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MCQ for Class 12 Geography Chapter 4 Human Settlements
Question 1.
Which types of settlements are found in alluvial plains?
(A) Clustered
(B) Semi-clustered
(C) Hamleted
(D) Dispersed
Answer: (A) Clustered
Question 2.
In which valley were Harappa and Mohanjodaro towns located?
(A) Ganga
(B) Narmada
(C) Indus
(D) Brahmaputra
Answer: (C) Indus
Question 3.
Which is the most ancient town In India?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Varanasi
(C) Agra
(D) Chennai
Answer: (B) Varanasi
Question 4.
Which is a medieval town?
(A) Pataliputra
(B) Delhi
(C) Mumbai
(D) Chandigarh
Question 5.
Which is an administrative town?
(A) Varanasi
(B) Surat
(C) Gandhinagar
(D) Rohtak
Answer: (C) Gandhinagar
Question 6.
How much percent is the urban population in India?
(A) 18
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 31
Answer: (D) 31
Question 7.
How many times the urban population has increased during the 20th century?
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 11
(D) 15
Answer: (C) 11
Question 8.
How much is the population of a megacity?
(A) 1 Lakh
(B) 5 Lakh
(C) 10 Lakh
(D) 50 Lakh
Answer: (D) 50 Lakh
Question 9.
The number of towns in India is:
(A) 4161
(B) 5161
(C) 6161
(D) 7161
Answer: (B) 5161
Question 10.
How many million towns are there in India (as in 2014)?
(A) 25
(B) 30
(C) 55
(D) 40
Answer: (C) 55
Question 11.
Which one of the following towns is not situated along the bank of a river?
(A) Agra
(B) Bhopal
(C) Patna
(D) Kolkata
Answer: (B) Bhopal
Question 12.
Which one of the following is NOT 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 the primary sector
(D) Population size of more than 5,000 persons
Answer: (C) More than 75% of the population engaged in the primary sector
Question 13.
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 Himalays
(D) Forests and hills in north-east
Answer: (A) Alluvial plains of Ganga.
Question 14.
Which one of the following groups of cities has 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.
Answer: (D) Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai
