WBPSC 2020: All papers, Assistant Town Planner 2019
Text of page 1
A ,l Tir^rn fiar^€V r 2Dl1
TOWI9
2020
TEST BOOKLET TEST BOOKLI]T SERIES
Time allowed : 121 hours
Full marks: 100
Answer a// the questions.
Questions are of equal value
Serial No. 001 Roll No.:
Signalure of the Candi.date:
INSTRUCTIONS
Candidates should read the following instructions carefully before answering the questions:
l. This booklet consists of 12 pages including this front page, containing 100 questions. Verify the
Page Nos. and Test Booklet series on each page and bring at once to the Invigilator's notice
E
any discrepancy.
2. Alswers will have to be given in the Special Answer-Sheet supplied for the purpose.
3. Before you proceed to mark in the Answer-Sheet in response to various items in the Test Booklet,
you have to fill in some particulars in the Answer-Sheet as per instructions sent to you in the
Admit Card. Do not loW the Answer-Sheet as this t'ill resuh in error in your marks.
4. All questions are of multiple-choice answer-type. You will find /azr probable answers (A), (B),
(C) and (D) against each queslion. Find out which of the four answers appears to you ro be correct
or the best. Now darken the circle corresponding to the letter of the selected answer in the
Answer-Sheet with Black Ball Point Pen as per instructions printed on the reverse of the
Admit Card and in the Answer-Sheet.
5. One and only one circle is to be fully blackened for answer. Any spot in any other circle (multiple
circle) or in wrong circle will be considered as wrong answer. If more than one circle is encoded
for a panicular answer. it will be treated as a wrong answer.
6. There will be negative marking of ! mark for each wrong answer.
'1. There is a blank page at the end of this Booklet for Rough Work.
8. The Special Answer-Sheet should be handed over to the Invigilntor belore leaving the Examindtion
Hall. You are permilted to tdke dwa! the used Test Booklet after complction of the examination.
20382 Please Turn Over
Text of page 2
TOWl9 A-2
Fill in the blanks (l-15): 6. Shakespeare belonged to the _
l. I _ this coat to the coat you were Age.
wearing yesterday. (A) Romantic
(A) refer (B) Middle English
(B) prefer (C) Elizabethan
(C) defer (D) Jacobean
(D) differ
7. We could see a _ of lion resting.
2, It is _ cold. You bener wear your
coat.
(A) pride
(A) heavy (B) herd
(B) either (C) group
(C) neither (D) bevy
(D) rather
8. _ he _ I went to the
3. This is the teacher's theatre.
(A) advice (A) Not, not
(B) advise (B) Not, nor
(C) advize (C) Neither, nor
-. (D) Neither, neither
(D) addvise
4. The sonnet is a poem of_ lines 9. There are _ letters of the alphabet
in English.
(A) 12
(B) l4 (A) 24
(c) 16 (B) 25
(D) l8 (c) 26
(D) 27
5. you able speak any
foreign language? 10. I wish Sarah come.
(A) Is, to (A) shall
(B) Can, of (B) will
(C) Are. of (C) should
(D) Are, to (D) would
Text of page 3
A-3 TOW/19
.lI. We ......-- you to come in rime for the
16. Who wrote 'The Discovery of India'?
onentation-
(A) advice (A) Motilal Nehru
(B) advise (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) advize
(D) Amitav Ghosh
(D) None of the above
Ramcan do a piece ofwork
o"I7. can do
ShJam
in 25 days and
il in 20 days. They work together for
12. A of flies covered the sweets ) days and then Ram leaves. In hnow
(A) gang *irr Sr'y., i,,i,i';;;i,]i,,|! manl davs
(B) swarm (A) l0
(C)
- pack (B) l1
(D) group (c) l2
(D) l3
13. Nurseslook...=.-patientsinhospitals. 18. Population range in ciass
III town in India
ls
(A) onto
(A) 10000 -19999
(B) at (B) r00000 _199999
(C) on (c) s0000 - 99999
(D) after (D) 20000 _ 49999
g0%
14. Ifl knew his number. I .,19. In a country of the population live in
him. ..=.- phone Il}ry:: 99% of viilage peopte are farmers
and
/uu. orue tarmers are landless. The percenhge
of
(A) will landless population is
(B) shalt (A) so.4%
(C) would (B) 80.6%
(D) should'nt (c) @4%
(D\ 49.6%
15. Can ==.- The rerm .Demographv. is
ofyou speak French? ^20. whose
'Demos' derived from
(A) either origin is
(B) both of (A) Greek
(C) either any (B) Hebrew
(D) which (C) Roman
(D) Latin
Please Turn Over
Text of page 4
TOW|19 A-4
21. According to 'Manasara' which one ofthe 2,6. The value of l0 - 6 + 4 + 2 is equal to
following is not a tYPe of village? (A) 1.5
(A) Moulibhadra (B) 3
(B) Dandaka (c) e
(C) Swastika
(D) 10'5
(D) Nindyavarta
celebrated?
