CHAPTER 10 SETTLEMENT
1.
Which one of the following
forms of settlement develops along their sides of roads
a)
Circular
b)
linear
c)
cross shaped
d)
square
ANS :(b) LINEAR
2.
The first urban settlement
toreach population of one million was……..
a)
Paris
b)
New York
c)
London
d)
Canberra
ANS: C(LONDON)
3.
Canberra is the capital of……
a)
Ethiopia
b)
Australia
c)
New Zealand
d)
Indonesia
ANS: b) Australia
4. In which of the following regions hasthe oldest well –documented
urban settlement found?
a)
Huang Ho valley
b)
Indus valley
c)
Nile valley
d)
Mesopotamia
ANS: b) Indus valley
5. Where is dry point settlements found?
a)
Along delta
b)
Along canyon
c)
Along waterfall
d)
Along river terrace
ANS: d) along river terrace
6) Which is the largest town of
South America?
a)
Shangahi
b)
Mumbai
c)
Buenos Aires
d)
Karachi
ANS: c) Buenos Aires
7) The term conurbation was coined by ………in ………
a)
Patrick Geddes in 1915
b)
P Brenikov 1961
c)
Le Corbusier 1956
d)
None of the above
ANS: a) Patrick Geddes in 1915
8)Addis Ababa (Thenew flower) is the capital of…….
a)
Ethiopia
b)
Somalia
c)
Sudan
d)
Congo
ANS: a) Ethiopia
9) In Denmark, Sweden and Finland, all places with a population size of
……….persons are called urban.
a)
250 persons
b)
350 persons
c)
450 persons
d)
550 persons
ans : a)250 persons
10) The minimum population for a city is ……..in Iceland.
a)
100persons
b)
200 persons
c)
300 persons
d)
400persons
ANS:C) 300 persons
11) The minimum population for a city is……….in Canada
and Venezuela.
a)
900persons
b)
1000 persons
c)
1100persons
d)
1200 persons
ANS: b)
1000persons
12)How many mega cities are there in the world in
2015?
a)
15
b)
20
c)
22
d)
29
ANS: d)29
13.Name the first Mega city of the world……..
a)
London
b)
Tokyo
c)
seoul
d)
New York
ANS: d) New York
14.The best known example of a megalopolis is……
a) The urban landscape stretching from Boston in the
north to south of Washington in USA.
b)The urban landscape stretching from Boston in the
north to west of california in USA
c)The urban landscape stretching from Chicago in the
north to east of Newyork in USA
d)The urban landscape stretching from the north
Appalachian region to great lake
ANS:a) The urban landscape stretching from Boston
in the north to south of Washington in USA.
15)What is a Healthy city?
a)
A clean and safe
environment.
b)
Meets the Basic needs of
All” its inhabitants
c)
Involves the community in
local govt.
d)
all of the above
ANS: d) all of the above
16.In the Asia Pacific countries, around ………. percent
of the urban population lives in squatter settlement.
a)
40%
b)
50%
c)
60%
d)
70%
ANS: c)60%
17)The city is in fact the physical form of the
highest and most complex type of associative life who gave these words?
a)
Lewis Mumford
b)
Walter Burley Griffin
c)
Patrick Geddes
d)
none of these
ANS: a) Lewis Mumford
18.Megalopolis this Greek word meaning “great city
“was popularized by………
a)
Jean Gottman (1957)
b)
Lewis Mumford (1956)
c)
Patrick Geddes (1915)
d)
none of these
ANS: a)Jean Gottman (1957)
19)Washington D.C, Beijing, Addis Ababa
are………town.
a)
Administrative town
b)
cultural town
c)
trading town
d)
none of these
ANS:a)Administrative town
20.The census of India ,1991 defines urban settlements
as……
a)
All places which have
municipality, corporation, cantonment board.
b)
have a minimum population
of 5000 persons
c)
At least 75% of male
workers are engaged in non-agricultural pursuits.
d)
a density of population of
at least 400 persons per square km are urban
e)
All of the above
ANS:e)
All of the above
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