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Trainee Officer Recruitment - MCQ - Planning Discipline
Trainee Officer Recruitment - MCQ - Planning Discipline
Trainee Officer Recruitment - MCQ - Planning Discipline
2 Which among the following is not a cause for the growth of cities?
a Trade & Commerce b Industrialism
c Development of transport d Hygienic outlook of people
5 The movement of people from central urban areas to smaller communities in the
surrounding area is known as
a Reverse Migration b Under Urbanization
c Suburbanization d Rururbanization
6 Metropolitan Region is
a A congregation of cities b An urban area that is highly
c A centre of a large ecological industrialized
community d A capital city
14 The rough equivalent of the present tenement cities that existed in ancient Rome,
which resulted from the population growth of the city and the congestion that ex-
isted in the streets.
a Insula b Agricultural Surplus
c Urban Sprawl d Conurbation
16 Formal region is
a A central place and the surrounding places affected by it
b An area defined by people's feelings and attitudes
c An area in which certain characteristics are found throughout the area
d A well defined area to carry out business and trade actvities
18 The application of GIS in the fields of urban and regional planning should
contribute to the following
a Better quality of urban environments
b Environmentally and socially sustainable communities
c Effective spatial organization of urban activities
d All of the above
20 The statistical study of size, composition and spatial distribution of human popul-
ation and its corresponding changes over time is called
a Spatial Studies b Demography
c Ergonomics d Anthropometry
22 Which of the following type of planning is also known as soft planning due to
minimum rigidity in its structure?
a Indicative Planning b Perspective Planning
c Physical Planning d Financial Planning
24 The following assumptions are considered in which theory that seeks to explain
the number, size and location of human settlements in an urban system
1 All areas have unbounded isotropic, homogenous, limitless surface
2 All areas have an evenly distributed population
3 All consumers have a similar purchasing power and demand for goods &
services
4 No provider of goods or services is able to earn excess profit
25 As per the IRC standards, the minimum width (in meters) of a two lane urban
carriageway without a raised kerb is
a 6.0 b 7.0
c 6.5 d 8.0
28 As per the National Building Code, the minimum width of a staircase flight in an
educational building above 24m height should be
a 1.0m b 1.5m
c 2.0m d 2.5m
33 Which of the following statements is/are correct about Smart Cities Mission?
1 500 cities and towns, with a population of 1 lakh and above each accoun-
ting for 73% of urban population is the target of smart cities
2 It has central outlay of INR 48,000 crore for the next five years
a Only 1 b Only 2
c Both d None
a 1,2 b 2,3
c 1,3 d All
36 The ratio of town area to agricultural land area as suggested by Sir Ebenezer
Howard in "Garden City" concept is
a 1:20 b 1:15
c 1:10 d 1.5
37 As per fire safety norms of National Building Code of 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
38 A group of unrelated persons who live in an institution and take their meals from
a common kitchen is called
a Household b Houseless Household
c Institutional Household d None of the above
39 In urban land use plannning, the Geddesian Triangle represents the following
components
a Folk, Work and Place b Folk, Dynamics and Place
c Folk, Work and Congregation d Work, Dynamics and Place
a 1,2,3,4 b 3,1,2,4
c 3,2,4,1 d 4,3,2,1
46 Which of the following is not a city level indicator when tracking the performace
of Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) program?
a Increased cost recovery from b Reduction on O&M costs
slum settlements
c Reduction in T&D losses d Increase in school enrolment
and participation rates, reduc-
tion in school dropouts from
illness/poverty
47 The Nirmal Shahar Puraskar Reward scheme is awarded to cities in India that excel
in
a Urban Sanitation b Urban Sustainability
c Urban Development d Urban Decongestion
49 Which of the following housing agencies in India develop and promote alternate
and cost efficient building materials and technologies
a Housing and Urban Developm b Building Materials Technology
ent Corporation and Promotion Council
c Housing Developemnt d Auroville Earth Institute
Finance Corporation
50 A self contained housing unit that occupies only a part of the building is called
a Apartment b Maisonette
c Villa d Slum
51 Match the Land Use categories of the Group I with their respective color codes in
Group II as per practice in India
Group I Group II
A Residential 1 Red
B Commercial 2 Grey
C Industrial 3 Blue
D Public/Semi Public 4 Violet
5 Yellow
53 A man starts from his residence and uses the following modes in sequence to
reach his office - cycle rickshaw to railway station, then train to destination station
followed by auto rickshaw to nearby bus stand and finally a bus to his office. Which
of the following describes his sequence of transit usage?
