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Settlement geography - Test Set 4

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  1. Question 1

    Pattern of settlement in Ganga Yamuna Doab region is –
    1. Scattered
    2. Compact Random
    3. Random
    4. More than one of the above
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  2. Question 2

    what role do location and surroundings play in influencing settlements?
    1. They have no impact on settlements
    2. They affect the accessibility and resources available to settlements
    3. They determine the shape of settlements
    4. None of above
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  3. Question 3

    Which one of the following reasons is not true, 'Why hunter-gatherers moved from place to place'?
    1. They would have eaten up all the available plant and animal resources
    2. They were looking for a place to establish kingdom
    3. Plants and trees bear fruit in different seasons
    4. Animals move from place to place
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  4. Question 4

    In which one of the following environments does one expect the presence of dispersed rural settlements?
    1. Arid and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan
    2. Forests and hills in north-east
    3. Lower valleys of Himalayas
    4. Alluvial plains of Ganga
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  5. Question 5

    Which of the following sites yielded a fossilized human baby skull in 2001?
    1. Bhimbetka
    2. Didwana
    3. Hathnora
    4. Odai
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  6. Question 6

    Which Paleolithic site has yielded the evidence of a set of animal foot-prints along with Acheulian tools?
    1. Hunsgi
    2. Bhimbetaka
    3. Paleru
    4. Attirampakkam
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  7. Question 7

    Which of the following sites yielded a fossilized human baby skull in 2001?
    1. Bhimbetka
    2. Hathnora
    3. Odai
    4. Didwana
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  8. Question 8

    In which one of the following environments does one expect the presence of dispersed rural settlements?
    1. Arid and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan
    2. Forests and hills in north-east
    3. Lower valleys of Himalayas
    4. Alluvial plains of Ganga
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  9. Question 9

    Which economic system primarily defined India’s Pre-Colonial Rural Economy?
    1. Capitalist economy
    2. Self-sufficient village economy
    3. Socialist economy
    4. Industrialized economy
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  10. Question 10

    Which feature was lost in India’s rural economy during British rule?
    1. Self-sufficiency of villages
    2. Strengthening of rural cooperatives
    3. Growth of cottage industries
    4. Increase in agricultural productivity
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  11. Question 11

    Which plan focused on rural development through community programs?
    1. Third Five-Year Plan
    2. Tenth Five-Year Plan
    3. Twelfth Five-Year Plan
    4. First Five-Year Plan
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  12. Question 12

    What was the main aim of the Green Revolution?
    1. Increasing industrial production
    2. Enhancing food grain production through HYVs
    3. Expanding trade routes
    4. Reducing land inequality
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  13. Question 13

    Which agricultural policy encouraged contract farming in India?
    1. Green Revolution
    2. Zamindari Abolition Act
    3. Agricultural Price Policy
    4. Model APMC Act 2003
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  14. Question 14

    What is the major issue in India’s rural economy today?
    1. Land fragmentation and farmer distress
    2. Declining urbanization
    3. Decline in industrial productivity
    4. All of above
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  15. Question 15

    Which feature was lost in India’s rural economy during British rule?
    1. Strengthening of rural cooperatives
    2. Growth of cottage industries
    3. Self-sufficiency of villages
    4. Increase in agricultural productivity
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  16. Question 16

    Urbanization is very low in:
    1. South Asia
    2. Europe
    3. Both (a) and (b)
    4. None of these
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  17. Question 17

    Organized cluster of houses which is small in number is termed:
    1. City
    2. Dwelling
    3. Hemlet
    4. None of these
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  18. Question 18

    The oldest/earlier cities of the world is:
    1. Egypt
    2. Urk
    3. Both (a) and (b)
    4. None of these
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  19. Question 19

    Name the country with 100 percent urban population :
    1. Japan
    2. India
    3. Singapore
    4. USA
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  20. Question 20

    Which of the following is a plant city :
    1. Canberra
    2. Mumbai
    3. Delhi
    4. All of these
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