This document contains sample questions from Module 2 of an Urban Services Planning course. The questions cover topics related to carrying capacity, urban resources, environmental impact assessments, and Likert scales. Thirteen multiple choice questions are provided to test understanding of concepts like how carrying capacity is determined, categories of waste management projects under EIA notifications, and appropriate uses of Likert scales.
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1. Urban Services Planning
Jeslu Celine Jacob
Prime Ministers Research Fellow
City Future Lab
Department of Architecture and Regional Planning
IIT Kharagpur
Weekly Interactive sessions
Week 2
06-02-2024
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2. Carrying capacity of an area does NOT depend on which of the following characteristics?
a. Social characteristics of population
b. Economic characteristics of population
c. Location choice of population
d. Technology used
Urban Services Planning Sample questions Module 02
PROBLEM 9
3. Which of the following options are correct?
a. Carrying capacity is the ability of an area to support population based on available resources and
their usage.
b. Urban resources include different urban services and infrastructure.
c. Infrastructure, facilities and services within an area affects the quality of life and the environment.
d. Urban resources are also not dependent and provision of one does not affects the other.
Urban Services Planning Sample questions Module 02
PROBLEM 10
4. Which of these statements are true about categories of projects/activities as per EIA Notification,
2006?
Statement A All MSWM facilities (e.g., capping of existing dumpsites, landfill gas based power
plant) are Category A projects.
Statement B MSW based power plants greater than or equal to 20 MW capacity classified
Category B projects/activites.
Statement C MSWM facilities can be Category A projects/activites if located within 10 km of
wildlife reserves or protected areas or critical polluted areas or eco-sensitive areas or interstate or
international boundary.
Statement D MSW based power plants less than 20 MW capacity and greater than 15 MW
capacity are classified Category B projects/activites.
Urban Services Planning Sample questions Module 02
PROBLEM 11
6. Which of these statements is true about Likert Scale?
Statement A Likert Scale is commonly constructed with 10-15 points/options.
Statement B Likert scale is ordinal in nature.
Statement C Higher order Likert scales can be treated as an interval scale.
Statement D Arithmetic operations can be conducted on Likert Scale.
a. Only Statement B
b. Both Statement A and Statement D
c. Only Statement D
d. Both Statement B and Statement C
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PROBLEM 12
7. EIA for non-hazardous MSW based power plants is evaluated by :
A. State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA),
B. Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC),
C. State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC),
D. State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
a) All of the above
b) A and D
c) B and C
d) A and C
Urban Services Planning Sample questions Module 02
PROBLEM 13
8. EIA for non-hazardous MSW based power plants is evaluated by :
A. State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA),
B. Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC),
C. State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC),
D. State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
a) All of the above
b) A and D
c) B and C
d) A and C
Urban Services Planning Sample questions Module 02
PROBLEM 1