Adv GATE B12_Section 5&6_16.10

With reference to the planning and design of housing, identify the correct statements. 

(P) Gross population density is higher than net population density  

(Q) Gross population density is lower than net population density  

(R) Net population density is directly proportional to the area of the plot  

(S) Net population density is inversely proportional to the area of the plot

•  Both Q and S are correct

•  Both Q and R are correct

•  Both P and R are correct

• Both P and S are correct

Match the buildings in Group I with their dominant spatial pattern in Group II.

Group I Group II 

(P) National Assembly Building, Capitol Complex, Dhaka (1) Centralized organization 

(Q) Secretariat Building, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris (2) Clustered organization 

(R) Fatehpur Sikri Palace Complex (3) Radial organization 

(S) Shodhan House, Ahmedabad (4) Linear organization

  (5) Grid organization 

•  P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-5

•  P-5, Q-3, R-1, S-4

• P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-5

•  P-1, Q-4, R-2, S-3

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

Select the statement(s) that are TRUE regarding ‘Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS)’ 

system for tendering.

•  Financial bid is opened before technical bid.

• Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) is submitted before the opening of technical bid.

•  Technically qualified bidder with lowest financial bid is always awarded the job.

• A composite scoring system considering both the financial and technical bids is adopted for 

  awarding the job. 

  
  

 Select the place(s) which have adopted the “star pattern” of the French Garden in the design of its their urban form(s).  

• Versailles 

•  Washington D.C

• Islamabad

• Jaipur

Select the correct statement(s) from the following.

• Introduction of automobiles led to urban sprawl.

• Compact cities show relatively higher carbon emissions.

• Land use and transportation planning is inter-dependent on each other.

• Addition of a transport mode in an urban area does not change accessibility.

 Select the item(s) that are NOT stipulated as obligatory function(s) of the urban local bodies as per the 12th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

• Urban poverty alleviation 

• Promotion of cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects

• Special measures for disaster mitigation

• Prevention of cruelty to animals

 Select the most appropriate scale to measure Attitude, Opinion and Perception.

• Likert scale

• Ratio scale

• Richter scale

• Armstrong scale

Jal Shakti Abhiyan initiated by the Ministry of Jal Shakti does NOT include ________. 

• Water conservation and rainwater harvesting 

• Renovation of traditional water bodies 

• Hydroelectric power generation

• Intensive afforestation