PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Objective Type Test (Sept-2023) for Recruitment to the Post of Assistant Town Planner
(Group A) in the Department of Local Government (Municipal Corporation),
Government of Punjab
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 1 Which of the following is the Bow shaped town plan as per Mansara Shilpa-shastra?

a) Dandaka
b) Karmukha
c) Padmaka
d) Prastara

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

a) Grid- Iron Pattern

b) Concentric
c) Radial
d) Linear

3 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?

a) Lewis Mumford
b) Sir Ebenezer Howard
c) Vitruvius
d) Sir Patrick Geddes

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

a) 1800 liters
b) 3600 liters
c) 45000 liters
d) 22500 liters

5 What is a minimum longitudinal gradient of percent necessary to facilitate flow of

water in side drains?

a) 0.3%
b) 3.0%
c) 30.0%
d) 30.3%

6 As per Zoning regulations, which of the following activities are restricted in

commercial zones?

a) Taxi Stand
b) Railway Yard
c) Pet clinic
d) Warehousing and covered storage

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 7 In Planning System, Master Plan is associated with which of the Core area of
planning?
a) Perspective Plan
b) Regional Plan
c) Development Plan
d) Local Area Plan
8 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:
List I List II
(P) Towns that are notified under law by the (1) Counter-Magnets
concerned State/UT Government and have local (2) Peri-Urban Areas
bodies like Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, (3) Priority Towns
Municipal Committees, etc.
(4) Statutory Towns
(Q) Towns having potential for investment and
development; identified on the basis of their inter-
aerial relationship with the regional nodal centre

(R) 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

(S) Zones of transition from rural to urban land uses

located between the outer limits of urban and
regional centres and the rural environment

Code:
P Q R S
a) 4 3 1 2
b) 3 1 4 2
c) 4 1 2 3
d) 1 2 3 4

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

a) 1:25,000 – 1:10,000
b) 1:50,000 – 1:35,000
c) 1:10,000 – 1:8,000
d) 1:50,000 – 1:25,000

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 10 Which among the following is not an element of ekistics?

a) Man
b) Shells
c) Culture
d) Nature

11 “Structured social inequality in a given society leading to division into groups” is

often called

a) Social change
b) Social problem
c) Socialization
d) Social stratification

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

a) Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

b) Free Trade Area (FTA)
c) Preferential Trade Area (PTA)
d) Economic Union

13 Rearrange the following steps of planning formulation:

1) Plan implementation
2) Monitoring
3) Evaluation & review
4) Development of aims and objectives

a) 3-4-1-2
b) 4-1-2-3
c) 4-2-1-3
d) 4-3-2-1

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

a) Sewage treatment must be integrated along with its billing

b) Cities must be open defecation free
c) Elimination of the practice of manual scavenging
d) Improved public health outcomes and environmental standards

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

a) Only streets and highways for automobiles and trucks.

b) Only transit routes for public transportation.
c) A multimodal network of streets and highways serving automobiles, trucks, transit,
bicyclists, and pedestrians.
d) Only pedestrian walkways and bicycle lanes.

16 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?

a) Building more highways and roads

b) Implementing Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies
c) Expanding public transportation networks only
d) Encouraging carpooling and ridesharing services only

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

a) Relocating slum dwellers to affordable housing projects in the outskirts of the city
b) Upgrading and redeveloping existing slums without displacing the residents
c) Demolishing slums and constructing high-rise buildings in the same location
d) Providing financial assistance to slum dwellers for purchasing new homes

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

a) Only BPL (Below Poverty Line) families residing in slums

b) All residents of slums, regardless of income level
c) Only the elderly and differently abled individuals in slums
d) Slum dwellers who own land and can invest in redevelopment

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

a) Kalkaji Extension
b) Kusumpur Pahari
c) Seemapuri Slum
d) Kathputli Colony

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 20 ____________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.

a) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)

b) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)
c) The Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY)
d) Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP)

21 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?

a) 5-10%
b) 10-15%
c) 15-20%
d) 20-25%

22 The SI unit of Energy Performance Index (EPI) as per ECBC norms is _____________
a) Kilo-watt-hours
b) Kilo-watts
c) Kilo-watt-hours/m
d) Kilo-watt-hours/square meter

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

a) Low-Energy Comfort System

b) High-Energy Comfort System
c) Passive Cooling system
d) It doesn’t exist in the code

24 Match List I with List II and choose the correct option from the codes given below the
lists
List I List II
(Green Building rating System) (Parent Country)
P. CASBEE 1. USA
Q. BREEAM 2. UK
R. LEED 3. India
S. GRIHA 4. Japan

Code:
P Q R S
a) 4 2 1 3
b) 1 4 2 3
c) 2 1 4 3
d) 3 1 4 2

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

a) 30‐35
b) 25‐30
c) 35-40
d) 40-45

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

a) Oxidation ponds
b) Intermittent filters
c) Septic tanks
d) Filtration Pit

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

a) Construction
b) Manufacturing
c) Public Administration
d) Mining & quarrying

28 The volume reduction in solid waste in “Bio methanation” is:

a) 20-30%
b) 40-50%
c) 55-65%
d) 70-80%

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

a) 500 mg/l
b) 2000 mg/l
c) 200 mg/l
d) 1000 mg/l

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

a) First Fifth Year Plan

b) Second Fifth Year Plan
c) Third Fifth Year Plan
d) Fourth Fifth Year Plan

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

a) 45,000 -50,000
b) 50,000 – 65 lakh
c) 1 lakh to 1.2 lakh
d) 90,000 – 1 lakh

32 The term Conurbation was coined by:

a) Lewis Mumford
b) Pattrick Geddes
c) Le Corbusier
d) Ebenezer Howard

33 The overall density of population of a settlement is the ratio between:

a) Total population to total built-up area

b) Adult population to total built- up area
c) Total population to total residential area
d) Total population to total area

34 The Master Plan for modern Bhubaneswar City was prepared by ______________

a) Le- Corbusier
b) Otto Koenigsberger
c) Lingaraj Prasad Patnaik
d) Ludwing Karl Hilberseimer

35 Which of the following is an Indian portal catering to requirements of satellite

imagery?

a) Gagan
b) Glonass
c) Bhuvan
d) Galileo

36 The UN World Commission on Environment and Development is also known as:

a) Hoover Commission
b) The Brundtland Commission
c) The Green Commission
d) The Hope Commission

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 37 An aircraft flying at an altitude of 5000 m above mean sea level takes aerial
photographs of a flat terrain having an average elevation of 1000 m above mean sea
level. The scale of photographs is 1:20000. Then the area covered on ground (in
hectare) by each photo format of 18 cm x 18 cm is

a) 1266
b) 1276
c) 1286
d) 1296

38 Plan within the plan " refers to:

a) Incremental Planning approach

b) Rationalistic Planning approach
c) Equity Planning approach
d) Middle Range Planning approach

39 Various levels of shopping facilities in urban settlements as stipulated by the

National Building Code, 2005 are

a) convenient shops, cluster centre, sector centre, community centre, district centre
b) informal shops, formal shops, general retail service and repairs, wholesale
c) petty shopping, cluster shopping, community centre, district centre, central
business district
d) convenient shopping, local shopping, community centre, district centre, local
wholesale market
40 In PIEV theory of transportation, “P” “I” “E” “V” stands for

a) Passenger, Intermediate, Elevation and Volume

b) Population, Imagination, Exact Location and Volition
c) Perception, Intellection, Emotion and Volition
d) Public, Inspiration, Entertainment and Venue

41 What would be the area of a neighbourhood if it is to be within walk-able distance of

400 m radius?
a) Approximately 151 acres
b) Approximately 224 acres
c) Approximately 124 acres
d) Approximately 102 acres
42 External Cordon Survey and Internal Cordon Survey are techniques for conducting
a) Environmental survey
b) Socio-economic survey
c) Traffic survey
d) Income survey

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 43 What is the Passenger Car Unit (PCU) value of a motorcycle?
a) 1
b) 0.2
c) 0.3
d) 0.5

44 In the context of urban transport, ‘bottlenecks’ refers to:

a) A portion of road with lowest capacity along the route

b) An unregulated traffic junction
c) A road with excessively high traffic
d) A road with railway crossing

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

a) Dark line
b) Circles
c) Triangles
d) Dots

46 The housing stock of the town has a total number of 12000 dwelling units. The
present population of the town is 80000. Assuming the average household size of 5,
the housing shortage in percentage is:

a) 25
b) 15
c) 20
d) 22

47 A housing complex has 250 units of 80 sq.m each and 200 units of 100 sq.m each. If
the mandatory parking requirement is one car per 100 square meter of built space,
then the total no of car parking is _______ cars.

a) 400
b) 300
c) 200
d) 600
48 For the Rural Water Supply Schemes, for providing domestic requirements, the norm
adopted is :

a) 40 lpcd
b) 70 lpcd
c) 80 lpcd
d) 100 lpcd

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 49 Match List I (Standard Safety Colour Code) with List II (Usage) and choose the correct
option from the codes given below the lists:

List I List II
P. Blue 1. Biodegradable waste
Q. Green 2. Fire protection equipment
R. Red 3. Recyclable waste
S. Yellow 4. Stumbling against hazards
5. Radiation standards
Code:
P Q R S
a) 3 1 2 4
b) 3 4 5 1
c) 1 3 2 5
d) 1 5 2 4
50 SCADA is an advanced technology used in several cities. In which of the following
sector does it find its application?

a) Centralised heating and cooling

b) Water supply and sewage management
c) Transportation planning
d) GIS and remote sensing

51 A waste water pipe connecting two inspection chambers (IC) is laid at a slope of
1:200. The Invert Level of the starting IC is -450 mm. The Invert level of the second
pit at a distance of 40 m from the first IC is

a) -550 mm
b) -200 mm
c) -650 mm
d) -250 mm

52 Under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,

Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, how much original period is stipulated for
declaring award from the date of publication of declaration under section 19 of the
Act?

a) six months
b) twelve months
c) eighteen months
d) twenty-four months

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 53 Which schedule of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 refers to
“Preparation of five-year development Plans as a mandatory service of the Urban
Local Bodies?

a) 10th Schedule
b) 11th Schedule
c) 12th Schedule
d) 13th Schedule

54 Liquidated damage refers to the

a) Cost borne by the contractor to rectify the defects within Defect-Liability Period
b) Compensation paid on breach of contract to the affected party by the other party
c) Money paid by the insurance company to the owner of insured property if it is
damaged
d) Money earned by the owner from selling damaged property through auction

55 Integrated Township area shall not include the area under

a) Residential zone
b) Notified forest area
c) Commercial zone
d) Agricultural zone

56 Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority was established in the year

a) 1996
b) 1997
c) 1995
d) 1999
57 In multi-storey projects, which of the following can be used to build more floor area
than the permissible FSI?

a) FSI/FAR optimization
b) Temporary structure above the permissible height limit
c) Building a basement/ stilt/ underground parking
d) TDR certificate

58 Which Indian city is often referred to as the "Garden City" due to its emphasis on
urban green spaces and planning?

a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Bengaluru
d) Kolkata
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 59 What is the primary goal of "new urbanism"?

a) Promoting large-scale industrial development

b) Encouraging suburban sprawl
c) Creating walkable and sustainable urban neighbourhoods
d) Focusing exclusively on high-rise building construction

60 In transportation planning, "Complete Streets" aim to:

a) Reduce the number of streets within a city

b) Prioritize pedestrian safety over vehicle traffic over
c) Streets having mixed land use , complete with landscaping, street furniture and
Disabled friendly design features
d) Design streets for safe use by all modes of transportation, including pedestrians
and cyclists

61 The "Population Pyramid" graphically represents:

a) Total population of a country

b) Birth rates only
c) Age and gender distribution of a population
d) Urban and rural population distribution

62 The "Triple Bottom Line" concept in sustainable development refers to:

a) Balancing economic, social, and environmental considerations

b) Prioritizing environmental preservation of flora and fauna in all biomes
c) Focusing on economic growth, capital accumulation and expenditures
d) Ignoring parity in favour of environmental goals and social equity

63 What is the primary goal of "Resilient Urban Planning"?

a) Maximizing economic growth by providing excellent infrastructures

b) Prioritizing disaster management along with aesthetics in city design
c) Expanding urban sprawl and giving a roof to everyone
d) Strengthening a city's ability to adapt to shocks and stresses

64 The concept of "Regenerative Urbanism" focuses on:

a) Creating cities that actively contribute to environmental restoration and renewal

b) Designing cities for rapid growth and expansion catering to increasing population
c) Exploiting natural resources for short-term economic gains
d) Prioritizing aesthetics over functionality in urban design

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 65 The Smart Cities Mission aims to:

a) Concentrate urban development exclusively in existing metropolitan areas

b) Develop only large cities as smart cities
c) Promote technological innovation and improve infrastructure in select cities
d) Neglect the ecology and environment in urban planning

66 The National Urban Information System (NUIS) focuses on:

a) Enhancing the collection and dissemination of urban data for effective planning
b) Policing on people through collection of data
c) Collecting personal information of urban residents
d) Promoting information collection about informal urban settlements

67 The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) aims to:

a) Providing urban infrastructure development entirely in Old City Fabrics

b) Ensure basic infrastructure services and improve quality of life in cities
c) Support development in rural areas
d) Exclusively focus on industrial growth within urban areas

68 "Variable Message Signs" (VMS) are used for:

a) Displaying real-time information and alerts to drivers

b) Providing excessive information to drivers
c) Countering traffic mis-management around schools
d) Promoting billboard advertisements

69 ECBC covers which aspects of building design and operation?

a) Ignoring lighting and ventilation

b) Only promoting renewable energy sources
c) Exclusively focusing on exterior aesthetics
d) Energy performance, lighting, HVAC, and building envelope

70 GRIHA ratings are based on a scale of:

a) 1 to 10
b) Only pass or fail
c) 1 to 100
d) Exclusively 5 levels

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

a) Rammed Earth
b) Steel
c) Reinforced Concrete
d) Glass

72 "Cluster Development" in industrial estate planning refers to:

a) Ignoring the grouping of similar industries with less than 5KW load
b) Exclusively promoting individual standalone factories
c) Concentrating related industries in close proximity for synergies and resource
sharing
d) Promoting isolated industries with higher than 5KW load

