50 MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) for Assistant Town Planner (ATP) exam preparation with answers:
🏙️ Assistant Town Planner – 50 MCQs
Urban Planning & Concepts
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TOD stands for:
A) Transit-Oriented Development
B) Transport-Oriented Design
C) Town-Oriented Development
D) Transit Operational Design
Ans: A -
FAR means:
A) Floor Area Ratio
B) Field Area Ratio
C) Final Area Rate
D) Floor Allocation Rule
Ans: A -
Zoning is used to:
A) Increase population
B) Regulate land use
C) Build roads
D) Reduce taxes
Ans: B -
Master Plan is prepared for:
A) Short term
B) Long term
C) Daily planning
D) Temporary use
Ans: B -
Mixed land use refers to:
A) Only residential use
B) Only industrial use
C) Combination of different uses
D) Agricultural use
Ans: C
Transport & Infrastructure
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First metro city in India:
A) Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Kolkata
D) Chennai
Ans: C -
ROW means:
A) Right of Way
B) Road of Width
C) Rate of Work
D) Rule of Way
Ans: A -
BRT stands for:
A) Bus Rapid Transit
B) Basic Road Transport
C) Bus Rail Track
D) Broad Road Transit
Ans: A -
Peak hour traffic refers to:
A) Night traffic
B) Maximum traffic volume
C) Minimum traffic
D) Seasonal traffic
Ans: B -
Parking standards are used for:
A) Road widening
B) Vehicle regulation
C) Land use control
D) Parking management
Ans: D
Geography & Environment
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Largest state in India:
A) UP
B) MP
C) Rajasthan
D) Maharashtra
Ans: C -
Global warming gas:
A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) CO₂
D) Hydrogen
Ans: C -
EIA stands for:
A) Environmental Impact Assessment
B) Energy Impact Analysis
C) Ecology Internal Assessment
D) Environmental Internal Audit
Ans: A -
Urban sprawl means:
A) Planned growth
B) Vertical growth
C) Unplanned expansion
D) Rural growth
Ans: C -
Smart Cities Mission launched in:
A) 2012
B) 2014
C) 2015
D) 2018
Ans: C
Governance & Policies
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AMRUT scheme focuses on:
A) Roads
B) Water & sewerage
C) Railways
D) Airports
Ans: B -
SDG 11 relates to:
A) Poverty
B) Education
C) Sustainable cities
D) Health
Ans: C -
Urban planning responsibility lies with:
A) State Govt
B) Central Govt
C) ULBs
D) Judiciary
Ans: C -
NITI Aayog replaced:
A) RBI
B) Planning Commission
C) SEBI
D) UPSC
Ans: B -
Municipal Corporation is governed by:
A) State Govt
B) Constitution 74th Amendment
C) Central Govt
D) Parliament
Ans: B
Planning Theory
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Garden City concept by:
A) Le Corbusier
B) Ebenezer Howard
C) Patrick Geddes
D) Kevin Lynch
Ans: B -
Chandigarh was planned by:
A) Howard
B) Corbusier
C) Geddes
D) Wright
Ans: B -
Sector planning concept used in:
A) Mumbai
B) Delhi
C) Chandigarh
D) Chennai
Ans: C -
Survey before planning is called:
A) Analysis
B) Reconnaissance
C) Design
D) Evaluation
Ans: B -
Land use map shows:
A) Roads
B) Buildings
C) Land distribution
D) Population
Ans: C
Transport Planning
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Modal split means:
A) Road division
B) Travel mode distribution
C) Traffic signals
D) Lane division
Ans: B -
Trip generation refers to:
A) Travel demand creation
B) Trip ending
C) Traffic control
D) Parking
Ans: A -
Walkability means:
A) Road length
B) Ease of walking
C) Speed of cars
D) Parking
Ans: B -
Public transport reduces:
A) Pollution
B) Traffic
C) Cost
D) All of the above
Ans: D -
TOD promotes:
A) Car use
B) Public transport
C) Air travel
D) Rural growth
Ans: B
Current Affairs / General Awareness
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Capital of Uttar Pradesh:
A) Kanpur
B) Lucknow
C) Agra
D) Varanasi
Ans: B -
River known as Ganga of South:
A) Krishna
B) Godavari
C) Kaveri
D) Narmada
Ans: B -
India's longest river:
A) Yamuna
B) Brahmaputra
C) Ganga
D) Godavari
Ans: C -
Census conducted every:
A) 5 years
B) 10 years
C) 15 years
D) 20 years
Ans: B -
Literacy rate is measure of:
A) Economy
B) Education
C) Population
D) Health
Ans: B
Technical & Miscellaneous
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GIS stands for:
A) Geographic Information System
B) Global Info System
C) General Info Software
D) Geo Internal System
Ans: A -
Remote sensing uses:
A) Satellites
B) Roads
C) Buildings
D) Vehicles
Ans: A -
Slum improvement relates to:
A) Housing
B) Roads
C) Transport
D) Water
Ans: A -
Sustainable development means:
A) Economic growth
B) Balanced growth
C) Environmental protection
D) All of the above
Ans: D -
Climate change affects:
A) Environment
B) Cities
C) Infrastructure
D) All
Ans: D
Advanced / Conceptual
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Urban heat island effect means:
A) Cooling cities
B) Warmer urban areas
C) Rural warming
D) Ocean heating
Ans: B -
Compact city concept promotes:
A) Sprawl
B) Density
C) Rural growth
D) Isolation
Ans: B -
Land pooling means:
A) Selling land
B) Combining land parcels
C) Buying land
D) Leasing land
Ans: B -
Blue-green infrastructure refers to:
A) Roads
B) Water + vegetation
C) Buildings
D) Transport
Ans: B -
Carbon footprint refers to:
A) Land use
B) Emissions
C) Transport
D) Population
Ans: B
Extra Practice
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Smart growth focuses on:
A) Sprawl
B) Sustainability
C) Industry
D) Agriculture
Ans: B -
Inclusive planning means:
A) Elite focus
B) All sections included
C) Only urban
D) Only rural
Ans: B -
Resilience in cities means:
A) Weakness
B) Ability to recover
C) Growth
D) Decline
Ans: B -
Green building reduces:
A) Cost
B) Energy use
C) Pollution
D) All
Ans: D -
Urban governance includes:
A) Planning
B) Management
C) Policy
D) All
Ans: D
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