Architecture and Planning
GATE AR topic:housing PYQs
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Question 17
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According to the Neighbourhood Unit concept proposed by Clarence A. Perry, the maximum radius for walking to the nearest elementary school is ____________ miles.
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Which of the following is/are vertical(s) in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0)?
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If a site of 1,00,000 m² accommodates 500 dwelling units (DU), then the residential density (in DU/acre) is __________ (rounded off to nearest integer).
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Which of the following is/are supply side intervention(s) to improve housing affordability?
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A housing property of INR 50 lakh is on sale either through a Full Down Payment (FD) scheme with an 8% rebate OR a Deferred Payment Plan (DPP) as shown in the table. A customer after converting all the future payments in DPP using 10% annual discount rate, find the DP scheme to be is financially gainful. The customer would be able to save in INR ______________ lakh, if DPP is chosen over FD. (rounded off to two decimal places)
Deferred Payment Plan (DPP)
Payment time | Payment |
|---|---|
At the time of booking | INR 10 lakh |
After one year | INR 15 lakh |
After two year | INR 15 lakh |
After three year | INR 10 lakh |
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The value of a property when sold at a lower price than its open market price is called
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Which of the following is/are associated with Gentrification in a neighbourhood?
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A real estate developer is developing a township on a PPP mode. The total area of the site is 2.672 hectares with an allowable FAR of 2.25, of which 20% is earmarked for MIG category. The gross area of each MIG unit including common areas and services is 72 m². Assuming super built up area to be same as FAR, the maximum number of MIG apartments that can be constructed is ____________ (in integer).
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With reference to planning and design of housing, identify the correct statements.
(P) Gross population density is higher than net population density
(Q) Gross population density is lower than net population density
(R) Net population density is directly proportional to area of the plot
(S) Net population density is inversely proportional to area of the plot
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For a privately developed group housing project, the ratio of total number of dwelling units of HIG: MIG: LIG is 3:2:1. The proposed average size of HIG, MIG and LIG units in sq.m are 100, 60 and 30 respectively. The ratio of the total built up area between (MIG + LIG) to HIG will be 1: _____ [in integer].
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