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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'Town Planning Officer, Assistant Town - Greater Cochin Development Authority, Townand Country Planning Planner' And exam conducted in the year 2023. And Question paper code was '162/2023'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
69. “A well-planned and designed city from a climatic perspective would be efficient in its use of
resources and designed to protect people and infrastructure from extreme weather events”.
Which of the following statements do not align with this concept of sustainable resilient cities?
(A) Compact, high-density cities composed of mixed land-uses and walkable
communities are inherently more efficient.
(B) Increased population density reduces per-capita energy use associated with travel.
(C) Allowing cities to expand into the nonurban sites (agricultural/forest land) that
require new services such as roads, water supply sewer lines etc.
(D) The urban form and functions of cities is central to limiting magnitude of their
ecological footprints.
70. Which of the following statement is false?
(^) The presence of ozone layer in the upper atmosphere is boon to us
(B) The actual amount of insolation received at a place on the Earth varies according
to the conditions of the atmosphere as well as the Seasons
(C) On maps, isotherms are commonly used to show the horizontal distribution of
temperature
(D) Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are trace gases in the atmosphere both natural and
anthropogenic that allows the long wave terrestrial radiation to escape
71. Which act defines a prohibited area as an area of 100 meters around a protected monument
or area?
(0) The Religious Endowments Act, 1863
(B) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
(C) The Land Acquisition Act, 1885
(D) The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904
72. To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and
meet at least —--———— out of ten selection criteria.
(A) Three (B) Two
(C) One () Four
73. What is Pietra dura?
(A) A form of mural painting
(3) Atechnique of sculpting with wood
(C) A type of pottery
(D) A mosaic art form using cut-to-shape pieces of hard stone
74. Who founded the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in 1877, further promoting
Ruskin’s key points on conservation?
(^) William Morris (B) John Ruskin
(C) Sidney Colvin (D) Augustus Pugin
A 15 16 2/2023
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