Identify statements about the lower limit of the population size for a settlement to be designated as Urban area.
A. 1500 in Colombia
B. 30000 in Japan
C. 3500 in India
D. 2500 in USA
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A, B, D only
Countries do not use the same lower limit of population size to call a settlement urban. Densely populated countries choose a higher cut-off than thinly populated ones.
(A) 1500 in Colombia — True. Colombia calls a settlement urban from 1,500 people.
(B) 30000 in Japan — True. Japan has the highest limit of the four, 30,000 people.
(C) 3500 in India — False. The limit for India is 5,000, along with a density of 400 persons per sq km and a share of non-agricultural workers. NTA changed India’s figure from 5,000 to 3500, and a true line became false. Read every word before you mark the answer.
(D) 2500 in USA — True. The U.S.A. (and Thailand) use a limit of 2,500 people.
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: “Population Size It is an important criteria used by most countries to define urban areas. The lower limit of the population size for a settlement to be designated as urban is 1,500 in Colombia, 2,000 in Argentina and Portugal, 2,500 in U.S.A. and Thailand, 5,000 in India and 30,000 in Japan. Besides the size of population, density of 400 persons per sq km and share of non-agricultural workers are taken into consideration in India.” |