World Town Planning Day (World Urbanism Day) – 8 November 2026 – Quiz (09.11.2026)

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World Town Planning Day (World Urbanism Day) – 8 November 2026 – Quiz (09.11.2026) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Professor Carlos María della Paolera, who started World Town Planning Day in 1949, belonged to which country?

Correct Answer: D [Argentina]

Explanation:

Argentina – University of Buenos Aires. His emblem: blue above (air), green below (land), a sun in the centre.

2.  
Which Scottish planner, invited to Madras in 1914, coined the term 'temple city' after seeing towns of the Madras Presidency?

Correct Answer: B [Patrick Geddes]

Explanation:

Patrick Geddes – he urged Madurai to revive its chariot streets. Le Corbusier – Chandigarh; Lutyens – New Delhi.

3.  
'Urban planning including town planning' is listed in which Schedule of the Constitution?

Correct Answer: C [Twelfth Schedule]

Explanation:

Twelfth Schedule (74th Amendment, 1992) – first of its 18 subjects. The Eleventh Schedule covers panchayats (29 subjects).

4.  
Who proposed the 'Garden City' idea of self-contained towns ringed by a green belt in 1898?

Correct Answer: A [Ebenezer Howard]

Explanation:

Ebenezer Howard (Britain) – 'To-morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform' (1898); Letchworth and Welwyn garden cities followed.

5.  
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is a statutory body under which Tamil Nadu Act?

Correct Answer: A [TN Town & Country Planning Act]

Explanation:

Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 – CMDA began as an ad hoc body in 1972 and became statutory in 1974; it prepares Master Plans.

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