Design & Architecture - Architectural Aptitude & Visual Perception (NATA) previous year questions (PYQ)

2026 (564 questions)

Q1.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Which iconic Indian architectural masterwork exemplifies the Dravidian style, was commissioned by Raja Raja Chola I in 1010 CE, and features a towering 66-meter Vimana?

(A)

Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai

(B)

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho

(C)

Sun Temple, Konark

(D)

Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur

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In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): In visual arts and design aesthetics, what are 'Split-Complementary' colors?

(A)

Three colors positioned evenly spaced 120 degrees apart on the wheel

(B)

A single hue varied exclusively through tints, shades, and tones

(C)

A base color combined with the two colors adjacent to its direct complement on the color wheel

(D)

A primary color mixed with equal parts of two secondary colors

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2025 (78 questions)

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In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): In visual arts and design aesthetics, what are 'Split-Complementary' colors?

(A)

A primary color mixed with equal parts of two secondary colors

(B)

Three colors positioned evenly spaced 120 degrees apart on the wheel

(C)

A single hue varied exclusively through tints, shades, and tones

(D)

A base color combined with the two colors adjacent to its direct complement on the color wheel

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In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): In visual arts and design aesthetics, what are 'Split-Complementary' colors?

(A)

A base color combined with the two colors adjacent to its direct complement on the color wheel

(B)

A primary color mixed with equal parts of two secondary colors

(C)

A single hue varied exclusively through tints, shades, and tones

(D)

Three colors positioned evenly spaced 120 degrees apart on the wheel

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2024 (195 questions)

Q1.

Color Theory: In the traditional 12-hue Subtractive Color Wheel in 'Visualizing 3D Objects from 2D Drawings, Orthographic Projections and Elevations', which color pair represents exact Complementary Colors?

(A)

Blue and Orange (Visualizing 3D Objects from 2D Drawings, Orthographic Projections and Elevations)

(B)

Red and Yellow

(C)

Green and Violet

(D)

Blue and Green

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Color Theory: In the traditional 12-hue Subtractive Color Wheel in 'Visualizing 3D Objects from 2D Drawings, Orthographic Projections and Elevations', which color pair represents exact Complementary Colors?

(A)

Blue and Orange (Visualizing 3D Objects from 2D Drawings, Orthographic Projections and Elevations)

(B)

Red and Yellow

(C)

Green and Violet

(D)

Blue and Green

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2023 (67 questions)

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In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Who was the renowned Indian architect who designed the Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya at Sabarmati Ashram and pioneered climate-responsive courtyards in modern India?

(A)

V. Doshi

(B)

Achyut Kanvinde

(C)

Laurie Baker

(D)

Charles Correa

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Q2.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Who was the renowned Indian architect who designed the Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya at Sabarmati Ashram and pioneered climate-responsive courtyards in modern India?

(A)

Achyut Kanvinde

(B)

Charles Correa

(C)

Laurie Baker

(D)

V. Doshi

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2022 (80 questions)

Q1.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Which natural protein fiber is obtained from the cocoons of the silkworm Bombyx mori and is prized for its triangular prism-like fiber cross-section creating natural luster?

(A)

Egyptian Giza Cotton

(B)

Merino Wool

(C)

Flax Linen

(D)

Mulberry Silk

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Q2.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Which natural protein fiber is obtained from the cocoons of the silkworm Bombyx mori and is prized for its triangular prism-like fiber cross-section creating natural luster?

(A)

Mulberry Silk

(B)

Egyptian Giza Cotton

(C)

Merino Wool

(D)

Flax Linen

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2021 (72 questions)

Q1.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Which iconic Indian architectural masterwork exemplifies the Dravidian style, was commissioned by Raja Raja Chola I in 1010 CE, and features a towering 66-meter Vimana?

(A)

Sun Temple, Konark

(B)

Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur

(C)

Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai

(D)

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho

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In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): In three-point linear perspective drawing, where are the three vanishing points located?

