SINDH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, HYDERABAD.
Combined Competitive Examination, 2021
TOWN PLANNING & URBAN MANAGEMENT.
Wednesday the 16th February, 2022.
Time: 02:00 pm to 05: 00 pm Maximum marks. 100
=================================================
Note Attempt any Five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
=================================================================
Question No.
01 (A) Describe the history and origins of Town Planning of Harappan cities.
(B) Define Zoning. Also describe salient features of each Zoning category.
02 (A) What is Land use Planning? Enlist Land use classification. Also state the land use distribution for small schemes.
(B) Draw a diagram of Spatial Structure of Islamic City.
03 Define the notion of Central Place Theory. Write in detail Evolution of hierarchy of Central Places in the context of various service activities.
04 What is the importance of historic human settlements? How these are helpful for the town planning professionals.
05 What is Transportation Planning? Discuss Four-step Transportation Planning Process.
06 How Urban and Rural areas are legally defined in the Province of Sindh? Briefly discuss the environmental problem of key cities of Sindh.
07 Why urban development plans fail in Pakistan? Discuss the role information system in the successful implementation of such plans in future.
08 Write short notes on the following:
(i) Formal and functional land use in cities.
(ii) Problems and prospects of Intelligent Transport System in cities of Pakistan. (iii) Role of cities in promoting GDP of a country.
************************************************