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UPSC CDS Indian Demographics — practice questions — page 12

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How many cities had at least one million people in 2016?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the capitalsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the village patternsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the urban cut-offsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the pilgrim townsRead the answer and worked solution →Compact or dispersedRead the answer and worked solution →Who coined whatRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Settlements bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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How many cities had at least one million people in 2016?

  1. 80
  2. 162
  3. 438
  4. 512
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Correct answer: D. 512

1. There were about 80 million cities in 1950. 2. There were 438 in 2005. 3. By 2016 there were 512. _Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 10, Human Settlements._

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Catch the capitals

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Items
  1. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    New Delhi
  2. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Canberra
  3. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Beijing
  4. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Addis Ababa
  5. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Washington
  6. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Mecca
  7. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Dhanbad
  8. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Pittsburgh
Category
Admin town
Instructions
Catch the national capitals that are administrative towns. Let the rest fall.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 10, Human Settlements._

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Pop the village patterns

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Other terms
  1. Cubic
  2. Spiral
  3. Oval
Matching terms
  1. Linear
  2. Rectangular
  3. Circular
  4. Star like
  5. T-shaped
  6. Cruciform
Instructions
Pop the shapes of rural settlement patterns.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 10, Human Settlements._

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