Identifying the logical inference regarding city administration and urban planning
Question
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?
Options
Curriculum for urban planning courses should have diverse and interdisciplinary approach.
In India, city administration is under bureaucracy which lacks formal training in urban planning and management.
In India, the management of urban areas is a local affair with a chronic problem of insufficient funds.
With high density of population and widespread poverty in our urban areas, planned development in them is very difficult.
Explanation
The author explains that the success of iconic Western cities stems from a "heavy systems approach" developed because universities absorbed varied subjects into a curriculum rooted in "social sciences, geography and architecture"[cite: 1137, 1140]. This description directly supports the inference that an effective urban planning curriculum requires a diverse, interdisciplinary framework[cite: 1140, 1143]. Options (b), (c), and (d) introduce external real-world assumptions about Indian bureaucracy, funding, and poverty that are completely absent from the text.
Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2024
Paper
CSAT
Question
Q11
Section
Reading Comprehension
Sub-topic
Governance / Society passage
Type
Factual single
Difficulty
Medium
Source hint
Passage (Urban planning and bureaucracy) - Q11
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