| Post Name | ASSISTANT TOWN PLANNER -DPERTMENTAL QUOTA -TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 009/2019/OL |
| Category Code | 159/2016 |
| Date of Test | 5 April 2019 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Regarding the Government of India Act, 1935, who made the remark, 'It was a new charter of slavery'?
Answer
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
2
Name the author of 'Bhoogola Charitham'
Answer
A. M. Ramavarma Thamban
3
The social reformer who participated in the 'Paliyam Satyagraham'
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D. Arya Pallam
4
Singapore emerged on top of the first Human Capital Index, released by the World Bank on October 11, 2018 in Bali. India was placed at the ___________ spot.
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B. 115th
5
Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the 'Promotion of International Peace and Security?
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A. Article 51
6
One among the following books is written by Arundhati Roy?
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C. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
7
The social reformer known as 'Mithavaadi'
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D. C. Krishnan
8
'Reuters' is the news agency of ____________.
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B. The United Kingdom
9
Which great nationalist leader was also known as 'Patriot of Patriots'?
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A. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
10
The communist leader who was sentenced to death in connection with "Morazha" case, 1940 was ____________.
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C. K.P.R. Gopalan
11
Who is accorded a rank next to the President of India in the official warrant of precedence?
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D. Vice-President of India
12
Name the author of the Malayalam drama 'Ningalenne Kammunistakki'
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B. Thoppil Bhassi
13
Which country was ranked the happiest country on the UN World Happiness Report, 2018?
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B. Finland
14
The book 'Satyagraha at Champaron' is written by
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C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
15
The person associated with 'Pattini Jatha', 1936, from Malabar to Madras
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D. Chandroth Kunhiraman Nair
16
The Prime Minister of India in December 2018 announced renaming the three islands of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. The Rose Island was renamed
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D. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep
17
'Shadow Cabinet' is the feature of the parliamentary system of
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B. Britain
18
The founder of 'Akhila Cochi Mishra Vivaha Sangham' was
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A. Chovvara Parameswaran
19
Name the founder of "Ezhava Mahasabha"
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C. Dr. Palpu
20
The first day session of the Constituent Assembly of India was chaired by
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D. Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
21
If p₁ and p₂ are the principle stresses in a two dimensional stress state, the maximum shear stress is given by
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C. {(p₁ - p₂)}/{2}
22
The deflection at free end of a uniform cantilever beam of span L and with flexural rigidity EI subjected to moment M at free end is
Answer
A. ML²/(2EI)
23
For a uniform elastic long column with flexural rigidity EI has one end fixed and the other end is free. The distance between fixed end and free end is L. For this column, the expression for crippling load is given by
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B. (pi² EI) /(4L²)
24
Consider the three statements S1, S2 and S3 given below. S1 : A two hinged arch is statically determinate. S2 : A three hinged arch is statically indeterminate. S3 : Eddy's theorem is not applicable to three hinged arches. Pick the correct choice about S1, S2 and S3 from the following :
Answer
D. S1, S2 and S3 are incorrect
25
Consider a uniform simply supported beam AB of span 6 m. The maximum ordinate of influence line diagram for bending moment corresponding to a single concentrated unit load on the beam is
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C. 3/2
26
A uniform beam ABC has ends A and C fixed which are 6 m apart and is supported by a roller at B, which is located at 4 m from A between A and C. For moment distribution method of analysis, the distribution factors DF_{BA} and DF_{BC} are respectively:
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A. 1/3 and 2/3
27
In a stiffness matrix [k] corresponding to a linear elastic system, each stiffness coefficient k_{ij} (with usual notations) is defined as:
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A. Force developed at joint i due to unit displacement at joint j while all other joints are fixed
28
An undamped single degree of freedom system is represented by the equation: m({d² x} /{dt²}) + kx=0 with usual notations. If it is given an initial velocity v₀ without any initial displacement, the maximum amplitude of the resulting free vibration is:
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C. v₀ √(m/k)
29
In limit state of collapse-flexure, the maximum strain in tension reinforcement in the section at failure shall be (usual notations apply):
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D. Less than 0.002 + f_y / (1.15 E_S)
30
Select the correct statement with reference to plastic analysis:
Answer
B. At a plastic hinge, all fibers of the section reach yield stress
31
If bulk density of a soil sample is 18 KN/m³ and its water content is 20% then corresponding dry density is
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C. 15 KN/m³
32
Equation for ''A-line'' in the plasticity chart is given by (I_p = plasticity index, w_L= Liquid limit)
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B. I_p = 0.73 (w_L - 20)
33
''Hydrometer" is used in
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D. Sieve analysis
34
The critical hydraulic gradient for a certain soil, with specific gravity 2.72 and voids ratio 0.72, will be
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A. 1.0
35
CBR Test is used for design of
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B. Flexible pavements
36
Friction circle method is used for analysis of
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C. Stability of slopes
37
Name the traffic survey data which is plotted by means of ''desired lines''
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B. Origin and destination
38
Which one of the following signals is provided beyond the trailing points and switches in a railway yard?
