1) Which of the following States/UTs do not have even one city in the two rounds of the Smart City Challenge?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Lakshadweep
3) Puducherry
a. 2, 3
b. 1, 2
c. 1, 3
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: All of the above
Explanation:
- With the result of the second round, implementation of smart city plans is now spread over 27 States and UTs.
- 9 States/UTs still to enter implementation phase are: Uttarakhand, J & K, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra, Nagar & Haveli.
- The next round of competition to select the remaining 40 cities would begin in January next year.
- Initially in Round 1, 20 cities were selected. Then 13 were added through fast track route. Now in round 2, 27 more are selected.
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2) In the round 2 of Smart City Mission which city tops the list?
a. Amritsar
b. Ujjain
c. Rourkela
d. Nagpur
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ANSWER: Amritsar
Explanation:
- The Golden Temple city of Amritsar topped the list of 27 new smart cities.
- Eight other cities of pilgrim and tourism importance that made to the third list of smart cities are: Ujjain, Tirupati, Agra, Nashik, Madurai, Thanjavur, Ajmer and Varanasi.
- With this the number of cities selected under Smart City Mission for financing implementation of smart city plans has gone up to 60.
- The 27 smart cities announced today are from 12 States including 5 from Maharashtra, 4 each from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, 3 from Uttar Pradesh and 2 each from Punjab and Rajasthan. Nagaland and Sikkim have made it to the smart city list for the first time.
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3) Which of the following city got first Smart City nomination?
a. Hubballi-Dharwad
b. Surat
c. Pune
d. Puducherry
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ANSWER: Puducherry
Explanation:
Puducherry has emerged as the first nomination to be received by the Ministry of Urban Development. The High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) constituted as per the Mission Guidelines and headed by Chief Secretary has overseen the process of first stage intra-state competition and sent its recommendations to the Urban Development Ministry of the Government of India.
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4) Consider the following statements
1. A 'smart city' is an urban region that is highly advanced in terms of overall infrastructure, sustainable real estate, communications and market viability.
2. It will provide real time information on parking, traffic congestion, public transport
3. Smart cities will be energy efficient and will have low carbon foot print
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. 1,2
b. 2,3
c. 1,3
d. All
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ANSWER: All
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
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