Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC)
Competitive Examination for Recruitment to BPS-17 Posts under the Federal Government
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
MAXIMUM MARKS: 100 Marks
Paper : Town & Planning Urban Management
PART-2 (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q. No. 2. Considering Cities as the markers of civilizations, inscribe leading examples of urban centers within pre-historic, historic, and modern era. Signify how Indus Valley Civilization stands unique compared to other civilizations? (20)
Q. No. 3. Considering waterfronts i.e., riverbanks and coastlines as vital locations for siting towns and cities, give your viewpoints. Why Pakistan has not been able to capitalize blue economy into urban planning practice? (20)
Q. No. 4. Rural Urban migration influx fuels rapid and uncontrolled urbanization within developing Countries. Taking Pakistan as the case study, empirically narrate the role of rural urban migration on urban planning in Pakistan? (20)
Q. No. 5. Justify the importance of Land Use and Building Control (LUBC) in sustainable urban growth and management. Very recently, some legislative frameworks have been formulated at provincial levels in Pakistan. Considering any in vogue case study of LUBC legislation in Pakistan, visualize the prospects of sustainable urban planning practice in Pakistan? (20)
Q. No. 6. Pakistan is a signatory to international frameworks on Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Sustainable Development Goals. Under given international frameworks and protocols, suggest a broad policy outlook for sustainable, resilient, and climate sensitive cities in Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 7. Planning considered as a multi-disciplinary and more recently as a transdisciplinary field requiring integration of many other professions. Taking Pakistan as a case study, assess how far we have been successful in making town planning a transdisciplinary operation? (20)
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on any TWO of the following: (10 each) (20)
(a) Housing for the low income in Pakistan
(b) Implications of GIS in Spatial Planning
(c) Advocacy Planning
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