Q 1 – Which types of settlements are found in alluvial plains?
(A) Clustered
(B) Semi-clustered
(C) Hamleted
(D) Dispersed
Ans. (A) Clustered
Q 2 – In which valley were Harappa and Mohanjodaro towns located?
(A) Ganga
(B) Narmada
(C) Indus
(D) Brahmaputra
Ans. (C) Indus
Q 3 – Which is the most ancient town In India?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Varanasi
(C) Agra
(D) Chennai
Ans. (B) Varanasi
Q 4 – Which is a medieval town?
(A) Pataliputra
(B) Delhi
(C) Mumbai
(D) Chandigarh
Ans. (B) Delhi
Q 5 – Which is an administrative town?
(A) Varanasi
(B) Surat
(C) Gandhinagar
(D) Rohtak
Ans. (C) Gandhinagar
Q 6 – How much percent is the urban population in India?
(A) 18
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 31
Ans. (D) 31
Q 7 – How many times the urban population has increased during the 20th century?
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 11
(D) 15
Ans. (C) 11
Q 8 – How much is the population of a megacity?
(A) 1 Lakh
(B) 5 Lakh
(C) 10 Lakh
(D) 50 Lakh
Ans. (D) 50 Lakh
Q 9 – The number of towns in India is:
(A) 4161
(B) 5161
(C) 6161
(D) 7161
Ans.(B) 5161
Q 10 – How many million towns are there in India (as in 2014)?
(A) 25
(B) 30
(C) 55
(D) 40
Ans. (C) 55
Q 11 – Which one of the following towns is not situated along the bank of a river?
(A) Agra
(B) Bhopal
(C) Patna
(D) Kolkata
Ans. (B) Bhopal
Q 12 – Which one of the following is NOT part of the definition of a town as per the census of India?
(A) Population density of 400 persons per sq km.
(B) Presence of municipality, corporation, etc.
(C) More than 75% of the population engaged in the primary sector
(D) Population size of more than 5,000 persons
Ans. (C) More than 75% of the population engaged in the primary sector
Q 13 – In which one of the following environments does one expect the presence of dispersed rural settlements?
(A) Alluvial plains of Ganga
(B) Arid and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan
(C) Lower valleys of Himalays
(D) Forests and hills in north-east
Ans. (A) Alluvial plains of Ganga.
Q 14 – Which one of the following groups of cities has been arranged in the sequence of their ranks i.e. 1, 2, 3, and 4 in size?
(A) Greater Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai
(B) Delhi, Greater Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata.
(C) Kolkata, Greater Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata.
(D) Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai.
Ans. (D) Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai