NMMS SATPopulation and Settlement 7th Term 1 Question and answer English medium
NMMS SATPopulation and Settlement 7th Term 1 Question and answer English medium
ЁЯМН MCQs – Population Geography & Human
Races
- What does Population Geography study?
a) Only birth and death rates
b) Political boundaries
c) Demographic phenomena across space and time
d) Weather changes
✅ Answer: c) Demographic phenomena across space and time - Which of the following is included in
demographic phenomena?
a) Literacy and agriculture
b) Morality, migration, and GDP
c) Natality, morality, and growth rates
d) Transportation and trade
✅ Answer: c) Natality, morality, and growth rates - The study of movements and mobility of
population is called:
a) Natality
b) Migration
c) Mortality
d) Urbanization
✅ Answer: b) Migration - Population increase or decrease indicates:
a) Weather patterns
b) Language shifts
c) Population distribution and growth
d) Agricultural development
✅ Answer: c) Population distribution and growth - Race is defined as a:
a) Political category
b) Religious identity
c) Biological grouping within the human species
d) Geographic boundary
✅ Answer: c) Biological grouping within the human species - Racial characteristics are mostly:
a) Temporary
b) Inherited
c) Learned
d) Acquired through education
✅ Answer: b) Inherited - Which of the following is NOT listed as a
racial trait?
a) Head shape
b) Clothing style
c) Blood groups
d) Skin colour
✅ Answer: b) Clothing style - Which of the following is a major world
human race?
a) Afroasiatic
b) Mongoloid
c) Dravidian
d) Aryan
✅ Answer: b) Mongoloid - Which race is also known as the European
race?
a) Negroid
b) Mongoloid
c) Caucasoid
d) Australoid
✅ Answer: c) Caucasoid - Caucasoid people typically have:
a) Dark skin and flat nose
b) Fair skin, dark brown eyes, and wavy hair
c) Yellow skin and slant eyes
d) Curly hair and broad nose
✅ Answer: b) Fair skin, dark brown eyes, and wavy hair - Caucasoid group is also found in:
a) Antarctica
b) Eurasia
c) Africa
d) South America
✅ Answer: b) Eurasia - Which racial group has a narrow nose and
wavy hair?
a) Mongoloid
b) Australoid
c) Negroid
d) Caucasoid
✅ Answer: d) Caucasoid - Negroid race is typically characterized
by:
a) Fair skin
b) Pale eyes
c) Dark skin tone
d) Yellowish skin
✅ Answer: c) Dark skin tone - Mongoloid race is known for:
a) Curly hair and thick lips
b) Fair skin and wavy hair
c) Yellow skin and slanting eyes
d) Black skin and wide nose
✅ Answer: c) Yellow skin and slanting eyes - Which of the following is NOT a major
world race mentioned in the image?
a) Negroid
b) Mongoloid
c) Caucasoid
d) Dravidian
✅ Answer: d) Dravidian
ЁЯМП MCQs – Human Geography, Races, Religion
& Language
- What is Human Geography the study of?
a) Only animals in nature
b) Man and his economy
c) Man and his surroundings to the natural environment
d) Man and space technology
✅ Answer: c) Man and his surroundings to the natural environment - Negroid people typically have:
a) Fair skin and narrow nose
b) Curly red hair and flat face
c) Dark eyes, black skin, woolly hair
d) Yellow skin and slanted eyes
✅ Answer: c) Dark eyes, black skin, woolly hair - Mongoloids are mostly found in:
a) Africa and Australia
b) Asia and Arctic region
c) South America and Europe
d) India and Africa
✅ Answer: b) Asia and Arctic region - Australoids typically have:
a) Straight blonde hair
b) Blue eyes and long height
c) Wide nose, curly dark hair, short height
d) Pale skin and narrow face
✅ Answer: c) Wide nose, curly dark hair, short height - The Mongoloid race is also known as the:
a) European race
b) African-American race
c) Asian-American race
d) Indian race
✅ Answer: c) Asian-American race - India is said to be one of the:
a) Largest countries in Asia
b) Coldest countries in the world
c) Cradle lands of human civilization
d) Places where migration is not found
✅ Answer: c) Cradle lands of human civilization - The Indus Valley Civilization is believed
to have been of:
a) Aryan origin
b) Dravidian origin
c) European origin
d) Mongolian origin
✅ Answer: b) Dravidian origin - The three Dravidian kingdoms mentioned
are:
a) Chera, Chola, Pandya
b) Gupta, Maurya, Chola
c) Mughal, Rajput, Pandya
d) Pallava, Chola, Gupta
✅ Answer: a) Chera, Chola, Pandya - Which of these is a Dravidian language?
