This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 9 Human Settlements – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 9 Human Settlements Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sophia offers piano lessons to people who want to learn music, fulfilling their wants and needs, and she receives payment for her lessons. What is this activity called? A) Service. B) Commodity. C) Debt. D) Topography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Service. 2. This settlement is good from a security point of view. A) Scattered settlement. B) Nucleated settlement. C) Linear settlement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nucleated settlement. 3. Invention of the ..... made transport easy. A) Plane. B) Wheel. C) Steam engine. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wheel. 4. Which of these is a tourist town? A) Mathura. B) Udagamandalam (Ooty). C) Surat. D) Jharia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Udagamandalam (Ooty). 5. Which one of the following is NOT the part of the definition of a town as per the census of India? A) Presence of municipality, corporation. B) More than 75% of the population engaged in primary sector. C) Population more than 5000 persons. D) Population density of 400 persons per sq km. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More than 75% of the population engaged in primary sector. 6. The Smart Cities model aims to act like a: A) Religious pilgrimage site. B) Lighthouse for other cities. C) Railway zone. D) Border town. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lighthouse for other cities. 7. British and other Europeans firstly have developed towns in India as ..... A) Trading ports. B) Fort towns. C) Transport towns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trading ports. 8. Towns like Rohtak and Ghaziabad developed as: A) Smart cities. B) Satellite towns. C) Ancient capitals. D) Trade ports. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satellite towns. 9. Jamshedpur is an example of: A) Port town. B) Religious town. C) Industrial town. D) Educational town. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial town. 10. Discuss the role of transportation in influencing settlement patterns. A) Transportation has no impact on settlement patterns. B) Settlement patterns are influenced by climate and natural resources, not transportation. C) Transportation influences settlement patterns by determining where people choose to live and work based on accessibility and convenience. D) Settlement patterns are determined solely by government policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transportation influences settlement patterns by determining where people choose to live and work based on accessibility and convenience. 11. ..... are towns where buildings are close together, often clustered around a central point. A) Dispersed Settlements. B) Nucleated settlements. C) Linear Settlements. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nucleated settlements. 12. What does a human settlement represent? A) Any agricultural land. B) Cluster of dwellings. C) Industrial area. D) Commercial hub. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cluster of dwellings. 13. Which human settlement is densely populated? A) Urban area. B) Village. C) Rural area. D) Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Urban area. 14. When a city spreads out over surrounding areas A) Migration zones. B) Urban sprawl. C) Urban renewal. D) Topography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urban sprawl. 15. What is the way of life in urban areas A) Complex and fast. B) Arranged. C) Disorganized. D) Easy and slow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex and fast. 16. What factors influence settlement patterns? A) Geography, climate, resources, and culture. B) Economy, society, and environment. C) Rural, urban, and suburban. D) Human settlements across the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geography, climate, resources, and culture. 17. This is a building that provides some type of cover to live in. A) Food. B) Shelter. C) Clothing. D) Recreation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shelter. 18. Which of the following is a basic difference between rural and urban settlements? A) Location near mountains. B) Rural areas have more population. C) Economic activity. D) Urban areas have rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic activity. 19. How many million towns are there in the world? A) 300. B) 438. C) 400. D) 350. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 438. 20. ..... are a group of people who wander and follow herds of animals which they hunt. A) Nomads. B) Climate. C) Warriors. D) Cave People. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nomads. 21. From geographical how many regions does Thailand have? A) 5. B) 4. C) 7. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 22. The placement of people and objects on Earth and the space between them A) Megalopolis. B) Spatial pattern. C) Pull factor. D) Push factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spatial pattern. 23. ..... has rich soil which makes it ideal for growing coffee A) Amazoas. B) Manaus. C) Sao Paulo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sao Paulo. 24. In which region can we find the provinces of Phrae, Lampang, and Lamphun? A) Northeastern. B) Southern. C) Western. D) Northern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Northern. 25. Which type of settlements are known by local names like panna, para, palli, nagla, dhani etc? A) Hamleted. B) Semi clustered. C) Dispersed. D) Clustered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamleted. 26. Settlement function where people visit to relax and enjoy themselves A) Residential. B) Tourist. C) Route center. D) Industrial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tourist. 27. What do governments invest in to improve the quality of life in settlements? A) Economy. B) Infrastructure. C) Social activities. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infrastructure. 28. In how many types the rural settlements in India can broadly be classified? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 29. Most of the ancient towns developed in India as ..... A) Administrative centres. B) Transport centres. C) Religious and cultural centres. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religious and cultural centres. 