NPTEL Course Title : Landscape Design and Site Planning
Quiz for Week 8
Every question has a weightage of 1 unit. (Total 10 questions = Total 10 units)
1. Planting designs involve Specifications and BOQs, same as architectural projects.
a) True
b) False
Ans: a) True
2. Cultural Criterion refers to the geo-climatic origin of plant species.
a) True
b) False
Ans: a) True
3. ‘Prone to vandalism’ is one of the strong points under Operational criterion.
a) True
b) False
Ans: a) True
4. Maximum spread of the foliage of a tree is equal to that of root spread.
a) True
b) False
Ans: b) False
5. Dominance phenomenon of plant species has no effect on the shapes of trees on full
maturity.
a) True
b) False
Ans: b) False
6. Representation of scientific name of Banyan tree as ‘ficus Bengalensis’ is correct.
a) True
b) False
Ans: b) False
7. Weed is one of the vegetative forms of plants.
a) True
b) False
Ans: b) False
8. Susceptibility of Plants during wind flow is a function of slenderness ratio.
a) True
b) False
Ans: a) True
9. Trees planted in a row, perpendicular to noise source, is very effective for Noise
interception.
a) True
b) False
Ans: b) False
10. All trees are equally effective for Dust interception.
a) True
b) False
Ans: b) False