Punjab PSC Assistant Town Planner Exam

78 Questions

The volume reduction in solid waste in 'Bio methanation' is:

40-50%

What is the Acceptable limit of Total dissolved solids (TDS) for drinking water?

500 mg/l

Which Fifth Year Plan emphasized the need for Regional Planning in economic development?

Third Fifth Year Plan

According to URDPFI guidelines, what is the range of population served for Integrated School with hostel facility (Class I-XII)?

50,000 - 65 lakh

The term Conurbation was coined by:

Pattrick Geddes

GRIHA ratings are based on a scale of:

1 to 100

Which of the following building materials has the lowest embodied carbon?

Rammed Earth

What is the acceptable limit of Fluoride in drinking water according to BIS?

1.0 mg/l

Bioremediation is a waste treatment process that uses microorganisms to break down or neutralize pollutants in waste.

True

The '______' approach emphasizes integrating the management of all water sources for sustainability.

One Water

Which category is reserved seats for in Panchayats according to the 73rd Amendment?

Scheduled Castes (SC)

What is the name of the Landform having deep valleys with very steep to straight sides?

Canyon

Summit Curve in planning is associated with ________.

Land use

Which Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is related to No Poverty?

Goal 1

Match the following:

STUBBORN = OBSTINATE mulish = tractable trepidation = confident impecunious = penny gloomy = morose

When was the 'Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act' enacted in India?

2013

Which state has the top access to safe drinking water in India?

Tamil Nadu

With reference to Indo – Islamic Architecture, which of the following were used as a construction material?

1,2,3 and 4

The Satyarth Prakash was written by:

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

In a certain code language, '134' means 'come and go'; '478' means 'you come tomorrow'; and '729' means 'tomorrow is Monday'. Which of the following digits stands for 'you'?

As per National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy 2007, States/UTs are advised to develop _________________ with emphasis on EWS and LIG sectors.

10 years perspective Housing Plans

What amount of Central Assistance per EWS house is provided by the Government of India under AHP in PMAY(U) ?

1.5 Lakh

To provide long term finance for construction of houses for residential purposes & undertake housing and urban development programmes in the country is one of the main objectives of which of the following Public Limited Company?

HUDCO

'Etymology' ਦਾ ਬਾਵ ਸੈ:

ਅਰਥ-ਰਵਰਗਆਨ

ਰਕਸੜਾ ਸ਼ਫਦ '਷ਰਤ' ਅਗੇਤਰ ਨਾਲ ਨਸੀਂ ਫਰਣਆ:

਷ਰਤ਷ੰ ਗ

Ratn Bhassinaan de lai '਩ੰ ਜਾਫੀ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਵਰਰਤਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸ਼ਫਦ ਹੈ:

False

What does 'ਭਸਾਂਬਾਰਤ ਕਾਲ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਩ੰ ਜਾਫ ____ ਰਕਸਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਷ੀ?' mean?

਩੉ਟੇਭੀਆ

ਫੁੱ ਚਾ ਤਰਦਾ ਤਰਦਾ ਐਵੇਂ ਸੀ ਇੁੱ ਧਰ ਆ ਰਗਆ 'ਵਾਕ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ 'ਐਵੇਂ ਸੀ ' ਰਕ਷ ਦਾ ਩ਰਕਾਰ ਸੈ?

ਰਨਰਣਾ ਷ੂਚਕ ਰਕਰਰਆ ਰਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ

Then the area covered on ground (in hectare) by each photo format of 18 cm x 18 cm is

1286

In urban planning, the term "Plan within the plan" refers to:

Rationalistic Planning approach

In PIEV theory of transportation, "P", "I", "E", "V" stands for

Perception, Intellection, Emotion and Volition

What would be the area of a neighbourhood if it is to be within walk-able distance of 400 m radius?

Approximately 151 acres

External Cordon Survey and Internal Cordon Survey are techniques for conducting

Traffic survey

What is the Passenger Car Unit (PCU) value of a motorcycle?

0.2

In the context of urban transport, 'bottlenecks' refers to:

A portion of road with lowest capacity along the route

Which of the following represents traffic volume from one key area to another in a desire line map?

Circles

Given a total number of 12000 dwelling units and a present population of 80000 with an average household size of 5, calculate the housing shortage in percentage.

In a housing complex with 250 units of 80 sq.m each and 200 units of 100 sq.m each, if one car parking space is required per 100 square meters of built space, calculate the total number of car parking spaces needed.

400

'Cluster Development' in industrial estate planning refers to:

Concentrating related industries in close proximity for synergies and resource sharing

What is 'Bioremediation' as a waste treatment process?

Uses microorganisms to break down or neutralize pollutants in waste

What does the 'One Water' approach emphasize?

Integrating the management of all water sources for sustainability

The 73rd Amendment reserves seats for Scheduled Castes (SC) in Panchayats.

