Sample Question

1. Almost 80% of our country's demand for mobility is met through the mode of
road transport, and the country is spending heavily for improvements and as
ell as for construction of ne road transport infrastructure. !et these
interventions have not been able to e"ectively address urban tra#c
congestion. $hat a"ordable and sustainable demand management strategies
ould you propose to mitigate the urban tra#c congestion in our country%
&'plain your anser ith e'amples from countries you have visited or
information on e#cient urban transportation systems and demand
management strategies you have read about.
(. )iscuss the role played by infrastructure in the course of development of the
Sri *an+an economy, hile highlighting its relevance to investor
attractiveness and inter,regional e-uity.
.. /he Sri *an+an 0overnment has recently launched an intensive physical
infrastructure development strategy re1ected by mega development pro2ects
such as ports, airports, poer plants, highays and railays, most of hich
are implemented using borroed capital on bilateral negotiations. Such
pro2ects are e'ecuted through contractors nominated by such lenders.
&'amine 3a4 the rationale and 3b4 the pros and cons to the national economy
of such an infrastructure,driven mega investment strategy as ell as its
5nancing and implementation mechanisms.
$hat alternative policies could you possibly recommend to the Sri *an+an
policy ma+ers ith a vie to deriving higher national bene5ts in
implementing such mega development pro2ects%
6. 7on,technical senior managers, at times, assume that formulating business
strategy and, in particular, formulating technology strategy is too important a
matter to be left to engineers.
Such managers tend to feel that those deeply involved in the e-uipment or
system, speci5c day to day technical matters cannot comprehend the
comple' issues that govern long term competitiveness of a business. /hey
also thin+ that engineers are not aare of the true business potential of
technology.
)o you agree% 8f so hy% 8f not, hy not%
9. $ith reference to Sri *an+a, discuss the role of the construction sector in
infrastructure development and in the national economy over the last
decade.,. :o does this compare ith the present situation%