Exam Instructions and Guidelines

General Instructions

• The booklet contains 100 mandatory questions
• Candidates should ensure all questions are present before starting
• Any defects should be immediately reported to the invigilator for replacement
• The test is for 1 hour
• Each question has equal marks
• 25% or 1/4th of the marks will be deducted for every incorrect answer
• Ballpoint pen of black ink should be used

Answering Questions

• Write your exam seat number in the designated boxes using a ballpoint pen
• The question booklet number must be entered on the answer sheet as per instructions
• Each question has 4 options (1, 2, 3, 4)
• Mark the most appropriate answer on the answer sheet by shading the corresponding circle
• Use only black ballpoint pen for shading

Important points

• Answers once marked cannot be changed
• If more than one answer is marked, it will be considered wrong
• The candidate has to mark the most suitable answer from the given choices

Conduct during Examination

• Until the time allocated for the exam is over, the question booklet is the property of the commission
• Divulging the content, providing the booklet, or part of it, directly or indirectly to anyone is a crime
• It will lead to the person being liable as per the "Prevention of Malpractices in Examinations Act-82"
• Unauthorized possession of the booklet is also a punishable offense
• Candidate has to return the first part to the supervisor

Right to Information Act, 2005

• Section 21: Act not applicable to certain organizations
• Section 22: Protection of action taken in good faith
• Section 23: Act to have overriding effect
• Section 24: Bar of jurisdiction of courts

Maharashtra Right to Public Services Act, 2015

• Section 4: Monitoring status of application
• Section 5: Use of Information Technology for delivery of public service
• Section 6: Right to obtain public services within stipulated time limit
• Section 7: Providing public services within stipulated time limit

Public Authority Responsibilities (Section 4(1)(b))

• Every Public Authority must publish all necessary particulars within 60 days from the date of commencement of the Act

Sector Model (Economics)

• Homer Hoyt developed the Sector Model in the 1930s

Geddian Trio Concept

• Sir Patrick Geddes, known as the 'Father of modern town planning,' integrated Work, Folk, and Place in his regional and town planning approach

Gandhinagar Planning

• In India, Gandhinagar's residential sectors are planned based on the concept of Neighbourhood

Neighbourhood Unit

• Clarence A. Perry originally published the concept of the neighbourhood unit

Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (Region Alterations)

• After establishing a Region, its limits can be altered to include or exclude areas as specified in a notification

Regional Board Duties

• Duties include preparing a Regional Plan, a Development Plan, or a Town Planning Scheme
• Regional plan can be revised by State Government at any time

Planning Authority Report (Section 21, Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966)

• The Planning Authority must submit a yearly report to the State Government on survey progress and plan preparation

Development Plan Modification

• Modifications made by the State Government in the draft Development Plan to insert a new reservation on previously unaffected land are called Substantial nature modification

Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (Section 26 Extension)

• Section 26 specifies that Municipal Corporations with a population of 10 lakhs or more but less than 1 crore can be extended up to 12 months for preparing and publishing the draft Development Plan notice

Submission of Draft Development Plan

• The Planning Authority submits the draft Development Plan to the State Government for sanction under Section 30(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966

Extension of Period for Sanctioning Draft Development Plan

• If the area falls under the jurisdiction of a Metropolitan Planning Committee, the State Government can extend the period for sanctioning the draft Development Plan by 24 months

Lapsed Modification Proposal

• Under Maharashtra 'Regional and Town Planning Act, a modification proposal made in the final Development Plan shall be seemed to have lapsed, if it not submitted to the State Government within 6 months period from its publication in the official Gazette

Appeal Against Order (Section 45)

• Any applicant aggrieved by an order under Section 45 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, can appeal to the State Government or an officer appointed by the State Government

Appropriate Authority Action (Section 49)

• Within one year from the date of confirmation of notice under Section 49, the Appropriate Authority must complete the land acquisition procedure

Town Planning Scheme

• A draft Town Planning Scheme consists of physical planning and valuation of the scheme

Final Plot in Town Planning Scheme

• The final plot is the result of reconstituting the original plot's area and boundaries to make it more suitable for development
• This includes the original holding with well-defined boundaries as of the declaration of intention

Land Vesting

• All lands required by the Appropriate Authority after sanction of a draft Town Planning Scheme shall vest absolutely in the Appropriate Authority free from all encumbrances, including the allotment or reservation of land for open spaces, gardens, and recreation grounds

Arbitrator's Role

• Role of Arbitrator in a Town Planning Scheme as per the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 is to prepare preliminary and final Town Planning Scheme.