Answer
C. Advance starter
39
On permanent tracks, points and crossings are provided to change
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A. Direction
40
Which of the following is used to find the orientation of runway to get the desired wind coverage?
Answer
D. Wind rose diagram
41
In a steady flow of an oil in a pipe in laminar regime, the shear stress is
Answer
D. zero at the centre and increases linearly towards the sides
42
The term alternate depths in an open channel flow is used to designate the depths
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C. having same specific energy for a given discharge
43
In hydraulic modeling of flow pattern around a body submerged in a fluid, the non-dimensional number which has to be kept the same in the model and the prototype is
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B. Reynolds number
44
The specific speed of a turbine is independent of
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A. dimension of actual turbine
45
As one moves from the head of the main canal to head of the water course, duty of water
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D. increases
46
For no tension to develop in a gravity dam of base width b, the eccentricity should be
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C. less than b/6
47
A head regulator is provided
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B. across the canal when it takes off from a river
48
The colour of water is measured on
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C. platinum cobalt scale
49
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of waste water is a measure of
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B. quantity of oxygen required for biochemical oxidation of decomposible matter
50
The suitable method of forecasting population for an young and rapidly growing city is
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A. geometrical increase method
51
The imaginary line passing through points of equal elevation is called
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D. Contour
52
The measurement of depth below the water surface is called
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B. Sounding
53
Selection of satellites in view, acquiring GPS signals and recovering navigational data is done in GPS by the
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C. User segment
54
This is awarded for work done or service rendered when price thereof is not fixed by contract
Answer
A. Quantum merits
55
For a project activity of 7 days optimistic time, 8 days most likely time and 15 days pessimistic time, the expected duration is
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C. 9 days
56
If a Cold Formed Steel (CFS) member is designated as 600 S 162-33, what does 162 stand for?
Answer
B. Flange width
57
The core holes in extruded bricks result in
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D. all of the above
58
Which of the following is not considered as outflow in valuation?
Answer
B. Rent
59
Additional length for one 45° cranked (bent up) bar of diameter d is
Answer
A. 0.42 d
60
In brickwork, no deduction shall be made for opening upto
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D. 0.1 sq.m
61
Which is the first site identified as Indus-Saraswati site of Indus valley civilisation?
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A. Harappa
62
The basic shape of the plan of a Ziggurat is
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C. Rectangle
63
Which is the time period when the earliest settlements began to take shape?
Answer
C. Upto 10,000 BC - 5,000 BC
64
Which is the first planned city in India?
Answer
B. Chandigarh
65
"Our greatest need today is to see life as whole, to see its many sides in their proper relations; but we must have a practical as well as a philosophical interest in such an integrated view of life". Whose quote is this?
Answer
C. Patric Geddes
66
Which among the following is not a principle associated with Garden City Concept?
Answer
D. The short-term stewardship of assets
67
Name the scheme which was launched in India for providing interest subsidy on housing urban poor to make the housing affordable and within the repaying capacity of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)/Low Income Group (LIG)
Answer
B. Interest Subsidy Scheme for Housing the Urban Poor (ISHUP)
68
Who proposed ekistics as the science of human settlement which became a major incentive for the development of the science related to the emergence of increasingly large and complex settlements, tending to regional conurbations and even to a worldwide city
Answer
A. Constantinos Doxiadis
69
Which is not a characteristics of Radburn Superblock?
