GATE AR · 2017 · AR
Question 30: Housing
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Question 30
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In 2011, the population of a town was 5,00,000 and the number of housing units were 1,00,000. Calculate the additional number of dwelling units (DU) required by 2031 so that there is no housing shortage. The assumptions are
i. 5% decadal increase in population
ii. New DU to be completed by 2021 is 10,000
iii. Number of DU which will become no habitable by 2031 is 5,000
iv. Average household size is 4.5
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GATE AR 2017 · Paper 1
Architecture and Planning · Original paper archive
- Section
- Architecture and Planning
- Question type
- Numerical answer (NAT)
- Marks
- 2 marks
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