CBSE Class 7 Social Science Geography Human Environment: Settlement Transport and Communication MCQs

Question. Name the important ports of the world?
(a) Singapore
(b) Mumbai
(c) New york
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?
(a) Cycle
(b) Train
(c) Bus
(d) Car

Answer : A

Question. How have satellites proved themselves helpful?
(a) Oil exploration
(b) Survey of forest
(c) Underground water
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. Where did early man live?
(a) On trees and in caves
(b) In kuchcha houses
(c) In pucca houses
(d) In huts

Answer : A

Question. The most commonly used means of transport especially for short distances are roads. They can be
(a) Rural and Urban
(b) Temporary and Permanent
(c) Metalled and Unmetalled
(d) Short and Long

Answer : C

Question. Which type of settlement is occupied for a short time?
(a) Permanent settlements
(b) Temporary settlements
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Andes Mountains is in
(a) South America
(b) Africa
(c) Australia
(d) North America

Answer : A

Question. Dwellings made of ice called
(a) Hut
(b) Igloo
(c) Stilt
(d) Penguin

Answer : B

Question. The natural conditions for selection of an ideal site are
(a) favourite climate
(b favourite climate
(c) suitable land
(d) all of these

Answer : D

Question. In the Andes Mountains of South America, ____ are used.
(a) Yak
(b) Donkey
(c) Mules
(d) Llamas

Answer : D

Question. An urban settlement is called:
(a) Compact
(b) Scattered
(c) Unmettled

Answer : A

Question. Which is the highest roadway in the world?
(a) NH3O
(b) Manali-Leh
(c) Grand trunk road
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Roads built underground are called
(a) subwayscorrect
(b) expressways
(c) airways
(d) flyovers

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following made travel faster?
(a) Ships
(b) Buses
(c) Aeroplanes

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is not the mass media?
(a) Telephone
(b) Radio
(c) Newspaper
(d) Television

Answer : A

Question. Settlement where people are engaged in activities like agriculture, fishing, forestry, crafts work and trading
(a) Permanent Settlement
(b) Urban Settlement
(c) Temporary Settlement
(d) Rural Settlement

Answer : D

Question. What do you understand by the term settlement?
(a) Place where birds build homes
(b) Place where people build homes
(c) Place where animals build homes
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Which is the best means to transport to reach inaccessible areas?
(a) Airwayscorrect
(b) Waterways
(c) Railways
(d) Roadways

Answer : A

Question. Golden quadrilateral connects:
(a) Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata
(c) Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Thiruvananthapuram

Answer : B

Question. Cairo is the name of an
(a) City
(b) Country
(c) Seaport
(d) Bus stop

Answer : A

Question. Which are the types of waterways?
(a) Types inland waterways
(b Sea routes
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. have largely replaced the
(a) Diesel and Electric engines, Steam engines
(b) Wheel and Electric engines, Steam engines
(c) Steam and Electric engines, Diesel engines
(d) Steam and Diesel engines, Electric engines

Answer : A

Question. Why do people move from one place to other?
(a) For jobs
(b) For better education
(c) For medical facilities
(d) All of these

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following has the largest railway network in Asia?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Russia

Answer : A

6. The place where a building or a settlement develops is called its
(a) Nagar
(b) Site
(c) Office
(d) Side

Answer : B

Question. Which type of vehicle does not pollute the environment?
(a) Cycle
(b) Bus
(c) Aeroplane
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. What do you mean by the term transhumance?
(a) People shifting for searching jobs
(b) Shifting to another country
(c) Seasonal movement of people
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Which one of the following is NOT a means of communication? 
(a) Table
(b) Mobile phone
(c) Newspaper
(d) Magazine

Answer : A

Question. Settlements are places where people
(a) Build temples
(b) Cultivate on land
(c) Build their homes
(d) Build their office

Answer : C

Question. Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island
(a) Train
(b) Ship
(c) Car
(d) Cycle

Answer : B