a) Bengali
b) Punjabi
c) Tamil
d) Hindi
✅ Answer: c) Tamil - Religion is defined as:
a) Science of beliefs
b) Political identity
c) A system of faith and worship
d) A written legal code
✅ Answer: c) A system of faith and worship - Which of the following is a Universalizing
Religion?
a) Hinduism
b) Shintoism
c) Christianity
d) Animism
✅ Answer: c) Christianity - Which religion worships in a Mosque?
a) Hinduism
b) Buddhism
c) Islam
d) Jainism
✅ Answer: c) Islam - What is the place of worship for Judaism?
a) Church
b) Synagogue
c) Temple
d) Mosque
✅ Answer: b) Synagogue - Which of the following is a major world
language?
a) Marathi
b) Kannada
c) Spanish
d) Tulu
✅ Answer: c) Spanish - How many major languages are recognized by
the Indian Constitution?
a) 12
b) 18
c) 22
d) 28
✅ Answer: c) 22
ЁЯПа MCQs – Language, Settlement & Old
House Types
- Which of the following is a Dravidian
language?
a) Bengali
b) Urdu
c) Tamil
d) Rajasthani
✅ Answer: c) Tamil - Where are Dravidian languages mainly
spoken?
a) Eastern India
b) Northern India
c) Southern India
d) Western India
✅ Answer: c) Southern India - World Population Day is observed on:
a) 1st January
b) 11th July
c) 21st February
d) 15th August
✅ Answer: b) 11th July - International Mother Language Day is
celebrated on:
a) 21st March
b) 11th July
c) 21st February
d) 3rd March
✅ Answer: c) 21st February - World Religious Day is celebrated on:
a) 3rd Monday of January
b) First Sunday of January
c) Third Sunday in January
d) Last Sunday in January
✅ Answer: c) Third Sunday in January - World Cultural Diversity Day is celebrated
on:
a) 5th June
b) 21st May
c) 25th December
d) 15th August
✅ Answer: b) 21st May - Today, language is commonly used as a:
a) Trade system
b) Military tool
c) Communicational skill
d) Religious practice
✅ Answer: c) Communicational skill - Technology helps in understanding:
a) Monuments
b) Forests
c) Different languages
d) Ancient wars
✅ Answer: c) Different languages - What brought the world closer in terms of
language use?
a) Electricity
b) Migration
c) Technology
d) Agriculture
✅ Answer: c) Technology - What is a settlement?
a) A forest area
b) A place where animals live
c) A place where people live and interact
d) An abandoned town
✅ Answer: c) A place where people live and interact - Which is a primary activity in a rural
settlement?
a) Banking
b) Mining
c) Trading
d) Agriculture
✅ Answer: d) Agriculture - Urban settlements engage mostly in:
a) Primary activities
b) Tertiary and secondary activities
c) Nomadic herding
d) Fishing and lumbering
✅ Answer: b) Tertiary and secondary activities - What is the population density like in a
rural settlement?
a) High
b) Very high
c) Low
d) Medium
✅ Answer: c) Low - Which of the following is an example of a
secondary or tertiary activity?