Answer
D. Houses are linked with main roads
70
The concept of the neighbourhood unit in 1900s by ________, is an early diagrammatic planning model for residential development in metropolitan areas which was attempting to design functional, self-contained and desirable neighbourhoods in the early 20th century in industrializing cities.
Answer
C. Clarence Perry
71
Which among the following is the name given to the model which was first suggested by Ronald R. Boyce and Edgar M. Horwood in 1959?
Answer
A. Core frame model
72
Medellin, Colombia's second largest city, was voted 'Most Innovative City' in the world during 2012, by the Wall Street Journal and CitiBank, through a governmental experiment in
Answer
A. Social urbanism
73
What is the aspect ratio of a Long canyon L/H?
Answer
C. ~= 7
74
In planning concepts _________ see the public interest in terms of upholding individuals' and affected groups' rights, based on principles ranging from liberal democracy to ultra-liberal individualism and libertarianism.
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B. Deontic concepts
75
Who is the creator of that geographical theory that seeks to explain the number, size and location of human settlements in a residential system?
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C. Walter Christaller
76
Who developed the concept of urbanism as a way of life?
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A. Louis Wirth
77
Durkheim's concept of organic solidarity is found in a
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C. Modern society
78
V7 concept given by Le Corbusier refers to
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D. Hierarchy of Roads
79
Landscape design of Shakti Sthal, the 'Samadhi' of late Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi, was done by architect
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B. Ravindra Bhan
80
Which of the following book is authored by Ebenezer Howard?
Answer
B. Garden cities of tomorrow
81
What does UDO stand for?
Answer
A. Unified Development Ordinance
82
__________ acknowledges that individual countries have different capabilities in combating climate change, owing to economic development, and therefore puts the obligation to reduce current emissions on developed countries on the basis that they are historically responsible for the current levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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C. Kyoto protocol
83
Which among the following is not part of the theory developed on urban planning by Jane Jacobs?
Answer
D. Modernisation of sectors
84
The urban form of Srirangam town in Tamil Nadu refers to
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B. Sarvotabhadra
85
"A City is Not a Tree" is related to?
Answer
C. Christopher Alexander
86
Which is the year in which an act to unify and amend the law for acquisition of land for public purposes in the State of Kerala was formed?
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C. 1961
87
Which among the following is not a condition for Land Acquisition in Kerala?
Answer
D. Town planner has right to determine the compensation
88
Which among the following does not belong to the region of Kerala?
Answer
C. Tamilnadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971
89
Ozone depletion is determined as excessive release of chlorine and bromine from man-made compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and each chlorine atom breaks more than __________ molecules of ozone.
Answer
B. 100000
90
Which of the following is/are not an objective (s) of sustainable development?
Answer
D. To bring about a gradual and sometime catastrophic transformation of environment
91
What are the activities in a buffer zone?
Answer
A. Sustainable use of natural resources
92
How many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been agreed to, by all the world's nations, as part of the 2030 Agenda?
Answer
C. 17
93
Equality issues are specifically mentioned in how many of the Sustainable Development Goals (not including the targets)?
Answer
B. In three of them : Goal 4 on education, Goal 5 on gender, and Goal 10 on reducing inequality within and among countries
94
One hectare of biologically productive space with world average productivity is
Answer
B. a global hectare
95
Which of the following appears to contribute to global cooling rather than global warming?
Answer
D. Aerosols
96
What is Eutrophication?
Answer
C. Filling up of water body with aquatic plants due to excessive nutrients
97
Which among the following is used for rain water harvesting?
Answer
D. All the above
98
Low lying tract of land enclosed by dikes that forms an artificial hydrological entity is known as
Answer
A. Polder
99
The concepts of 'serial vision', 'punctuation' and 'closure' were proposed by
Answer
D. Gordon Cullen
100
The Venice Charter (1964) led to the establishment of
Answer
B. ICOMOS
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