Urban Planning

Urban Planning is a Economy concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2018, 2022). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

Real questions

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2 · 2018–2022

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What you need to know first

Urban economicsGovernance structuresCauses of air pollutionGovernment administrative roles

Real questions that test this

जागतिक बँकेच्या मते, भारतीय शहरीकरणाच्या खालीलपैकी कोणत्या महत्त्वाच्या समस्यांचे निराकरण करणे आवश्यक आहे ?

(a)खराब स्थानिक प्रशासन

(b)अत्यल्प वित्तपुरवठा

(c)खर्चवाढ करणारे अयोग्य नियोजन

(d)वेगाने खालावत जाणाऱ्‍या पर्यावरण दर्जा

1)फक्त (a) आणि (b)

2)(a), (c) आणि (d)

3)वरील सर्व✓ Correct

4)यापैकी कोणताही नाही

According to the World Bank, Indian urbanization faces major issues such as poor local governance, inadequate financing, poorly planned investments driving up costs, and rapidly deteriorating environmental quality.

तुम्ही शहराच्या प्रदूषण नियंत्रणावर देखरेख करणाऱ्या विभागाचे प्रमुख आहात. 'ग्लोबल (जागतिक) हवा 2017' अहवाल वाचताना तुमच्या लक्षात आले की भारतातील ओझोनशी संबंधित बालमृत्युत वाढ होत आहे. तुम्ही / You are heading the department that looks after control of pollution in the city. While reading the report, 'State of Global Air 2017' it was evident to you that ozone related early deaths are increasing in India. You will

a)या समस्येबाबतची वस्तुस्थिती जाणून घेण्यासाठी आवश्यक माहिती गोळा कराल आणि गरज असल्यास आरोग्य विभागाच्या सहकार्याने उपक्रम कार्यान्वित करण्याचा निर्णय घ्याल. / Collect related data to know the reality of this problem in your city and then decide a course of action, if necessary, in collaboration with the health department.

b)शहराच्या वाहतूक विभागाच्या साहाय्याने वाहन प्रदूषण नियंत्रित करण्यासाठी भरवशाची सार्वजनिक वाहतूक पुरवण्याची योजना आखाल. / With the assistance of the transport department of the city, you will devise a plan for supplying reliable public transport for controlling vehicular pollution.✓ Correct

c)वाहन प्रदूषण नियंत्रणाची रणनीती आखण्याबरोबरच शहरात तसेच शहराभोवती आढळणाऱ्या सर्व प्रकारच्या कचऱ्याचे व्यवस्थापन करण्याची प्रणाली मिळवाल. / Along with developing strategies for controlling vehicular pollution, seek modern systems of managing garbage of all kinds found in the city as well as around the city.

d)वाहतूक विभागाच्या मदतीने दर दिवशी रस्त्यावर येणारी वाहने नियंत्रित कराल आणि शहरापासून दूरवर असलेल्या ठिकाणी कचरा वाहून नेण्यासाठी उत्तम सेतूजाल संघटित कराल. / With the help of the transport department, control the number of vehicles on the roads each day and organise a good network to transport garbage to a place away from the city.

Addressing ozone-related health hazards requires tackling the primary urban source—vehicular emissions—by establishing robust and reliable public transport systems in coordination with transport departments.

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