AR6017 -URBAN HOUSING (MCQ)

1. The Planning Commission was established in the year

a) 1947 b) 1948
c) 1950 d) 1965

2. Formation of NITI AYOG was announced in

a) 15 th August 2015 b) 1 st August 2014
c) 1 st January 2015 d) 26 th January 2014

3. Which of the following is not an issue of housing in India?

a) Poverty, illiteracy, and Unemployment. b) Sanitation
c) Manpower Shortage d) low demand of houses

4. Landmark initiatives pronounced with National Housing & Habitat Policy -1998 are
a) Involvement of one type-stakeholder.
b) Repeal of Urban Land Ceiling Act
c) Not Permitting Foreign Direct Investment in housing
d) Avoid real estate development

5. Which of the following is not a feature of Indian Planning?

a) Development planning b) Indicative planning
c) Democratic planning d) Centralized planning

6. First five year plan introduced in India by

a) Jawahar lal Nehru b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) B.R. Ambedkar d) M. Vishveshshwariah

7. PMGSY, a programme of Government of India, deals with

(A) Urban Employment Generation (B) Rural Employment Generation
(C) Rural Electrification (D) Rural Road Development

8. Match the components of an Indian urban land use map in Group I with their corresponding colour
codes as per UDPFI guidelines in Group II
Group I Group II
P. Public / Semipublic 1. Violet
Q. Industry 2. Grey
R. Transportation 3. Red
S. Commercial 4. Blue
5. Yellow
(A) P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-5 (B) P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4
(C) P-3, Q-4, R-5, S-2 (D) P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-4

9. Match the Five Year Plans listed under Group I with their corresponding feature from Group II
Group I Group II
P. First Five Year Plan 1. Formation of HUDCO
Q.Fourth Five Year Plan 2. Establishment of TCPO
R. Seventh Five Year Plan 3. Introduction of JNNURM
S. Tenth Five Year Plan 4. Announcement of National Housing Policy
5. Passing of Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act
(A) P-5,Q-2,R-4,S-3 (B) P-2,Q-1,R-4,S-3
+(C) P-4,Q-1, R-2, S-5 (D) P-1,Q-2,R-3,S-5
10. Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) is for
a. Provide houses for rural BPL population
b. Provide houses for slum dwellers
c. Provide housing finance for rural poor
d. Provide housing finance to those not covered by Indira Awas Yojana

11. Which of the following is not under the operation of Ministry of Rural Development?
a. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
b. National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)
c. Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY)
d. National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

12. Hierarchical housing grades are

a. EWS,LIG,HIG,MIG
b. LIG,HIG,MIG,BPL
c. EWS,LIG, MIG, HIG
d. EWS,HIG,MIG,LIG

13. HRIDAY expand as

a. Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana
b. Heritage Revitalizing Institute for Development and Augmentation Yojana
c. Himachal heritage restoration Institute for Development and amplification Yojana
d. Himachal Pradesh restoration Institute for Development and Augmentation Yojana

14. Private housing finance agencies in India

a. HUDCO
b. LIC
c. IDBI
d. Co-operative banks

15. Determinants of housing quality and suitability are

a. Territory, Orientation, Privacy, Identity, Convenience, Accessibility, Safety
b. Territory, Orientation, Privacy, Identity, Caste, Accessibility, Safety
c. Tradition, Openness , Privacy, Identity, caste, Accessibility, Safety
d. Territory, compound wall, Privacy, Identity, Color, Accessibility, Safety

16. Tenure Classified in to

a. Free hold, Lease hold, Rental b. Free venture, Joint Venture
c. Fixed grip, non-fixed grip, d. Free speculation, Joint speculation

17. Public developers housing supply focused on

a. LIG, MIG & HIG only b.MIG & HIG only
c.EWS, LIG & MIG only d. All sorts of groups

18. Utility wall made with

a. Glass b. Brick
c. Paper D. Porcelain

19. MUDP I-Home Equity is

a. Market Value - Mortgage Balance.
b. Market Value + Mortgage Balance.
c. Market Value x Mortgage Balance.
 d. Market Value / Mortgage Balance.

20. Community participation encouraged in

a.RAY b.IAY
c. PMGSY d.PMC

21. Rajiv Awas Yojana approach is

a. One tire approach (improving existing slum).
b. Two tire approach (improving existing and future slum).
c. Three tire approach (improving existing slum, preventing slum formation, improving governance).
d. Four tire approach (improving existing and future slum, improving infrastructure and governance).

