GATE Town Planning, Housing and Real Estate Development: Residential densities – Previous Year Questions

6 GATE previous year questions on Residential densities (Town Planning, Housing and Real Estate Development, Architecture and Planning) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2023 AR — Planning Q32 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – For a residential area, identify the correct statements: P gross density exceeds net density; Q gross density is below net density; R net density is…
2. GATE 2023 AR — Planning Q47 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A group-housing project has HIG:MIG:LIG dwelling counts 3:2:1 and average dwelling areas 100, 60, 30 m² respectively. If combined MIG+LIG built-up…
3. GATE 2023 AR — Architecture Q32 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – For a residential area, identify the correct statements: P gross density exceeds net density; Q gross density is below net density; R net density is…
4. GATE 2023 AR — Architecture Q47 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A group-housing project has HIG:MIG:LIG dwelling counts 3:2:1 and average dwelling areas 100, 60, 30 m² respectively. If combined MIG+LIG built-up…
5. GATE 2026 AR — Planning Q28 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A 100000 m² site accommodates 500 dwellings. Find density in dwelling units per acre, to the nearest integer.
6. GATE 2026 AR — Architecture Q28 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A 100000 m² site accommodates 500 dwellings. Find density in dwelling units per acre, to the nearest integer.