(A)

Three points arranged in a vertical plumb line directly opposite the viewer

(B)

One at the center of vision and two outside the picture cone

(C)

All three vanishing points placed equidistant along the eye-level horizon line

(D)

Two vanishing points on the horizon line and one vanishing point either far above or below the horizon line

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2020 (65 questions)

Q1.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): In three-point linear perspective drawing, where are the three vanishing points located?

(A)

Two vanishing points on the horizon line and one vanishing point either far above or below the horizon line

(B)

All three vanishing points placed equidistant along the eye-level horizon line

(C)

Three points arranged in a vertical plumb line directly opposite the viewer

(D)

One at the center of vision and two outside the picture cone

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Q2.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): In visual arts and design aesthetics, what are 'Split-Complementary' colors?

(A)

A primary color mixed with equal parts of two secondary colors

(B)

Three colors positioned evenly spaced 120 degrees apart on the wheel

(C)

A single hue varied exclusively through tints, shades, and tones

(D)

A base color combined with the two colors adjacent to its direct complement on the color wheel

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2019 (88 questions)

Q1.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Who was the renowned Indian architect who designed the Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya at Sabarmati Ashram and pioneered climate-responsive courtyards in modern India?

(A)

Achyut Kanvinde

(B)

Laurie Baker

(C)

V. Doshi

(D)

Charles Correa

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Q2.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): In three-point linear perspective drawing, where are the three vanishing points located?

(A)

All three vanishing points placed equidistant along the eye-level horizon line

(B)

Two vanishing points on the horizon line and one vanishing point either far above or below the horizon line

(C)

Three points arranged in a vertical plumb line directly opposite the viewer

(D)

One at the center of vision and two outside the picture cone

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2018 (76 questions)

Q1.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Who was the renowned Indian architect who designed the Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya at Sabarmati Ashram and pioneered climate-responsive courtyards in modern India?

(A)

Achyut Kanvinde

(B)

V. Doshi

(C)

Charles Correa

(D)

Laurie Baker

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Q2.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Which natural protein fiber is obtained from the cocoons of the silkworm Bombyx mori and is prized for its triangular prism-like fiber cross-section creating natural luster?

(A)

Mulberry Silk

(B)

Merino Wool

(C)

Flax Linen

(D)

Egyptian Giza Cotton

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2017 (69 questions)

Q1.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Which natural protein fiber is obtained from the cocoons of the silkworm Bombyx mori and is prized for its triangular prism-like fiber cross-section creating natural luster?

(A)

Flax Linen

(B)

Mulberry Silk

(C)

Merino Wool

(D)

Egyptian Giza Cotton

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Q2.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Which iconic Indian architectural masterwork exemplifies the Dravidian style, was commissioned by Raja Raja Chola I in 1010 CE, and features a towering 66-meter Vimana?

(A)

Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai

(B)

Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur

(C)

Sun Temple, Konark

(D)

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho

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2016 (58 questions)

Q1.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Which natural protein fiber is obtained from the cocoons of the silkworm Bombyx mori and is prized for its triangular prism-like fiber cross-section creating natural luster?

(A)

Flax Linen

(B)

Egyptian Giza Cotton

(C)

Merino Wool

(D)

Mulberry Silk

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In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Who was the renowned Indian architect who designed the Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya at Sabarmati Ashram and pioneered climate-responsive courtyards in modern India?

(A)

Laurie Baker

(B)

Achyut Kanvinde

(C)

V. Doshi

(D)

Charles Correa

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2015 (65 questions)

Q1.

In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Which iconic Indian architectural masterwork exemplifies the Dravidian style, was commissioned by Raja Raja Chola I in 1010 CE, and features a towering 66-meter Vimana?

(A)

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho

(B)

Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai

(C)

Sun Temple, Konark

(D)

Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur

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In Architecture & Design Entrance (NATA / NID / NIFT - Aesthetics, Spatial Geometry & Architecture Heritage): Who was the renowned Indian architect who designed the Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya at Sabarmati Ashram and pioneered climate-responsive courtyards in modern India?

(A)

Laurie Baker

(B)

Charles Correa

(C)

Achyut Kanvinde

(D)

V. Doshi

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