Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Geographical Perspective on selected issues and Problems

Question:

Which of the following statement is incorrect in reference to slums?

Options:

Slums are residential areas of the least choice, dilapidated houses, poor hygienic conditions, poor ventilation, and lack of basic amenities, like drinking water, light and toilet facilities, etc.

Most of the slum population works in a good income job in the organised sector.

Open defecation, unregulated drainage system and overcrowded narrow street patterns are serious health and socio-environmental hazards in slums.

Poverty makes them vulnerable to drug abuse, alcoholism, crime, vandalism, escapism, apathy and ultimately social exclusion.

Correct Answer:

Most of the slum population works in a good income job in the organised sector.

Explanation:

Slums are residential areas of the least choice, dilapidated houses, poor hygienic conditions, poor ventilation, and lack of basic amenities, like drinking water, light and toilet facilities, etc. Open defecation, unregulated drainage system and overcrowded narrow street patterns are serious health and socio-environmental hazards. Moreover, most of the slum population works in low-paid, high-risk-prone, unorganised sectors of the urban economy. Poverty makes them vulnerable to drug abuse, alcoholism, crime, vandalism, escapism, apathy and ultimately social exclusion.