Identify the major administrative towns.
A. Pittsburgh
B. New Delhi
C. Washington D.C.
D. Addis Ababa
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → B, C and D only
Administrative towns are national capitals, which house the administrative offices of central governments.
A. Pittsburgh — Incorrect. Pittsburgh is an industrial town, like Jamshedpur.
B. New Delhi — Correct. New Delhi is the national capital of India.
C. Washington D.C. — Correct. Washington D.C. is a national capital and an administrative town.
D. Addis Ababa — Correct. Addis Ababa is also a national capital and an administrative town.
Note: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Pre-rationalised NCERT: “Administrative Towns National capitals, which house the administrative offices of central governments, such as New Delhi, Canberra, Beijing, Addis Ababa, Washington D.C., and London etc. are called administrative towns.” “Additional functions which the cities perform are health and recreation (Miami and Panaji), industrial (Pittsburgh and Jamshedpur), mining and quarrying (Broken Hill and Dhanbad) and transport (Singapore and Mughal Sarai).” |