Ward Sachivalayam

AP Government has conducted ward planning and regulation secretary exams in 2019. Following are questions with answers from the 2019 question paper. The new notification 2020 also mentions same syllabus and exam pattern for ward planning secretary jobs. These questions are useful for the candidates appearing for ward sachivalayam – planning and regulation secretary exams in 2020.

What is the full form of BOD used commonly to judge water quality?

1. Biochemical Oxygen Demand
2. Biophysical Oxygen Demand
3. Bio Oxygen Demand
4. Biotoxic Oxygen Demand
   ANSWER: 1

The fundamental right pertaining to land and property ownership does not include

1. sale and lease
2. change of use
3. mortgage
4. grant easement
   ANSWER: 2

The water consumption of a high rise apartment building with 60 dwelling units have an average household size of 5 persons is 135 lped. Assuming 8 % of the total use is met with recycled water supply, the daily domestic demand for the building is ……. litres.

1. 8100 L
2. 9100 L
3. 7100 L
4. 6100 L
   ANSWER: 1

Housing for all Plan of Action is a planning document related to which of the following government schemes?

1. NULM
2. PMAY
3. National Rurban Mission (NRuM)
4. AMRUT
   ANSWER: 2

In the critical path method (CPM) for time scheduling, forward pass calculation is carried out for determining

1. late start and early finish time
2. early start and early finish time
3. late start and late finish time
4. early start and late finish time
   ANSWER: 2

Which of the following is not a part of solid waste management?

1. incineration
2. sanitary landfill
3. flocculation
4. pyrolysis
   ANSWER: 3

In GIS, information of DEM gives details on

1. vegetation cover
2. soil type
3. water table
4. typography
   ANSWER: 4

Ramsar sites refer to

1. archeological sites for conservation
2. reserve forests
3. glacier sites under threat
4. wetlands of significance
   ANSWER: 4

Water conservation in steep typography can be done effectively by

1. check dam
2. contouring
3. strip cropping
4. terracing
   ANSWER: 2

Filtration beds in rain water harvesting are arranged from top to bottom in the order of

1. gravel, sand, pebble
2. sand, gravel, pebble
3. pebble, gravel, sand
4. sand, gravel, sand
   ANSWER: 2

The intrusion of salty groundwater in any area is caused due to

1. lowering of water table
2. raising of the water table
3. application of irrigation water
4. rain water flooding
   ANSWER: 1

percolcation tanks are used for

1. storage of water to be used for irrigation and domestic purpose
2. to increase the water carrying capacity of stream
3. to hold the surface water for recharge
4. flood control
   ANSWER: 3

Water detention areas are used primarily

1. to create swimming and recreation areas
2. to provide aesthetically pleasing vistas
3. to contral surface water runoff
4. to act as reservoirs in periods of drought
   ANSWER: 3

Chipko Andolan is concerned with

1. conservation of natural resources
2. development of new breeds of forest plants
3. zoological survey of India
4. forest conservation
   ANSWER: 1

The process of stripping existing vegetation from a site can cause

1. pollution
2. disorientation
3. defoliation
4. erosion
   ANSWER: 4

Landfill reclamation is the process of transforming

1. riverbed to landfills
2. wasteland to woodland
3. wetlands to cultivation lands
4. none of the above
   ANSWER: 1

The process of replanting the native (same) species which existed on the site before disturbing, is termed as

1. reclamation
2. restoration
3. revegetation
4. topiary
   ANSWER: 3

Arcology – ecologically sound architecture used to create self sustaining habitats is the vision of

1. Le Corbusier
2. Paolo Soleri
3. Louis Kahn
4. Soria Y Mata
   ANSWER: 2

Exotic plants that crowd out native plants and reduce biodiversity are termed as

1. invasive plants
2. cultivars
3. hybrids
4. adapted plants
   ANSWER: 1

The compressive strength of M-25 concrete is

1. 25 kg/sq.m
2. 25 N/sq.m
3. 250 N/sq.mm
4. 2.5 N/sq.mm
   ANSWER: 2

Which of the following processes is not used for corrosion resistance of cast iron?

1. painting
2. epoxy coating
3. quenching
4. galvanising
   ANSWER: 3

More questions – Ward Planning Secretary previous papers

……………… convert light into electricity using semiconductor materials.

1. windmills
2. wind turbines
3. thermodynamic boilers
4. photovoltaic cells
   ANSWER: 4

The most essential information required while designing a home with a passive solar heating system is

1. climate zone of the project
2. orientation of the site of the sun
3. area of glazing required to achieve desired temparatures
4. quantity of thermal mass needed to store solar heat
   ANSWER: 2

TERI stands for

1. The Engineering Research Institute
2. The Energy and Resources Institute
3. The Energy and Research Institute
4. The Energy Renewable Institute
   ANSWER: 2

The colour code used for industrial land use classification is

1. red
2. purple
3. blue
4. yellow
   ANSWER: 2

The minimum required width of footpath in high density commercial land use as per NBC is

1. 1.8 m
2. 2.5 m
3. 4.0 m
4. 4.5 m
   ANSWER: 3

Easements are generally placed on private property to accommodate

1. daylight
2. landscaping
3. access
4. setbacks
   ANSWER: 3

ArchiCAD, Autodesk Revit, Digital Project Desiner (CATIA) and Vectorworks Architect are examples of

1. statistical analysis software
2. GIS software
3. BIM software
4. Image processing software
   ANSWER: 3

The components measuring Human Development Index (HDI) of a nation are

1. life expectancy, education and per capita income
2. life exectancy, economy and housing
3. health, development and per capita income
4. housing, health and hygiene
   ANSWER: 1

A level line is

1. horizontal line
2. line passing through the center of cross hairs and the centre of eyepiece
3. line parallel to the mean spheroidal surface of earth
4. line passing through the objective lens and the eyepieceof a dumpy or tilting level
   ANSWER: 3

Which instrument is used to sight an object?

1. compass
2. U-frame
3. plumbing fork
4. alidate
   ANSWER: 4

The cross hairs in the surveying telescope are placed

1. midway between eyepiece and objective lens
2. much closed to the eyepiece than to the objective lens
3. much closer to the objective lens than to the eyepiece
4. anywhere between eyepiece and objective lens
   ANSWER: 2

A series of closely spaced contour lines represent a

1. steep slope
2. gentle slope
3. uniform slope
4. plane slope
   ANSWER: 1

Which of the following methods of theodolite traversing is suitable for locating the details which are far away from transit stations?

1. measuring angle and distance from one transit station
2. measuring angles to the point from at least two stations
3. measuring angle at one station and distance from other
4. measuring distance from two points on traverse line
   ANSWER: 2

The following method/s is/are used to find the true length and true inclination of a line when its front view and top view are given

1. rotation method
2. trapezoidal method
3. auxiliary plane method
4. all of the above
   ANSWER: 4

Hatching lines are drawn at ……. degrees to reference lines

1. 30
2. 45
3. 60
4. 90
   ANSWER: 2

The length : widthin in case of an arrowhead is

1. 1:1
2. 2:1
3. 3:1
4. 4:1
   ANSWER: 3