Settlement Patterns NDA Questions

NDA Human Geography

Settlement Patterns MCQ Questions


7.
Villages that develop around a tank, lake or pond — sometimes leaving the central area open to keep cattle safe from wild animals — exhibit which settlement pattern?
A.
Circular pattern
B.
T-shaped pattern
C.
Linear pattern
D.
Cross-shaped pattern
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ANSWER :
A. Circular pattern
8.
When several roads converge at a settlement and buildings come up along each of these radiating roads, the resulting shape of the settlement is called a:
A.
Circular pattern
B.
Star-like pattern
C.
Double village
D.
T-shaped pattern
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ANSWER :
B. Star-like pattern
9.
A settlement that develops at a tri-junction of roads, with the built-up area growing along all three branches, is generally described as a:
A.
Y-shaped settlement
B.
Star-like settlement
C.
T-shaped settlement
D.
Cross-shaped settlement
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ANSWER :
C. T-shaped settlement
10.
According to NCERT, which of the following is NOT one of the four main types of Indian rural settlement based on the degree of clustering of houses?
A.
Clustered settlement
B.
Linear settlement
C.
Hamleted settlement
D.
Semi-clustered settlement
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ANSWER :
B. Linear settlement
11.
Compact, closely built-up rural settlements developed mainly for defence or security reasons are typically found in:
A.
Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh
B.
The Sundarbans delta of West Bengal
C.
The Bundelkhand region of central India and parts of Nagaland
D.
The arid fringe of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan
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ANSWER :
C. The Bundelkhand region of central India and parts of Nagaland
12.
In Rajasthan, the tendency towards compact rural settlements is largely explained by which physical factor?
A.
Abundance of fertile alluvial soil
B.
Frequent flooding of perennial rivers
C.
Dense forest cover restricting available space
D.
Scarcity of water, necessitating maximum utilisation of limited water resources
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ANSWER :
D. Scarcity of water, necessitating maximum utilisation of limited water resources