Question

Match the respective cities to their planners

City		Planner(s)
P	Navi Mumbai	1	H.K. Mewada and Prakash M Apte
Q	Amaravati	2	Jamsetji Tata
R	Gandhinagar	3	Charles Correa
S	Jamshedpur	4	Hafeez Contractor

• A. P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
• B. P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
• C. P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1
• D. P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2

Hint:

\textbf{Navi Mumbai:} Key planners include Charles Correa, Pravina Mehta, Shirish Patel.
\textbf{Amaravati (new capital):} Master plan largely by Singaporean firms (Surbana Jurong initially), further designs by others. Hafeez Contractor's direct role as master planner is less prominent but he is a major Indian architect.
\textbf{Gandhinagar:} Planned by H.K. Mewada (Chief Architect) and Prakash M Apte.
\textbf{Jamshedpur:} Founded by Jamsetji Tata. Planned by various experts he commissioned.
Match these known associations with the indices provided for planners in the question.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Match the Cities with Their Respective Planners 

Planners (Group II):

Index	Planner
1	H.K. Mewada and Prakash M Apte
2	Jamsetji Tata
3	Charles Correa
4	Hafeez Contractor

City and Planner Matching:

Code	City	Matched Planner	Reasoning
P	Navi Mumbai	Charles Correa (3)	Key planner along with Pravina Mehta and Shirish Patel.
Q	Amaravati	Hafeez Contractor (4)	Not the principal planner but known to be associated with some projects in Andhra Pradesh.
R	Gandhinagar	H.K. Mewada and Prakash M Apte (1)	Chief architect-planners of the capital city of Gujarat.
S	Jamshedpur	Jamsetji Tata (2)	Founder of the city; initiated and commissioned its planning.

Answer Options:

1. P - 4, Q - 3, R - 2, S - 1
2. P - 4, Q - 3, R - 1, S - 2
3. P - 3, Q - 2, R - 4, S - 1
4. P - 3, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 2 (Correct)

Conclusion: Option 4 (P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2) is the best fit, with only Q being slightly ambiguous due to lack of a clearly dominant planner association with Hafeez Contractor. However, based on the given choices, this match is acceptable.

Final Answer: P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2