Question

In India, a metropolitan city is defined as:

• A. One having metro services only
• B. One having a population of 1 million and above only
• C. One having a population of 1 million and above and comprised in one or more districts
• D. One having a population of 1 million and above, comprised in one or more districts and two or more Municipalities or Panchayats

Answer 1

The correct option is D One having a population of 1 million and above, comprised in one or more districts and two or more Municipalities or Panchayats

The Constitution (seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 defines a metropolitan area in India as, an area having a population of ten lakhs or more, comprised in one or more districts and consisting of two or more Municipalities or Panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by public notification to be a Metropolitan area