DEPUTY TOWN PLANNER – GREATER COCHIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 50/2016/OL
Category Code: 336/2014
Exam: Deputy Town Planner
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 23-05-2016
Alphacode A
Question1:-Name the country which created first artificial star in 2016
A:-Russia
B:-China
C:-India
D:-America
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question2:-Author of famous work ‘Vaishaka Vijaya’
A:-Kerala Varma Valiya koyi Tamburan
B:-Kunjan Nambiar
C:-Chandumenon
D:-Kumaranasan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question3:-‘Bharathaparyadanam’ is belonging to which literary section
A:-Novel
B:-Travalogue
C:-Criticism
D:-Short story
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question4:-Recipient of prestigious Rao Bahadur Award
A:-O. Chandumenon
B:-Ulloor
C:-Vallotyhol
D:-Cherusseri
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question5:-The modern education in the former Travancore state began with the
A:-Proclamation of 1864
B:-Proclamation of 1852
C:-Proclamation of 1853
D:-Proclamation of 1844
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question6:-‘Sadhujanaparipalan sangam’ later came to be known as
A:-Arayasamajam
B:-Pulaya maha sabha
C:-Dalit religious movement
D:-Sahodara sangam
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question7:-Which is considered as the ‘key to the Indian constitution?
A:-Articles
B:-Schedules
C:-Preamble
D:-Amendments
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question8:-Which is known as the Indian Bill Of Rights?
A:-Fundamental duties
B:-Directive principles
C:-Fundamental rights
D:-Right to information
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question9:-‘Samathwa samajam’ was founded by
A:-Ayya Vaikundar
B:-Sree Narayan Guru
C:-Ayyankali
D:-Sahodaran Ayyappan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question10:-The preamble was amended to include the term ‘Socialism’ in
A:-1972
B:-1976
C:-1971
D:-1975
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question11:-‘Samadarshi’ started publication from
A:-Kozhikode
B:-Kottayam
C:-Thrissur
D:-Trivandrum
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question12:-Recipient of Kendra Sahithya Academy Award in Malayalam 2015
A:-K.R. Meera
B:-Subhash Chandran
C:-Prabhavarma
D:-Sachidanandan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question13:-Which is the largest theocratic country in the world?
A:-Iraque
B:-Vatican
C:-Iran
D:-Israel
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question14:-Which among the following is the Indian foreign intelligence agency?
A:-RAW
B:-CBI
C:-IB
D:-NIA
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question15:-‘Ethirpu’ is the autobiography of
A:-G. Sankarakuruppu
B:-Kesavadev
C:-Vaikkom Muhammed Basheer
D:-Ponkunnam Varkey
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question16:-‘I call it a bed-rock of freedom’ said Mahatma Gandhi in connection with the success of which Satyagraha
A:-Guruvayoor Satyagraha
B:-Vaikkom Satyagraha
C:-Paliyam Satyagraha
D:-Kuttankulam Satyagraha
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question17:-Who affixed the Sign manual to the momentous Temple Entry Proclamation?
A:-Sree Chitira Tirunal
B:-Sethu Lakshmibhai
C:-Swathi Tirunal
D:-Uthradam Tirunal
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question18:-Founder of Bhasha poshini
A:-C.V. Kunhiraman
B:-Kandathil Varghese mappila
C:-K.P. Kesavamenon
D:-Balakrishnapillai
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question19:-Who was arrested in connection with ‘Nivartana agitation’ at Kozhencher in 1935?
