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GATE 2022 AR — Planning – Question 15

Urban Land Use and Transportation · Hierarchy of roads and level of service · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Arrange P arterial road, Q expressway, R collector road, S local street in descending order of accessibility.

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

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Correct answer: (B) S–R–P–Q

Explanation

Local streets provide the greatest direct property access, followed by collectors and arterials; expressways have the strongest access control. Thus accessibility decreases S–R–P–Q, B. The mobility hierarchy runs largely in the opposite direction.

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