a) Fishing
b) Mining
c) Trade
d) Lumbering
✅ Answer: c) Trade - What does ‘site and situation’ refer to?
a) A building style
b) River structure
c) Location of actual settlement
d) Soil type
✅ Answer: c) Location of actual settlement - Which of the following is important when
choosing a settlement site?
a) Trees
b) Entertainment
c) Water supply
d) Animals
✅ Answer: c) Water supply - Old houses used in agricultural regions
had walls made of:
a) Cement
b) Bricks
c) Mud
d) Metal
✅ Answer: c) Mud - What material was commonly used for roofs
in old agricultural houses?
a) Plastic
b) Wood only
c) Paddy stalks or thatch
d) Stone slabs
✅ Answer: c) Paddy stalks or thatch - Settlements are classified into:
a) Circular and square
b) Forest and city
c) Compact and dispersed
d) Urban and modern
✅ Answer: c) Compact and dispersed - Compact settlement is also known as:
a) Scattered settlement
b) Forest dwelling
c) Nomadic cluster
d) Nucleated settlement
✅ Answer: d) Nucleated settlement
ЁЯПб MCQs – Rural & Dispersed Settlements,
Settlement Patterns
- Where are dispersed settlements generally
found?
a) Coastal plains
b) Urban areas
c) Hilly tracts and thick forests
d) Desert towns
✅ Answer: c) Hilly tracts and thick forests - Which region is an example of dispersed
settlement in India?
a) Coastal Andhra
b) Northern Kosi tract
c) Delhi NCR
d) Punjab plains
✅ Answer: b) Northern Kosi tract - In dispersed settlements, houses are:
a) Grouped closely
b) Built in rows
c) Spaced far apart
d) On rooftops
✅ Answer: c) Spaced far apart - What type of environment is associated
with dispersed settlements?
a) Moderate climate
b) Extreme climate
c) River banks
d) Industrial zones
✅ Answer: b) Extreme climate - Which region is not mentioned
as having dispersed settlements?
a) Thar Desert
b) Ganga Delta
c) Himalayan foothills
d) Kerala backwaters
✅ Answer: d) Kerala backwaters - Which of the following is a key advantage
near rural settlements?
a) Mountain peaks
b) Airports
c) Building materials like wood and clay
d) Shopping malls
✅ Answer: c) Building materials like wood and clay - Rural settlements are predominantly
located near:
a) Deserts
b) Water bodies
c) Forests
d) Hills
✅ Answer: b) Water bodies - What type of land is preferred for rural
settlement?
a) Sandy dunes
b) Rocky plateaus
c) Fertile plains
d) Mountain slopes
✅ Answer: c) Fertile plains - Which of the following is a basic need
influencing settlement choice?
a) Parks
b) Internet
c) Water supply
d) Stadiums
✅ Answer: c) Water supply - What kind of valleys do people prefer for
rural settlement?
a) High river valleys
b) Narrow valleys
c) Low lying river valleys
d) Ice valleys
✅ Answer: c) Low lying river valleys - Which of the following is a factor
influencing rural settlement?
a) Film industry
b) Nature of topography
c) Population growth
d) Railways
✅ Answer: b) Nature of topography - Which of these is not a
listed factor influencing rural settlement?
a) Soil and water resources
b) Social organisation
c) Weather conditions
d) Tourism
✅ Answer: d) Tourism - The pattern of rural settlement is defined
by:
a) Colour of buildings
b) Distance from cities
c) Relationship between houses
d) Shape of roads
✅ Answer: c) Relationship between houses - Settlement pattern is a function of:
a) Government policies
b) Population density
c) Relief, climate, and socio-economic factors
d) Festival celebration
✅ Answer: c) Relief, climate, and socio-economic factors - Which is not a type of
rural settlement pattern mentioned?
