MCQs CHAPTER-4 HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY INDIA PEOPLE & ECONOMY UNIT-2 CHAPTER-4 HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
MCQs-

1. ___________means a cluster of dwellings of any type or size where human beings live.
A. Human Settlement
B. Clustered settlement
C. Settlement
D. Semi-clustered settlement

Ans: A

2. Identify the incorrect statement:
A. Settlements vary in size & type
B. With size the economic character, social structure & ecology of settlement changes
C. Sparsely located small settlements are called urban settlements

Ans: C

*Sparsely located small settlements are called villages, specialised in agriculture or other primary activities

*Fewer but larger settlements are termed as urban settlements specialised in secondary and tertiary activities.

3. Consider the following statements and identify the incorrect statement  –
A. Rural settlements derive their life support or basic economic needs from land based primary economic activities
B. Urban settlements depend on processing of raw materials & manufacturing of finished goods along with services
C. Rural & urban settlements are same in terms of social relationship , attitude & outlook.
D. Social relations among rural people are intimate , whereas among urban people social relations are formal

Ans: C

*Rural & urban settlements differ in terms of social relationship , attitude & outlook

OR

3. Through which of the following, functional relations establish between rural and urban areas?
A. Through the means of transport and communication
B. Through the supply of raw material
C. Through the exchange of finished products in rural areas
D. Through the consumption of products produced in rural areas

Ans: A

*Cities are nodes of economic growth , provide goods & services to both urban & rural dwellers

*To rural people in return of food & raw materials.

4. Types of the settlement are determined by –
A. Extent of built up area
B. Inter house distance
C. Inhabited people
D. Both A & B

Ans: D

5. Compact or clustered village is universal feature in India particularly in :
A. North-eastern states
B. Northern plains
C. Peninsular India
D. Deccan region

Ans: *A or B, you can answer anyone as clustered settlements are found in both A & B if there is an option Both A & B go for it , answer accordingly.

6. Which of the following is not a factor or condition responsible for having different types of rural settlement in India?
A. Physical features
B. Economic features
C. Culture & ethnic factors
D. Security factors

Ans: B

*Physical – climate , nature of terrain , availability of water

*Culture & ethnic – caste , religion , social structure

*Security – defence against thefts & robberies

7. Rural settlements in India can be put into ____ types
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five

Ans: C

• Clustered, agglomerated or nucleated,
• Semi-clustered or fragmented,
• Hamleted, and
• Dispersed or isolated.

8. Which one of the following is the main feature of rural settlement?
A. Derive economic needs from primary activities
B. Derive economic needs from secondary activities
C. Derive economic needs from tertiary activities
D. Derive economic needs from quaternary activities

Ans: A

9. Consider the following features and choose the correct title after associating them.
1. Settlement is a compact or closely built up area of houses ,in this type of village the general living area is distinct and separated from the surrounding farms, barns and pastures.
2. The closely built-up area and its intervening streets present some recognisable pattern or geometric shape, such as rectangular, radial, linear, etc.
3. Such settlements are generally found in fertile alluvial plains and in the northeastern states
OPTIONS-
A. Hamleted Settlement
B. Semi-clustered or fragmented
C. Clustered Settlements
D. Isolated Settlements

Ans: C

10. Consider the following features and choose the correct title after associating them.
1. More often such a pattern may also result from segregation or fragmentation of large compact village.
2. The land- owning and dominant community occupies the central part of the main village whereas people of lower strata of society and menial workers settle on the outer flanks of the village.
3. They are found in Gujarat plains and some parts of Rajasthan. OPTIONS
A. Hamleted Settlement
B. Semi-clustered or fragmented
C. Clustered Settlements
D. Isolated Settlements

Ans: B

*Semi clustered settlements may result from tendency of clustering in a restricted area of dispersed settlement

11. Which of the following factors has necessitated compact villages in Bundelkhand & Nagaland ?
A. Cultural & ethnic factors
B. Physical factors
C. Economic factors
D. Security or defence factors

Ans: D

12. In which of the following Indian state , scarcity of water has necessitated compact settlement for maximum utilization of available water resources –
A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Rajasthan
D. Jharkhand

Ans: C

13. Panna, Para, Palli, Nagla and Dhani are examples of which of the following settlements?
A. Clustered Settlements
B. Semi-Clustered Settlements
C. Dispersed Settlements
D. Hamleted Settlements

Ans: D

HAMLETED SETTLEMENTS –

*Sometimes settlement is fragmented into several units physically separated from each other bearing a common name

*This segmentation of a large village is often motivated by social and ethnic factors

*Found in the middle and lower Ganga plain, Chhattisgarh and lower valleys of the Himalayas.