27. Whenis'tntemationalYogaDay'
was officially (A) June 2l
22. 'swachh Bharat Mission'
launched bY P.M Narendra
Modi on (B) March 2l
(A) IndePendence DaY (C) APril 22
(B) Republic DaY (D) MaY 3l
(C) Gandhi Jayanti
(D) Environment DaY
dog into space?
2E. Whichcountry sent the first
(A) Russia
23. When did the Titanic sink? (B) Canada
(A) MondaY April 15' l9l2 (C) England
(B) Sunday APril 14' 1912 (D) u.s.A.
(C) Tuesday APril 16' 1912
(D) None of the above
the Chipco
29. Who among them isthe leaderof
Movement?
for its
24. When was Chandrayaan-2 launched (A) Medha Patkar
journeY to the moon? (B) Baba Amte
(A) 2l st MaY, 2019 (C) Sundarlal Bahuguna
(B) 21st June,2019 (D) Kiran Bedi
(C) 22nd JulY,20l9
(D) 22nd June, 2019
Choose the correct answer:
30' -.....-_-- is the first woman to head
a
town' is
25. 'Tamralipta', the ancient port public sector bank'
located in (A) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(A) Odisha (B) Shika Sharma
(B) West Bengal (C) Chanda Kocchar
(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) U5ha Ananthasubramanian
(D) Maharashtra
Text of page 5
A-5 TOWt9
31. Who won the Cricket World Cup 2019? 36. A man can travel a certain distance in
(A) India 3 hours 36 minutes if he walks at a rate of 5 km/h.
(B) England Ifhe travels the same distance on cycle at the speed
(C) New Zealand of24 km/h, then the time taken by him in minuies is
(D) Australia (A) 40
(B) 45
(c) 50
(D) 55
32. A girl was asked to multiply a number by
7j
g bur she divided rhe number by t and gor the
result l5 more than the corect result. The number 37. A water tank can be filled by one tap in
6 hours and by another in 3 hours. If both the iaps
was
are kept open then the time (in hours) taken to fill
(A) s6 the tank is
(B) ls (A) 6
(c) 8 (B) 45
(D) 4 (c) 2
(D) e
33. A man sells 25 articles for Rs. 300 and
makes a profit of the cost price of 5 such articles. 38, Where is the National Institute for Rural
The percentage gain is Development (NIRD) situated?
(A) t6Ec (A) Shimla
(B) 18.7 5Vo (B) Hyderabad
(c) 2oEa (C) Dehradun
(D) 25.5Vc (D) New Dethi
34. The least perfect square number divisible 39. Growth ofurban population in Indiaduring
by 8, 12 and 16 is 2001-2011 is
(A) 64 (A) 31.87o
(B) 144 (B) 15.97o
(c) 288 (C) 18 87c
(D) s76 (D) 22'l%o
35. Which new method has been identified for 40. What is the name of Indira Gandhi's
predicting the monsoon? Samadbi?
(A) Xenon-7 (A) Shanti Ghat
(B) Krypton-7 (B) Shakti Sthal
(C) Argon-7 (C) Shanti Van
(D) Beryllium-7 (D) Shanti Sthal
Please Ttrn Over
Text of page 6
'row/19 A-6
41. Which following city inlndiais alsoknown 46. "Analytical Hierarchy Process" was
as Vidhyadhar Nagar? developed by
(A) Patna (A) T. L. SaatY
(B) Jaipur (B) A. RaPoPon
(C) Bhubaneswar (C) J. Holland
(D) Indore (D) V. Neumann
47. A certain sum amounts to Rs. 5182 in two
.12. The Indian state, which has the largest years and Rs. 5832 in 3 years calculated in the rate
urban population in 2011, is of simple interest per annum. The principal
(A) Utmr Pradesh (in Rs.) is
(B) Maharashtra (A) 2388
(C) West Bengal (B) 2838
(D) Jharkhand (c) 3882
(D) 3828
43. Who became the first C.M. of Telengana 48. Stouffer's Model is used to measure
State?