a) Star-like
b) Rectangular
c) Circular
d) Diamond
✅ Answer: d) Diamond - In a linear settlement, houses are
arranged along:
a) One circle
b) Random hills
c) Either side of roads or rivers
d) Pyramid shape
✅ Answer: c) Either side of roads or rivers - Which of the following is a type of linear
settlement alignment?
a) Around temple
b) Beside river or canal
c) Across mountain peak
d) On lake surface
✅ Answer: b) Beside river or canal - Which of the following is the correct
settlement hierarchy?
a) Village → Hamlet → Town
b) Hamlet → Isolated → City
c) Isolated → Hamlet → Village → Small market
d) City → Town → Market → Hamlet
✅ Answer: c) Isolated → Hamlet → Village → Small market - Which of the following comes under urban
settlement in hierarchy?
a) Hamlet
b) Village
c) Town
d) Isolated
✅ Answer: c) Town - What type of area is a conurbation?
a) Forest dwelling
b) Small village
c) Large urban area
d) Isolated shelter
✅ Answer: c) Large urban area
ЁЯПЩ️ MCQs – Urban & Rural Settlement
Patterns
- What type of settlement meets at right
angles?
a) Circular settlement
b) Star-like settlement
c) Linear settlement
d) Rectangular settlement
✅ Answer: d) Rectangular settlement - Where are rectangular settlements usually
found?
a) Deserts
b) Coastal plains
c) Intermontane plains
d) Hills
✅ Answer: c) Intermontane plains - What is an example of a place with
rectangular settlement?
a) Sutlej region
b) Himalayas
c) Nilgiris
d) Palani Hills
✅ Answer: a) Sutlej region - Which pattern of settlement is built
around a central area?
a) Star-like pattern
b) Linear pattern
c) Circular pattern
d) Grid pattern
✅ Answer: c) Circular pattern - Star-like pattern of settlement develops
at places where:
a) Lakes are found
b) Rivers merge
c) Several roads converge
d) Schools are built
✅ Answer: c) Several roads converge - An example of a star-like settlement is:
a) Palani Hills
b) Namakkal
c) Kerala coast
d) Mumbai
✅ Answer: b) Namakkal - Where does a dry point settlement usually
occur?
a) Wet forests
b) Hills
c) Low-lying damp areas
d) Dry mountain tops
✅ Answer: c) Low-lying damp areas - Dry point settlements are mostly
unaffected by:
a) Wind
b) Sunlight
c) Flood
d) Noise
✅ Answer: c) Flood - Where are dry point settlements commonly
found in India?
a) Thar Desert
b) Coastal plains of Kerala
c) Palani Hills
d) Himalayan foothills
✅ Answer: b) Coastal plains of Kerala - Wet point settlements are located near:
a) Roads
b) Railways
c) Water sources in arid regions
d) Forests
✅ Answer: c) Water sources in arid regions - Urban settlements mainly involve people
working in:
a) Primary sector
b) Farming only
c) Secondary and tertiary activities
d) Hunting
✅ Answer: c) Secondary and tertiary activities - What are large cities and towns commonly
called?
a) Rural settlements
b) Urban settlements
c) Industrial zones
d) Capital towns
✅ Answer: b) Urban settlements - Which is not a common
basis for classifying urban settlements?
a) Size of population
b) Color of buildings
c) Occupational structure
d) Administration
✅ Answer: b) Color of buildings - A town must have a population of more
than:
a) 500 people
b) 5,000 people
c) 50,000 people
d) 1,00,000 people
✅ Answer: b) 5,000 people - Which of these can be a type of town based
on function?
a) Port town only
b) Temple town only
c) Administrative town
d) Mining site
✅ Answer: c) Administrative town - What is the population requirement for a
city in India?
a) More than 1,000
b) More than 5,000
c) More than 1 lakh
d) More than 50 lakhs
✅ Answer: c) More than 1 lakh - What is a central feature of a city?