A:-C. Kesavan
B:-Vagbhatananda
C:-P.K. Chathan master
D:-K. Kelappan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question20:-The main centre of civil disobedience movement in Kerala
A:-Kozhikode
B:-Payyannur
C:-Kulachal
D:-Kundara
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question21:-The ratio of shear stress to shear strain is called
A:-Modulus of Rigidity
B:-Modulus of Elasticity
C:-Bulk Modulus
D:-Poisson’s Ratio
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question22:-The criteria for failure of brittle materials as per Rankine’s theory is based on
A:-Shear stress
B:-Principal stress
C:-Strain energy
D:-Shear strain energy
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question23:-The ratio of bending moment at the centre of a simply supported beam of span L subjected to a point load of W
at the centre of the bending moment at the centre of the same beam when a total load of W is uniformly distributed over
the entire span is
A:-2
B:-1/2
C:-4
D:-1/4
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question24:-The carry over factor in Moment distribution method, for a prismatic member whose far end is fixed is
A:-0
B:-1/2
C:-3/4
D:-1
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question25:-The most commonly used retarder in cement is
A:-Gypsum
B:-Calcium chloride
C:-Calcium nitrate
D:-Sodium nitrate
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question26:-The property of cement measured by Le-Chatelier Apparatus is
A:-Initial setting time
B:-Final setting time
C:-Consistency
D:-Soundness
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question27:-The maximum permissible span for a cantilever of effective depth 0.4 m to satisfy the Deflection requirements
as per IS 456:2000 is
A:-2.8 m
B:-3.0 m
C:-3.2 m
D:-3.6 m
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question28:-If the depth of neutral axis is greater than the critical depth of neutral axis then the beam is called
A:-Balanced
B:-Under reinforced
C:-Over reinforced
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question29:-A gantry girder is subjected to
A:-Lateral loads
B:-Lateral and vertical loads
C:-Longitudinal and vertical loads
D:-Lateral, longitudinal and vertical loads
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question30:-The cross section with the largest shape factor is
A:-Rectangular
B:-Solid circular
C:-T shaped
D:-Diamond
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question31:-An isobar is a line which connects all points below the ground surface at which
A:-The local ground elevation is same
B:-The settlement is same
C:-The vertical stress is the same
D:-The ground elevation is varying
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question32:-The soil in India are classified according to
A:-MIT classification
B:-Unified soil classification system
C:-Particle size classification
D:-International classification system
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question33:-The strength of soil is usually identified by
A:-Direct tensile stress
B:-Direct compressive stress
C:-Ultimate shear stress
D:-Effective stress
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question34:-Foundation failure may occur due to
A:-Unequal settlement of subsoil
B:-Shrinkage of soil bed
C:-Lateral escape of soil
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question35:-The soil transported by flowing water is called
A:-Aeolian soil
B:-Marine soil
C:-Alluvial soil
D:-Lacustrine soil
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question36:-Arrangement made to divert the train from one track to another is known as
A:-Railway crossing
B:-Railway junction
C:-Turn out
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question37:-As per IRC the carriage way width for two lane traffic should be
A:-7.5 m
B:-10 m
C:-12.5 m
D:-15 m
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question38:-Patching should be done just
A:-After rainy season
B:-After summer season
C:-Before winter season
D:-Before rainy season
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question39:-Which of the following is not a landing aid?
A:-Beacon
B:-Airport surveillance radar
C:-Localiser antenna
D:-Glide slope antenna
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question40:-The break water is provided
A:-In artificial harbour
B:-With arm
C:-Both of the above
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question41:-Alcohol is used in manometers because
A:-Alcohol vaporises quickly
B:-Alcohol is cheaper then mercury
C:-Alcohol has larger value of bulk modulus of elasticity
D:-Alcohol is lighter as such gives longer length of column for precise measurement
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question42:-Vacuum pressure is equivalent to
A:-Atmospheric pressure – Absolute pressure
B:-Atmospheric pressure + Absolute pressure
C:-Absolute pressure – Atmospheric pressure
D:-Absolute pressure + Atmospheric pressure
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question43:-A pipe is said to be long if its length exceeds
A:-1000 times the diameter of the pipe
B:-500 times the diameter of the pipe
C:-80 times the diameter of the pipe
D:-The diameter of the pipe
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question44:-Runoff can be estimated by
A:-Infiltration method
B:-Unit hydrograph
C:-Rational method
D:-Any of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question45:-The yield of a well depends on
A:-permeability of the soil
B:-area of aquifer opening into the wells
C:-actual flow velocity
D:-all of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question46:-Which of the following categories best describes the Hirakud reservoir?
A:-Reservoir for irrigation and power
B:-Reservoir for flood control, irrigation and power
C:-Reservoir for irrigation and water supply
D:-Reservoir for recreation and fishery
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question47:-Turbidity is measured on
A:-Standard cobalt scale
B:-Standard silica scale
C:-Standard platinum scale
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question48:-Lagooning is
A:-Method of sludge disinfection
B:-Method of sludge dilution
C:-Method of rapid sludge digestion
D:-Method of sludge disposal
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question49:-In the oxidation ditch, the excess sludge is taken to
A:-Anaerobic digester
B:-Aerobic digester
C:-Drying bed
D:-Incinerator
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question50:-Which of the following industry is least polluting?
