Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Human Settlements

Question:

Which one of the following towns has been developed as administrative headquarter after independence?

Options:

Bhopal

Dispur

Jaipur

Imphal

Correct Answer:

Dispur

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Dispur

After independence, a large number of towns have been developed as administrative headquarters, e.g., Chandigarh, Bhubaneswar, Gandhinagar, Dispur, etc., and industrial centres, such as Durgapur, Bhilai, Sindri, Barauni. Some old towns also developed as satellite towns around metropolitan cities, such as Ghaziabad, Rohtak, Gurugram around Delhi. With increasing investment in rural areas, a large number of medium and small towns have developed all over the country