(A) Mortality
(A) Jayalalitha
(B) Migration
(B) Chandrababu
(C) Age
(C) K. Chandrasheklar Rao
(D) Fertility
(D) None of them
49. Where is Bose Institute located?
44. In Greece, 'Agora' is referred to (A) Dispur
(A) Public Square (B) Kolkata
(B) Theatre (C) Mumbai
(C) Stadium (D) New Delhi
(D) Temple
50. Ram's income is 257c more than that of
Rahim's. What per cent is Rahim's income less
45, What is the capital of Mexico? than that of Ram's?
(A) Mazatlan (A) 20Vc
(B) Guatemala (B) 22.55c
(C) Mexico City (C) 247c
(D) Azerbaijan (D) 25Vc
Text of page 7
A-7 TOW/19
51. Aranya Township is located at 56, TOD in Urban Planning is specified as
(A) Bilaspur (A) Transport Oriented Development
(B) Patna (B) Transit Oriented Development
(C) Bhopal (C) Taluka Oriented Development
(D) Indore (D) Topography OrientedDevelopment
52, The approving authority of "Perspective 57. "World Tourism Day" is celebrated on
Plan" in India is (A) 5th June
(A) State Govemment (B) 5th October
(B) Central Govemment (C) 27th September
(C) Municipality (D) 8th November
(D) Panchayat
58, First Five Year Plan in lndia was initiated
53. City of Bhubaneswar was designed by tn
(A) Otto Koenigsberger (A) r956
(B) Norman Foster (B) l9sl
(C) Charles Correa (c) l96l
(D) Le Corbusier (D) r949
54. Which city is not included in HRIDAY 59. National Environment Policy in India was
scheme 2015? started in
(A) Mathura (A) 2007
(B) Agra (B) 2005
(C) Puri (c) 2006
(D) Varanasi (D) 2004
55. What is the PCU of cycle rickshaw? 60. Chandigarh city was designed by
(A) l .5 (A) B.V. Doshi
(B) I (B) Le Corbusier
(c) 0.s (C) Charles Correa
(D) 2 (D) Anant Raje
Please Turn Over
Text of page 8
TOW/19 A-8
61. As per URDPFI (2014), a neighbourhood 66. Pan City Development is a part of
park in plains is required to serve a population of (A) Digital India Mission
(A) 15000 (B) Clean India Mission
(B) 10000 (C) Poverty Alleviation Mission
(c) 25000 (D) Smart City Mission
(D) 20m0
62, A ZOO bed Multi-Speciality Hospital is 67. SEZ stands for
required for a population of minimum
(A) Suburban Expandable Zone
(A) 3 lakh (B) Special Environmental Zone
(B) 1.5 lakh (C) Suburban Economic Zone
(C) 2 lakh
(D) Special Economic Zone
(D) I lakh
63. R-squared value is a regression analysis is
termed as
68. 'Congestion Factor' is represented as
(A) Coefficient of Determination (A) Rooms per household
(B) Coefficient of Precision (B) Carpet area per family
(C) Coefficient of Confidence (C) Persons per room
(D) Carpet area per tenement
(D) Coefficient of Variability
64. Kirpich Equation Method is used for
estimating 69. Largest slum in India is located in
(A) Storm water runoff (A) Bihar
(B) Drinking water demand (B) West Bengal
(C) Liquide waste (C) Maharashtra
(D) Modal split (D) Andhra Pradesh
65. As per IRC, the carriage way width for two
lane traffic should be 70. Full form of 'TAAI' is
(A) 65m. (A) Travel Agent Association of India
(B) l0 m. (B) Terminal Agent Association of India
(C) 7.5 m. (C) Tourist Agent Association of India
(D) 12.5 m. (D) Transport Agent Association oflndia
Text of page 9
A-9 TOW/19
71. Minimum population of Class I town is 76. In transportation planning, PCU is an
(A) s0,0oo abbreviation of
(B) 2lac (A) Planned Car Unit
(C) 10 lac (B) Person Car Unit
(D) I lac (C) Potential Car Unit
(D) Passenger Car Unit
77. As per National Electricity Policy (2005),
72. Kyoto Protocol agreement was signed in the recommended consumption per capitaperday
(A) 1987 is
(B) 1997 (A) 3.24 kwh
(c) 2001 (B) 2.74 kwh
(D) 2004 (c) 1.27 kwh
(D) 4.24 kwh
78. AMRUT mission stands for
73, Which of the following industry is
considered as 'special RED Category' industry?
