Settlement Patterns NDA Questions

NDA Human Geography

Settlement Patterns MCQ Questions


1.
Which type of rural settlement has houses built close together in a compact, closely built-up area that is distinctly separated from the surrounding farms, barns and pastures?
A.
Dispersed settlement
B.
Semi-clustered settlement
C.
Hamleted settlement
D.
Clustered (Compact) settlement
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ANSWER :
D. Clustered (Compact) settlement
2.
A semi-clustered (fragmented) rural settlement most commonly develops due to which of the following?
A.
Construction of an entirely new town as per a government master plan
B.
Mass migration of an entire community into a hilly tract
C.
Segregation or fragmentation of a large compact village into smaller units, often along social or ethnic lines
D.
Uniform distribution of houses over farmland purely for ease of cultivation
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ANSWER :
C. Segregation or fragmentation of a large compact village into smaller units, often along social or ethnic lines
3.
In a hamleted settlement, the original village is fragmented into several units that are:
A.
Connected to one another only by underground passages
B.
Located far apart in different districts altogether
C.
Merged into a single administrative unit with no distinct identity
D.
Physically separated from each other but bear a common name
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ANSWER :
D. Physically separated from each other but bear a common name
4.
Dispersed or isolated rural settlements, consisting of single houses or very small clusters scattered over an area, are typically associated with which terrain?
A.
Fertile alluvial plains with abundant water supply
B.
Deltaic coastal regions with high population density
C.
Hilly and forested terrain with extreme fragmentation of land holdings
D.
Flat plateau regions with large compact villages
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ANSWER :
C. Hilly and forested terrain with extreme fragmentation of land holdings
5.
On the basis of geometric shape, a rural settlement built along a river, levee, road or canal edge is described as having which pattern?
A.
Linear pattern
B.
Rectangular pattern
C.
Circular pattern
D.
Star-like pattern
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ANSWER :
A. Linear pattern
6.
A rural settlement pattern in which roads intersect at right angles and the settlement develops in wide valleys or level plains is known as the:
A.
Radial pattern
B.
Star-like pattern
C.
Linear pattern
D.
Rectangular pattern
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ANSWER :
D. Rectangular pattern