Which of the following statements is correct for Urban Cool Island (UCI)?
- The UCI and Urban Heat Island (UHi) cannot happen in a city at the same time.
- Air temperature of surrounding rural areas is warmer than that of the urban areas.
- Air temperature of surrounding rural areas is cooler than that of the urban areas.
- UCI happens only in a snow-clad mountain.
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- Labour supply and urban growth are represented in X and Y axis of the Figure below. Curve OP represents the relationship between labour supply and urban growth.
The ratios A:A' and B:B' are 1:1.2 and 3:1.2, respectively.
If 6 units of labour is supplied in B, then the number of units of urban growth in B' will be ____ (rounded off to one decimal place).- GATE AR - 2024
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A four-arm uncontrolled un-signaled urban intersection of both-way traffic is illustrated in the figure. Vehicles approaching the intersection from the directions A, B, C, and D can move to either left, right, or continue in straight direction. No U-turn is allowed. In the given situation, the maximum number of vehicular crossing conflict points for this intersection is _________ (answer in integer)
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An individual chooses a transport mode for a particular trip based on three attributes i.e., cost of journey (X), In-vehicle travel time to reach destination (Y), and Out-of-vehicle time taken to access mode at respective stops (Z). The values for these attributes for three modes Rail, Bus and Para-transit are given in the table. If the general utility (U) equation is \( U = - 0.5 \times X - 0.3 \times Y - 0.4 \times Z \), using the Logit model, the estimated probability of choosing Bus is _________ (rounded off to two decimal places).
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