Compact settlements

Q. Select the important metropolitan cities of India.

1. Delhi
2. Bengaluru
3. Mysuru
4. Mumbai

Q. In the deserts of _____________ we find nucleated settlements near assured sources of water.

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Karnataka
3. Rajasthan
4. Gujarat

Q. Nucleated settlements are generally close to which of the following?

1. Brooks
2. Reservoirs
3. Lakes
4. Rivulets

Q. People from ______________, __________, ___________ and ______________ live together in nucleated settlements and hence they have a better social life.

1. different caste
2. religions
3. races
4. ideologies

Q. Houses are built and different facilities are developed for the growing population. The importance of ________ and __________ occupations increases.

1. secondary
2. primary
3. tertiary
4. quaternary

Q. Due to religious, historical, commercial , educational, and administrative reasons and also due to tourism, the original settlement may transform into a/an ________.

1. rustic
2. pastoral
3. urban
4. rural

Q. Find the synonym of the underlined word.
The abandoned boat was found miles away from the shore; they never found out who had been on it.

1. Cherished
2. Deserted
3. Austere
4. Shabby
5. Unabashed

Q. The kind of settlements where people stay for a brief period of time are called Permanent Settlements.

1. False
2. True

Q.

A _________ settlement is a kind of rural settlement where houses are built very close to each other on flat land.

1. scattered
2. compact
3. dwelling
4. tight

Q. Compact settlements are usually found ________.

1. in thick forests
2. in hot deserts
3. on hilly tracts
4. on flat lands