14. Which settlement pattern in India appears in the form of isolated huts or hamlets of few huts in remote jungles, or on small hills with farms or pasture on the slopes ?
A. Dispersed settlements
B. Semi clustered settlements
C. Hamleted settlements
D. Nucleated settlements

Ans: A

*Extreme dispersion of settlement is often caused by extremely fragmented nature of the terrain and land resource base of habitable areas

*Example – Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala

15. Which of the following is not true about urban settlements ?
A. Urban settlements are generally compact and smaller in size
B. They are engaged in a variety of non-agricultural, economic and administrative functions
C. Exchange of goods and services between rural-urban is performed sometimes directly and sometimes through a series of market towns and cities
D. Cities are connected directly as well as indirectly with the villages and also with each other

Ans: A

*Urban settlements are generally compact and larger in size

16. On what basis do we classify the Indian towns into ancient , medieval & modern towns ?
A. Specialisation
B. Urbanisation
C. Evolution
D. Both A & C

Ans: C

17. Read the following statements and choose the correct option
Statement 1 – Ancient towns have historical background which  span over 2000 years.
Statement 2 –  Ancient towns developed as religious & cultural centres
Options:
A. Both the statements are false.
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false
D. Both the statements are true

Ans: D

18. The fort towns which developed as headquarters of principalities & kingdoms and came up on the ruins of ancient towns, can be termed as –
A. Modern Towns
B. Medieval Towns
C. Mining Towns
D. Religious & Cultural Towns

Ans: B

*About 100 of the existing towns have their roots in the medieval period

19. Identify the type of towns from the given information-
I. Developed by British & Europeans
II. These are built  along coastal locations and three principal nodes Bombay , Madras & Calcutta
Options:
A. Ancient Towns
B. Medieval Towns
C. Modern Towns
D. Pre historic Towns

Ans: C

*Built in British style

20. Which of the following is an example of towns based on modern industries , evolved after 1850 ?
A. New Delhi
B. Firozabad
C. Kolkata
D. Jamshedpur

Ans: D

21. Which of the following is not an example of trading ports developed by British & Europeans ?
A. Surat
B. Daman
C. Pondicherry
D. Delhi

Ans: D

Also , Goa is an trading port developed by Europeans

22. Ghaziabad , Rohtak , Gurugram developed as _____ towns around Delhi.
A. Industrial
B. Satellite
C. Administrative
D. Commercial

Ans: B

23. According to census 2011, which of the following depicts the percentage of the level of urbanization in India?
A. 31.16 %
B. 28 %
C. 33.16 %
D. 26 %

Ans: A

24. Read the following statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R) & Choose the correct option
Assertion (A) – Total urban population has increased eleven-fold during the twentieth century
Reason (R) –  Enlargement of urban centres and emergence of new towns have played a significant role in the growth of urban population and urbanisation in the country.
A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true

Ans: A

*Growth rate of urbanization has slowed down during last two decades

25. Consider the following statements –
I. Census of India classifies urban centres into six classes
II. Urban centre with population of more than one lakh is called a city or class I town
III. Cities accommodating population size between one to five million are called metropolitan cities
IV. Cities accommodating population size more than five million are mega cities
Which of these statements is/are correct?
A. I & II only
B. III, IV only
C. II, III , IV only
D. I,II,III ,IV

Ans: D

26. Which of the following is not true about urban agglomerations?
A. Very few metropolitan and mega cities are urban agglomerations in India
B. Urban agglomeration consist of a town and its adjoining urban outgrowths
C. Two or more contiguous (adjacent) towns with or without their outgrowths  can be termed as urban agglomeration
D. Urban agglomeration consist of a city and one or more adjoining towns with their outgrowths together forming a contiguous spread

Ans: A

Majority of metropolitan and mega cities are urban agglomerations

27. The largest urban agglomeration in India is _______
A. Nagpur
B. Delhi
C. Greater Mumbai
D. Bengaluru

Ans: C

28. On what basis do we classify the Indian towns into industrial towns , transport cities , commercial cities etc. ?
A. Evolution
B. Specialised functions
C. Economic activity
D. Historical background

Ans: B

29. Harappa & Mohenjodaro are examples of –
A. Mining towns
B. Industrial towns
C. Ancient towns
D. Prehistoric towns

Ans: D

30. Match the following

Ans: 1-e , 2-a , 3- d, 4-c , 5- b

31. Match the following

Ans: 1-b , 2-d , 3- a, 4-c

32. Read the following statements and choose the correct option
Statement 1 – Specialised cities can never become multifunctional
Statement 2 –  The functions get so intertwined that the city cannot be categorized in a particular functional class
Options:
A. Both the statements are false.
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false
D. Both the statements are true

Ans: C

33. Which one of the following towns is NOT located on a river bank?
A. Agra
B. Patna
C. Bhopal
D. Kolkata

Ans: C

34. Which one of the following is NOT the 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 primary sector.
D. Population size of more than 5,000 person

Ans: C

35. 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 Himalayas
D. Forests and hills in north-east

Ans: D

37. Which one of the following group of cities have 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

38. Which of the following mainly is not an industrial city?
A. Bhilai
B. Durgapur
C. Chandigarh
D. Barauni

Ans: C

*It is an administrative town

39. Which of the following is a good example of Fort town?
A. Jaipur
B. Banaras
C. Mathura
D. Rameshwaram

Ans: A

40. Which of the following statement is not true regarding the ‘Smart City Mission’?
A. To promote cities that provide core infrastructure, a clean and sustainable environment and give a decent quality of life to its citizens
B. To apply smart solutions to infrastructure and services in order to make them better
C. Use of fewer resources, providing cheaper services and focus on sustainable and inclusive development.
D. Increase in unemployment

Ans: D

41. Match the Following

Ans: B

42. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Ans: C

Kolkata comes under commercial towns

43. Match the following

Ans: B

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