73 "Bioremediation" is a waste treatment process that:

a) Mitigates environmental concerns of waste through chemical processes

b) Uses microorganisms to break down or neutralize pollutants in waste
c) Promotes landfilling of waste
d) Exclusively focuses on waste incineration

74 The "One Water" approach emphasizes:

a) Integrating the management of all water sources for sustainability

b) Separating water sources for different uses
c) Exclusively focusing on drinking water supply
d) Promoting storm water management

75 The 73rd Amendment reserves seats for which category in Panchayats?

a) Scheduled Castes (SC)

b) General category
c) Religious minorities
d) Foreign nationals

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

a) 5 years perspective Housing Plans

b) 10 years perspective Housing Plans
c) 20 years perspective Housing Plans
d) None of the above

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

a) 5 Lakh
b) 3 Lakh
c) 1.5 Lakh
d) 1 Lakh
78 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?

a) LICI
b) NBCC
c) HUDCO
d) None of the above
79 Which is/are the correct statements as per Zoning regulations and development
controls for Master Plans in the State of Punjab?

a) The lowest hierarchy street within residential zone of Master Plan shall be
minimum 40 feet or 12 meters wide
b) The lowest hierarchy street within residential zone of Master Plan shall be
minimum 30 feet or 9 meters wide
c) The lowest hierarchy street within residential zone of Master Plan shall be
minimum 20 feet or 6 meters wide
d) None of the above
80 Which is/are the correct statements as per Zoning regulations and development
controls for Master Plans in the State of Punjab?

a) All properties within the jurisdiction of LPA that abuts on NH/SH/ By-pass and for
road width of 80'-0" and above shall have ‘No construction zone of 5 meter from
the proposed Right of Way after leaving land for road widening, if only
b) All properties within the jurisdiction of LPA that abuts on NH/SH/ By-pass and for
road width of 40'-0" and above shall have ‘No construction zone of 2.5 meter from
the proposed ROW after leaving land for road widening, if any
c) All properties within the jurisdiction of LPA that abuts on NH/SH/ By-pass and for
road width of 120'-0" and above shall have ‘No construction zone of 7.5 meter
from the proposed Right of Way after leaving land for road widening, if only
d) None of the above
81 High rise building as per NBC means

a) A building 15m or below in height

b) A building 15m or above in height
c) A building 25m or above in height
d) A building 50 m or above in height
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 82 The dimensions of a rectangular settling tank are L=25 m, B=6 m, H=3 m. If the
detention time recommended for the tank is 2hr, find the rate of flow of sewage per
hour

a) 225 /hr
b) 215 /hr
c) 220 /hr
d) 224 /hr
83 What is the name of the Landform having deep valleys with very steep to straight
sides?
a) Canyon
b) Plunge Pools
c) Entrenched Meanders
d) Gorges

84 According to BIS, what is the acceptable limit of Fluoride in drinking water?

a) 1.0 mg/l
b) 2.0 mg/l
c) 2.5 mg/l
d) 3.0 mg/l

85 According to draft EIA 2020, the projects are classified into

a) Category A, Category B and Category C

b) Category A1, Category A2 and Category B1
c) Category A, Category B1 and Category B2
d) Category A1, Category A2 and Category A3

86 As per the 12th Schedule of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, the Urban
Planning is a function of

a) Panchayat Raj Institutions

b) Urban Local Bodies
c) Development Authorities
d) Town Planning Department
87 For the design of sewers in India, the percentage of sewage discharge is assumed as:

a) 25-30% of water supplied from water works

b) 75-80% of water supplied from water works
c) 50% of water supplied from water works
d) 100% of water supplied from water works

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

a) Goal 1
b) Goal 5
c) Goal 6
d) Goal 12

89 A 20 cm line on a map in 1:4500 scale represents an actual dimension of

a) 900 m
b) 900 cm
c) 9000 m
d) 9000 cm

90 “Summit Curve” in planning is associated with

a) Population projection
b) Land use
c) Roads and flyovers
d) Density
91 Consider the following statements:

The Attorney General of India can

1. Take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha

2. Be a member of a committee of the Lok Sabha
3. Speak in the Lok Sabha
4. Vote in the Lok Sabha

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 4 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 only
92 The largest river system in peninsular India is

a) Tapti
b) Narmada
c) Godavari
d) Kavery

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 93 Weather, including turbulent wind, storms, and most clouds, occur in which layer/s
of the atmosphere?
1. Troposphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Mesosphere
4. Thermosphere

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2, and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
94 ICAR has signed a MoU with which company, for guiding the farmers on scientific
cultivation of different crops?

a) Microsoft
b) Google Maps
c) Amazon Kisan
d) Future Generali
95 Consider the following statements:
Statement I : Heavy water (Deuterium Oxide) is used as Moderator and coolant in
the Nuclear power generation.
Statement II: U-235, U-233, Plutonium-239 and Thorium are used as fuel in Nuclear
reactor.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

a) only I
b) only II
c) Neither I nor II
d) Both I and II

96 When was the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their

Rehabilitation Act” enacted in India?

a) 2000
b) 2005
c) 2010
d) 2013

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

a) Tamil Nadu
b) West Bengal
c) Punjab
d) Bihar
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 98 With reference to Indo – Islamic Architecture, which of the following were used as a
construction material?
I. Dressed stone
II. Quartzite
III. Sandstone
IV. Buff
Select the correct option
a) 1,2,4
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,2,3
d) 1,2,3 and 4
99 Where did Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji meet Banda Bahadur for the first time?
a) Agra
b) Anandpur Sahib
c) Nanded
d) Chamkaur

100 The Satyarth Prakash was written by:

a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
c) Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Pandit Shraddha Ram Phillauri

101 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'?
a) 9
b) 2
c) 1
d) 8
102 What is the number of triangles in the following figure?

a) 8
b) 10
c) 12
d) 14

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 103 Find x in the following:

1 x 2 8
3 7 3 2
2 3 8 2
9 1 2 3

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

104 Looking at a portrait of a woman, Ramesh said, "Her mother is the wife of my
father's son. Brothers and sisters I have none." At whose portrait was Ramesh
looking?

a) His aunt
b) His Daughter
c) His niece
d) His cousin

105 In the new budget, the price of kerosene oil rose by 75%. By how much percent
(approx.) must a person reduce his consumption so that his expenditure on it does
not increase?

a) 50%
b) 75%
c) 43%
d) 20%
106 Archers ‘A’ and ‘B’ take aim at a target. If the probability of ‘A’ hitting the target is 50
% and of B missing the target is 50 %. What is the probability that both ‘A’ and ‘B’
miss the target?

a) 50%
b) 90%
c) 25%
d) 75%
107 Naman purchased 80 fans and sold them. If the cost price of 80 fans is same as
selling price of p fans, find p if the profit percent is 25%?

a) 68
b) 64
c) 56
d) 58

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 108 A man lent Rs.2500, part of this at 4.5% and the rest at 5.5% per annum simple
interest. The whole annual interest amounted to Rs. 127.5. How much did he lend at
5.5%?

a) Rs. 1200
b) Rs. 1100
c) Rs. 1000
d) Rs. 1500

109 Select the correct analogy of

STUBBORN: OBSTINATE

a) mulish: tractable
b) trepidation: confident
c) impecunious: penny
d) gloomy: morose
110 A city poll of the community showed that 88 percent of respondents believe that an
appropriate amount of the city budget is being spent on parks and recreation. It
seems, then, that any significant increase in the city budget should be spent on
something other than parks and recreation.

Which one of the following describes a flaw in reasoning in the above argument?
a) The argument confuses the percentage of the budget spent on parks and
recreation with the amount of money spent on parks and recreation.
b) The argument does not justify its presumption that what is true of a portion of the
budget also applies to the total budget.
c) The argument fails to consider that less money could be spent and a significant
percentage of the community would still find that amount to be appropriate.
d) The argument fails to consider that if more money from the budget were spent on
parks and recreation, then an even larger percentage of the community might
approve of that use of the budget.

111 ‘______ ਦੀ ਜੁੱ ਤੀ ਭਾਰਨੀ’ ਭਸਾਵਰਾ ਩ੂਰਾ ਕਰ੉:

a) ਲੁੱਕੜ
b) ਰਫੜ
c) ਚਾਂਦੀ
d) ਭਫ਼ਤ

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 112 ਸ਼ੁੱ ਧ-ਅਸ਼ੁੱ ਧ ਦਾ ਷ਸੀ ਜ੉ੜਾ ਚਣ੉:

a) ਅੰ ਭਰਰਤ/ਅੰ ਭਰਤ
b) ਷ਨੈਰੀ/਷ਨਸੈਰੀ
c) ਷੉ਸਰਾ/਷ਸਰਾ
d) ਜੇਸੜਾ/ਰਜਸੜਾ
113 ਰਕਸੜਾ ਸ਼ਫਦ ‘਷ਰਤ’ ਅਗੇਤਰ ਨਾਲ ਨਸੀਂ ਫਰਣਆ:

a) ਷ਰਤ਷ੰ ਗ
b) ਷ਰਤ਩ਰਕਾਸ਼
c) ਷ਰਤਨਾਭ
d) ਷ਰਤਆ
114 ‘ਤੂੰ ਘਰ ਰਗਆ ਷ੀ ਤਾਂ ਭੈਨੰ ੂ ਦੁੱ ਰ਷ਆ ਰਕਉਂ ਨਸੀਂ__’ ਵਾਕ ਨਾਲ ਷ਸੀ ਰਵਸ਼ਰਾਭ ਰਚੰ ਨਹ ਲਗਾਓ:

a) ?
b) !
c) .
d) ।
115 ‘Etymology’ ਦਾ ਬਾਵ ਸੈ:
a) ਰਗਆਨ-ਰਵਰਗਆਨ
b) ਰਨਰਕਤੀ
c) ਅਰਥ-ਰਵਰਗਆਨ
d) ਰਗਆਨ

116 ਰਤੰ ਨ ਭਸੀਰਨਆਂ ਦੇ ਲਈ ਩ੰ ਜਾਫੀ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਵਰਰਤਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸ਼ਫਦ ਸੈ:

a) ਰਤਭਾਸੀ
b) ਰਤੰ ਨ ਭਾਸੀ
c) ਰਤਨ ਭਾਰ਷ਕ
d) ਤਰੈਭਾਸੀਆ
117 ਫੁੱ ਚਾ ਤਰਦਾ ਤਰਦਾ ਐਵੇਂ ਸੀ ਇੁੱ ਧਰ ਆ ਰਗਆ ' ਵਾਕ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ 'ਐਵੇਂ ਸੀ ' ਰਕ਷ ਦਾ ਩ਰਕਾਰ ਸੈ -

a) ਅਰਨ਷ਚੇ ਵਾਚਕ ਩ੜਨਾਂਵ

b) ਰਨਰਣਾ ਷ੂਚਕ ਰਕਰਰਆ ਰਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ
c) ਰਨ਷ਚੇ ਵਾਚਕ ਰਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ
d) ਩ਰਕਾਰ ਷ੂਚਕ ਰਕਰਰਆ ਰਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ
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 118 ਭਸਾਂਬਾਰਤ ਕਾਲ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਩ੰ ਜਾਫ ਨੂੰ _____ ਰਕਸਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਷ੀ:

a) ਩ੈਂਟਾ਩੉ਟੇਭੀਆ
b) ਩ੰ ਚਨਦ
c) ਩ੰ ਜ-ਆਫ
d) ਷ੁੱ ਩ਤ-ਰ਷ੰ ਧਵਾ

119 ਰਵਆਸ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਸ਼ਾਭਲ ਸ੉ਣ ਲਈ ਷ਾਕ-਷ੰ ਫੰ ਧੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਷ੁੱ ਦਾ ਬੇਰਜਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਸੈ ਅਤੇ ਬਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਗੜ ਜਾਂ
ਖੰ ਡ ਦੀ ਬਾਜੀ ਵੰ ਡੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਸੈ ' ਇ਷ ਰ਷ਭ ਨੂੰ .......... ਆਖਦੇ ਸਨ:

a) ਠਾਕਾ
b) ਷ਾਸਾ ਕਢਵਾਣਾ
c) ਘਰ ਵ਩ਾਣਾ
d) ਗੰ ਢ ਪੇਰਨਾ
120 ਷ਰਕਾਰੀ ਦਪਤਰਾਂ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਬਾਸ਼ਾ ਦਾ ਰਕਸੜਾ ਰੂ਩ ਵਰਰਤਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਸੈ?

a) ਉ਩ਬਾਸ਼ਾਈ
b) ਟਕ਷ਾਲੀ
c) ਰ਩fiaਨ
d) ਰਕਰਰਓਲ

******

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 SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

ATP (LOCAL GOVT) A-25

 PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Objective Type Test (Sept-2023) for Recruitment to the Post of Assistant Town Planner
(Group A) in the Department of Local Government (Municipal Corporation),
Government of Punjab
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4. Each candidate is required to attempt 120 questions in 120 minutes, except for orthopedically/visually impaired candidates,
who would be given 40 extra minutes, for marking correct responses on the OMR sheet.

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8. The paper consists of total 480 Marks. Each question shall carry 4 marks. There are four options for each question and the
candidate has to mark the MOST APPROPRIATE answer on the OMR response sheet.

9. There is negative marking (1 mark for each question) for questions wrongly answered by the candidate.

10. Use of Electronic/Manual Calculator is prohibited.

11. The candidate MUST READ INSTRUCTIONS BEHIND THE OMR SHEET before answering the questions and check that two
carbon copies attached to the OMR sheet are intact.
 1 “Structured social inequality in a given society leading to division into groups” is
often called

a) Social change
b) Social problem
c) Socialization
d) Social stratification

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

a) Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

b) Free Trade Area (FTA)
c) Preferential Trade Area (PTA)
d) Economic Union

3 Rearrange the following steps of planning formulation:

1) Plan implementation
2) Monitoring
3) Evaluation & review
4) Development of aims and objectives

a) 3-4-1-2
b) 4-1-2-3
c) 4-2-1-3
d) 4-3-2-1

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

a) Sewage treatment must be integrated along with its billing

b) Cities must be open defecation free
c) Elimination of the practice of manual scavenging
d) Improved public health outcomes and environmental standards

5 What should urban roadway systems consist of to serve various transportation

modes?

a) Only streets and highways for automobiles and trucks.

b) Only transit routes for public transportation.
c) A multimodal network of streets and highways serving automobiles, trucks, transit,
bicyclists, and pedestrians.
d) Only pedestrian walkways and bicycle lanes.

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 6 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?

a) Building more highways and roads.

b) Implementing Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies.
c) Expanding public transportation networks only.
d) Encouraging carpooling and ridesharing services only.

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

a) Relocating slum dwellers to affordable housing projects in the outskirts of the city
b) Upgrading and redeveloping existing slums without displacing the residents
c) Demolishing slums and constructing high-rise buildings in the same location
d) Providing financial assistance to slum dwellers for purchasing new homes
8 What is the target beneficiaries' category for slum development under PMAY-U?

a) Only BPL (Below Poverty Line) families residing in slums

b) All residents of slums, regardless of income level
c) Only the elderly and differently abled individuals in slums
d) Slum dwellers who own land and can invest in redevelopment

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

a) Kalkaji Extension
b) Kusumpur Pahari
c) Seemapuri Slum
d) Kathputli Colony

10 ____________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.

a) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)

b) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)
c) The Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY)
d) Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP)

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 11 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?

a) 5-10%
b) 10-15%
c) 15-20%
d) 20-25%

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

a) Kilo-watt-hours
b) Kilo-watts
c) Kilo-watt-hours/m
d) Kilo-watt-hours/square meter

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

a) Low-Energy Comfort System

b) High-Energy Comfort System
c) Passive Cooling system
d) It doesn’t exist in the code

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

List I List II
(Green Building rating System) (Parent Country)
P. CASBEE 1. USA
Q. BREEAM 2. UK
R. LEED 3. India
S. GRIHA 4. Japan

Code:
P Q R S
a) 4 2 1 3
b) 1 4 2 3
c) 2 1 4 3
d) 3 1 4 2
15 According to the URDPFI Guidelines, 2014, what percentage of the developable area
is proposed for industrial land use structure in industrial towns?

a) 30‐35
b) 25‐30
c) 35-40
d) 40-45

ATP (LOCAL GOVT) B-4

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

a) Oxidation ponds
b) Intermittent filters
c) Septic tanks
d) Filtration Pit

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

a) Construction
b) Manufacturing
c) Public Administration
d) Mining & quarrying

18 The volume reduction in solid waste in “Bio methanation” is:

a) 20-30%
b) 40-50%
c) 55-65%
d) 70-80%

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

a) 500 mg/l
b) 2000 mg/l
c) 200 mg/l
d) 1000 mg/l

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

a) First Fifth Year Plan

b) Second Fifth Year Plan
c) Third Fifth Year Plan
d) Fourth Fifth Year Plan
21 According to URDPFI guidelines, range of population served for Integrated School
with hostel facility (Class I‐XII) is

a) 45,000 -50,000
b) 50,000 – 65 lakh
c) 1 lakh to 1.2 lakh
d) 90,000 – 1 lakh

ATP (LOCAL GOVT) B-5

 22 The term Conurbation was coined by:

a) Lewis Mumford
b) Pattrick Geddes
c) Le Corbusier
d) Ebenezer Howard
23 The overall density of population of a settlement is the ratio between:

a) Total population to total built-up area

b) Adult population to total built- up area
c) Total population to total residential area
d) Total population to total area
24 The Master Plan for modern Bhubaneswar City was prepared by ____________

a) Le- Corbusier
b) Otto Koenigsberger
c) Lingaraj Prasad Patnaik
d) Ludwing Karl Hilberseimer
25 Which of the following is an Indian portal catering to requirements of satellite
imagery?

a) Gagan
b) Glonass
c) Bhuvan
d) Galileo

26 The UN World Commission on Environment and Development is also known as:

a) Hoover Commission
b) The Brundtland Commission
c) The Green Commission
d) The Hope Commission

27 An aircraft flying at an altitude of 5000 m above mean sea level takes aerial
photographs of a flat terrain having an average elevation of 1000 m above mean sea
level. The scale of photographs is 1:20000. Then the area covered on ground (in
hectare) by each photo format of 18 cm x 18 cm is

a) 1266
b) 1276
c) 1286
d) 1296

ATP (LOCAL GOVT) B-6

 28 Plan within the plan " refers to:

a) Incremental Planning approach

b) Rationalistic Planning approach
c) Equity Planning approach
d) Middle Range Planning approach

29 Various levels of shopping facilities in urban settlements as stipulated by the

National Building Code, 2005 are

a) convenient shops, cluster centre, sector centre, community centre, district centre
b) informal shops, formal shops, general retail service and repairs, wholesale
c) petty shopping, cluster shopping, community centre, district centre, central
business district
d) convenient shopping, local shopping, community centre, district centre, local
wholesale market.
30 In PIEV theory of transportation, “P” “I” “E” “V” stands for

a) Passenger, Intermediate, Elevation and Volume

b) Population, Imagination, Exact Location and Volition
c) Perception, Intellection, Emotion and Volition
d) Public, Inspiration, Entertainment and Venue

31 What would be the area of a neighbourhood if it is to be within walk-able distance of

400 m radius?

a) Approximately 151 acres

b) Approximately 224 acres
c) Approximately 124 acres
d) Approximately 102 acres
32 External Cordon Survey and Internal Cordon Survey are techniques for conducting

a) Environmental survey
b) Socio-economic survey
c) Traffic survey
d) Income survey
33 What is the Passenger Car Unit (PCU) value of a motorcycle?

a) 1
b) 0.2
c) 0.3
d) 0.5

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 34 In the context of urban transport, ‘bottlenecks’ refers to:

a) A portion of road with lowest capacity along the route

b) An unregulated traffic junction
c) A road with excessively high traffic
d) A road with railway crossing

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

a) Dark line
b) Circles
c) Triangles
d) Dots

36 The housing stock of the town has a total number of 12000 dwelling units. The
present population of the town is 80000. Assuming the average household size of 5,
the housing shortage in percentage is:

a) 25
b) 15
c) 20
d) 22

37 A housing complex has 250 units of 80 sq.m each and 200 units of 100 sq.m each. If
the mandatry parking requirement is one car per 100 square meter of built space,
then the total no of car parking is _______ cars.

a) 400
b) 300
c) 200
d) 600
38 For the Rural Water Supply Schemes, for providing domestic requirements, the norm
adopted is :

a) 40 lpcd
b) 70 lpcd
c) 80 lpcd
d) 100 lpcd

ATP (LOCAL GOVT) B-8

 39 Match List I (Standard Safety Colour Code) with List II (Usage) and choose the correct
option from the codes given below the lists:
List I List I
P. Blue P. Blue
Q. Green Q. Green
R. Red R. Red
S. Yellow S. Yellow

Code:

P Q R S
a) 3 1 2 4
b) 3 4 5 1
c) 1 3 2 5
d) 1 5 2 4

40 SCADA is an advanced technology used in several cities. In which of the following

sector does it find its application?

a) Centralised heating and cooling

b) Water supply and sewage management
c) Transportation planning
d) GIS and remote sensing

41 A waste water pipe connecting two inspection chambers (IC) is laid at a slope of
1:200. The Invert Level of the starting IC is -450 mm. The Invert level of the second
pit at a distance of 40 m from the first IC is

a) -550 mm
b) -200 mm
c) -650 mm
d) -250 mm

42 Under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,

Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, how much original period is stipulated for
declaring award from the date of publication of declaration under section 19 of the
Act?

a) six months
b) twelve months
c) eighteen months
d) twenty-four months

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 43 Which schedule of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 refers to
“Preparation of five-year development Plans as a mandatory service of the Urban
Local Bodies?

a) 10th Schedule
b) 11th Schedule
c) 12th Schedule
d) 13th Schedule

44 Liquidated damage refers to the

a) Cost borne by the contractor to rectify the defects within Defect-Liability Period
b) Compensation paid on breach of contract to the affected party by the other party
c) Money paid by the insurance company to the owner of insured property if it is
damaged
d) Money earned by the owner from selling damaged property through auction

45 Integrated Township area shall not include the area under

a) Residential zone
b) Notified forest area
c) Commercial zone
d) Agricultural zone

46 Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority was established in the year

a) 1996
b) 1997
c) 1995
d) 1999
47 In multi-storey projects, which of the following can be used to build more floor area
than the permissible FSI?

a) FSI/FAR optimization
b) Temporary structure above the permissible height limit
c) Building a basement/ stilt/ underground parking
d) TDR certificate

48 Which Indian city is often referred to as the "Garden City" due to its emphasis on
urban green spaces and planning?

a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Bengaluru
d) Kolkata

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 49 What is the primary goal of "new urbanism"?

a) Promoting large-scale industrial development

b) Encouraging suburban sprawl
c) Creating walkable and sustainable urban neighbourhoods
d) Focusing exclusively on high-rise building construction
50 In transportation planning, "Complete Streets" aim to:

a) Reduce the number of streets within a city

b) Prioritize pedestrian safety over vehicle traffic over
c) Streets having mixed land use , complete with landscaping, street furniture and
Disabled friendly design features
d) Design streets for safe use by all modes of transportation, including pedestrians
and cyclists
51 The "Population Pyramid" graphically represents:

a) Total population of a country

b) Birth rates only
c) Age and gender distribution of a population
d) Urban and rural population distribution
52 The "Triple Bottom Line" concept in sustainable development refers to:

a) Balancing economic, social, and environmental considerations

b) Prioritizing environmental preservation of flora and fauna in all biomes
c) Focusing on economic growth, capital accumulation and expenditures
d) Ignoring parity in favour of environmental goals and social equity
53 What is the primary goal of "Resilient Urban Planning"?

a) Maximizing economic growth by providing excellent infrastructures

b) Prioritizing disaster management along with aesthetics in city design
c) Expanding urban sprawl and giving a roof to everyone
d) Strengthening a city's ability to adapt to shocks and stresses
54 The concept of "Regenerative Urbanism" focuses on:

a) Creating cities that actively contribute to environmental restoration and renewal

b) Designing cities for rapid growth and expansion catering to increasing population
c) Exploiting natural resources for short-term economic gains
d) Prioritizing aesthetics over functionality in urban design

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 55 The Smart Cities Mission aims to:

a) Concentrate urban development exclusively in existing metropolitan areas

b) Develop only large cities as smart cities
c) Promote technological innovation and improve infrastructure in select cities
d) Neglect the ecology and environment in urban planning
56 The National Urban Information System (NUIS) focuses on:

a) Enhancing the collection and dissemination of urban data for effective planning
b) Policing on people through collection of data
c) Collecting personal information of urban residents
d) Promoting information collection about informal urban settlements

57 The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) aims to:

a) Providing urban infrastructure development entirely in Old City Fabrics

b) Ensure basic infrastructure services and improve quality of life in cities
c) Support development in rural areas
d) Exclusively focus on industrial growth within urban areas

58 "Variable Message Signs" (VMS) are used for:

a) Displaying real-time information and alerts to drivers

b) Providing excessive information to drivers
c) Countering traffic mis-management around schools
d) Promoting billboard advertisements

59 ECBC covers which aspects of building design and operation?

a) Ignoring lighting and ventilation

b) Only promoting renewable energy sources
c) Exclusively focusing on exterior aesthetics
d) Energy performance, lighting, HVAC, and building envelope
60 GRIHA ratings are based on a scale of:

a) 1 to 10
b) Only pass or fail
c) 1 to 100
d) Exclusively 5 levels
61 Which of the following building materials has the lowest embodied carbon?

a) Rammed Earth
b) Steel
c) Reinforced Concrete
d) Glass
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 62 "Cluster Development" in industrial estate planning refers to:

a) Ignoring the grouping of similar industries with less than 5KW load
b) Exclusively promoting individual standalone factories
c) Concentrating related industries in close proximity for synergies and resource
sharing
d) Promoting isolated industries with higher than 5KW load

63 "Bioremediation" is a waste treatment process that:

a) Mitigates environmental concerns of waste through chemical processes

b) Uses microorganisms to break down or neutralize pollutants in waste
c) Promotes landfilling of waste
d) Exclusively focuses on waste incineration

64 The "One Water" approach emphasizes:

a) Integrating the management of all water sources for sustainability

b) Separating water sources for different uses
c) Exclusively focusing on drinking water supply
d) Promoting storm water management

65 The 73rd Amendment reserves seats for which category in Panchayats?

a) Scheduled Castes (SC)

b) General category
c) Religious minorities
d) Foreign nationals

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

a) 5 years perspective Housing Plans

b) 10 years perspective Housing Plans
c) 20 years perspective Housing Plans
d) None of the above

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

a) 5 Lakh
b) 3 Lakh
c) 1.5 Lakh
d) 1 Lakh

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 68 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?

a) LICI
b) NBCC
c) HUDCO
d) None of the above
69 Which is/are the correct statements as per Zoning regulations and development
controls for Master Plans in the State of Punjab?

a) The lowest hierarchy street within residential zone of Master Plan shall be
minimum 40 feet or 12 meters wide
b) The lowest hierarchy street within residential zone of Master Plan shall be
minimum 30 feet or 9 meters wide
c) The lowest hierarchy street within residential zone of Master Plan shall be
minimum 20 feet or 6 meters wide
d) None of the above
70 Which is/are the correct statements as per Zoning regulations and development
controls for Master Plans in the State of Punjab?

a) All properties within the jurisdiction of LPA that abuts on NH/SH/ By-pass and for
road width of 80'-0" and above shall have ‘No construction zone of 5 meter from
the proposed Right of Way after leaving land for road widening, if only
b) All properties within the jurisdiction of LPA that abuts on NH/SH/ By-pass and for
road width of 40'-0" and above shall have ‘No construction zone of 2.5 meter from
the proposed ROW after leaving land for road widening, if any
c) All properties within the jurisdiction of LPA that abuts on NH/SH/ By-pass and for
road width of 120'-0" and above shall have ‘No construction zone of 7.5 meter
from the proposed Right of Way after leaving land for road widening, if only
d) None of the above
71 High rise building as per NBC means

a) A building 15m or below in height

b) A building 15m or above in height
c) A building 25m or above in height
d) A building 50 m or above in height
72 The dimensions of a rectangular settling tank are L=25 m, B=6 m, H=3 m. If the
detention time recommended for the tank is 2hr, find the rate of flow of sewage per
hour
a) 225 /hr
b) 215 /hr
c) 220 /hr
d) 224 /hr

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

a) Canyon
b) Plunge Pools
c) Entrenched Meanders
d) Gorges

74 According to BIS, what is the acceptable limit of Fluoride in drinking water?

a) 1.0 mg/l
b) 2.0 mg/l
c) 2.5 mg/l
d) 3.0 mg/l

75 According to draft EIA 2020, the projects are classified into

a) Category A, Category B and Category C

b) Category A1, Category A2 and Category B1
c) Category A, Category B1 and Category B2
d) Category A1, Category A2 and Category A3

76 As per the 12th Schedule of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, the Urban
Planning is a function of

a) Panchayat Raj Institutions

b) Urban Local Bodies
c) Development Authorities
d) Town Planning Department

77 For the design of sewers in India, the percentage of sewage discharge is assumed as:

a) 25-30% of water supplied from water works

b) 75-80% of water supplied from water works
c) 50% of water supplied from water works
d) 100% of water supplied from water works

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

a) Goal 1
b) Goal 5
c) Goal 6
d) Goal 12

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 79 A 20 cm line on a map in 1:4500 scale represents an actual dimension of

a) 900 m
b) 900 cm
c) 9000 m
d) 9000 cm

80 “Summit Curve” in planning is associated with

a) Population projection
b) Land use
c) Roads and flyovers
d) Density

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

a) Dandaka
b) Karmukha
c) Padmaka
d) Prastara

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

a) Grid- Iron Pattern

b) Concentric
c) Radial
d) Linear

83 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?

a) Lewis Mumford
b) Sir Ebenezer Howard
c) Vitruvius
d) Sir Patrick Geddes

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

a) 1800 liters
b) 3600 liters
c) 45000 liters
d) 22500 liters

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

a) 0.3%
b) 3.0%
c) 30.0%
d) 30.3%
86 As per Zoning regulations, which of the following activities are restricted in
commercial zones?
a) Taxi Stand
b) Railway Yard
c) Pet clinic
d) Warehousing and covered storage
87 In Planning System, Master Plan is associated with which of the Core area of
planning?

a) Perspective Plan
b) Regional Plan
c) Development Plan
d) Local Area Plan
88 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:
List I List II
(P) Towns that are notified under law by the concerned (1) Counter-Magnets
State/UT Government and have local bodies like (2) Peri-Urban Areas
Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Municipal (3) Priority Towns
Committees, etc.
(4) Statutory Towns
(Q) Towns having potential for investment and
development; identified on the basis of their inter-
aerial relationship with the regional nodal centre
(R) 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
(S) Zones of transition from rural to urban land uses
located between the outer limits of urban and regional
centres and the rural environment

Code:
P Q R S
a) 4 3 1 2
b) 3 1 4 2
c) 4 1 2 3
d) 1 2 3 4

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

a) 1:25,000 – 1:10,000
b) 1:50,000 – 1:35,000
c) 1:10,000 – 1:8,000
d) 1:50,000 – 1:25,000

90 Which among the following is not an element of ekistics?

a) Man
b) Shells
c) Culture
d) Nature
91 ‘______ ਦੀ ਜੁੱ ਤੀ ਭਾਰਨੀ’ ਭਸਾਵਰਾ ਩ੂਰਾ ਕਰ੉:

a) ਲੁੱਕੜ
b) ਰਫੜ
c) ਚਾਂਦੀ
d) ਭਫ਼ਤ
92 ਸ਼ੁੱ ਧ-ਅਸ਼ੁੱ ਧ ਦਾ ਷ਸੀ ਜ੉ੜਾ ਚਣ੉:

a) ਅੰ ਭਰਰਤ/ਅੰ ਭਰਤ
b) ਷ਨੈਰੀ/਷ਨਸੈਰੀ
c) ਷੉ਸਰਾ/਷ਸਰਾ
d) ਜੇਸੜਾ/ਰਜਸੜਾ
93 ਰਕਸੜਾ ਸ਼ਫਦ ‘਷ਰਤ’ ਅਗੇਤਰ ਨਾਲ ਨਸੀਂ ਫਰਣਆ:

a) ਷ਰਤ਷ੰ ਗ
b) ਷ਰਤ਩ਰਕਾਸ਼
c) ਷ਰਤਨਾਭ
d) ਷ਰਤਆ
94 ‘ਤੂੰ ਘਰ ਰਗਆ ਷ੀ ਤਾਂ ਭੈਨੰ ੂ ਦੁੱ ਰ਷ਆ ਰਕਉਂ ਨਸੀਂ__’ ਵਾਕ ਨਾਲ ਷ਸੀ ਰਵਸ਼ਰਾਭ ਰਚੰ ਨਹ ਲਗਾਓ:

a) ?
b) !
c) .
d) ।
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 95 ‘Etymology’ ਦਾ ਬਾਵ ਸੈ:

a) ਰਗਆਨ-ਰਵਰਗਆਨ
b) ਰਨਰਕਤੀ
c) ਅਰਥ-ਰਵਰਗਆਨ
d) ਰਗਆਨ
96 ਰਤੰ ਨ ਭਸੀਰਨਆਂ ਦੇ ਲਈ ਩ੰ ਜਾਫੀ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਵਰਰਤਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸ਼ਫਦ ਸੈ:

a) ਰਤਭਾਸੀ
b) ਰਤੰ ਨ ਭਾਸੀ
c) ਰਤਨ ਭਾਰ਷ਕ
d) ਤਰੈਭਾਸੀਆ
97 ਫੁੱ ਚਾ ਤਰਦਾ ਤਰਦਾ ਐਵੇਂ ਸੀ ਇੁੱ ਧਰ ਆ ਰਗਆ ' ਵਾਕ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ 'ਐਵੇਂ ਸੀ ' ਰਕ਷ ਦਾ ਩ਰਕਾਰ ਸੈ -

a) ਅਰਨ਷ਚੇ ਵਾਚਕ ਩ੜਨਾਂਵ

b) ਰਨਰਣਾ ਷ੂਚਕ ਰਕਰਰਆ ਰਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ
c) ਰਨ਷ਚੇ ਵਾਚਕ ਰਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ
d) ਩ਰਕਾਰ ਷ੂਚਕ ਰਕਰਰਆ ਰਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ
98 ਭਸਾਂਬਾਰਤ ਕਾਲ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਩ੰ ਜਾਫ ਨੂੰ _____ ਰਕਸਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਷ੀ:

a) ਩ੈਂਟਾ਩੉ਟੇਭੀਆ
b) ਩ੰ ਚਨਦ
c) ਩ੰ ਜ-ਆਫ
d) ਷ੁੱ ਩ਤ-ਰ਷ੰ ਧਵਾ
99 ਰਵਆਸ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਸ਼ਾਭਲ ਸ੉ਣ ਲਈ ਷ਾਕ-਷ੰ ਫੰ ਧੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਷ੁੱ ਦਾ ਬੇਰਜਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਸੈ ਅਤੇ ਬਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਗੜ ਜਾਂ
ਖੰ ਡ ਦੀ ਬਾਜੀ ਵੰ ਡੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਸੈ ' ਇ਷ ਰ਷ਭ ਨੂੰ .......... ਆਖਦੇ ਸਨ:

a) ਠਾਕਾ
b) ਷ਾਸਾ ਕਢਵਾਣਾ
c) ਘਰ ਵ਩ਾਣਾ
d) ਗੰ ਢ ਪੇਰਨਾ

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 100 ਷ਰਕਾਰੀ ਦਪਤਰਾਂ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਬਾਸ਼ਾ ਦਾ ਰਕਸੜਾ ਰੂ਩ ਵਰਰਤਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਸੈ?
a) ਉ਩ਬਾਸ਼ਾਈ
b) ਟਕ਷ਾਲੀ
c) ਰ਩fiaਨ
d) ਰਕਰਰਓਲ

101 Consider the following statements

The Attorney General of India can
1. Take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha
2. Be a member of a committee of the Lok Sabha
3. Speak in the Lok Sabha
4. Vote in the Lok Sabha
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 4 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 only
102 The largest river system in peninsular India is
a) Tapti
b) Narmada
c) Godavari
d) Kavery

103 Weather, including turbulent wind, storms, and most clouds, occur in which layer/s
of the atmosphere?
1. Troposphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Mesosphere
4. Thermosphere

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2, and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
104 ICAR has signed a MoU with which company, for guiding the farmers on scientific
cultivation of different crops?

a) Microsoft
b) Google Maps
c) Amazon Kisan
d) Future Generali
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 105 Consider the following statements:

Statement I : Heavy water (Deuterium Oxide) is used as Moderator and coolant in

the Nuclear power generation.
Statement II: U-235, U-233, Plutonium-239 and Thorium are used as fuel in Nuclear
reactor.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

a) Only II
b) only I
c) Neither I nor II
d) Both I and II
106 When was the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their
Rehabilitation Act” enacted in India?

a) 2000
b) 2005
c) 2010
d) 2013

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

a) Tamil Nadu
b) West Bengal
c) Punjab
d) Bihar
108 With reference to Indo – Islamic Architecture, which of the following were used as a
construction material?
I. Dressed stone
II. Quartzite
III. Sandstone
IV. Buff

Select the correct option

a) 1,2,4
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,2,3
d) 1,2,3 and 4
109 Where did Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji meet Banda Bahadur for the first time?

a) Agra
b) Anandpur Sahib
c) Nanded
d) Chamkaur

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 110 The Satyarth Prakash was written by:

a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
c) Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Pandit Shraddha Ram Phillauri
111 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'?

a) 9
b) 2
c) 1
d) 8
112 What is the number of triangles in the following figure?

a) 8
b) 10
c) 12
d) 14

113 Find x in the following:

1 x 2 8
3 7 3 2
2 3 8 2
9 1 2 3

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

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 114 Looking at a portrait of a woman, Ramesh said, "Her mother is the wife of my
father's son. Brothers and sisters I have none." At whose portrait was Ramesh
looking?

a) His aunt
b) His Daughter
c) His niece
d) His cousin

115 In the new budget, the price of kerosene oil rose by 75%. By how much percent
(approx.) must a person reduce his consumption so that his expenditure on it does
not increase?

a) 50%
b) 75%
c) 43%
d) 20%
116 Archers ‘A’ and ‘B’ take aim at a target.If the probability of ‘A’ hitting the target is 50
% and of B missing the target is 50 %. What is the probability that both ‘A’ and ‘B’
miss the target?

a) 50%
b) 90%
c) 25%
d) 75%
117 Naman purchased 80 fans and sold them. If the cost price of 80 fans is same as
selling price of p fans, find p if the profit percent is 25%?

a) 68
b) 64
c) 56
d) 58

118 A man lent Rs.2500, part of this at 4.5% and the rest at 5.5% per annum simple
interest. The whole annual interest amounted to Rs. 127.5. How much did he lend at
5.5%?

a) Rs. 1200
b) Rs. 1100
c) Rs. 1000
d) Rs. 1500

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 119 Select the correct analogy of

STUBBORN: OBSTINATE

a) mulish: tractable
b) trepidation: confident
c) impecunious: penny
d) gloomy: morose
120 A city poll of the community showed that 88 percent of respondents believe that an
appropriate amount of the city budget is being spent on parks and recreation. It
seems, then, that any significant increase in the city budget should be spent on
something other than parks and recreation.

Which one of the following describes a flaw in reasoning in the above argument?
a) The argument confuses the percentage of the budget spent on parks and
recreation with the amount of money spent on parks and recreation.
b) The argument does not justify its presumption that what is true of a portion of the
budget also applies to the total budget.
c) The argument fails to consider that less money could be spent and a significant
percentage of the community would still find that amount to be appropriate.
d) The argument fails to consider that if more money from the budget were spent on
parks and recreation, then an even larger percentage of the community might
approve of that use of the budget.
******

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 SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

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 PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Objective Type Test (Sept-2023) for Recruitment to the Post of Assistant Town Planner
(Group A) in the Department of Local Government (Municipal Corporation),
Government of Punjab
READ INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING ANY DETAILS OR ATTEMPTING TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
Total Questions: 120
Time Allowed: 2 Hours
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INSTRUCTIONS
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candidate can read these instructions carefully and subsequently fill the appropriate columns given above in CAPITAL
letters. The candidate may also fill the relevant boxes out of 1 to 9 of the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) response sheet,
supplied separately.

2. Use only blue or black ball point pen to fill the relevant columns on this page as well as in OMR sheet. Use of Ink pen or any
other pen is not allowed.

3. The candidate shall be liable for any adverse effect if the information given above is wrong or illegible or incomplete.

4. Each candidate is required to attempt 120 questions in 120 minutes, except for orthopedically/visually impaired candidates,
who would be given 40 extra minutes, for marking correct responses on the OMR sheet.

5. The question paper booklet has 25 pages.

6. The candidates, when allowed to open the question paper booklet, must first check the entire booklet to confirm that the
booklet has complete number of pages, the pages printed correctly and there are no blank pages. In case there is any such
error in the question paper booklet then the candidate should IMMEDIATELY bring this fact to the notice of the Invigilation
Staff and obtain a new booklet of the same series as given earlier.

7. The serial number of the new Question booklet if issued for some reason should be entered in the relevant column of the
OMR. The Invigilation Staff must make necessary corrections in their record regarding the change in the serial no. of
Question booklet.