22. Crime prevention in housing design achieved with

a. Surveillance
b. Access control.
c. Territoriality
d. above all

23. UDPFI
a. Urban development plans formulation and implementation.
b. Urban development project formulation and implementation.
c. Urban development plans formulation and implementation.
d. Urban development plans for further implementation.

24. Urban development planning system consists of

a. perspective plan & development plan
b. annual plan & plan of projects/schemes
c. none of the above
d. a and b

25. Which of the following is the correct population based settlement classification
a. Small town- more than 50,000 in hill area
b. Small town- Less than 50,000 in plain area
c. Medium town- More than 1 lakh
d. Large cities- More than 1 lakh

26. UDPFI recommended Physical infrastructure is

a. Health care & Educational facilities
b. Police station
c. Fire station
d. Electricity

27. Nursery school recommended for

a.1 for 2500 population
b.1 for 300 population
c.1 for 5000 population
d.1 for 500 population

28. The disaster Management centers & rehabilitation shelters shall be encouraged in
a. Physical Infrastructure
b. Social infrastructure
c. a and b
d. none of the above
29. Telecommunication planning standards
a. 1 lines per 100 population.
b. 5 lines per 100 population.
c. 10 lines per 100 population.
d. none of the above

30. Find the false statement

a. Arterial road 80 kph Speed 50-60 m Width
b. Sub-Arterial road 60 kph Speed 30-40 m Width
c. Collector street road 50 kph Speed 20-30 m Width
d. Local street road 100 kph Speed 10-20 m Width

31. Factors to be considered in the complex urban system

a. Physical factor – based on size and density of population
b. Functional factor – based on predominance of activities
c. Administrative factor
d. above all

32. Three “R” of sustainability

a. reduce, reuse, repair
b. reuse, refurbish, recycle
c. reduce, reuse, recycle
d. reuse, refurbish, repair

33. The advantages of using prefabrication in housing

a. speed construction, high labour
b. quick construction, low labour
c. fast construction, high cost
d. slow construction, low labour

34. "sites and services" approach incorporated in

a. Aranya housing
b. Tara housing
c. harihand housing
d. iim staff quarters

35. High-rise housing design Examples

a. Aranya housing
b. Belapur housing
c. Tara apartments
d. Kanchanjunga apartments

36. Community housing Examples

a. Gandhi ashram
b. Aranya housing
c. Kanchanjunga apartments
d. iim dormitories

37. Down payment is

a. Initial payment
b. End payment
 c. Completion payment
d. Deferred Payment

38. Construction linked payment mean

a. End stage payment plan
b. One time settlement plan
c. Two time settlement
d. Stage by stage payment plan

39. Four major stages of housing management cycle are

a. policy, planning, development, management
b. policy, planning, fund raising ,construction, management
c. planning, estimating ,construction, management
d. planning, estimating ,construction, maintenance

40. Housing board /developing authority sales and marketing done by

a. Race method
b. First come first serve method
c. lottery method
d. Third party agency (broker) method

41. Stamp duty procedure followed in

a. Sale deed and gift deed
b. partition deed and conveyance deed
c. a & b
d. none of the above

42. The possession letter is issued by the

a. broker
b. developer
c. site super viser
d. engineer

43. Certificate of Occupancy or completion certificate is a document which is issued

a. At the beginning of construction by local authority
b. At the End of construction by civil engineer
c. At the beginning of construction by architect
d. At the End of construction by local government agency

44. Down payment range start with

a.70 to 80 % of the property value
b.60 to 70 % of the property value
c.40 to 70 % of the property value
d. 5 to 20% of the property value

45. Who will manage tenanted housing property?

a. by a landlord
b. by a tenant himself
c. by a neighbor
d. by a local authority

46. Slum Free City Plan of Action is part of

a.RAY b.IAY
 c. PMGSY d.PMC

47. Pucca house comes under the category of

a. physical quality
b. traditional quality
c. structural quality
d. social quality

48. HUDCO related to

a. private financial agency
b. luxury apartment
c. private palace
d. low cost housing

49. TAMILNADU HOUSING BOARD (TNHB) started in

a.1961
b.1965
c.1971
d.1975

50. Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) aim is

a. to clean up the streets, roads and infrastructure of India's cities
b. to clean up the streets, roads and infrastructure of India's towns
c. to clean up the streets, roads and infrastructure of India's villages
d. all above