Urbanisation in India

Q.

Why do you think towns grew around temples?

Q. Which is the least urbanised state in India?

1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Gujarat
4. Tamil Nadu

Q. Which state is the most urbanised state of India?

1. Goa
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Bihar
4. Telangana

Q. According to the 2011 Census, the percentage of urbanisation in India was merely ______ percent.

1. 31
2. 31.1
3. 31.2
4. 31.3

Q. According to the 2011 census, what percentage of Goa's population live in urban areas?

1. 62

Q. Urbanisation is defined as the shift of people from theto the area and the gradual increase in the number of people in urban areas.

1. semi-urban
2. semi-rural
3. rural
4. urban

Q. Which of the following is/are the problems of urbanisation?

1. Pollution
2. Unhygienic slums
3. Traffic
4. Means to earn a living

Q. Which state of India is the most urbanised?

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Goa
4. Himachal Pradesh

Q. According to the 2011 Census, what is the percentage of urbanisation in India?

1. 34.2%
2. 31.2%
3. 36.2%
4. 38.2%

Q. Which among of the following is a union territory?

1. Jammu and Kashmir
2. Goa
3. Manipur
4. Assam

Q. Complete the following statement with the appropriate option: According to the 2011 Census, the urban population of India stands at ____%.

1. 21.16
2. 31.16
3. 41.16
4. 51.16

Q. Choose the correct pair with respect to urbanisation in India.

1. 21 - 40%
2. Gujarat
3. 0 -20 %
4. Meghalaya
5. Himachal Pradesh
6. 41 - 60%

Q. Most of the increase in population in cities is due to the natural population growth within the urban areas.

1. False
2. True

Q. ____________ is the transition of a population from a rural, agrarian economy to an urban, industrial and service sector economy.

1. Ruralisation
2. Centralisation
3. Urbanisation
4. Migration

Q. Indian Settlements in Hierarchy Example CityCriteriaClassified under

(a)	Kohima	Urban area with population between 50000 - 1 lakh	Town
(b)	Udaipur	Urban area with population between 5000 - 1 lakh	Class I City
(c)	Chennai	Cities having more than 10 million people	Mega City

Choose the correctly classified option(s).

1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (b) only
4. (a) and (c) only

Q.

1. True
2. False

Q. Complete the following statement with the correct answer: According to the 2011 census, the urban population of India stands at ____%.

1. 21.16
2. 31.16
3. 41.16
4. 51.16

Q. Select the right order of chronology of how settlements evolved.
(a) Increase in production and trade of goods
(b) Adoption of agriculture
(c) Emergence of towns
(d) Increase in population size due to agriculture
(e) Emergence of other professions

1. e, a, c, b, d
2. d, e, a, c, b
3. b, d, e, a, c
4. a, b, c, d, e

Q. In which decade was the growth of urbanisation lowest?

1. 1961 - 1971
2. 1971 - 1981
3. 1981 -1991
4. 1991 - 2001

Q. Approximately, 80% of the National Capital Region of Delhi is urbanised.

1. True
2. False

Q. Urbanisation is the increase in the proportion of people living in _____ and _____.

1. Towns and Cities
2. Villages and Cities
3. Towns and Villages
4. None of these

Q. When was the lowest growth of urbanisation in India?

1. Between 1961-1971
2. Between 1971-1981
3. Between 1981-1991
4. Between 1991-2001

Q. Assertion: Rural areas could also become administrative centres.
Reason: Urbanisation of an area happened after the king decided to reside there.

1. Both, A and R, are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both, A and R, are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
3. If A is true but R is false
4. If A is false but R is true

Q. The growth of urbanisation was the highest at around ____ percent between 1971-1981 in India.

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6

Q. Match the following with respect to urban settlements.

1. Rural-Urban Migration
2. Engulfs Rural Areas
3. Service Industry
4. Income gap

Q. Arrange the following states of India from most urbanised to least urbanised and select the appropriate option.
(a) Bihar (b) Gujarat (c) Goa (d) Himachal Pradesh (e) Maharashtra (f) Andhra Pradesh

1. c, b, e, a, f, d
2. d, a, f, b, c, e
3. b, a, d, f, c, e
4. c, e, b, f, a, d

Q. Most of the increase in population in cities is due to the natural population growth within the urban areas.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which state of India is the least urbanised?

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Goa
4. Himachal Pradesh

Q. Which of the following was not a feature of the economic situation which existed in 1830s, in Europe?
? 1) Migration of population from rural to urban regions
? 2) Industrial revolution became advanced in most countries of Europe.
? 3) Number of job seekers exceeded the employment opportunities.
? 4) Small producers had to face stiff competition from England

Q. Which of the following is/are the steps that can be taken to solve the problems of urbanisation?

1. Urban Planning
2. Increasing number of slums
3. Effective waste management
4. Bringing more people to urban areas