Architecture and Planning
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Question 66
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As per India’s National Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy, 2017, radius of the influence zone around transit stations for developing compact growth centers, is in the range of __________ m.
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Match the following types of plans in Group–I with their corresponding scope in Group–II, in accordance with the URDPFI Guidelines, 2015.
Group–I | | Group–II | |
|---|---|---|---|
P | Perspective Plan | 1 | To identify resources for development and plan for settlements, prepared and regulated by District Plan Committee |
Q | Regional Plan | 2 | To detail sub-city land use plan and integrate with urban infrastructure |
R | Development Plan | 3 | To develop vision and provide policy framework for urban and regional development |
S | Local Area Plan | 4 | To prepare special area plan for towns with special development needs |
| | 5 | To prepare plan for urban areas and peri-urban areas under the control of Metropolitan Planning Committee |
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The population of a city in the year 2001, 2011, 2021 were recorded as 52,000, 76,600 and 1,20,000 respectively. Calculating the average growth rate using geometric mean, the estimated population of the city for 2031 using geometric increase method is ______________. (rounded off to the nearest integer)
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Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) is one of the verticals of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) of Government of India. In AHP, the partnership was envisaged between ________________.
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As per the Census of India, 2011, choose the correct statement(s), regarding the definition of a Census Town.
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Match the following Plan Strategies in Group-I to their corresponding descriptions in Group-II.
Group-I:
(P) Urban Sprawl
(Q) Smart Growth
(R) Greenfield Development
(S) Brownfield Development
Group-II:
(1) Redeveloping previously utilized land, often resulting in a change in land-use and land cover
(2) Development on previously undeveloped land
(3) Concentrating development in compact, walkable urban centres to improve health and natural environment
(4) Expansion of urban areas into rural areas, typically characterized by low-density development
(5) Allocating specific areas for industrial activities to minimize environmental impacts and segregate them from residential areas
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Match the following types of migration in Group-I to their corresponding descriptions in Group-II.
Group-I: (P) Involuntary migration; (Q) Step migration; (R) Circular migration; (S) Chain migration.
Group-II: (1) When a migrant follows a path or series of stages towards a final destination; (2) Repetitive movement of a migrant worker between home and destination areas; (3) Forced displacement from their origin to destination areas; (4) Immigrants from a particular area follow others from that area to a particular destination; (5) Relocation or process of people leaving one country to reside in another.
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Which of the following is/are the characteristics of urban agglomeration as per the Census of India, 2011?
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As per the Ekistics Logarithmetic Scale, the ‘world city’ is referred as
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As per the Census of India 2011, non-notified slums is/are categorised as
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