Class 12 Geography Chapter 10 - Human Settlement MCQs

Class 12 Geography Chapter 10 – Human Settlement MCQ Question Answers for CUET 2024

1. The sparsely located small settelements are called:

Village

City

Catchment area

Town

2. Which one of the following is not covered under the definition of a town as per the Census of India?

Population size of more than 5,000 persons.

Population density of 400 persons per sq. km.

More than 75% of the population is engaged in the primary sector.

Presence of municipality, corporation, etc.

3. What percentage of urban population lives in Class I towns as per 2011 Census?

20%

10%

60%

40%

4. How many million towns are there in India (as in 2014)?

5. Which settlement pattern is found along coasts?

Star-like

Rectangular

Triangular

Linear

6. Who coined the word, CONURBATION?

Jene Gottman

Patrick Geddes

Amartya Sen

Ratzel

7. How many times has the urban population increased during the 20th century?

8. London is a city of this type:

Industrial City

Religious City

Port City

Trade

9. Which of the following is a mining town?

Satna

Jharia

Srinagar

Aligarh

10. How many million towns are there in the world?

300

350

400

438

11. Which types of settlements are found in alluvial plains?

Hamleted

Clustered

Dispersed

Semi-clustered

12. Which is the most ancient town In India?

Agra

Varanasi

Hyderabad

Chennai

13. Which one of the following towns is not situated along the bank of a river?

Bhopal

Kolkata

Agra

Patna

14. Igloos are found in the region:

Tundra

Sleppes

Selvas

Savana

15. Name the country with 100% urban population

Great Britain

Singapore

Japan

USA

16. Which is the largest town in Asia?

Tokyo

Karachi

Mumbai

Shanghai

17. Which of the following places are considered as ‘dry points’?

River Terraces and Leavees

None of the above

Low lying areas of river banks

Islands surrounded by swamps

18. What is the population of mega cities?

More than 1 million

More than 5 million

More than 4 million

More than 2 million

19. How many of the following cities in India have attained the million status at the beginning of 2011?

20. Which one of the following settlements is usually located near waterbodies?

Planned

Rural

Urban

None of these

21. Which one of the following types of economic activities dominates in all rural settlements?

Secondary

Quaternary

Primary

Tertiary

22. How much percent is the urban population in India?

23. How many of the following cities in India have attained the million status at the beginning of 2011?

24. Which one of the following forms of settlement develops along either side of roads, rivers, or canals?

Circular

Linear

Cross-shaped

Square

25. Which one of the following groups of cities has been arranged in the sequence of their ranks i.e. 1, 2, 3, and 4 in size?

Delhi, Greater Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata.

Greater Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai

Kolkata, Greater Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata

Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai

26. The number of towns in India is:

7016

4161

6161

5161

27. In which of the following regions has the oldest well-documented urban settlement found?

Mesopotamia

Huang He Valley

Indus Valley

Nile Valley

28. Which of the following possessed a good example of human in habitation that is provided By government on acquired lands?

None of these

The scheme of villagization in Ethiopia

Both a and b

Canal colonies in Indira Gandhi canal command area

29. How much is the population of a megacity?

10 Lakh

1 Lakh

50 Lakh

5 Lakh

30. Sufficiency of which type of resources can help to create adequate social infrastructure catering to the needs of the large population in the developing countries?

Natural

Financial

Human

Social

31. Which of the following is not a pattern of human settlement?

Circular

Hamleted

Star-shaped

Linear

32. In which of the following countries, Isenberg provides a better location for settlements in terms of security ?

China

Zimbabwe

Nigeria

Egypt

33. The urban settlements are generally compact and:

Larger in size

Has no relation to size

Smaller in size

Medium in size

34. Which town has the in the world?

Tokyo

Mexico City

Mumbai

London

35. In which of the following parts of India dispersed rural settlements is not expected?

Meghalaya

Chhatisgarh

Kerala

Himachal Pradesh

36. Which is a medieval town?

Delhi

Chandigarh

Pataliputra

Mumbai

37. How many megacities were there in the world in 2013?

38. In which valley were Harappa and Mohenjo Daro towns located?

Ganga

Narmada

Brahmaputra

Indus

39. Cities having more than 5 million population are known as:

Super city

Mega City

Metropolitan city

Hyper city

40. How much percent is the urban population in the world?

58%

48%

38%

42%

41. Settlements in low lying river basins, on terraces and levees are called settlements.

Dry Point Settlements

Plateau villages

Wet Point settlements

Farming villages

42. What is the population of a megacity?

100 lakh

60 lakh

80 lakh

70 lakh

43. A town containing military based is known as:

Closed town

Defence town

Garrison town

Military town

44. Dispersed or isolated settlement pattern in India appears in the form of:

Well dwelling huts

Isolated huts

Ill planned huts

Close knit huts

45. In which one of the following environments does one expect the presence of dispersed rural settlements?

Alluvial plains of Ganga

Lower valleys of Himalayas

Arid and Semi-arid regions of Rajasthan

Forest and hills in north -east

46. How do the inhabitants of Loess region in China build their houses?

By uncooked bricks

With the twigs and branches of trees

With Sand

In caves

47. Which is an administrative town?

Surat

Rohtak

Varanasi

Gandhinagar

48. Which of the following is not a medieval town?

Hyderabad

Madurai

Nagpur

Jaipur

49. Which one of the following is NOT part of the definition of a town as per the census of India?

More than 75% of the population engaged in the primary sector

Population density of 400 persons per sq km.

Presence of municipality, corporation, etc.

Polulation size os more than 5000 persons

50. What is the population of an urban town in India?

5000

2000

6000

4000

Also See :

Class 12 Geography (Fundamentals Of Human Geography)

Geography Ch 1 – Nature and Scope
Geography Ch 2 – Population – distribution, density and growth
Geography Ch 4 – Human Development
Geography Ch 5- Primary Activities
Geography Ch 6 – Secondary Activity
Geography Ch 7 – Tertiary and Quatenary activities
Geography Ch 8 – Transport
Geography Ch 9 – International Trade

Class 12 Geography (India People And Economy)

Geography Ch 3 – Population Composition
Geography – Migration MCQs
Geography – Land Resources MCQs
Geography – Water Resources MCQs
Geography – Industries MCQs
Geography – Planning in India MCQs
Geography – Environmental Pollution MCQs
Geography – Geography – Geographical Perspective on selected issues and problems MCQs
Geography – Conservation Industries MCQs

Class 12 Geography Chapter 10 – Human Settlement MCQ Question and Answers – MCQs for Practice

Class 12 Geography Chapter 10 – Human Settlement MCQ Question Answers for CUET 2024

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