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This document contains 31 questions related to urban housing for a course at Anna University. The questions cover various topics including: 1) the definition of key housing terms and concepts; 2) government agencies involved in housing development in India; 3) factors that impact housing affordability and design; 4) characteristics of slums and objectives of housing programs; 5) development control regulations and performance standards; and 6) sustainable housing practices and disaster mitigation strategies. The questions range from short 2-mark questions to longer 16-mark questions requiring explanations and discussions around housing policies, socio-economic influences, and case studies.

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AR6017 URBAN HOUSING Question Bank - No

This document contains 31 questions related to urban housing for a course at Anna University. The questions cover various topics including: 1) the definition of key housing terms and concepts; 2) government agencies involved in housing development in India; 3) factors that impact housing affordability and design; 4) characteristics of slums and objectives of housing programs; 5) development control regulations and performance standards; and 6) sustainable housing practices and disaster mitigation strategies. The questions range from short 2-mark questions to longer 16-mark questions requiring explanations and discussions around housing policies, socio-economic influences, and case studies.

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AR6017-URBAN HOUSING

REGULATION 2013 |ANNA UNIVERSITY

QUESTION BANK
PART A 2 MARKS
1. Why is housing a fundamental need?
2. Distinguish between housing need and housing demand?
3. Distinguish between housing demand and supply?
4. What is national housing policy?
5. Name any 2 agencies in India working towards housing development?
6. List any four agencies involved in cost effective housing in India?
7. Mention any four factors that impact affordability in housing?
8. List any two impact of traditional life style in housing?
9. What are the characteristics of slum?
10. Recall the objective of RAY?
11. State the need of UDPFI guidelines?
12. Eyes on the street?
13. Name the 4 basic development control regulation nationwide?
14. What is FSI?
15. Give a brief on housing parking standards?
16. Define net and gross density?
17. What constitutes Pucca house?
18. Mention any two advantages and disadvantages of high rise housing?
19. What is surface grading? How is it done?
20. State the advantages of sites and services scheme?
21. List any four factors that impact you consider while selecting the site for housing
projects?
22. Brief the advantages of prefabrication in urban housing?
23. List the advantages and dis advantages of prefabrication in housing?
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24. Explain How climate influence design of a housing project?
25. What is the role of local planning authority?
26. Name 4 things that you will do as designer to prevent flooding of urban housing
areas?
27. What is EIA?
28. List any five green sustainable practices relevant to housing design?
29. Define housing management and maintenance?
30. List the various stages in housing project management?

PART B 16 MARKS

1. Housing demand and housing supply has not been complementary comment?
2. Explain the various housing agencies and their role in housing development?
3. Elaborate two housing agencies in detail and briefly explain their role in housing
development?
4. Discuss the various issues in housing in India and summarize the national housing
policy?
5. Outline the salient features of national housing policy. how will you calculate housing
demand for a future date?
6. With suitable examples explain how the socio economic factors influence the housing
design and development?
7. Elaborate on how socio economic factors influence housing?
8. Slums are the gateways from rural to urban migration-argue?
9. What are the factors that affect housing affordability?
10. Discuss the salient features of sites and service scheme with reference to a suitable
case study in our state?
11. Explain the main aspects of DCR focusing on how it helps shaping the future of urban
environment?
12. Explain the salient features of DCR?
13. Briefly explain the performance standards of housing?

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14. What are the various grades of standards of housing? Explain in detail each type and
its constituents?
15. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the following types of housing in Indian
context –row housing, cluster housing apartments and high rise housing?
16. Traditional settlement have “low rise high dense” development. Is it relevant for
today’s housing context? Discuss and debate?
17. What are the various off site and on site factors to be considered while designing an
urban condominium?
18. Describe in detail various green principles that can be incorporated in housing?
19. Explain with sketches a successful Indian urban group housing in your opinion?
20. How do you prepare architecture for national calamities?
21. Discuss the salient features of sites and services scheme with reference to a suitable
case study in our state?
22. Explain the method of upgrading the slums and squatters with necessary case
examples?
23. What are the various housing standards to be adopted for the design of a residential
neighbourhood?
24. Interpret the characteristic features and factors influencing traditional housing with a
case example?
25. Classify the hierarchy of open spaces and circulation networks according to their
functions and characteristics in housing design?
26. With reference to any two case studies explain the significance of high rise housing in
the contemporary real estate market?
27. Discuss various stages of housing project development?
28. Write short notes on
i).community participation, ii).disaster mitigation?
29. Write short notes on
i). Rajiv Awas Yojana ii). Community participation in housing project?
30. Illustrate with sketches and explain how to integrate all types of services in housing?
31. Outline the disaster mitigation measures for flooding in residential area?

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