a Non-motorized transit - Paratransit - Mass transit - Public transit
b Paratransit - Public transit - Non-motorized transit - Mass transit
c Private transit - Public transit - Non-motorized transit - Mass transit
d Non-motorized transit - Mass transit - Paratransit - Public transit
54 The housing stock of a town has a total number of 9090 dwelling units. Present
population of the town is 45,450. Assuming an average household size of 4.5, the
housing shortage in percentage is
a 15 b 25
c 10 d 20
58 As per IS 8888 (Part 1) 1993, in planning development for low income housing, the
plot size, in no case, shall not exceed
a 20 Sqm b 30 Sqm
c 25 Sqm d 15 Sqm
60 The performance of which housing scheme does the National Housing Bank
monitor?
a Liberalized Finance Scheme b Golden Jubilee Rural Housing
c Energy Efficient Housing Finance Scheme
Finance Scheme d Finance Scheme for indirect
loans
61 With reference to Special Economic Zones (SEZ), consider the following statements
1 SEZs have full freedom of subcontracting
2 They are exempted from routine examination by custom authorities
62 How much percentage of the cost incurred in the Indira Awaz Yojana scheme for
rural housing is shared between the center and the state?
a 50/50 b 65/35
c 75/25 d 90/10
63 As per URDPFI 2014, the benchmark per person open space in plain areas is
a 10 - 12 Sqm b 6 - 8 Sqm
c 14 - 16 Sqm d 8 - 10 Sqm
69 National Action Plan on Climate Change, 2008 (NAPCC) includes which of the
following programmes:
1 National Solar Mission
2 National mission for enhanced energy efficiency
3 National mission for sustainable habitat
a 1 and 2 b 2 and 3
c All of the above d 1 and 3
If trip rates are 0.5 for household size till 3 and 1.0 for household size above 4,
estimate the likely trip to be generated
a 1100 b 1115
c 1000 d 2000
83 The road foundation for modern day highways construction was developed by
a Pierre Marie Tresaguet b Thomas Telford
c John McAdam d Telford and McAdam
84 The maximum number of passenger cars that can pass a given point on a road
during one hour under the most ideal road way and traffic conditions, is called
a Traffic Density b Basic capacity of traffic lane
c Possibile capacity of traffic d All of the above
lane
85 As per IS 1172 - 1963, water required per head per day for average domestic
purpose is
a 85 Litres b 65 Litres
c 105 Litres d 135 Litres
88 Which of the following is not a user service that is offered by Intelligent Transport
Systems (ITS)?
a Electronic Payment b Commercial Vehicle Operation
c Maintenance and Construction d Intelligent Sustainability
Management
92 If the average daily consumption of water in a city is 100,000 m3, the maximum
daily consumption on peak hourly demand is
a 100,000 m3 b 150,000 m3
c 180,000 m3 d 270,000 m3
96 While designing a sewerage system, the span of design period is generally taken
as
a 1 year b 5 years
c 10 years d 20 years
98 Under which of the Article of Constitution of India, did the District Planning
Committee come into existence?
a 243 ZD b 243 ZE
c 244 ZD d 242 ZD
100 Which amendments to the Constitution provide for the reservation of 1/3rd seats
in the Municipal Boards and Village Panchayats for women?
a 73rd and 74th amendments
b 73rd and 85th amendments
c 84th and 74th amendments
d 84th and 85th amendments
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PROJECTS (PLANNING) DISCIPLINE - KEY TO MCQs
1 a 26 c 51 a 76 d
2 d 27 c 52 b 77 b
3 a 28 c 53 d 78 b
4 c 29 c 54 c 79 c
5 c 30 a 55 a 80 b
6 a 31 c 56 a 81 d
7 b 32 d 57 d 82 d
8 a 33 b 58 a 83 d
9 a 34 d 59 d 84 b
10 d 35 c 60 b 85 d
11 d 36 d 61 c 86 d
12 b 37 d 62 c 87 d
13 a 38 c 63 a 88 d
14 a 39 a 64 d 89 b
15 d 40 c 65 b 90 d
16 c 41 b 66 c 91 a
17 b 42 b 67 c 92 d
18 d 43 b 68 d 93 a
19 b 44 a 69 c 94 d
20 b 45 d 70 d 95 c
21 d 46 d 71 a 96 d
22 a 47 a 72 c 97 b
23 a 48 c 73 a 98 a
24 c 49 b 74 c 99 a
25 b 50 a 75 b 100 a