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New Delhi, Canberra, Beijing and Washington DC are classed as which kind of town?
ARecreational towns
BAdministrative towns
CCultural pilgrim towns
DMining and quarry towns
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Administrative towns
1. National capitals house central government offices.
2. They are administrative towns.
3. Provincial capitals like Albany also qualify.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 10, Human Settlements._
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