Human Settlements Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answers
Multiple Choice Questions:
Question 1.
Name the town that is not located on the banks of a river.
(a) Kolkata
(b) Agra
(c) Bhopal
(d) Patna
Answer
Answer: (c) Bhopal
Question 2.
Which one of the following is not covered under the definition of a town as per the Census of India?
(a) Presence of municipality, corporation, etc.
(b) More than 75% of the population engaged in primary sector.
(c) Population density of 400 persons per sq. km.
(d) Population size of more than 5,000 persons.
Answer
Answer: (b) More than 75% of the population engaged in primary sector.
Question 3.
In which of the following parts of India dispersed rural settlements is not expected?
(a) Kerala
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer
Answer: (b) Chhattisgarh
Question 4.
Which of the following city is the largest agglomeration with over 18.4 million people?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Greater Mumbai
Answer
Answer: (d) Greater Mumbai
Question 5.
Which of the following types of rural settlements is found in the fertile alluvial plains and north-eastern states of India?
(a) Clustered
(b) Semi-clustered
(c) Hamleted
(d) Dispersed
Answer
Answer: (a) Clustered
Question 6.
Which of the following towns was developed as an administrative headquarter after independence?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Agra
(d) Hyderabad
Answer
Answer: (b) Chandigarh
Question 7.
Which of the following is not a medieval town?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Nagpur
(c) Jaipur
(d) Madurai
Answer
Answer: (d) Madurai
Question 8.
Which of the following is a mining town?
(a) Jharia
(b) Satna
(c) Srinagar
(d) Aligarh
Answer
Answer: (a) Jharia
Question 9.
What is the population of mega cities?
(а) more than 1 million
(b) more than 2 million
(c) more than 4 million
(d) more than 5 million
Answer
Answer: (d) more than 5 million
Question 10.
What percentage of urban population lives in Class I towns as per 2011 Census?
(a) 10%
(b) 20%
(c) 40%
(d) 60%
Answer
Answer: (d) 60%
Question 11.
Complete the following table by writing appropriate names In the blank.
Answer
Answer: Sem-clustered or fragmented, Hamleted
