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Download Solution PDFThe settlement pattern in India which appears in the form of isolated huts in remote jungles or in small hills is known as _______.
- Clustered Settlements
- Semi- Clustered Settlements
- Hamleted Settlements
- Dispersed Settlements
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Option 4 : Dispersed Settlements
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Download Solution PDFThe Correct Answer is Option (4) i.e. Dispersed Settlements.
- The dispersed or isolated settlement pattern in India appears in the form of isolated huts or hamlets or few huts in remote jungles, or on small hills with farms or pasture on the slopes.
- Many areas of Meghalaya, Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Kerala have this type of settlement.
- There are four types of rural settlements in India - Clustered, Semi-Clustered, Hamleted, and Dispersed.
Settlement Type | Meaning | Areas |
Clustered | It 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 and pastures. | Rajasthan, Nagaland, Bundelkhand region, etc. |
Semi-Clustered | It may result from the tendency of clustering in a restricted area of dispersed settlement. | Gujarat Plain, and some parts of Rajasthan. |
Hamleted Settlements | Sometimes a settlement is fragmented into several units physically separated from each other bearing a common name. These units are called panna, para, palli, nagla, Dhabi, etc. | Lower Ganga Plain, Chhattisgarh, lower valleys of Himalayas. |
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following features and choose the correct title after associating them. Ans: BHUMAN GEOGRAPHY INDIA PEOPLE
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MCQs-
A. Human Settlement
B. Clustered settlement
C. Settlement
D. Semi-clustered settlement
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
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
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
A. Extent of built up area
B. Inter house distance
C. Inhabited people
D. Both A & B
A. North-eastern states
B. Northern plains
C. Peninsular India
D. Deccan region
A. Physical features
B. Economic features
C. Culture & ethnic factors
D. Security factors
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
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
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
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
*Semi clustered settlements may result from tendency of clustering in a restricted area of dispersed settlement
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
HAMLETED SETTLEMENTS –
*Sometimes settlement is fragmented into several units physically separated from each other bearing a common name
*This segmentation of a large village is often motivated by social and ethnic factors
*Found in the middle and lower Ganga plain, Chhattisgarh and lower valleys of the Himalayas.
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
*Extreme dispersion of settlement is often caused by extremely fragmented nature of the terrain and land resource base of habitable areas
*Example – Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala
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
*Urban settlements are generally compact and larger in size
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
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A. Modern Towns
B. Medieval Towns
C. Mining Towns
D. Religious & Cultural Towns
Ans: B
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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
*Built in British style
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
Also , Goa is an trading port developed by Europeans
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
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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
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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
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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
*It is an administrative town
39. Which of the following is a good example of Fort
town?
A. Jaipur
B. Banaras
C. Mathura
D. Rameshwaram
Ans: A
40. Which of the following statement is not true regarding the ‘Smart City Mission’?
A. To promote cities that provide core infrastructure, a clean and sustainable environment and give a decent quality of life to its citizens
B. To apply smart solutions to infrastructure and services in order to make them better
C. Use of fewer resources, providing cheaper services and focus on
sustainable and inclusive development.
D. Increase in unemployment
Ans: D
41. Match the Following
Ans: B
42. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
CITIES | BASIS OF DEVELOPMENT |
A. Prayag (Allahabad) | On religious & cultural basis |
B. Lucknow | Based on the remnants of ancient cities |
C. Kolkata | On cultural basis |
D. Mumbai | In the form of commercial port |
Ans: C
Kolkata comes under commercial towns
43. Match the following
Ans: B
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