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GATE 2026 AR — Planning – Question 33

Environmental Planning and Landscape · Environmental, ecological, and sustainability principles · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Match books P Silent Spring, Q Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, R Small Is Beautiful, S The Unquiet Woods with 1 Rachel Carson, 2 Madhav Gadgil, 3 Ramachandra Guha, 4 Salim Ali and S.D.Ripley, 5 E.F.Schumacher.

  1. P–5; Q–1; R–4; S–2
  2. P–2; Q–4; R–5; S–3
  3. P–1; Q–3; R–2; S–5
  4. P–1; Q–4; R–5; S–3

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Correct answer: (D) P–1; Q–4; R–5; S–3

Explanation

Carson wrote Silent Spring; Ali and Ripley authored the bird handbook; Schumacher wrote Small Is Beautiful; Guha wrote The Unquiet Woods. The matching sequence is 1, 4, 5, 3, option D. Gadgil’s environmental scholarship does not make him the author of the listed Guha book.

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