True

As per National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy 2007, what perspective Housing Plans are advised to be developed?

10 years perspective Housing Plans

How much Central Assistance per EWS house is provided by the Government of India under AHP in PMAY(U)?

1.5 Lakh

One of the main objectives of which Public Limited Company is to provide long term finance for construction of houses for residential purposes & undertake housing and urban development programmes in the country?

HUDCO

Which statements are correct as per Zoning regulations and development controls for Master Plans in the State of Punjab?

None of the above

What does 'Summit Curve' in planning refer to?

Roads and flyovers

According to BIS, the acceptable limit of Fluoride in drinking water is ____ mg/l.

1.0

According to draft EIA 2020, how are projects classified?

Category A1, Category A2 and Category B1

Which of the following is the Bow shaped town plan as per Mansara Shilpa-shastra?

Karmukha

Mohenjo-Daro is based on which of the following patterns?

Radial

To plan a town or urban area, there has to be a survey done to understand the various aspects; which is quoted as 'Survey before Plan'. Who said this?

Sir Patrick Geddes

What is per hectare per day fire-fighting water station demand for commercial area?

45000 liters

What is a minimum longitudinal gradient of percent necessary to facilitate flow of water in side drains?

0.3%

As per Zoning regulations, which of the following activities are restricted in commercial zones?

Warehousing and covered storage

In Planning System, Master Plan is associated with which of the Core area of planning?

Development Plan

Match the characteristics in List I with the type of settlements in List II as given in URDPFI Guidelines 2015, Government of India and choose the correct option from the codes given below the lists:

Town that are notified under law by the concerned State/UT Government and have local bodies like Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Municipal Committees, etc. = Statutory Towns Towns having potential for investment and development; identified on the basis of their inter-aerial relationship with the regional nodal centre = Priority Towns Settlements that are growing sub-nodal centres but located out of the direct functionally linked areas of the growth node / nodal centre in the region = Counter-Magnets Zones of transition from rural to urban land uses located between the outer limits of urban and regional centres and the rural environment = Peri-Urban Areas

What is the scale of Maps for Planning Metropolitan Regional Plan according to URDPFI?

1:50,000 – 1:25,000

Which among the following is not an element of ekistics?

Shells

"Structured social inequality in a given society leading to division into groups" is often called

Social stratification

With respect to Foreign trade, an area where trade barriers (both tariff and non-tariff) are removed is called a ________

Free Trade Area (FTA)

Rearrange the following steps of planning formulation:

4-1-2-3

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic objectives of National Urban Sanitation Policy, 2008?

Sewage treatment must be integrated along with its billing

What should urban roadway systems consist of to serve various transportation modes?

A multimodal network of streets and highways serving automobiles, trucks, transit, bicyclists, and pedestrians

What is one of the major options available to transportation planners to address constraints in adding additional capacity to the highway network in metropolitan areas?

Implementing Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies

Under PMAY-U, what does the term "in-situ slum redevelopment" refer to?

Upgrading and redeveloping existing slums without displacing the residents

What is the target beneficiaries' category for slum development under PMAY-U?

All residents of slums, regardless of income level

Which is the first In-Situ Slum Redevelopment project done by the Delhi Development Authority in Delhi under PPP mode?

Kathputli Colony

Which program is aimed at providing subsidies for construction of housing and sanitation for urban slum dwellers living below poverty line in different towns/cities all over the country?

The Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY)

As per the National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy 2007, How much percentage of Floor Area Ratio is reserved for EWS/LIG in the spatial incentives section?

10-15%

The SI unit of Energy Performance Index (EPI) as per ECBC norms is _________

Kilo-watt-hours/square meter

As per the Energy Conservation and Building Code 2017, Evaporative cooling is identified as:

Low-Energy Comfort System

Match List I with List II and choose the correct option from the codes given below the lists

Green Building rating System = Parent Country CASBEE = Japan BREEAM = UK LEED = USA GRIHA = India

According to the URDPFI Guidelines, 2014, what percentage of the developable area is proposed for industrial land use structure in industrial towns?

25-30

Wastewater from food processing industry are often screened and treated through:

Oxidation ponds

Which of the following activities belong to the primary sector of the economy?

Agriculture

According to URDPFI guidelines, what is the range of population served for an Integrated School with hostel facility (Class I‐XII)?

45,000 - 50,000

Who coined the term 'Conurbation'?

Patrick Geddes

Study Notes

Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) Exam

The PPSC exam is for the recruitment of Assistant Town Planners in the Department of Local Government (Municipal Corporation), Government of Punjab.
The exam consists of 120 objective-type questions, to be completed in 2 hours.

Exam Instructions

Candidates must not open the question booklet until instructed to do so.
Candidates must read the instructions carefully and fill in the required information in CAPITAL letters.
Only blue or black ballpoint pens are allowed for filling in the information and marking answers on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) response sheet.