8. The paper consists of total 480 Marks. Each question shall carry 4 marks. There are four options for each question and the
candidate has to mark the MOST APPROPRIATE answer on the OMR response sheet.

9. There is negative marking (1 mark for each question) for questions wrongly answered by the candidate.

10. Use of Electronic/Manual Calculator is prohibited.

11. The candidate MUST READ INSTRUCTIONS BEHIND THE OMR SHEET before answering the questions and check that two
carbon copies attached to the OMR sheet are intact.
 1 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?

a) 5-10%
b) 10-15%
c) 15-20%
d) 20-25%

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

a) Kilo-watt-hours
b) Kilo-watts
c) Kilo-watt-hours/m
d) Kilo-watt-hours/square meter

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

a) Low-Energy Comfort System

b) High-Energy Comfort System
c) Passive Cooling system
d) It doesn’t exist in the code
4 Match List I with List II and choose the correct option from the codes given below the
lists
List I List II
(Green Building rating (Parent Country)
System) 1. USA
P. CASBEE 2. UK
Q. BREEAM 3. India
R. LEED 4. Japan
S. GRIHA

Code:
P Q R S
a) 4 2 1 3
b) 1 4 2 3
c) 2 1 4 3
d) 3 1 4 2
5 According to the URDPFI Guidelines, 2014, what percentage of the developable area
is proposed for industrial land use structure in industrial towns?

a) 30‐35
b) 25‐30
c) 35-40
d) 40-45

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

a) Oxidation ponds
b) Intermittent filters
c) Septic tanks
d) Filtration Pit
7 Which of the following activities belong to the primary sector of the economy?

a) Construction
b) Manufacturing
c) Public Administration
d) Mining & quarrying

8 The volume reduction in solid waste in “Bio methanation” is:

a) 20-30%
b) 40-50%
c) 55-65%
d) 70-80%

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

a) 500 mg/l
b) 2000 mg/l
c) 200 mg/l
d) 1000 mg/l

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

a) First Fifth Year Plan

b) Second Fifth Year Plan
c) Third Fifth Year Plan
d) Fourth Fifth Year Plan

11 According to URDPFI guidelines, range of population served for Integrated School

with hostel facility (Class I‐XII) is

a) 45,000 -50,000
b) 50,000 – 65 lakh
c) 1 lakh to 1.2 lakh
d) 90,000 – 1 lakh

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 12 The term Conurbation was coined by:

a) Lewis Mumford
b) Pattrick Geddes
c) Le Corbusier
d) Ebenezer Howard

13 The overall density of population of a settlement is the ratio between:

a) Total population to total built-up area

b) Adult population to total built- up area
c) Total population to total residential area
d) Total population to total area

14 The Master Plan for modern Bhubaneswar City was prepared by ____________

a) Le- Corbusier
b) Otto Koenigsberger
c) Lingaraj Prasad Patnaik
d) Ludwing Karl Hilberseimer

15 Which of the following is an Indian portal catering to requirements of satellite

imagery?

a) Gagan
b) Glonass
c) Bhuvan
d) Galileo
16 The UN World Commission on Environment and Development is also known as:

a) Hoover Commission
b) The Brundtland Commission
c) The Green Commission
d) The Hope Commission
17 An aircraft flying at an altitude of 5000 m above mean sea level takes aerial
photographs of a flat terrain having an average elevation of 1000 m above mean sea
level. The scale of photographs is 1:20000. Then the area covered on ground (in
hectare) by each photo format of 18 cm x 18 cm is

a) 1266
b) 1276
c) 1286
d) 1296

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 18 Plan within the plan " refers to:

a) Incremental Planning approach

b) Rationalistic Planning approach
c) Equity Planning approach
d) Middle Range Planning approach

19 Various levels of shopping facilities in urban settlements as stipulated by the

National Building Code, 2005 are

a) convenient shops, cluster centre, sector centre, community centre, district centre
b) informal shops, formal shops, general retail service and repairs, wholesale
c) petty shopping, cluster shopping, community centre, district centre, central
business district
d) convenient shopping, local shopping, community centre, district centre, local
wholesale market.
20 In PIEV theory of transportation, “P” “I” “E” “V” stands for

a) Passenger, Intermediate, Elevation and Volume

b) Population, Imagination, Exact Location and Volition
c) Perception, Intellection, Emotion and Volition
d) Public, Inspiration, Entertainment and Venue

21 What would be the area of a neighbourhood if it is to be within walk-able distance of

400 m radius?

a) Approximately 151 acres

b) Approximately 224 acres
c) Approximately 124 acres
d) Approximately 102 acres
22 External Cordon Survey and Internal Cordon Survey are techniques for conducting

a) Environmental survey
b) Socio-economic survey
c) Traffic survey
d) Income survey
23 What is the Passenger Car Unit (PCU) value of a motorcycle?
a) 1
b) 0.2
c) 0.3
d) 0.5

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 24 In the context of urban transport, ‘bottlenecks’ refers to:
a) A portion of road with lowest capacity along the route
b) An unregulated traffic junction
c) A road with excessively high traffic
d) A road with railway crossing
25 Which of the following represents traffic volume from one key area to another in a
desire line map?
a) Dark line
b) Circles
c) Triangles
d) Dots
26 The housing stock of the town has a total number of 12000 dwelling units. The
present population of the town is 80000. Assuming the average household size of 5,
the housing shortage in percentage is:
a) 25
b) 15
c) 20
d) 22
27 A housing complex has 250 units of 80 sq.m each and 200 units of 100 sq.m each. If
the mandatory parking requirement is one car per 100 square meter of built space,
then the total no of car parking is _______ cars.
a) 400
b) 300
c) 200
d) 600
28 For the Rural Water Supply Schemes, for providing domestic requirements, the norm
adopted is :

a) 40 lpcd
b) 70 lpcd
c) 80 lpcd
d) 100 lpcd

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 29 Match List I (Standard Safety Colour Code) with List II (Usage) and choose the correct
option from the codes given below the lists:

List I List II
P. Blue 1. Biodegradable waste
Q. Green 2. Fire protection equipment
R. Red 3. Recyclable waste
S. Yellow 4. Stumbling against hazards
5. Radiation standards
Code:
P Q R S
a) 3 1 2 4
b) 3 4 5 1
c) 1 3 2 5
d) 1 5 2 4

30 SCADA is an advanced technology used in several cities. In which of the following

sector does it find its application?

a) Centralised heating and cooling

b) Water supply and sewage management
c) Transportation planning
d) GIS and remote sensing

31 A waste water pipe connecting two inspection chambers (IC) is laid at a slope of
1:200. The Invert Level of the starting IC is -450 mm. The Invert level of the second
pit at a distance of 40 m from the first IC is

a) -550 mm
b) -200 mm
c) -650 mm
d) -250 mm

32 Under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,

Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, how much original period is stipulated for
declaring award from the date of publication of declaration under section 19 of the
Act?

a) six months
b) twelve months
c) eighteen months
d) twenty-four months

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 33 Which schedule of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 refers to
“Preparation of five-year development Plans as a mandatory service of the Urban
Local Bodies?

a) 10th Schedule
b) 11th Schedule
c) 12th Schedule
d) 13th Schedule

34 Liquidated damage refers to the

a) Cost borne by the contractor to rectify the defects within Defect-Liability Period
b) Compensation paid on breach of contract to the affected party by the other party
c) Money paid by the insurance company to the owner of insured property if it is
damaged
d) Money earned by the owner from selling damaged property through auction
35 Integrated Township area shall not include the area under

a) Residential zone
b) Notified forest area
c) Commercial zone
d) Agricultural zone

36 Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority was established in the year

a) 1996
b) 1997
c) 1995
d) 1999
37 In multi-storey projects, which of the following can be used to build more floor area
than the permissible FSI?

a) FSI/FAR optimization
b) Temporary structure above the permissible height limit
c) Building a basement/ stilt/ underground parking
d) TDR certificate
38 Which Indian city is often referred to as the "Garden City" due to its emphasis on
urban green spaces and planning?

a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Bengaluru
d) Kolkata

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 39 What is the primary goal of "new urbanism"?

a) Promoting large-scale industrial development

b) Encouraging suburban sprawl
c) Creating walkable and sustainable urban neighborhoods
d) Focusing exclusively on high-rise building construction

40 In transportation planning, "Complete Streets" aim to:

a) Reduce the number of streets within a city

b) Prioritize pedestrian safety over vehicle traffic over
c) Streets having mixed land use , complete with landscaping, street furniture and
Disabled friendly design features
d) Design streets for safe use by all modes of transportation, including pedestrians
and cyclists

41 The "Population Pyramid" graphically represents:

a) Total population of a country

b) Birth rates only
c) Age and gender distribution of a population
d) Urban and rural population distribution

42 The "Triple Bottom Line" concept in sustainable development refers to:

a) Balancing economic, social, and environmental considerations

b) Prioritizing environmental preservation of flora and fauna in all biomes
c) Focusing on economic growth, capital accumulation and expenditures
d) Ignoring parity in favor of environmental goals and social equity

43 What is the primary goal of "Resilient Urban Planning"?

a) Maximizing economic growth by providing excellent infrastructures

b) Prioritizing disaster management along with aesthetics in city design
c) Expanding urban sprawl and giving a roof to everyone
d) Strengthening a city's ability to adapt to shocks and stresses

44 The concept of "Regenerative Urbanism" focuses on:

a) Creating cities that actively contribute to environmental restoration and renewal

b) Designing cities for rapid growth and expansion catering to increasing population
c) Exploiting natural resources for short-term economic gains
d) Prioritizing aesthetics over functionality in urban design

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 45 The Smart Cities Mission aims to:

a) Concentrate urban development exclusively in existing metropolitan areas

b) Develop only large cities as smart cities
c) Promote technological innovation and improve infrastructure in select cities
d) Neglect the ecology and environment in urban planning
46 The National Urban Information System (NUIS) focuses on:

a) Enhancing the collection and dissemination of urban data for effective planning
b) Policing on people through collection of data
c) Collecting personal information of urban residents
d) Promoting information collection about informal urban settlements

47 The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) aims to:

a) Providing urban infrastructure development entirely in Old City Fabrics

b) Ensure basic infrastructure services and improve quality of life in cities
c) Support development in rural areas
d) Exclusively focus on industrial growth within urban areas

48 "Variable Message Signs" (VMS) are used for:

a) Displaying real-time information and alerts to drivers

b) Providing excessive information to drivers
c) Countering traffic mis-management around schools
d) Promoting billboard advertisements

49 ECBC covers which aspects of building design and operation?

a) Ignoring lighting and ventilation

b) Only promoting renewable energy sources
c) Exclusively focusing on exterior aesthetics
d) Energy performance, lighting, HVAC, and building envelope
50 GRIHA ratings are based on a scale of:

a) 1 to 10
b) Only pass or fail
c) 1 to 100
d) Exclusively 5 levels
51 Which of the following building materials has the lowest embodied carbon?

a) Rammed Earth
b) Steel
c) Reinforced Concrete
d) Glass
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 52 "Cluster Development" in industrial estate planning refers to:

a) Ignoring the grouping of similar industries with less than 5KW load
b) Exclusively promoting individual standalone factories
c) Concentrating related industries in close proximity for synergies and resource
sharing
d) Promoting isolated industries with higher than 5KW load
53 "Bioremediation" is a waste treatment process that:

a) Mitigates environmental concerns of waste through chemical processes

b) Uses microorganisms to break down or neutralize pollutants in waste
c) Promotes landfilling of waste
d) Exclusively focuses on waste incineration
54 The "One Water" approach emphasizes:

a) Integrating the management of all water sources for sustainability

b) Separating water sources for different uses
c) Exclusively focusing on drinking water supply
d) Promoting storm water management
55 The 73rd Amendment reserves seats for which category in Panchayats?

a) Scheduled Castes (SC)

b) General category
c) Religious minorities
d) Foreign nationals
56 As per National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy 2007, States/UTs are advised to
develop _________________with emphasis on EWS and LIG sectors

a) 5 years perspective Housing Plans

b) 10 years perspective Housing Plans
c) 20 years perspective Housing Plans
d) None of the above

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

a) 5 Lakh
b) 3 Lakh
c) 1.5 Lakh
d) 1 Lakh

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 58 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?

a) LICI
b) NBCC
c) HUDCO
d) None of the above
59 Which is/are the correct statements as per Zoning regulations and development
controls for Master Plans in the State of Punjab?

a) The lowest hierarchy street within residential zone of Master Plan shall be
minimum 40 feet or 12 meters wide
b) The lowest hierarchy street within residential zone of Master Plan shall be
minimum 30 feet or 9 meters wide
c) The lowest hierarchy street within residential zone of Master Plan shall be
minimum 20 feet or 6 meters wide
d) None of the above
60 Which is/are the correct statements as per Zoning regulations and development
controls for Master Plans in the State of Punjab?

a) All properties within the jurisdiction of LPA that abuts on NH/SH/ By-pass and for
road width of 80'-0" and above shall have ‘No construction zone of 5 meter from
the proposed Right of Way after leaving land for road widening, if only
b) All properties within the jurisdiction of LPA that abuts on NH/SH/ By-pass and for
road width of 40'-0" and above shall have ‘No construction zone of 2.5 meter from
the proposed ROW after leaving land for road widening, if any
c) All properties within the jurisdiction of LPA that abuts on NH/SH/ By-pass and for
road width of 120'-0" and above shall have ‘No construction zone of 7.5 meter
from the proposed Right of Way after leaving land for road widening, if only
d) None of the above
61 High rise building as per NBC means

a) A building 15m or below in height

b) A building 15m or above in height
c) A building 25m or above in height
d) A building 50 m or above in height
62 The dimensions of a rectangular settling tank are L=25 m, B=6 m, H=3 m. If the
detention time recommended for the tank is 2hr, find the rate of flow of sewage per
hour

a) 225 /hr
b) 215 /hr
c) 220 /hr
d) 224 /hr
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 63 What is the name of the Landform having deep valleys with very steep to straight
sides?

