Housing and Community Planning

Which economic section in India has the maximum shortage in housing sector?

• HIG

• MIG

• LIG

• EWS

Need for National Urban Rental Housing Policy (2015) ?

• To promote affordable housing for all in urban areas

• To promote rental housing in urban areas in view of the large migration of population from rural areas to cities

• Affordable Rental Housing for specific target groups such as migrant labors, working women, students etc

• Both b and c

Which of these is not an approaches for assembling the develop-able land?

• Land acquisition

• Land use and Development Control

• Credit Linkage

• Land Readjustment/pooling/reconstitution

Find  the missing term in Land & Transportation Cycle …

Land Use<Trips< ______________ < Transport Facility < Land Value< Land Use… (Cycle continues)

• Transport Needs

• Land Cost

• Density

• Transport Cost

Which one of the following organisation responsible for implementation of scheme at local level?

• HUDCO

• National Housing Bank

• Housing Board

• Urban Local Bodies

What is the area prescribed by the government of India for a housing unit for economically weaker section?

• Upto 300 sq. ft.

• Upto 450 sq. ft.

• Upto 600 sq. ft.

• Upto 750 sq. ft

Re-densification of an area will change its density.

• True

• False

In a plotted housing, the individual house including green areas is maintained by the owner, whereas in group housing it is maintained by the community

• True

• False

A total of 18,000 people are to be accommodated in a plotted housing scheme. For this, a proportion of 2:5:8 is kept for HIG, MIG and LIG plots respectively. Number of HIG plots in the housing scheme, considering 5 persons per dwelling unit and 3 dwelling units per plot, will be

• 600

• 80

• 160

• 300

Which of the following is not a strategy for development of Community housing?

• Encourage compact development

• Encourage mixing of compatible land use

• Variety of people from diverse social background

• Encourage community based housing typologies