General Awareness Exam 2017 - Assistant Director, Town Planning
- Year 2017
- Conducted By Government of Maharashtra, Town Planning and Valuation Department
- Questions 100
- Maximum Marks 100
- Duration 1 Hours
Exam Details
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Examination | Assistant Director, Town Planning – General Awareness (Section A) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Conducting Body | Government of Maharashtra, Town Planning and Valuation Department |
| Paper | General Awareness |
| Subject | General Awareness |
| Duration | 1 Hours |
| Maximum Marks | 100 |
| Number of Questions | 100 |
The provided OCR pages describe a General Awareness section (Section A) of the online examination for the post of Assistant Director, Town Planning under the Government of Maharashtra's Town Planning and Valuation Department (Gazetted). Page 1 lists four MCQs (Q1–Q4) touching on sports, Indian cinema, classical dance in Kerala, and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s writings. Page 2 (Q5–Q9, adjusted for repair) covers the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the last Governor General of India, the equator, population census figures, and RTI Act 2005 committee composition. The exam is 1 hour long with 100 questions, each carrying 1 mark. The OCR corrections fix broken words, restore line breaks, and standardize terminology for accurate question extraction. This combined data provides a complete MCQ set for page-1 and page-2 content, plus structured metadata and SEO-friendly descriptors for search indexing.
Major Topics Covered
- General Awareness
- Olympics 2012
- Indian cinema
- Foreign Language Film Oscar nominees
- Classical Indian dance
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Tohoku earthquake 2011
- Governor General of India
- Geography – Equator
- Census 2011
- Population in India
- RTI Act 2005
- RTI committee composition
- Administrative exams – Maharashtra
- Town Planning
- Valuation Department
- Gazetted posts
- Exam pattern
- MCQs
- Public policy
Why This Paper is Important
- Useful for Assistant Director, Town Planning, Town preparation
- Helps understand the latest exam pattern
- Useful for practice and self-assessment
- Covers frequently asked General Studies topics
- Helpful for analysing question trends
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Instructions
- Total Tally of Medals won by India in Summer London Olympics-2012 was: a. four b. five c. three d. six
- Which of the following films from India was nominated for Academy Awards under the category of Foreign Language films? a. Barfi b. Lagan c. Rang de Basanti d. Devdas
- Which of the following classical dance forms is most popular in Kerala ? a. Kathak b. Bharat Natyam c. Odisi d. Kathakali
- Which of the following books has been authored by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad? a.
- The Story of My Experiments with Truth d.
Questions (page 2)
Q2. 2. Which of the following films from India was nominated for Academy Awards under the category of Foreign Language films?
Q3. 3. Which of the following classical dance forms is most popular in Kerala ?
Q4. 4. Which of the following books has been authored by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad?
Q5. 5. The Great Tohoku Disaster in March 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Japan was caused by :
Q6. 6. Last Governor General of India was:
Q7. 7. The equator passes through :
Q8. 8. Number of cities in India, with population of one crore or more (2011 census) is:
Q9. 9. Under RTI Act, 2005 the committee which recommends names for appointment of Chief Information Commissioner includes:
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Frequently asked questions
What is the post title for this exam?
Assistant Director, Town Planning (General Awareness, Section A).
What is the conducting body?
Government of Maharashtra, Town Planning and Valuation Department.
What year is this exam from?
2017.
How many total questions are in the paper?
100 questions.
What is the duration of the exam?
1 hour.
How many marks per question?
1 mark per question.