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Settlement geography - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    Which of the following is a characteristics of nucleated settlement?
    1. Buildings are connected is a small area
    2. Houses are scattered over a large area
    3. No road are build
    4. All above
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  2. Question 2

    What is the primary factor influencing the location of rural settlements:
    1. Climate condition
    2. Drainage
    3. Economic factor
    4. Topography
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  3. Question 3

    The population in a linear settlement is typically concentrated along:
    1. A river
    2. A road
    3. A mountain
    4. A transport route
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  4. Question 4

    Rural settlements in hilly or mountains areas are typically:
    1. Linear
    2. Dispersed
    3. Nucleated
    4. None
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  5. Question 5

    Which of the following is a characteristic of urban settlements:
    1. High population density
    2. Agricultural land use
    3. Low rise buildings
    4. All of above
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  6. Question 6

    What is a key features of a linear settlement?
    1. Buildings are scattered
    2. house from a particular pattern
    3. buildings are aligned along a path
    4. None of these
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  7. Question 7

    In a clustered settlement the population is concentered near:
    1. A vally
    2. A transport route
    3. A mountain
    4. A market
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  8. Question 8

    Which of the following is a common feature of a dispersed settlement:
    1. Scattered homes
    2. Clustered buildings
    3. Buildings along a main road
    4. None
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  9. Question 9

    What were some of the intended outcomes of land reform laws in India after independence?

    I. To abolish the caste system in rural areas.

    II. To bring about a more equitable distribution of landholding.

    III. To increase agricultural productivity.

    IV. To promote industrial development over agriculture.
    1. Only I and II are correct.
    2. Only I, III, and IV are correct.
    3. Only II and III are correct.
    4. Only II and IV are correct.
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  10. Question 10

    What is the Population size of a Class 1 town or city:
    1. 100000 and more
    2. less than 5000
    3. 10000
    4. 6000-9999
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  11. Question 11

    Which is a medieval town?
    1. Chandigarh
    2. Delhi
    3. Chanai
    4. Pataliputra
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  12. Question 12

    What percentage of the urban population lives in Class I towns as per the 2011 Census?
    1. 60%
    2. 30%
    3. 20%
    4. 10%
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  13. Question 13

    How many times the urban population has increased during the 20th century?
    1. 7
    2. 11
    3. 14
    4. 20
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  14. Question 14

    Which is an administrative town?
    1. Gandhinagar
    2. Pune
    3. Delhi
    4. Varanasi
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  15. Question 15

    In which of the following parts of India dispersed rural settlements is not expected?
    1. Kerala
    2. Madhya pradesh
    3. Chhattisgarh
    4. All of these
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  16. Question 16

    Which types of settlements are found in alluvial plains?
    1. Semi-clustered
    2. Dispersed
    3. Hamleted
    4. Clustered
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  17. Question 17

    Which of the following is the functional classification of an urban settlement?
    1. Mining
    2. Industrial
    3. Town
    4. All of the above
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  18. Question 18

    A place where many people reside together is known as:
    1. Settlement
    2. Country
    3. State
    4. City
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  19. Question 19

    The houses in which layout, construction and appearance have not been altered are termed as:
    1. Modern dwellings
    2. Un-changed Traditional Dwellings
    3. Traditional Dwellings
    4. Changed Traditional Dwellings
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  20. Question 20

    The hourses in which modern material is used and layout is also changed are termed as:
    1. Traditional Dwelling
    2. Modern Dwelling
    3. Modernized Traditional Dwelling
    4. None of these
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