30. Immigrants from China and Japan entered the US through which immigration station? A) Ellis Island. B) Liberty Island. C) Long Island. D) Angel Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angel Island. 31. Which city is known for its mining activities? A) Varanasi. B) Digboi. C) Mumbai. D) Rohtak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Digboi. 32. Which city is a good example of an industrial town developed after 1850? A) Jamshedpur. B) Bhilai. C) Bhopal. D) Cochin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jamshedpur. 33. What allowed cities to build up and have many skyscrapers? A) Really tall ladders. B) Lots of glass and chrome. C) Cheap steel and the elevator. D) Subways. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cheap steel and the elevator. 34. People of which state live in villages due to security and immunity reasons A) UP. B) Bundelkhand region of central India and in Nagaland. C) Delhi. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bundelkhand region of central India and in Nagaland. 35. Panna, para, palli, nagla, dhani, etc. are the local name of which settlement type in India? A) Hamleted. B) Dispersed. C) Semi-clustered. D) Clustered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamleted. 36. Amanda is moving to a new area that has tall buildings, busy streets, and lots of businesses. The area, relating to or characteristic of a town or city, is described as ..... A) Rural. B) Urban. C) Agricultural. D) Suburban. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urban. 37. When a city spreads out over surrounding areas, it is called ..... A) Urban renewal. B) Gentrification. C) Suburbanization. D) Urban sprawl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Urban sprawl. 38. What was a primary reason for people settling near water sources in ancient times? A) Entertainment. B) Drinking and agriculture. C) Defense. D) Trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drinking and agriculture. 39. What is another word for urban areas? A) Slums. B) Cities. C) Tenements. D) Suburbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cities. 40. Hamleted settlements are more frequently found in A) Lower Ganga plain. B) Alluvial plains. C) Remote jungles. D) Parts of Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower Ganga plain. 41. 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? A) Financial. B) Natural. C) Human. D) Social. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural. 42. Scarlett is considering moving to a place outside of an urban area, somewhere related to the countryside. What type of area is Scarlett interested in? A) Suburban. B) Inner city. C) Rural. D) Urban. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rural. 43. People from different castes, religions, races and ideologies live together in these settlements. A) Scattered settlement. B) Nucleated settlement. C) Linear settlement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nucleated settlement. 44. Ambala, Jalandhar, Mhow, Babina, Udhampur, etc. are examples of ..... A) Mining towns. B) Transport towns. C) Garrison/Cantonment towns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Garrison/Cantonment towns. 45. Why can't cities be categorised strictly by one function? A) Cities are too small. B) Cities are rural by nature. C) Cities evolve dynamically. D) Cities are uniform. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cities evolve dynamically. 46. Which human settlement is also known as "a small village" ? A) City. B) Urban area. C) Hamlet. D) Town. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamlet. 47. What was the level of urbanisation/percentage of urban population in India (2011)? A) 27.78%. B) 31.16%. C) 25.71%. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 31.16%. 48. Urban settlements are mostly associated with which sector? A) Primary. B) Quaternary. C) Secondary and Tertiary. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary and Tertiary. 49. Which term refers to small settlement units like panna, para, dhani, etc.? A) Dispersed. B) Urbanised. C) Hamleted. D) Fragmented. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamleted. 50. Which of the following is NOT True for clustered settlements in India? A) Farms and living area are interspersed. B) Found in Rajasthan due to scarcity of water. C) Found in fertile alluvial plains. D) Are arranged in geometric pattern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farms and living area are interspersed. 51. Which are Mega cities A) Kolkata. B) Delhi. C) Chennai. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 52. What is the main occupation of the people living along the coasts? A) Architect. B) Farmer. C) Fisherman. D) Businessman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fisherman. 53. ..... refers to the action of people coming together to live in an area. A) Census. B) Settlement. C) Urbanization. D) Occupation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Settlement. 54. Pilani is an example of: A) Religious town. B) Cantonment town. C) Industrial town. D) Educational town. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Educational town. 55. What do we call the raising of animals either for milk, meat, and eggs? A) Farmer. B) Veterinarian. C) Animal husbandry. D) Commerce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Animal husbandry. 56. Lack of job opportunities in a current city where someone lives is considered a ..... factor. A) Unlimited. B) Pull. C) Push. D) Limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Push. 57. Settlement is often a smaller residential area and located immediately outside a city A) Suburban. B) Urban. C) Rural. D) Linear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suburban. 58. Which type of settlements is widespread in the Gujarat plain and some parts of Rajasthan? A) Clustered. B) Dispersed. C) Semi-clustered. D) Hamleted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semi-clustered. 59. What are the different types of human settlements based on function? A) Rural settlements, urban settlements, and suburban settlements. B) Mountain settlements. C) Coastal settlements. D) Industrial settlements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rural settlements, urban settlements, and suburban settlements. 60. How many megacities are there in the world in 2013? A) 20. B) 22. C) 15. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 24. 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