GEOGRAPHY OF SETTLEMENT MUMBAI UNIVERSITY IDOL MCQ QUESTION BANK WITH ANSWER FOR ONLINE EXAM TYBA

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PAPER IV 

GEOGRAPHY OF SETTLEMENT

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

7. Rural settlements in India can be put into ____ types

A. Two

B. Three

C. Four

D. Five

Ans: C

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

COLUMN-1 COLUMN-2

1. Mining towns a. Towns supporting administrative headquarters

2. Administrative towns b. Industries constitute prime motive force

3. Commercial towns c.  Ports , engaged in export & import activities

4. Transport cities d. Towns & cities specializing in trade & commerce

5. Industrial towns e. Towns developed in mineral rich areas

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

31. Match the following

COLUMN-1 COLUMN-2

1. Garrison Cantonment towns a. Started as centres of education, have grown into major campus towns

2. Tourist towns b. Garrison towns, troops are stationed

3. Educational towns c.  Towns with religious/cultural significance

4. Religious & Cultural towns d. Includes tourist destinations

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

39. Which of the following is a good example of Fort town?

A. Jaipur

B. Banaras

C. Mathura

D. Rameshwaram

Ans: A

40.A human settlement that is larger than a village but smaller than a city is known as town.

41.Metropolitan Cities are those Cities which have population in between one million to five million.

42. Megalopolis IN Greek word meaning “great city”, was popularised by Jean Gottman (1957) and signifies ‘super- metropolitan’ region extending, as union of conurbations

43.  An example of a Cantonment is

i. Ambala

ii. Roorkee

iii. Puri

 ANS :- 1

44. Linearsettlement is type of settlement that has grown in a line

i. normally following a road, a pond, the coast or on the hill top

ii. normally at the points of rivers, roads and railways..

iii. normally following a road, a river, the coast or the valley

floor.

 ANS:- 3

45. “The City in History”, published in 1961.

46. Delhi is bordered by

i. Haryana on three sides and by Rajasthan to the east.

ii. Himachal Pradesh on three sides and by Uttarakhand to

the east.

iii. Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to the east.

 ANS := 3

47. Threshold is the minimum market (population or income) that is required to bring about the provision of a particular good or service.

48. The Loop or Central Business District or CBD is the focal point

for

i. interaction within the city and would therefore be situated at

centre of the zonal city.

ii. interaction outside the city and would therefore be situated at

heart of the zonal city.

iii. no interaction within the city and would therefore not situated

at centre of the zonal city.

ANS:- 1

49. In Concentric Zone theory the residences in Commuters' Zone

are separated from the city by

i. a red belt.

ii. a yellow belt.

iii. a green belt.

ANS :-3

50. The Central Place Theory relied on two concepts:

i. threshold and range.

ii. market and range.

iii. threshold and consumer

ANS:- 1

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