a) Open fields
b) Desert areas
c) Central business district
d) Mountains
✅ Answer: c) Central business district - Which of the following defines a mega
city?
a) Less than 10,000 people
b) More than 10 million people
c) Less than 1 million people
d) More than 50,000 people
✅ Answer: b) More than 10 million people - A pilgrim settlement may develop around:
a) Market
b) School
c) Place of worship
d) Police station
✅ Answer: c) Place of worship - An example of a pilgrim settlement in
Tamil Nadu is:
a) Coimbatore
b) Palani Hills
c) Thanjavur
d) Chennai
✅ Answer: b) Palani Hills
ЁЯМЖ MCQs – Smart Cities, Megapolis,
Conurbation, Urban vs Rural
- Which organization gives guidelines for a
healthy city?
a) UNESCO
b) UNICEF
c) WHO
d) UNO
✅ Answer: c) WHO - A healthy city should provide:
a) Free transportation
b) Clean and safe environment
c) Amusement parks
d) Private hospitals only
✅ Answer: b) Clean and safe environment - What is a 'Megalopolis'?
a) A rural farming area
b) A very small town
c) Combination of two or more large cities
d) A city with no development
✅ Answer: c) Combination of two or more large cities - What should be the population of a
megalopolis?
a) More than 1 million
b) Less than 10,000
c) Exceeds 10 million
d) Between 1 to 5 million
✅ Answer: c) Exceeds 10 million - Which Indian city is a major megalopolis?
a) Kochi
b) Kolkata
c) Vellore
d) Jaipur
✅ Answer: b) Kolkata - Which cities in Gujarat are part of
India’s megalopolis?
a) Mumbai and Pune
b) Chennai and Madurai
c) Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot
d) Bhopal and Indore
✅ Answer: c) Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot - What is a conurbation?
a) A small group of villages
b) A hill station
c) A merged region of many urban areas
d) A rural area
✅ Answer: c) A merged region of many urban areas - Which of the following is a conurbation
city in India?
a) Palani
b) Faridabad
c) Vellore
d) Thanjavur
✅ Answer: b) Faridabad - Satellite towns are created to:
a) Promote farming
b) Help industries
c) Reduce overpopulation in major cities
d) Encourage tourism
✅ Answer: c) Reduce overpopulation in major cities - Where are satellite towns usually located?
a) Inside city limits
b) At the city center
c) Well beyond the limits of a city
d) Inside rural villages
✅ Answer: c) Well beyond the limits of a city - What is the main feature of satellite
towns in India?
a) Industrial zones
b) Purely residential
c) Airport regions
d) Tourist spots
✅ Answer: b) Purely residential - Which of the following best defines a
Smart City?
a) A city with only historical value
b) A city with good farming facilities
c) A city advanced in infrastructure and market availability
d) A city in a rural location
✅ Answer: c) A city advanced in infrastructure and market availability - Which is not part of a
Smart City’s key focus?
a) Infrastructure
b) Real estate
c) Population control
d) Market availability
✅ Answer: c) Population control - Which Indian state has 12 cities selected
as Smart Cities?
a) Kerala
b) Gujarat
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Punjab
✅ Answer: c) Tamil Nadu - Which of the following is a Smart City in
Tamil Nadu?
a) Faridabad
b) Noida
c) Madurai
d) Kolkata
✅ Answer: c) Madurai - Which of these is not mentioned
as a Tamil Nadu Smart City?
a) Erode
b) Coimbatore
c) Agra
d) Dindigul
✅ Answer: c) Agra - In rural areas, the main activity is:
a) Factory work
b) Banking
c) Agriculture
d) IT services
✅ Answer: c) Agriculture - Which area is sparsely populated?
a) Urban
b) Rural
c) Industrial
d) Megacity
✅ Answer: b) Rural - How are urban areas described in
lifestyle?