A:-Cement industry
B:-Electronic industry
C:-Rolling mills
D:-Thermal power plant
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question51:-When the meridian of a place changes with time then this meridian will be
A:-Arbitrary
B:-Magnetic
C:-True
D:-Grid
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question52:-The lines of force of earth’s magnetic field are parallel to the earth’s surface.
A:-Near to poles
B:-At right angles to poles
C:-At 45 degree to the line joining poles
D:-Near the equator
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question53:-The bench mark established by the Survey of India Department with very high precision with reference to mean
sea level is known as
A:-GTS bench mark
B:-Permanent bench mark
C:-Arbitrary bench mark
D:-Temporary bench mark
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question54:-When a contractor is paid certain percentage over the actual cost of construction as his profit such contract is
termed as
A:-Lump sum contract
B:-Work order
C:-Schedule contract
D:-Cost plus percentage contract
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question55:-Estimate expected to be least accurate is
A:-Supplementary estimate
B:-Plinth area estimate
C:-Detailed estimate
D:-Revised estimate
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question56:-The valuation of a building depends upon
A:-Its structure and durability
B:-Size, shape and type
C:-Quality of materials used
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question57:-When the times of earliest finish and the latest finish are equal in an operation, the operation is called
A:-critical
B:-float
C:-free float
D:-all the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question58:-PERT is
A:-Activity oriented
B:-Event oriented
C:-Slack oriented
D:-Float oriented
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question59:-What is the time by which the completion of a activity can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeded
activities, called?
A:-Total float
B:-Interfering float
C:-Independent float
D:-Free float
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question60:-Which one of the following shovel, excavators is considered most efficient in load carriers?
A:-Dipper shovel
B:-Dragline
C:-Backhoe
D:-Clamshell
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question61:-In which year, the capital of Punjab was implemented as Chandigarh?
A:-1970
B:-1920
C:-1947
D:-1950
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question62:-To avoid the toxic and undesirable smell and gases from industrial zone, on which part of the city, industries
shall be provided?
A:-Leeward side
B:-Northern side
C:-Windward side
D:-Southern side
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question63:-In which period, the Indus valley civilization took place?
A:-1000 B.C
B:-3000 B.C
C:-5000 B.C
D:-7000 B.C
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question64:-Who said that ‘India lives in its myriad villages and if the village perishes, India will perish too’?
A:-Mahatma Gandhi
B:-Jawaharlal Nehru
C:-Le Corbusier
D:-David Harvey
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question65:-Which planned city is an Union Territory administered by the Union Government?
A:-Gandhinagar
B:-Navi Mumbai
C:-Greater Noida
D:-Chandigarh
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question66:-In which year Low Income Group Housing Scheme was introduced?
A:-1948
B:-1960
C:-1954
D:-1964
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question67:-Why urban housing policy is not possible without urban land control?
A:-Fluctuating land value
B:-Scarcity of land
C:-Industrialization
D:-Economization
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question68:-In which circumstances the CIDCO was formed
A:-Greater Noida project
B:-Navi Mumbai project
C:-Gandhinagar project
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question69:-In cul-de-sac type layout of houses, what shall be the desirable length of cul-de-sac
A:-200-250 m
B:-50-70 m
C:-80-100 m
D:-120-150 m
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question70:-Which is the Sixth plan period for urban housing implemented by the planning commission?
A:-1950-54
B:-1960-65
C:-1990-94
D:-1980-85
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question71:-Who gave the concept of Garden city?
A:-Patrick Geddes
B:-Patrick Abercrombie
C:-Ebenezer Howard
D:-Le Coubusier
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question72:-What is the main purpose of providing green belt all around the town/city?
A:-Fresh air
B:-Picnic spots
C:-Cultivation
D:-Control growth of town
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question73:-What is the limit of population advocated by Ebenezer Howard in his garden city?
A:-15000 to 20000
B:-30000 to 40000
C:-35000 to 55000
D:-45000 to 50000
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question74:-Which is the necessary pre-requisite for studies of a city?
A:-Urban ecology
B:-Geography
C:-Political issues
D:-Religious characteristics
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question75:-Which are the two distinctive features that are manifested in the homogeneity of occupation of space as
specified in spatial theory of Aldo Rosi?