(A) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and
Urban Transformation
(A) Gold and Silver SmithY
(B) Atal Mission for Reformation and
(B) Lime manufacturing
Urban Transformation
(C) Asbestos
(C) Atal Mission for RedeYelopment of
(D) Fiber Glass Urban Transformation
(D) Atal Mission for Restructuring of
Urban Transformation
74. The book "Cities ofEvolution" was written
by 79. The 'Multiple Nuclei Model' was initiated
(A) Lewis Mumford by
(B) Ebenezer Howard (A) Alfred Weber
(C) Patrick Geddes (B) August Losch
(D) Oswald SPengler (C) Cauchy Harris and Edward Ullman
(D) Walter Christallar
75. Which of the following is not enlisted in 80. As per URDPFI (2014), a City-Center is
required for a PoPulation of
'World Heritage Site of India'?
(A) Sanchi, MadhYa Pradesh (A) 25 lakh
(B) BishnuPur, West Bengal (B) 50 lath
(C) 75 lakn
(C) Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu
(D) 60 lakh
(D) Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Please Turn Over
Text of page 10
TOWt9 A-r0
81. The vision of West Bengal Tourism Policy t6. ECBC stands for
2019 was (A) Environmental Code on Building
(A) 'Eaming through quality' Components
(B) 'Eaming through services' (B) Energy Conservation Building Code
(C)'Infrastructure and employment' (C) Estimation of Concrete Building
(D) 'Explore and provide' ' Component
(D) Enhancement in Current Bureau of
Conservation
82. Which one of the following ls not a
Municipal Corporation?
87. Which one of the following Indian states
(A) Siliguri has largest mangrove forest?
(B) Asansol (A) Tamil Nadu
(C) Rampurhar (B) Odisha
(D) Chandernagore (C) Kerala
(D) West Bengal
83. "A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated
to be ofinternational importance under the Ramsar E8. ICOMOS refers to
Convention"- the Ramsar City is Iocated in (A) International Council on Monuments
(A) India and Sites
(B) Iran (B) International Charter on Monumens
(C) Sri Lanka and Sites
(D) Myanmar (C) Indian Council on Monumenb and
Sites
(D) Indian Charter on Monuments and
Sires
84. The command in Excel software to lind out
the 'mean deviation' of some numbers is
(A) MEANDEV 89. Concept of ,Linear City, was proposed by
(B) AVDEVTN (A) Le Corbusier
(C) AVEDEV (B) Soria Y. Mata
(D) MDEV (C) Paolo Soleri
(D) Robert Omen
85. Which one of rhe following is nol a .Mulri_
Cnteria Decision Making. tool? . .9.O. The West Bengal Municipal Act was
initiated in
(A) TOPSIS
(A) l9S3
(B) LOGIT
(B) 1985
(C) AHP
(c) 2001
(D) ELECTRE
(D) 2003
Text of page 11
A-lt TOW/19
91. Finger Plan Concept was adopted in 96. As per Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act
(A) Chicago (2005) and its amendment during 2013, minimum
(B) Canbena land requirement for agro-based SEZ area is
(C) New York (A) 100 hectares
(D) Copenhagen (B) 20 hectares
(C) 50 hectares
(D) 10 hectares
92. "Genetic Algorithm" was first proposed by
t (A) A. Rapopo( 97. Which of the following cities was excluded
(B) J. Holland from HRIDAY project?
(C) T. L. Saaty (A) Dwarka
(D) V. Neumann (B) Mathura
(C) Ajmer
(D) Kolkara
93. Auroville in Tamil Nadu was designed by
I
(A) Soria Y. Mata
9E. The 'Central Place Theory' was initiated
(B) Norman Foster by
(C) Roger Anger (A) Alfred Weber
(D) Raj Rewal (B) August Losch
(C) Von Thunen
(D) Walter Christallar
94. NRuM is a mission for
(A) Rural sanitation programme
99. "Golden Triangle" in India consists of
(B) Housing for all
(A) Delhi-MumbaiKolkata
(C) Rural cluster development
(B) Delhi-Jaipur-Jaisalmer
(D) Urban Rejuvenation
(C) Mumbai-Ahmadabad-Delhi
(D) DelhiAgra-Jaipur
95. The concept of 'Backwash Effect' was
introduced by 100. URDPFI was formulated in the year
(A) Gunnar Myrdal (A) 2012
(B) August Losch (B) 2014
(C) John Freidmann (c) 2015
(D) Walter Christallar (D) 1998
Text of page 12
TOW/19 A.-12
Space for Rough WorkOfficial key not published for this paper.
Page 1 of 12
Source: West Bengal Public Service Commission. Question paper published by West Bengal Public Service Commission.