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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
B.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION -SOCIOLOGY
SIXTH SEMESTER APRIL 2018
SO 6606- URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Date: 19-04-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
PART A
Answer ALL questions in 30 words each: 10X2=20 Marks
1. Define urbanism.
2. List the determinants of city.
3. What is urbanization?
4. Enumerate the factors of urbanization in India.
5. What is meant by sanitation?
6. List the important socio-economic problems prevalent in urban India.
7. What are small towns?
8. What is meant by a 'garden
9. What does the term 'basic services planning' mean?
10. Define JNURM.
PART B
Answer any FIVE questions in about 300 words each: 5X8=40 Marks
11. Explain the characteristics of urban community.
12. Track the process of urbanization in medieval India.
13. Give a brief account of the transportation problem encountered in Indian cities.
14. Highlight the defects of existing towns in India.
15. Project the need for training UCD personnel in India.
16. Bring out the relationship between urban growth and migration in India.
17. Are slums cancerous to urban life? Substantiate your answer.
PART C
Answer any TWO questions in about 1200 words each: 2X20=40 Marks
18. Elaborate on the composition objectives and contribution of any one urban
administrative body.
19. Write an essay on the demographic dimensions of urbanization in India.
20. Critically evaluate the objectives and principles of urban planning in India.
21. Elucidate the approaches to UCD and its recent trends in India.