Question Paper

The question paper has 25 pages.
Candidates must check the entire booklet for any errors or missing pages before starting the exam.

Scoring

Each question carries 4 marks.
There is a negative marking of 1 mark for each incorrect answer.
The total marks for the exam are 480.

Survey and Planning

"Survey before Plan" is a principle in town planning, which emphasizes the importance of surveying the area before planning.
The Master Plan is associated with the Core area of planning.
The National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy (2007) aims to provide subsidies for construction of housing and sanitation for urban slum dwellers living below the poverty line.

Urban Planning

The term "Conurbation" was coined by Pattrick Geddes.
The Master Plan for modern Bhubaneswar City was prepared by Otto Koenigsberger.
The population of a settlement is the ratio of total population to total area.

Transportation

The Passenger Car Unit (PCU) value of a motorcycle is 0.3.
"Bottlenecks" in transportation refer to a portion of the road with the lowest capacity along the route.
The external cordon survey and internal cordon survey are techniques used in traffic surveys.

Housing

The housing shortage in a town can be calculated based on the average household size and the total population.
The mandatory parking requirement is one car per 100 square meters of built space.

Water Supply

The norm for providing domestic water requirements in rural areas is 40 liters per capita per day (lpcd).

Miscellaneous

The SCADA technology is used in several cities, particularly in water supply and sewage management.
The UN World Commission on Environment and Development is also known as the Brundtland Commission.### Instructions for the Assistant Town Planner Recruitment Exam
The candidate should not open the question booklet until instructed to do so by the invigilation staff.
During the waiting period, the candidate should:
- Fill in the required columns on the front page in CAPITAL letters.
- Fill in the relevant boxes (1-9) on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) response sheet.
Important notes on filling the columns:
- Use only a blue or black ballpoint pen.
- Do not use an ink pen or any other type of pen.
- Ensure the information is accurate, legible, and complete to avoid any adverse effects.
Exam format:
- 120 questions to be attempted in 120 minutes.
- Orthopedically/visually impaired candidates will be given an extra 40 minutes to complete the exam.
Question booklet details:
- The booklet has 25 pages.

Candidate Information

The candidate should fill in the following details on the front page:
- Candidate's name
- Father's name
- Date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY)
- OMR response sheet number
- Roll number
- Booklet series (B)
- Candidate's signature (in the provided box)### Exam Instructions
Candidates must check the entire question paper booklet for complete pages, correct printing, and no blank pages.
In case of error, inform Invigilation Staff and obtain a new booklet of the same series.
Serial number of the new Question booklet must be entered in the relevant column of the OMR.

Exam Structure

The paper consists of 480 marks.
Each question carries 4 marks.
There are four options for each question.
Candidates must mark the most appropriate answer on the OMR response sheet.
1 mark is deducted for each question answered incorrectly (negative marking).

Electronic and Manual Calculators

The use of electronic/manual calculators is prohibited.

OMR Sheet Instructions

Candidates must read the instructions behind the OMR sheet before answering questions.
Check that two carbon copies are attached to the OMR sheet.

Question Types

Questions cover various topics, including:
- Urban governance and management
- Urban planning and development
- Infrastructure and services
- Environment and sustainability
- Transportation and mobility
- Housing and urban poverty
- Disaster management and resilience
- ICT and e-governance

Key Concepts and Terms

Social stratification: division into groups due to social inequality
Free Trade Area (FTA): area where trade barriers are removed
Urban sanitation policy: aims to eliminate manual scavenging and improve public health
Energy Performance Index (EPI): measures energy efficiency, unit is Kilo-watt-hours/square meter
Passive cooling system: uses natural ventilation and shading to reduce heat
Green Building rating systems: includes LEED, GRIHA, and CASBEE
Conurbation: a region comprising multiple neighboring cities and towns
Master Plan: a long-term plan for urban development and growth
Satellite imagery: used in urban planning and development
Passenger Car Unit (PCU): measures traffic volume, value for motorcycle is 0.3
Bottlenecks: portions of road with lowest capacity along the route
Housing shortage: percentage of households without adequate housing
SCADA: advanced technology used in water supply and sewage management
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013: ensures fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition
Integrated Township: a mixed-use development with residential, commercial, and recreational areas
New Urbanism: promotes walkable and sustainable urban neighborhoods
Complete Streets: design streets for safe use by all modes of transportation
Resilient Urban Planning: strengthens a city's ability to adapt to shocks and stresses
Regenerative Urbanism: focuses on environmental restoration and renewal
Smart Cities Mission: aims to promote technological innovation and improve infrastructure in select cities

This quiz is for the recruitment of Assistant Town Planner in the Department of Local Government, Government of Punjab. It consists of 120 objective type questions to be completed in 2 hours.

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