Which among the following belongs to industrial town functional class?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Salem
In industrial towns industries are the prime motive force; Mumbai, Salem, Coimbatore, Modinagar, Jamshedpur, Hugli and Bhilai are examples. The other three belong to other functional classes: Gandhinagar is an administrative town, Katni a transport city (a hub of inland transport) and Singrauli a mining town.
NCERT (2025-26): “Administrative towns and cities … Towns supporting administrative headquarters of higher order are administrative towns, such as Chandigarh, New Delhi, Bhopal, Shillong, Guwahati, Imphal, Srinagar, Gandhinagar, Jaipur, Chennai, etc.…” “Industrial towns … Industries constitute prime motive force of these cities, such as Mumbai, Salem, Coimbatore, Modinagar, Jamshedpur, Hugli, Bhilai, etc.…” “Transport Cities … They may be ports primarily engaged in export and import activities such as Kandla, Kochchi, Kozhikode, Vishakhapatnam, etc., or hubs of inland transport, such as Agra, Dhulia, Mughalsarai, Itarsi, Katni, etc.” “Mining towns … These towns have developed in mineral rich areas such as Raniganj, Jharia, Digboi, Ankaleshwar, Singrauli, etc.…” |