A:-Plan and section
B:-Mass and density
C:-Volume and shape
D:-Size and shape
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question76:-Which is the first Residential International University that had a long illustrious life lasted for 800 years,
founded in 5th century A.D?
A:-Taxila
B:-Udayagiri
C:-Nalanda
D:-Puspagiri
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question77:-Which is the scheme implemented by the ministry of Rural Development exclusively through panchayats?
A:-Sampoorna Grameen Swarozgar Yojana
B:-Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
C:-Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana
D:-Indira Awas Yojana
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question78:-According to the Garden city principle, on which part of a town the shopping centres are provided
A:-Outskirts
B:-Middle/Centre
C:-Edge
D:-Corner
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question79:-In which year the Garden City Association was formed
A:-1903
B:-1870
C:-1910
D:-1899
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question80:-In which period the trade and commerce shown a gradual development?
A:-Medieval
B:-Mughal
C:-Pre-independence
D:-Post-independence
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question81:-What is the major concern while preparing a development plan?
A:-Fixed plan
B:-Flexible plan
C:-Vague plan
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question82:-In concentric form of the growth of town, which category of people desires to live nearest the town nucleus
A:-Middle class
B:-Higher class
C:-Lower class
D:-Extremely poor
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question83:-Who described that ”a place where men had a common life for a noble end”?
A:-Plato
B:-Aristotle
C:-Le Corbusier
D:-Patric Geddes
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question84:-Which is the main and effective tool for a town planner in designing a town?
A:-Localization
B:-Acquisition
C:-Zoning
D:-Evacuation
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question85:-Which form of planning avoids the wasteful duplication of facilities?
A:-Local planning
B:-Regional planning
C:-National planning
D:-Country planning
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question86:-Which form of planning is greatly influenced by the economic conditions of the town?
A:-Regional planning
B:-National planning
C:-Local planning
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question87:-Which of the stages during town development indicate the first signs of decline?
A:-Megapolis
B:-Polis
C:-Tyrannopolis
D:-Ecopolis
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question88:-What is the extent of population with which a city can be classified as Metropolis?
A:-50 lakhs and above
B:-10 lakhs and above
C:-5 lakhs and above
D:-3 lakhs and above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question89:-In which year the Bombay Town and Country Planning Act was actually enforced?
A:-1954
B:-1915
C:-1957
D:-1920
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question90:-Who is the first man to introduce sociological concepts in town planning?
A:-Ebenezer Howard
B:-Patrick Abercrombie
C:-Patrick Geddes
D:-Le Corbusier
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question91:-Which of the following area is highlighted in Brundtland Commission’s report?
A:-Environment protection
B:-Global warming
C:-Ozone depletion
D:-Sustainable development
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question92:-How many rating levels are provided by the LEED rating system for Green Buildings?
A:-Four
B:-Three
C:-Two
D:-Five
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question93:-Which of the following is the major cause for depletion of ozone layer?
A:-Chlorofluorocarbons
B:-Chloroform
C:-Sodium Chloride
D:-Bromide
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question94:-Which is actually responsible for Global warming phenomena?
A:-Ozone layer
B:-Green house gases
C:-Ocean
D:-Polar ice caps
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question95:-Which is the third dimension of sustainability apart from Ecological and Social dimension?
A:-Environmental
B:-Cultural
C:-Economic
D:-Logical
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question96:-Sewage may be disposed of without treatment into a water body if the available dilution is
A:-Less than 200
B:-More than 200
C:-More than 250
D:-More than 500
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question97:-The name of street system planned in confirmity with topography and scenic effects of the area
A:-Irregular Medieval street system
B:-Organic street system
C:-Spiders web system
D:-Rectangular combined with diagonal street system
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question98:-Which is the important tool for ensuring optimal use of natural resources for sustainable development?
A:-REA
B:-ESR
C:-EIA
D:-UNEP
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question99:-According to u.S. Environmental Protection Agency, about how much ozone molecules could be destroyed by
one chlorine atom
A:-100000
B:-20000
C:-10000
D:-1000
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question100:-What is meant by Sewage Sickness?
A:-Diseases caused by sewage
B:-Foul smell causing vomiting
C:-Soil pores getting clogged with continuous application of sewage
D:-Consumption of raw vegetables from sewage laden land
Correct Answer:- Option-C