Assertion:. It is widely accepted that settlements can be differentiated in terms of rural and urban.
Reasoning: There is no consensus on what exactly defines a village or a town.
Reasoning: There is no consensus on what exactly defines a village or a town.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
It is widely accepted that settlements can be differentiated in terms of rural and urban, but there is no consensus on what exactly defines a village or a town. Although population size is an important criterion, it is not a universal criterion since many villages in densely populated countries of India and China have population exceeding that of some towns of Western Europe and United States.