CBSE Class 12 Geography Human Settlements MCQ Set A

Question: The number of towns in India is:
(a) 4161
(b) 5161
(c) 6161
(d) 7161

Answer : B

Question: Zones in which only one kind of activities are to be carried such as manufacturing are called
(a) catchment zones
(b) business zones
(c) economic zones
(d) none

Answer : D

Question: Which town has the in the world?
(a) Mexico City
(b) London
(c) Tokyo
(d) Mumbai

Answer : C

Question: In which of the following regions has the oldest well-documented urban settlement found?
(a) Huang He Valley
(b) Indus Valley
(c) Nile Valley
(d) Mesopotamia

Answer : B

Question: How many of the following cities in India have attained the million status at the beginning of 2011?
(a) 40
(b) 42
(c) 54
(d) 43

Answer : C

Question: Identify the settlement type that develops on either side of a road, a river, a railway line or a canal.
(a) Cross shaped
(b) Circular
(c) Linear
(d) Square

Answer : C

Question: Which one of the following settlements is usually located near waterbodies?
(a) Rural
(b) Planned
(c) Urban
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question: The oldest/earlier cities of the world is
(a) Egypt
(b) Brazil
(c) Urk
(d) None

Answer : C

Question: Who popularised the Greek word ‘megapolis’?
(a) Walter Burley Griffin
(b) Jean Gottman
(c) Patrick Geddes
(d) Lewis Mumford

Answer : B

Question: 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, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai
(b) Delhi, Greater Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata
(c) Kolkata, Greater Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata
(d) Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai

Answer : D

Question: Which of the following is an example of Common Property Resources?
(a) Park
(b) Hotel
(c) Self-owned house
(d) Self-owned car

Answer : A

Question: The hourses in which modern material is used and layout is also changed are termed as
(a) Traditional Dwelling
(b) Modern Dwelling
(c) Modernized Traditional Dwelling
(d) None

Answer : C

Question: How many megacities are there in the world in 2013?
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 22
(d) 24

Answer : D

Question: Settlements in low lying river basins, on terraces and levees are called settlements.
(a) Dry point settlements
(b) Plateau villages
(c) Farming villages
(d) Wet point settlements

Answer : A

Question: In which of the following country, Isenberg provide better location for settlements in terms of security ?
(a) Zimbabwe
(b) China
(c) Nigeria
(d) Egypt

Answer : C

Question .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 : D

Question: Which one of the following towns is NOT located on a river bank?
(a) Agra
(b) Bhopal
(c) Patna
(d) Kolkata

Answer : B