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Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous

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  1. Match the landscape designers listed under Group I with their appropriate contribution from Group II
    Group I Group II
    P. Lancelot 1. The Well-tempered ‘Capability’ Brown Garden
    Q. Andre Le Notre 2. Kew Garden
    R. Joseph Paxton 3. Versailles Garden
    S. Frederick Law 4. Crystal Palace Olmstead
    5. Central Park









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    Correct Option: D

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  1. Match the Five Year Plans listed under Group I with their corresponding feature from Group II
    Group I Group II
    P. First Five Year Plan 1. Formation of HUDCO
    Q. Fourth Five Year Plan 2. Establishment of TCPO
    R. Seventh Five Year Plan 3. Introduction of JNNURM
    S. Tenth Five Year Plan 4. Announcement of National Housing Policy
    5. Passing of Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act









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    Correct Option: B

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  1. Match the buildings in Group I with their corresponding structural feature in Group II
    Group I Group II
    P. Yokohama Port 1. Geodesic Dome Terminal, Yokohama
    Q. Stanstead Airport, London 2. Shell Structure
    R. TWA Terminal, New York 3. Space Frame
    S. Montreal Biosphere, Montreal 4. Folded Steel Plate Structure
    5. Pneumatic Structure









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    Yokohama This design for the Yokohama International Port Terminal interweaves the public and passenger functions of the building into an organic whole that has the richness and complexity of a large garden or a small city. The different parts of the building are distributed along the length of the site, on a number of levels Architectural masterpiece and symbol of Expo 67, the Biosphere is a unique and spectacular structure, located at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montréal.

    Correct Option: A

    Yokohama This design for the Yokohama International Port Terminal interweaves the public and passenger functions of the building into an organic whole that has the richness and complexity of a large garden or a small city. The different parts of the building are distributed along the length of the site, on a number of levels Architectural masterpiece and symbol of Expo 67, the Biosphere is a unique and spectacular structure, located at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montréal.

  1. Match the theories in Group I with their corresponding propagators in Group II
    Group I Group II
    P. Choice theory 1. Paul Davidoff and T.A. of planning Reiner
    Q. Connurbation 2. Patrick Geddes
    R. Classical theory 3. Homer Hoyt of land use
    S. Central place 4. Richard L. Meier theory
    5. Walter Christaller











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    A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area.
    Central place theory is a geographical theory that seeks to explain the number, size and location of human settlements in an urban system. The theory was created by the German geographer Walter Christaller, who asserted that settlements simply functioned as 'central places' providing services to surrounding areas

    Correct Option: E

    A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area.
    Central place theory is a geographical theory that seeks to explain the number, size and location of human settlements in an urban system. The theory was created by the German geographer Walter Christaller, who asserted that settlements simply functioned as 'central places' providing services to surrounding areas

  1. Match the temples in Group I with their corresponding historical periods in Group II
    Group I Group II
    P. Vaikuntha 1. Vijaynagara Perumal Temple, Kancheepuram
    Q. Meenakshi 2. Chalukya Temple, Madurai
    R. Durga Temple, 3. Chola Aihole
    S. Brihadeshwara 4. Pandya Temple, Thanjavur
    5. Pallava









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    Correct Option: D

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