Arbitrator's Decision (Section 72)

• Except in matters arising out of the physical planning and some of the points regarding valuation, every decision of the Arbitrator shall be final

Tribunal of Appeals Composition

• For a Town Planning Scheme, the Tribunal of Appeals consists of a President and two Assessors

Semi-Final Value Definition

• The value of the original plot with reference to the improvements contemplated in the scheme on the assumption that the scheme has been completed

Estimating Increment Value

• None of the options relating to trees, crops, or fencing are solely considered when estimating the value of Increment

Gujarat Town Planning Act Provision

• The Gujarat Government has made special provision in their Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act vide Section 76 A, for the purpose of Local Area Plan

Local Area Plan Purpose

• A Local Area Plan is devised to improve and enhance existing developed areas

Local Area Plan and UDCPR Conflict

• If provisions of 'Local Area Plan' are inconsistent with the UDCPR, then the provisions of UDCPR shall prevail

Special Building Definition

• Special Building means any multi-storeyed building which is more than 24.0 m in height measured from ground level

Scrutiny Fee for Building/Layout Permission

• For a building/layout permission, a proposal is received by the authority from the owner after the compliance of the objections raised by the authority, then the Scrutiny fee shall be afresh calculated and levied upon

Building Category (UDCPR)

• As per UCDPR, such a building falls under Low risk category

Inclusive Housing Criteria

• The criteria for the applicability of inclusive housing for Municipal Corporations are dependent upon population as per the latest census

Permissible User in Public/Semi-Public Zone

• In a public/semi-public zone, a home for the aged, hospitals, sanatoria, dispensaries & health centre are permissible

Land Use in Industrial Zone

• Lands in an Industrial Zone may be utilized for any permissible uses in Residential and Commercial Zones
• 10% of land shall be provided for public utilities and amenities

FSI in Non-Congested Areas

• FSI on account of payment of premium increases according to the increase in road width over which the plot abuts

Redevelopment of Tenanted Building

• For redevelopment of tenanted building having age of more than 30 years, the permissible FSI shall be Permissible FSI potential under Regulation No. 6.1 or 6-3 (Basic FSI + Premium FSI + Permissible TDR loading) or the FSI consumed by the existing authorised building including TDR, Premium FSI, etc., whichever is more
• In addition to this, 50% incentive FSI of the rehab area required for rehabilitation of tenants, shall be allowed.

Housing for EWS/LIG

• Total tenements of size up to 50 sq.m built-up area have to be constructed and out of that 40% tenements shall be of built-up area not more than 30 sq.m.

Additional FSI for IT Establishments

• As per UDCPR, for development of Information Technology Establishments, additional FSI above 100% and up to 200% shall be permissible on plots having an access road of minimum 15 m width

Affordable Housing Scheme (FSI)

• In Affordable Housing Scheme, the FSI to be utilised shall be in the proportion of 1:3 for the Affordable Housing Component and the Free Sale Housing Component on 1/3rd and 2/3rd part of the land respectively

Integrated Township Project

• As per UDCPR, in a Regional Plan area, the minimum contiguous land required at one place, to be declared as an Integrated Township Project, in the afforestation zone is 100 Ha

Filing Appeal Under Section 124G

• It is Sixty days

Rate of Development Charge

• It is 0.5 percent of ASR rate of Developed land

Interest Rate (Section 124I)

• As per Section 124I of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, the interest rate on the amount of enhanced assessment or of refund shall be 12% per annum.

