Which of the following cities is an administrative town?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Gandhinagar
Option (1) Mughalsarai — Incorrect. It is a transport town, a railway junction like Agra, Itarsi and Katni.
Option (2) Saharanpur — Incorrect. It is a commercial town, one that specialises in trade, like Kolkata and Satna.
Option (3) Raniganj — Incorrect. It is a mining town, grown up in a coal-rich area, like Jharia and Digboi.
Option (4) Gandhinagar — Correct. Towns that hold the administrative headquarters of a higher order are administrative towns. Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, is one, along with Chandigarh, Bhopal and Jaipur.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 23-05-2023 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2025-26): “Functional Classification of Towns On the basis of dominant or specialised functions, Indian cities and towns can be broadly classified as follows: 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.… …Transport Cities They may be ports primarily engaged in export and import activities such as Kandla, Kochchi, Kozhikode, Vishakhapatnam, etc., or hubs of inland transport, such as Agra, Dhulia, Mughalsarai, Itarsi, Katni, etc. Commercial towns Towns and cities specialising in trade and commerce are kept in this class. Kolkata, Saharanpur, Satna, etc., are some examples. Mining towns These towns have developed in mineral rich areas such as Raniganj, Jharia, Digboi, Ankaleshwar, Singrauli, etc.…” |