a) Peaceful and slow
b) Simple and relaxed
c) Fast and complicated
d) Isolated and silent
✅ Answer: c) Fast and complicated - Villages and hamlets are part of:
a) Smart cities
b) Urban areas
c) Rural areas
d) Satellite towns
✅ Answer: c) Rural areas
ЁЯУШ MCQs from Summary – Human Races,
Settlements, and Smart Cities
- What is the definition of races?
a) Language groups
b) Groups based on jobs
c) Biological grouping within the human species
d) Religious groups
✅ Answer: c) Biological grouping within the human species - On what basis are races classified?
a) Cultural values
b) Population
c) Genetically transmitted differences
d) Religion
✅ Answer: c) Genetically transmitted differences - Which of the following is not a
major race?
a) Mongoloid
b) Negroid
c) Dravidian
d) Australoid
✅ Answer: c) Dravidian - Which one is a major human race?
a) European
b) Mongoloid
c) Slavic
d) Dravidian
✅ Answer: b) Mongoloid - Which of these is a correct pair of major
races?
a) Tamil and Telugu
b) Caucasoid and Negroid
c) Hindu and Muslim
d) Aryan and Dravidian
✅ Answer: b) Caucasoid and Negroid - Language is described as a:
a) Temporary tool
b) Cultural form of enduring value
c) Religious method
d) Genetic trait
✅ Answer: b) Cultural form of enduring value - A culture can survive with the presence
of:
a) Food
b) Weapons
c) Language
d) Race
✅ Answer: c) Language - Settlements are classified based on:
a) Religion
b) Population only
c) Occupation
d) Race
✅ Answer: c) Occupation - What are the two types of settlements
based on occupation?
a) Urban and suburban
b) Smart and non-smart
c) Rural (village) and Urban (town)
d) Local and foreign
✅ Answer: c) Rural (village) and Urban (town) - Compact settlements usually develop in:
a) Hill areas
b) Forests
c) River valleys and fertile plains
d) Deserts
✅ Answer: c) River valleys and fertile plains - What type of settlement is found in
fertile plains?
a) Dispersed
b) Linear
c) Compact
d) Isolated
✅ Answer: c) Compact - Where are dispersed settlements generally
found?
a) Urban centers
b) River deltas
c) Hill tracks and extreme climates
d) Coastal cities
✅ Answer: c) Hill tracks and extreme climates - Which of these areas is likely to have
dispersed settlements?
a) Fertile plains
b) Near lakes
c) Grassland and thick forests
d) Coastal cities
✅ Answer: c) Grassland and thick forests - Dispersed settlements are found in areas
with:
a) High population
b) Extreme climates and poor agriculture
c) IT parks
d) Religious centers
✅ Answer: b) Extreme climates and poor agriculture - Which of the following is NOT true about
dispersed settlements?
a) Found in thick forests
b) Found in hill tracks
c) Found in well-irrigated river valleys
d) Found in extreme climates
✅ Answer: c) Found in well-irrigated river valleys - Smart City is a city that is:
a) Surrounded by forest
b) Advanced in infrastructure
c) Located in hilly areas
d) Known for farming
✅ Answer: b) Advanced in infrastructure - Which statement about a smart city is
correct?
a) It has no infrastructure
b) It is sparsely populated
c) It is advanced in communication and infrastructure
d) It is only for tourists
✅ Answer: c) It is advanced in communication and infrastructure - What does a smart city usually focus on?
a) Farming and fishing
b) Basic rural needs
c) Advanced technology and development
d) Heritage only
✅ Answer: c) Advanced technology and development - Which of the following matches correctly
with a smart city?
a) Poor facilities
b) Basic needs only
c) High-tech and well-developed infrastructure
d) Hill station
✅ Answer: c) High-tech and well-developed infrastructure - Dispersed settlements are least
likely found in:
a) Extreme climates
b) Fertile plains
c) Hill tracks
d) Poor agricultural land
✅ Answer: b) Fertile plains
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