a) Canyon
b) Plunge Pools
c) Entrenched Meanders
d) Gorges
64 According to BIS, what is the acceptable limit of Fluoride in drinking water?

a) 1.0 mg/l
b) 2.0 mg/l
c) 2.5 mg/l
d) 3.0 mg/l
65 According to draft EIA 2020, the projects are classified into

a) Category A, Category B and Category C

b) Category A1, Category A2 and Category B1
c) Category A, Category B1 and Category B2
d) Category A1, Category A2 and Category A3
66 As per the 12th Schedule of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, the Urban
Planning is a function of

a) Panchayat Raj Institutions

b) Urban Local Bodies
c) Development Authorities
d) Town Planning Department
67 For the design of sewers in India, the percentage of sewage discharge is assumed as:

a) 25-30% of water supplied from water works

b) 75-80% of water supplied from water works
c) 50% of water supplied from water works
d) 100% of water supplied from water works
68 Which Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is related to No Poverty?

a) Goal 1
b) Goal 5
c) Goal 6
d) Goal 12
69 A 20 cm line on a map in 1:4500 scale represents an actual dimension of
a) 900 m
b) 900 cm
c) 9000 m
d) 9000 cm
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 70 “Summit Curve” in planning is associated with

a) Population projection
b) Land use
c) Roads and flyovers
d) Density

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

a) Dandaka
b) Karmukha
c) Padmaka
d) Prastara
72 Mohenjo-Daro is based on which of the following patterns?

a) Grid- Iron Pattern

b) Concentric
c) Radial
d) Linear
73 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?

a) Lewis Mumford
b) Sir Ebenezer Howard
c) Vitruvius
d) Sir Patrick Geddes

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

a) 1800 liters
b) 3600 liters
c) 45000 liters
d) 22500 liters

75 What is a minimum longitudinal gradient of percent necessary to facilitate flow of

water in side drains?

a) 0.3%
b) 3.0%
c) 30.0%
d) 30.3%

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 76 As per Zoning regulations, which of the following activities are restricted in
commercial zones?
a) Taxi Stand
b) Railway Yard
c) Pet clinic
d) Warehousing and covered storage

77 In Planning System, Master Plan is associated with which of the Core area of
planning?
a) Perspective Plan
b) Regional Plan
c) Development Plan
d) Local Area Plan

78 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:

List I List II
(P) Towns that are notified under law by the concerned (1) Counter-Magnets
State/UT Government and have local bodies like (2) Peri-Urban Areas
Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Municipal (3) Priority Towns
Committees, etc. (4) Statutory Towns

(Q) Towns having potential for investment and

development; identified on the basis of their inter-aerial
relationship with the regional nodal centre

(R) 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

(S) Zones of transition from rural to urban land uses located

between the outer limits of urban and regional centres
and the rural environment

Code:
P Q R S
a) 4 3 1 2
b) 3 1 4 2
c) 4 1 2 3
d) 1 2 3 4

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

a) 1:25,000 – 1:10,000
b) 1:50,000 – 1:35,000
c) 1:10,000 – 1:8,000
d) 1:50,000 – 1:25,000

80 Which among the following is not an element of ekistics?

a) Man
b) Shells
c) Culture
d) Nature

81 “Structured social inequality in a given society leading to division into groups” is

often called

a) Social change
b) Social problem
c) Socialization
d) Social stratification

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

a) Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

b) Free Trade Area (FTA)
c) Preferential Trade Area (PTA)
d) Economic Union

83 Rearrange the following steps of planning formulation:

1) Plan implementation
2) Monitoring
3) Evaluation & review
4) Development of aims and objectives

a) 3-4-1-2
b) 4-1-2-3
c) 4-2-1-3
d) 4-3-2-1

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

a) Sewage treatment must be integrated along with its billing

b) Cities must be open defecation free
c) Elimination of the practice of manual scavenging
d) Improved public health outcomes and environmental standards
85 What should urban roadway systems consist of to serve various transportation
modes?

a) Only streets and highways for automobiles and trucks

b) Only transit routes for public transportation
c) A multimodal network of streets and highways serving automobiles, trucks, transit,
bicyclists, and pedestrians.
d) Only pedestrian walkways and bicycle lanes.
86 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?

a) Building more highways and roads.

b) Implementing Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies.
c) Expanding public transportation networks only.
d) Encouraging carpooling and ridesharing services only.
87 Under PMAY-U, what does the term "in-situ slum redevelopment" refer to?

a) Relocating slum dwellers to affordable housing projects in the outskirts of the city
b) Upgrading and redeveloping existing slums without displacing the residents
c) Demolishing slums and constructing high-rise buildings in the same location
d) Providing financial assistance to slum dwellers for purchasing new homes
88 What is the target beneficiaries' category for slum development under PMAY-U?

a) Only BPL (Below Poverty Line) families residing in slums

b) All residents of slums, regardless of income level
c) Only the elderly and differently abled individuals in slums
d) Slum dwellers who own land and can invest in redevelopment
89 Which is the first In-Situ Slum Redevelopment project done by the Delhi
Development Authority in Delhi under PPP mode?

a) Kalkaji Extension
b) Kusumpur Pahari
c) Seemapuri Slum
d) Kathputli Colony

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 90 ____________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.

a) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)

b) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)
c) The Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY)
d) Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP)
91 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'?

a) 9
b) 2
c) 1
d) 8
92 What is the number of triangles in the following figure?

a) 8
b) 10
c) 12
d) 14

93 Find x in the following:

1 x 2 8
3 7 3 2
2 3 8 2
9 1 2 3

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

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 94 Looking at a portrait of a woman, Ramesh said, "Her mother is the wife of my
father's son. Brothers and sisters I have none." At whose portrait was Ramesh
looking?

a) His aunt
b) His Daughter
c) His niece
d) His cousin

95 In the new budget, the price of kerosene oil rose by 75%. By how much percent
(approx.) must a person reduce his consumption so that his expenditure on it does
not increase?

a) 50%
b) 75%
c) 43%
d) 20%
96 Archers ‘A’ and ‘B’ take aim at a target.If the probability of ‘A’ hitting the target is 50
% and of B missing the target is 50 %. What is the probability that both ‘A’ and ‘B’
miss the target?

a) 50%
b) 90%
c) 25%
d) 75%
97 Naman purchased 80 fans and sold them. If the cost price of 80 fans is same as
selling price of p fans, find p if the profit percent is 25%?

a) 68
b) 64
c) 56
d) 58
98 A man lent Rs.2500, part of this at 4.5% and the rest at 5.5% per annum simple
interest. The whole annual interest amounted to Rs. 127.5. How much did he lend at
5.5%?

a) Rs. 1200
b) Rs. 1100
c) Rs. 1000
d) Rs. 1500

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 99 Select the correct analogy of

STUBBORN: OBSTINATE

a) mulish: tractable
b) trepidation: confident
c) impecunious: penny
d) gloomy: morose
100 A city poll of the community showed that 88 percent of respondents believe that an
appropriate amount of the city budget is being spent on parks and recreation. It
seems, then, that any significant increase in the city budget should be spent on
something other than parks and recreation.

Which one of the following describes a flaw in reasoning in the above argument?
a) The argument confuses the percentage of the budget spent on parks and
recreation with the amount of money spent on parks and recreation.
b) The argument does not justify its presumption that what is true of a portion of the
budget also applies to the total budget.
c) The argument fails to consider that less money could be spent and a significant
percentage of the community would still find that amount to be appropriate.
d) The argument fails to consider that if more money from the budget were spent on
parks and recreation, then an even larger percentage of the community might
approve of that use of the budget.

101 ‘______ ਦੀ ਜੁੱ ਤੀ ਭਾਰਨੀ’ ਭਸਾਵਰਾ ਩ੂਰਾ ਕਰ੉:

a) ਲੁੱਕੜ
b) ਰਫੜ
c) ਚਾਂਦੀ
d) ਭਫ਼ਤ

102 ਸ਼ੁੱ ਧ-ਅਸ਼ੁੱ ਧ ਦਾ ਷ਸੀ ਜ੉ੜਾ ਚਣ੉:

a) ਅੰ ਭਰਰਤ/ਅੰ ਭਰਤ
b) ਷ਨੈਰੀ/਷ਨਸੈਰੀ
c) ਷੉ਸਰਾ/਷ਸਰਾ
d) ਜੇਸੜਾ/ਰਜਸੜਾ

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 103 ਰਕਸੜਾ ਸ਼ਫਦ ‘਷ਰਤ’ ਅਗੇਤਰ ਨਾਲ ਨਸੀਂ ਫਰਣਆ:

a) ਷ਰਤ਷ੰ ਗ
b) ਷ਰਤ਩ਰਕਾਸ਼
c) ਷ਰਤਨਾਭ
d) ਷ਰਤਆ
104 ‘ਤੂੰ ਘਰ ਰਗਆ ਷ੀ ਤਾਂ ਭੈਨੰ ੂ ਦੁੱ ਰ਷ਆ ਰਕਉਂ ਨਸੀਂ__’ ਵਾਕ ਨਾਲ ਷ਸੀ ਰਵਸ਼ਰਾਭ ਰਚੰ ਨਹ ਲਗਾਓ:

a) ?
b) !
c) .
d) ।
105 ‘Etymology’ ਦਾ ਬਾਵ ਸੈ:

a) ਰਗਆਨ-ਰਵਰਗਆਨ
b) ਰਨਰਕਤੀ
c) ਅਰਥ-ਰਵਰਗਆਨ
d) ਰਗਆਨ
106 ਰਤੰ ਨ ਭਸੀਰਨਆਂ ਦੇ ਲਈ ਩ੰ ਜਾਫੀ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਵਰਰਤਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸ਼ਫਦ ਸੈ:

a) ਰਤਭਾਸੀ
b) ਰਤੰ ਨ ਭਾਸੀ
c) ਰਤਨ ਭਾਰ਷ਕ
d) ਤਰੈਭਾਸੀਆ

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

a) ਅਰਨ਷ਚੇ ਵਾਚਕ ਩ੜਨਾਂਵ

b) ਰਨਰਣਾ ਷ੂਚਕ ਰਕਰਰਆ ਰਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ
c) ਰਨ਷ਚੇ ਵਾਚਕ ਰਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ
d) ਩ਰਕਾਰ ਷ੂਚਕ ਰਕਰਰਆ ਰਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ

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 108 ਭਸਾਂਬਾਰਤ ਕਾਲ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਩ੰ ਜਾਫ ਨੂੰ _____ ਰਕਸਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਷ੀ:

a) ਩ੈਂਟਾ਩੉ਟੇਭੀਆ
b) ਩ੰ ਚਨਦ
c) ਩ੰ ਜ-ਆਫ
d) ਷ੁੱ ਩ਤ-ਰ਷ੰ ਧਵਾ
109 ਰਵਆਸ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਸ਼ਾਭਲ ਸ੉ਣ ਲਈ ਷ਾਕ-਷ੰ ਫੰ ਧੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਷ੁੱ ਦਾ ਬੇਰਜਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਸੈ ਅਤੇ ਬਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਗੜ ਜਾਂ
ਖੰ ਡ ਦੀ ਬਾਜੀ ਵੰ ਡੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਸੈ ' ਇ਷ ਰ਷ਭ ਨੂੰ .......... ਆਖਦੇ ਸਨ:

a) ਠਾਕਾ
b) ਷ਾਸਾ ਕਢਵਾਣਾ
c) ਘਰ ਵ਩ਾਣਾ
d) ਗੰ ਢ ਪੇਰਨਾ
110 ਷ਰਕਾਰੀ ਦਪਤਰਾਂ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਬਾਸ਼ਾ ਦਾ ਰਕਸੜਾ ਰੂ਩ ਵਰਰਤਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਸੈ?
a) ਉ਩ਬਾਸ਼ਾਈ
b) ਟਕ਷ਾਲੀ
c) ਰ਩fiaਨ
d) ਰਕਰਰਓਲ
111 Consider the following statements
The Attorney General of India can
1. Take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha
2. Be a member of a committee of the Lok Sabha
3. Speak in the Lok Sabha
4. Vote in the Lok Sabha
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 4 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 only
112 The largest river system in peninsular India is

a) Tapti
b) Narmada
c) Godavari
d) Kavery

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 113 Weather, including turbulent wind, storms, and most clouds, occur in which layer/s
of the atmosphere?

1. Troposphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Mesosphere
4. Thermosphere

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2, and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only

114 ICAR has signed a MoU with which company, for guiding the farmers on scientific
cultivation of different crops?

a) Microsoft
b) Google Maps
c) Amazon Kisan
d) Future Generali

115 Consider the following statements:

Statement I : Heavy water (Deuterium Oxide) is used as Moderator and coolant in

the Nuclear power generation.
Statement II: U-235, U-233, Plutonium-239 and Thorium are used as fuel in Nuclear
reactor.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

a) Only II
b) only I
c) Neither I nor II
d) Both I and II
116 When was the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their
Rehabilitation Act” enacted in India?

a) 2000
b) 2005
c) 2010
d) 2013

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

a) Tamil Nadu
b) West Bengal
c) Punjab
d) Bihar

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

I. Dressed stone
II. Quartzite
III. Sandstone
IV. Buff

Select the correct option

a) 1,2,4
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,2,3
d) 1,2,3 and 4
119 Where did Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji meet Banda Bahadur for the first time?

a) Agra
b) Anandpur Sahib
c) Nanded
d) Chamkaur

120 The Satyarth Prakash was written by:

a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
c) Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Pandit Shraddha Ram Phillauri
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 SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

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 PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Objective Type Test (Sept-2023) for Recruitment to the Post of Assistant Town Planner
(Group A) in the Department of Local Government (Municipal Corporation),
Government of Punjab
READ INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING ANY DETAILS OR ATTEMPTING TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
Total Questions: 120
Time Allowed: 2 Hours
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candidate can read these instructions carefully and subsequently fill the appropriate columns given above in CAPITAL
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2. Use only blue or black ball point pen to fill the relevant columns on this page as well as in OMR sheet. Use of Ink pen or any
other pen is not allowed.

