A) 20. (D) 21. (A)

22. (C) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (B) 26. (C) 27. (B) 28. (A)

29. (A) 30. (C) 31. (C) 32. (B) 33. (B) 34. (C) 35. (A)

36. (D) 37. (A) 38. (A) 39. (C) 40. (A) 41. (B) 42. (C)

43. (B) 44. (A) 45. (C) 46. (D) 47. (D) 48. (D) 49. (D)

50. (B) 51. (A) 52. (D) 53. (C) 54. (C) 55. (B) 56. (B)

57. (A) 58. (C) 59. (A) 60. (B) 61. (A) 62. (B) 63. (C)

64. (A) 65. (D) 66. (C) 67. (A) 68. (B) 69. (B) 70. (B)

71. (C) 72. (A) 73. (B) 74. (C) 75. (B) 76. (A) 77. (A)

78. (A) 79. (A) 80. (C) 81. (C) 82. (D) 83. (C) 84. (A)

85. (C) 86. (B) 87. (C) 88. (B) 89. (D) 90. (B) 91. (A)

92. (B) 93. (C) 94. (A) 95. (D) 96. (B) 97. (D) 98. (B)

99. (C) 100. (C) 101. (C) 102. (B) 103. (D) 104. (A) 105. (B)

106. (B) 107. (C) 108. (D) 109. (B) 110. (B) 111. (C) 112. (B)

113. (B) 114. (C) 115. (B) 116. (D) 117. (C) 118. (D) 119. (C)

120. (D) 121. (C) 122. (A) 123. (B) 124. (B) 125. (D)