Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Human Settlements

Question:

Match List I with LIst II

List – I
 (Classes of Towns/Cities) 

List – II
(Examples)

 (A)

 Cantonment

 (I)

 Salem

 (B)

 Industrial

 (II)

 Chandigarh 

 (C)

 Mining

 (III) 

 Ambala

 (D)

 Administrative

 (IV)

 Raniganj

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Options:

(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

Correct Answer:

(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

Explanation:

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.

Mining towns :These towns have developed in mineral rich areas such as Raniganj, Jharia, Digboi, Ankaleshwar, Singrauli, etc.

Garrisson Cantonment towns: These towns emerged as garrisson towns such as Ambala, Jalandhar, Mhow, Babina, Udhampur, etc.