Partially Exempted Development ( Section 124F)

• As per Section 124F of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, the following development, subject to condition, is partially exempted from the payment of development charge: Educational, Medical or Charitable Institutions

Appeal to State Government

• If a development permission is refused by the Planning Authority under Section 45 of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, then an aggrieved applicant may file an appeal to the State Government within 45 days

Traffic/Transportation Studies

• Traffic/Transportation studies are mainly required to be conducted to determine the type of traffic which is being accommodated by the road

Traffic Volume Definition

• The number of vehicles moving in a specified direction on one roadway that pass a given point or cross-section during the specified unit time is called as traffic volume

Parking Allowed on Kerb

• On street parking is allowed

Speed Study

• It involves the measuring number and type of vehicles crossing a section of road etc

NGT Directs Compensation to Maharashtra

• The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently directed the State of Maharashtra to pay < 12,000 crore as environmental compensation

CRZ Notifications

• CRZ notification was used 2005

CRZ Zones Critically

• CRZ-I areas are environmentally most and not public

Bombay Town Planning Act Enactment

• In the then Bombay Province, due to the need of providing public facilities the "Bombay Town Planning Act" was enacted in the year 1915

Regional Planning Authority (Section 4(1))

• As per Section 4(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, for the purpose of planning constitutes Regional Planning Board

Provisions of Chapter XV

• Contains: Drains and Drainage. Streets. Water Supply

Section 3(1) of the MMC Act

• According to Section 3(1) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 specification of larger urban areas and constitution of corporations under this Act is in accordance with Article 243 Q(1).

Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966

• Section 148: Wajib-ul-Arz
• Section 156: Nistar Patrak
• Section 161: Record of Rights
• Section 165: Land Records

Section 16 of Environmental Act 1986 deals with

• Protection of action to be taken in good faith

Section 2(1) of Maharashtra Stamp Act include

• It includes every document for which any right or liability purports to be created, transferred, limited, or recorded

Constitutional Amendment of Act

• The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act came into force on October 1, 1993

Jurisdiction of courts under Section 144

• It laid down provision of jurisdiction of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class to try offences punishable under this Act

Execution of the act under 7 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils act 1965

• Find the odd man out The Cheif Officer

What does the 73rd ammendment provide?

• Election of govonor

What land use will section 42(1) allow?

• Tahsildar will give the right for the land to be used under the Governor

Date of determination

Market value determination

• Market value of land determined under the provisions of award Act, Section 2012 award.

Judicial Authority

• Senior Division Judge is higher than the District Court

Objection for any land notified u/s 111

• Filed from the notification is 60 days after notification

Withdrawn From aquisition

• The Goverment at liberty from the aquisition has a right if the following is met
• Land has not been taken and the land owner is not affected

The 72 purpose of Section

• The only thing needed from the Goverment is the land from other publucy is the comissoner.

Correction From Section 33

• The award will be a time period not less than 6 months

Characteristics of land

• (i) Heterogeneity and lack of standardization. (iv) Total supply of land is fixed.

Capitalized value

• Years Purchase

Rack Rent and define

• The head and sub leased are the only form

Net Annual Payment with the

• The capital in movable property gives for the payment of value

Whats the rate for YP to return with per perity

• Rate perper perity Is 8%

Belting mathod uses with form of plot?

• The side of the plot

Plot that have been created by these plot

• "Double plot is frome tges.

Developer method

• is subjecvt to reduction withthe cost of fracture and land must possess a neccesary.

The estate has the estate has a a lot with arem

• is 18 to

  Rate summit the authority

• Summted for new authority for new febuary

Rate of sold propery

• The new autorhty rate will be new ###Average amount payed to all
• That are group and group rates.

All Consitute what GPS

• GPS is a constute with all except (ii), (iv), and (v) Water segmwnt

Supertech Twin towers

• were denloished to the supertect

The process of assiign

• real coorndate data is geo reffen

###Scheme of housing can be ews?

• The houes per catwgory EWS the house will be elegable for 35% of catgroty

Benficial is

• Affordable Housing through Credit Linked Subsidy

What can tackle the urban

• The city can only in the section .

Smart City mission

• water treatment is good with all that is needed.

###Goals and achievem

• The Goal to achieve the sustaibitliy so the food and respoicilisty

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• Correct to the desesing order of the urban should do the The (7.)

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• The any day for approbal permsiion of apply of the plane approity for within 30 days