3. The candidate shall be liable for any adverse effect if the information given above is wrong or illegible or incomplete.

4. Each candidate is required to attempt 120 questions in 120 minutes, except for orthopedically/visually impaired candidates,
who would be given 40 extra minutes, for marking correct responses on the OMR sheet.

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6. The candidates, when allowed to open the question paper booklet, must first check the entire booklet to confirm that the
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Staff and obtain a new booklet of the same series as given earlier.

7. The serial number of the new Question booklet if issued for some reason should be entered in the relevant column of the
OMR. The Invigilation Staff must make necessary corrections in their record regarding the change in the serial no. of
Question booklet.

8. The paper consists of total 480 Marks. Each question shall carry 4 marks. There are four options for each question and the
candidate has to mark the MOST APPROPRIATE answer on the OMR response sheet.

9. There is negative marking (1 mark for each question) for questions wrongly answered by the candidate.

10. Use of Electronic/Manual Calculator is prohibited.

11. The candidate MUST READ INSTRUCTIONS BEHIND THE OMR SHEET before answering the questions and check that two
carbon copies attached to the OMR sheet are intact.
 1 According to URDPFI guidelines, range of population served for Integrated School
with hostel facility (Class I‐XII) is

a) 45,000 -50,000
b) 50,000 – 65 lakh
c) 1 lakh to 1.2 lakh
d) 90,000 – 1 lakh
2 The term Conurbation was coined by:

a) Lewis Mumford
b) Pattrick Geddes
c) Le Corbusier
d) Ebenezer Howard
3 The overall density of population of a settlement is the ratio between:

a) Total population to total built-up area

b) Adult population to total built- up area
c) Total population to total residential area
d) Total population to total area
4 The Master Plan for modern Bhubaneswar City was prepared by __________

a) Le- Corbusier
b) Otto Koenigsberger
c) Lingaraj Prasad Patnaik
d) Ludwing Karl Hilberseimer
5 Which of the following is an Indian portal catering to requirements of satellite
imagery?

a) Gagan
b) Glonass
c) Bhuvan
d) Galileo

6 The UN World Commission on Environment and Development is also known as:

a) Hoover Commission
b) The Brundtland Commission
c) The Green Commission
d) The Hope Commission

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 7 An aircraft flying at an altitude of 5000 m above mean sea level takes aerial
photographs of a flat terrain having an average elevation of 1000 m above mean sea
level. The scale of photographs is 1:20000. Then the area covered on ground (in
hectare) by each photo format of 18 cm x 18 cm is

a) 1266
b) 1276
c) 1286
d) 1296
8 Plan within the plan " refers to:

a) Incremental Planning approach

b) Rationalistic Planning approach
c) Equity Planning approach
d) Middle Range Planning approach

9 Various levels of shopping facilities in urban settlements as stipulated by the

National Building Code, 2005 are

a) convenient shops, cluster centre, sector centre, community centre, district centre
b) informal shops, formal shops, general retail service and repairs, wholesale
c) petty shopping, cluster shopping, community centre, district centre, central
business district
d) convenient shopping, local shopping, community centre, district centre, local
wholesale market.
10 In PIEV theory of transportation, “P” “I” “E” “V” stands for

a) Passenger, Intermediate, Elevation and Volume

b) Population, Imagination, Exact Location and Volition
c) Perception, Intellection, Emotion and Volition
d) Public, Inspiration, Entertainment and Venue
11 What would be the area of a neighbourhood if it is to be within walk-able distance of
400 m radius?

a) Approximately 151 acres

b) Approximately 224 acres
c) Approximately 124 acres
d) Approximately 102 acres
12 External Cordon Survey and Internal Cordon Survey are techniques for conducting

a) Environmental survey
b) Socio-economic survey
c) Traffic survey
d) Income survey
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 13 What is the Passenger Car Unit (PCU) value of a motorcycle?

a) 1
b) 0.2
c) 0.3
d) 0.5
14 In the context of urban transport, ‘bottlenecks’ refers to:

a) A portion of road with lowest capacity along the route

b) An unregulated traffic junction
c) A road with excessively high traffic
d) A road with railway crossing
15 Which of the following represents traffic volume from one key area to another in a
desire line map?

a) Dark line
b) Circles
c) Triangles
d) Dots
16 The housing stock of the town has a total number of 12000 dwelling units. The
present population of the town is 80000. Assuming the average household size of 5,
the housing shortage in percentage is:

a) 25
b) 15
c) 20
d) 22
17 A housing complex has 250 units of 80 sq.m each and 200 units of 100 sq.m each. If
the mandatory parking requirement is one car per 100 square meter of built space,
then the total no of car parking is _______ cars.

a) 400
b) 300
c) 200
d) 600
18 For the Rural Water Supply Schemes, for providing domestic requirements, the norm
adopted is :

a) 40 lpcd
b) 70 lpcd
c) 80 lpcd
d) 100 lpcd

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 19 Match List I (Standard Safety Colour Code) with List II (Usage) and choose the correct
option from the codes given below the lists:

List I List II
P. Blue 1. Biodegradable waste
Q. Green 2. Fire protection equipment
R. Red 3. Recyclable waste
S. Yellow 4. Stumbling against hazards
5. Radiation standards
Code:
P Q R S
a) 3 1 2 4
b) 3 4 5 1
c) 1 3 2 5
d) 1 5 2 4
20 SCADA is an advanced technology used in several cities. In which of the following
sector does it find its application?

a) Centralised heating and cooling

b) Water supply and sewage management
c) Transportation planning
d) GIS and remote sensing

21 A waste water pipe connecting two inspection chambers (IC) is laid at a slope of
1:200. The Invert Level of the starting IC is -450 mm. The Invert level of the second
pit at a distance of 40 m from the first IC is

a) -550 mm
b) -200 mm
c) -650 mm
d) -250 mm
22 Under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, how much original period is stipulated for
declaring award from the date of publication of declaration under section 19 of the
Act?

a) six months
b) twelve months
c) eighteen months
d) twenty-four months

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 23 Which schedule of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 refers to
“Preparation of five-year development Plans as a mandatory service of the Urban
Local Bodies?

a) 10th Schedule
b) 11th Schedule
c) 12th Schedule
d) 13th Schedule
24 Liquidated damage refers to the

a) Cost borne by the contractor to rectify the defects within Defect-Liability Period
b) Compensation paid on breach of contract to the affected party by the other party
c) Money paid by the insurance company to the owner of insured property if it is
damaged
d) Money earned by the owner from selling damaged property through auction

25 Integrated Township area shall not include the area under

a) Residential zone
b) Notified forest area
c) Commercial zone
d) Agricultural zone
26 Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority was established in the year

a) 1996
b) 1997
c) 1995
d) 1999
27 In multi-storey projects, which of the following can be used to build more floor area
than the permissible FSI?

a) FSI/FAR optimization
b) Temporary structure above the permissible height limit
c) Building a basement/ stilt/ underground parking
d) TDR certificate

28 Which Indian city is often referred to as the "Garden City" due to its emphasis on
urban green spaces and planning?

a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Bengaluru
d) Kolkata

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 29 What is the primary goal of "new urbanism"?

a) Promoting large-scale industrial development

b) Encouraging suburban sprawl
c) Creating walkable and sustainable urban neighbourhoods
d) Focusing exclusively on high-rise building construction

30 In transportation planning, "Complete Streets" aim to:

a) Reduce the number of streets within a city

b) Prioritize pedestrian safety over vehicle traffic over
c) Streets having mixed land use , complete with landscaping, street furniture and
Disabled friendly design features
d) Design streets for safe use by all modes of transportation, including pedestrians
and cyclists
31 The "Population Pyramid" graphically represents:

a) Total population of a country

b) Birth rates only
c) Age and gender distribution of a population
d) Urban and rural population distribution
32 The "Triple Bottom Line" concept in sustainable development refers to:

a) Balancing economic, social, and environmental considerations

b) Prioritizing environmental preservation of flora and fauna in all biomes
c) Focusing on economic growth, capital accumulation and expenditures
d) Ignoring parity in favor of environmental goals and social equity
33 What is the primary goal of "Resilient Urban Planning"?

a) Maximizing economic growth by providing excellent infrastructures

b) Prioritizing disaster management along with aesthetics in city design
c) Expanding urban sprawl and giving a roof to everyone
d) Strengthening a city's ability to adapt to shocks and stresses

34 The concept of "Regenerative Urbanism" focuses on:

a) Creating cities that actively contribute to environmental restoration and renewal

b) Designing cities for rapid growth and expansion catering to increasing population
c) Exploiting natural resources for short-term economic gains
d) Prioritizing aesthetics over functionality in urban design

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 35 The Smart Cities Mission aims to:

a) Concentrate urban development exclusively in existing metropolitan areas

b) Develop only large cities as smart cities
c) Promote technological innovation and improve infrastructure in select cities
d) Neglect the ecology and environment in urban planning

36 The National Urban Information System (NUIS) focuses on:

a) Enhancing the collection and dissemination of urban data for effective planning
b) Policing on people through collection of data
c) Collecting personal information of urban residents
d) Promoting information collection about informal urban settlements

37 The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) aims to:

a) Providing urban infrastructure development entirely in Old City Fabrics

b) Ensure basic infrastructure services and improve quality of life in cities
c) Support development in rural areas
d) Exclusively focus on industrial growth within urban areas

38 "Variable Message Signs" (VMS) are used for:

a) Displaying real-time information and alerts to drivers

b) Providing excessive information to drivers
c) Countering traffic mis-management around schools
d) Promoting billboard advertisements

39 ECBC covers which aspects of building design and operation?

a) Ignoring lighting and ventilation

b) Only promoting renewable energy sources
c) Exclusively focusing on exterior aesthetics
d) Energy performance, lighting, HVAC, and building envelope
40 GRIHA ratings are based on a scale of:

a) 1 to 10
b) Only pass or fail
c) 1 to 100
d) Exclusively 5 levels

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

a) Rammed Earth
b) Steel
c) Reinforced Concrete
d) Glass
42 "Cluster Development" in industrial estate planning refers to:

a) Ignoring the grouping of similar industries with less than 5KW load
b) Exclusively promoting individual standalone factories
c) Concentrating related industries in close proximity for synergies and resource
sharing
d) Promoting isolated industries with higher than 5KW load

43 "Bioremediation" is a waste treatment process that:

a) Mitigates environmental concerns of waste through chemical processes

b) Uses microorganisms to break down or neutralize pollutants in waste
c) Promotes landfilling of waste
d) Exclusively focuses on waste incineration
44 The "One Water" approach emphasizes:

a) Integrating the management of all water sources for sustainability

b) Separating water sources for different uses
c) Exclusively focusing on drinking water supply
d) Promoting storm water management
45 The 73rd Amendment reserves seats for which category in Panchayats?

a) Scheduled Castes (SC)

b) General category
c) Religious minorities
d) Foreign nationals
46 As per National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy 2007, States/UTs are advised to
develop _________________with emphasis on EWS and LIG sectors

a) 5 years perspective Housing Plans

b) 10 years perspective Housing Plans
c) 20 years perspective Housing Plans
d) None of the above

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

a) 5 Lakh
b) 3 Lakh
c) 1.5 Lakh
d) 1 Lakh
48 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?

a) LICI
b) NBCC
c) HUDCO
d) None of the above
49 Which is/are the correct statements as per Zoning regulations and development
controls for Master Plans in the State of Punjab?

a) The lowest hierarchy street within residential zone of Master Plan shall be
minimum 40 feet or 12 meters wide
b) The lowest hierarchy street within residential zone of Master Plan shall be
minimum 30 feet or 9 meters wide
c) The lowest hierarchy street within residential zone of Master Plan shall be
minimum 20 feet or 6 meters wide
d) None of the above
50 Which is/are the correct statements as per Zoning regulations and development
controls for Master Plans in the State of Punjab?

a) All properties within the jurisdiction of LPA that abuts on NH/SH/ By-pass and for
road width of 80'-0" and above shall have ‘No construction zone of 5 meter from
the proposed Right of Way after leaving land for road widening, if only
b) All properties within the jurisdiction of LPA that abuts on NH/SH/ By-pass and for
road width of 40'-0" and above shall have ‘No construction zone of 2.5 meter from
the proposed ROW after leaving land for road widening, if any
c) All properties within the jurisdiction of LPA that abuts on NH/SH/ By-pass and for
road width of 120'-0" and above shall have ‘No construction zone of 7.5 meter
from the proposed Right of Way after leaving land for road widening, if only
d) None of the above

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 51 High rise building as per NBC means

a) A building 15m or below in height

b) A building 15m or above in height
c) A building 25m or above in height
d) A building 50 m or above in height

52 The dimensions of a rectangular settling tank are L=25 m, B=6 m, H=3 m. If the
detention time recommended for the tank is 2hr, find the rate of flow of sewage per
hour

a) 225 /hr
b) 215 /hr
c) 220 /hr
d) 224 /hr
53 What is the name of the Landform having deep valleys with very steep to straight
sides?

a) Canyon
b) Plunge Pools
c) Entrenched Meanders
d) Gorges
54 According to BIS, what is the acceptable limit of Fluoride in drinking water?

a) 1.0 mg/l
b) 2.0 mg/l
c) 2.5 mg/l
d) 3.0 mg/l
55 According to draft EIA 2020, the projects are classified into

a) Category A, Category B and Category C

b) Category A1, Category A2 and Category B1
c) Category A, Category B1 and Category B2
d) Category A1, Category A2 and Category A3

56 As per the 12th Schedule of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, the Urban
Planning is a function of

a) Panchayat Raj Institutions

b) Urban Local Bodies
c) Development Authorities
d) Town Planning Department

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 57 For the design of sewers in India, the percentage of sewage discharge is assumed as:

a) 25-30% of water supplied from water works

b) 75-80% of water supplied from water works
c) 50% of water supplied from water works
d) 100% of water supplied from water works

