Which of the following was the first Million City of the World?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → London
A million city is a city with a population of one million or more. London was the first city in the world to reach this mark, by around A.D. 1810.
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: “Urban Settlements … Rapid urban growth is a recent phenomenon. Until recent times, few settlements reached the population size of more than a few thousand inhabitants. The first urban settlement to reach a population of one million was the city of London by around. A.D. 1810 By 1982 approximately 175 cities in the world had crossed the one million population mark.” |