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

a) Goal 1
b) Goal 5
c) Goal 6
d) Goal 12

59 A 20 cm line on a map in 1:4500 scale represents an actual dimension of

a) 900 m
b) 900 cm
c) 9000 m
d) 9000 cm

60 “Summit Curve” in planning is associated with

a) Population projection
b) Land use
c) Roads and flyovers
d) Density

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

a) Dandaka
b) Karmukha
c) Padmaka
d) Prastara

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

a) Grid- Iron Pattern

b) Concentric
c) Radial
d) Linear

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 63 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?

a) Lewis Mumford
b) Sir Ebenezer Howard
c) Vitruvius
d) Sir Patrick Geddes

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

a) 1800 liters
b) 3600 liters
c) 45000 liters
d) 22500 liters

65 What is a minimum longitudinal gradient of percent necessary to facilitate flow of

water in side drains?

a) 0.3%
b) 3.0%
c) 30.0%
d) 30.3%

66 As per Zoning regulations, which of the following activities are restricted in

commercial zones?

a) Taxi Stand
b) Railway Yard
c) Pet clinic
d) Warehousing and covered storage

67 In Planning System, Master Plan is associated with which of the Core area of
planning?
a) Perspective Plan
b) Regional Plan
c) Development Plan
d) Local Area Plan

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 68 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:
List I List II
(P) Towns that are notified under law by the concerned (1) Counter-Magnets
State/UT Government and have local bodies like (2) Peri-Urban Areas
Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Municipal (3) Priority Towns
Committees, etc.
(4) Statutory Towns
(Q) Towns having potential for investment and
development; identified on the basis of their inter-
aerial relationship with the regional nodal centre

(R) 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

(S) Zones of transition from rural to urban land uses

located between the outer limits of urban and regional
centres and the rural environment

Code:
P Q R S
a) 4 3 1 2
b) 3 1 4 2
c) 4 1 2 3
d) 1 2 3 4

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

a) 1:25,000 – 1:10,000
b) 1:50,000 – 1:35,000
c) 1:10,000 – 1:8,000
d) 1:50,000 – 1:25,000
70 Which among the following is not an element of ekistics?

a) Man
b) Shells
c) Culture
d) Nature

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 71 “Structured social inequality in a given society leading to division into groups” is
often called
a) Social change
b) Social problem
c) Socialization
d) Social stratification
72 With respect to Foreign trade, an area where trade barriers (both tariff and non-
tariff) are removed is called a ___________

a) Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

b) Free Trade Area (FTA)
c) Preferential Trade Area (PTA)
d) Economic Union
73 Rearrange the following steps of planning formulation:
1) Plan implementation
2) Monitoring
3) Evaluation & review
4) Development of aims and objectives

a) 3-4-1-2
b) 4-1-2-3
c) 4-2-1-3
d) 4-3-2-1
74 Which of the following is NOT one of the basic objectives of National Urban
Sanitation Policy, 2008?

a) Sewage treatment must be integrated along with its billing

b) Cities must be open defecation free
c) Elimination of the practice of manual scavenging
d) Improved public health outcomes and environmental standards
75 What should urban roadway systems consist of to serve various transportation
modes?

a) Only streets and highways for automobiles and trucks

b) Only transit routes for public transportation
c) A multimodal network of streets and highways serving automobiles, trucks, transit,
bicyclists, and pedestrians
d) Only pedestrian walkways and bicycle lanes

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 76 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?

a) Building more highways and roads.

b) Implementing Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies.
c) Expanding public transportation networks only.
d) Encouraging carpooling and ridesharing services only.
77 Under PMAY-U, what does the term "in-situ slum redevelopment" refer to?

a) Relocating slum dwellers to affordable housing projects in the outskirts of the city
b) Upgrading and redeveloping existing slums without displacing the residents
c) Demolishing slums and constructing high-rise buildings in the same location
d) Providing financial assistance to slum dwellers for purchasing new homes
78 What is the target beneficiaries' category for slum development under PMAY-U?

a) Only BPL (Below Poverty Line) families residing in slums

b) All residents of slums, regardless of income level
c) Only the elderly and differently abled individuals in slums
d) Slum dwellers who own land and can invest in redevelopment

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

a) Kalkaji Extension
b) Kusumpur Pahari
c) Seemapuri Slum
d) Kathputli Colony

80 ____________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.
a) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
b) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)
c) The Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY)
d) Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP)
81 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?

a) 5-10%
b) 10-15%
c) 15-20%
d) 20-25%

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 82 The SI unit of Energy Performance Index (EPI) as per ECBC norms is _____________
a) Kilo-watt-hours
b) Kilo-watts
c) Kilo-watt-hours/m
d) Kilo-watt-hours/square meter
83 As per the Energy Conservation and Building Code 2017, Evaporative cooling is
identified as:

a) Low-Energy Comfort System

b) High-Energy Comfort System
c) Passive Cooling system
d) It doesn’t exist in the code

84 Match List I with List II and choose the correct option from the codes given below the
lists
List I List II
(Green Building rating System) (Parent Country)
P. CASBEE 1. USA
Q. BREEAM 2. UK
R. LEED 3. India
S. GRIHA 4. Japan
Code:
P Q R S
a) 4 2 1 3
b) 1 4 2 3
c) 2 1 4 3
d) 3 1 4 2

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

a) 30‐35
b) 25‐30
c) 35-40
d) 40-45

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

a) Oxidation ponds
b) Intermittent filters
c) Septic tanks
d) Filtration Pit

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

a) Construction
b) Manufacturing
c) Public Administration
d) Mining & quarrying

88 The volume reduction in solid waste in “Bio methanation” is:

a) 20-30%
b) 40-50%
c) 55-65%
d) 70-80%

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

a) 500 mg/l
b) 2000 mg/l
c) 200 mg/l
d) 1000 mg/l

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

a) First Fifth Year Plan

b) Second Fifth Year Plan
c) Third Fifth Year Plan
d) Fourth Fifth Year Plan

91 ‘______ ਦੀ ਜੁੱ ਤੀ ਭਾਰਨੀ’ ਭਸਾਵਰਾ ਩ੂਰਾ ਕਰ੉:

a) ਲੁੱਕੜ
b) ਰਫੜ
c) ਚਾਂਦੀ
d) ਭਫ਼ਤ
92 ਸ਼ੁੱ ਧ-ਅਸ਼ੁੱ ਧ ਦਾ ਷ਸੀ ਜ੉ੜਾ ਚਣ੉:
a) ਅੰ ਭਰਰਤ/ਅੰ ਭਰਤ
b) ਷ਨੈਰੀ/਷ਨਸੈਰੀ
c) ਷੉ਸਰਾ/਷ਸਰਾ
d) ਜੇਸੜਾ/ਰਜਸੜਾ

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 93 ਰਕਸੜਾ ਸ਼ਫਦ ‘਷ਰਤ’ ਅਗੇਤਰ ਨਾਲ ਨਸੀਂ ਫਰਣਆ:
a) ਷ਰਤ਷ੰ ਗ
b) ਷ਰਤ਩ਰਕਾਸ਼
c) ਷ਰਤਨਾਭ
d) ਷ਰਤਆ
94 ‘ਤੂੰ ਘਰ ਰਗਆ ਷ੀ ਤਾਂ ਭੈਨੰ ੂ ਦੁੱ ਰ਷ਆ ਰਕਉਂ ਨਸੀਂ__’ ਵਾਕ ਨਾਲ ਷ਸੀ ਰਵਸ਼ਰਾਭ ਰਚੰ ਨਹ ਲਗਾਓ:

a) ?
b) !
c) .
d) ।

95 ‘Etymology’ ਦਾ ਬਾਵ ਸੈ:

a) ਰਗਆਨ-ਰਵਰਗਆਨ
b) ਰਨਰਕਤੀ
c) ਅਰਥ-ਰਵਰਗਆਨ
d) ਰਗਆਨ

96 ਰਤੰ ਨ ਭਸੀਰਨਆਂ ਦੇ ਲਈ ਩ੰ ਜਾਫੀ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਵਰਰਤਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸ਼ਫਦ ਸੈ:

a) ਰਤਭਾਸੀ
b) ਰਤੰ ਨ ਭਾਸੀ
c) ਰਤਨ ਭਾਰ਷ਕ
d) ਤਰੈਭਾਸੀਆ

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

a) ਅਰਨ਷ਚੇ ਵਾਚਕ ਩ੜਨਾਂਵ

b) ਰਨਰਣਾ ਷ੂਚਕ ਰਕਰਰਆ ਰਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ
c) ਰਨ਷ਚੇ ਵਾਚਕ ਰਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ
d) ਩ਰਕਾਰ ਷ੂਚਕ ਰਕਰਰਆ ਰਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ

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 98 ਭਸਾਂਬਾਰਤ ਕਾਲ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਩ੰ ਜਾਫ ਨੂੰ _____ ਰਕਸਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਷ੀ:
a) ਩ੈਂਟਾ਩੉ਟੇਭੀਆ
b) ਩ੰ ਚਨਦ
c) ਩ੰ ਜ-ਆਫ
d) ਷ੁੱ ਩ਤ-ਰ਷ੰ ਧਵਾ

99 ਰਵਆਸ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਸ਼ਾਭਲ ਸ੉ਣ ਲਈ ਷ਾਕ-਷ੰ ਫੰ ਧੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਷ੁੱ ਦਾ ਬੇਰਜਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਸੈ ਅਤੇ ਬਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਗੜ ਜਾਂ
ਖੰ ਡ ਦੀ ਬਾਜੀ ਵੰ ਡੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਸੈ ' ਇ਷ ਰ਷ਭ ਨੂੰ .......... ਆਖਦੇ ਸਨ:
a) ਠਾਕਾ
b) ਷ਾਸਾ ਕਢਵਾਣਾ
c) ਘਰ ਵ਩ਾਣਾ
d) ਗੰ ਢ ਪੇਰਨਾ
100 ਷ਰਕਾਰੀ ਦਪਤਰਾਂ ਰਵੁੱ ਚ ਬਾਸ਼ਾ ਦਾ ਰਕਸੜਾ ਰੂ਩ ਵਰਰਤਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਸੈ?
a) ਉ਩ਬਾਸ਼ਾਈ
b) ਟਕ਷ਾਲੀ
c) ਰ਩fiaਨ
d) ਰਕਰਰਓਲ
101 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'?

a) 9
b) 2
c) 1
d) 8
102 What is the number of triangles in the following figure?

a) 8
b) 10
c) 12
d) 14
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 103 Find x in the following:

1 x 2 8
3 7 3 2
2 3 8 2
9 1 2 3

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

104 Looking at a portrait of a woman, Ramesh said, "Her mother is the wife of my
father's son. Brothers and sisters I have none." At whose portrait was Ramesh
looking?

a) His aunt
b) His Daughter
c) His niece
d) His cousin

105 In the new budget, the price of kerosene oil rose by 75%. By how much percent
(approx.) must a person reduce his consumption so that his expenditure on it does
not increase?

a) 50%
b) 75%
c) 43%
d) 20%

106 Archers ‘A’ and ‘B’ take aim at a target.If the probability of ‘A’ hitting the target is 50
% and of B missing the target is 50 %. What is the probability that both ‘A’ and ‘B’
miss the target?

a) 50%
b) 90%
c) 25%
d) 75%
107 Naman purchased 80 fans and sold them. If the cost price of 80 fans is same as
selling price of p fans, find p if the profit percent is 25%?

a) 68
b) 64
c) 56
d) 58

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 108 A man lent Rs.2500, part of this at 4.5% and the rest at 5.5% per annum simple
interest. The whole annual interest amounted to Rs. 127.5. How much did he lend at
5.5%?

a) Rs. 1200
b) Rs. 1100
c) Rs. 1000
d) Rs. 1500
109 Select the correct analogy of

STUBBORN: OBSTINATE
a) mulish: tractable
b) trepidation: confident
c) impecunious: penny
d) gloomy: morose
110 A city poll of the community showed that 88 percent of respondents believe that an
appropriate amount of the city budget is being spent on parks and recreation. It seems,
then, that any significant increase in the city budget should be spent on something other
than parks and recreation.

Which one of the following describes a flaw in reasoning in the above argument?
a) The argument confuses the percentage of the budget spent on parks and
recreation with the amount of money spent on parks and recreation.
b) The argument does not justify its presumption that what is true of a portion of the
budget also applies to the total budget.
c) The argument fails to consider that less money could be spent and a significant
percentage of the community would still find that amount to be appropriate.
d) The argument fails to consider that if more money from the budget were spent on
parks and recreation, then an even larger percentage of the community might
approve of that use of the budget.
111 Consider the following statements
The Attorney General of India can
1. Take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha
2. Be a member of a committee of the Lok Sabha
3. Speak in the Lok Sabha
4. Vote in the Lok Sabha
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 4 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 only

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 112 The largest river system in peninsular India is
a) Tapti
b) Narmada
c) Godavari
d) Kavery

113 Weather, including turbulent wind, storms, and most clouds, occur in which layer/s
of the atmosphere?1. Troposphere2. Stratosphere3. Mesosphere4.
ThermosphereWhich of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2, and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
114 ICAR has signed a MoU with which company, for guiding the farmers on scientific
cultivation of different crops?

a) Microsoft
b) Google Maps
c) Amazon Kisan
d) Future Generali

115 Consider the following statements:

Statement I : Heavy water (Deuterium Oxide) is used as Moderator and coolant in

the Nuclear power generation.
Statement II: U-235, U-233, Plutonium-239 and Thorium are used as fuel in Nuclear
reactor .
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

a) Only II
b) only I
c) Neither I nor II
d) Both I and II

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

a) 2000
b) 2005
c) 2010
d) 2013

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

a) Tamil Nadu
b) West Bengal
c) Punjab
d) Bihar

118 With reference to Indo – Islamic Architecture, which of the following were used as a
construction material?
I. Dressed stone
II. Quartzite
III. Sandstone
IV. BuffSelect the correct option

a) 1,2,4
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,2,3
d) 1,2,3 and 4

119 Where did Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji meet Banda Bahadur for the first time?

a) Agra
b) Anandpur Sahib
c) Nanded
d) Chamkaur

120 The Satyarth Prakash was written by:

a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
c) Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Pandit Shraddha Ram Phillauri
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