Chapter-7 [ Human Settlement -Settlement, Transport, and Communication]
1. Which is NOT a means of communication?
a) telephone
b) books
c) table
d) mobile
Answer. c. Table.
Communication is a process of conveying messages to others.
Tables are not a means of communication.
2. Which type of road is constructed under the ground?
a) flyover
b) expressways
c) subways
d) highways
Answer. c. Subways.
Subways road is constructed under the ground.
A Flyover road is constructed over the pillar or raised structure.
Expressways are high-speed facilitated roads.
3. Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?
a) ship
b) train
c) car
d) airplane
Answer. a. Ship
The ship is the most suitable transport to reach an island.
4. Which vehicle does not pollute the environment
c) cycle
b) bus
c) airplane
d) car
Answer. c. Cycle.
Cycle vehicles do not pollute the environment.
5. Match the following.
i) Internet (a) areas where people are engaged in manufacturing, trade, and services
ii) Canal route (b) closely built area of houses
iii) Urban areas (c) inland waterway
iv) Compact settlement (d) a means of communication
Answer.
Internet: a means of communication
Canal Route: inland waterway
Urban Areas: areas where people are engaged in manufacturing, trade, and services
Compact settlement: closely built area of houses
6. The places where people build their homes are called?
a) Settlements
b) Site
c) Plot
d) Field
Answer. a) Settlements
7. The place where a building or a settlement develops is called its?
a) Settlements
b) Site
c) Plot
d) Field
Answer. b) Site
8. Which of the following is not a suitable condition for the selection of ideal sites?
a) Cold climate
b) availability of water
c) suitable land
d) fertile soil
Answer. a) Cold climate. ( Favourable climate)
9. What is the name of the civilization that grew along the bank of the river Indus?
a) Indus valley civilization
b) Mesopotamia civilization
c) Egypt civilization
d) Chinese civilization
Answer. a) Indus valley civilization
10. What is the name of the civilization that grew along the bank of the river Huang He (Yellow River)?
a) Indus valley civilization
b) Mesopotamia civilization
c) Egypt civilization
d) Chinese civilization
Answer. d) Chinese civilization
11. What is the name of the civilization that grew along the bank of the Tigris and Euphrates river systems?
a) Indus valley civilization
b) Mesopotamia civilization
c) Egypt civilization
d) Chinese civilization
Answer. b) Mesopotamia civilization
12. What is the name of the civilization that grew along the bank of the Nile river?
a) Indus valley civilization
b) Mesopotamia civilization
c) Egypt civilization
d) Chinese civilization
Answer. c) Egypt civilization
13. Which of the following defines Transhumance?
a) It is a seasonal movement of people.
b) It is the migration of people in the search of a job.
c) People living in temporary settlements.
d) People living in permanent settlements.
Answer. a) It is a seasonal movement of people.
14. Which of the following is not a characteristic of rural settlement?
a) People are engaged in activities like agriculture, fishing, etc.
b) Rural settlements can be compact or scattered.
c) Compact settlement is mostly found in hilly tracts, thick forests, and regions of extreme climate.
d) In rural areas, people build houses to suit their environment.
Answer. c) Compact settlement( Scattered) is mostly found in hilly tracts, thick forests, and regions of extreme climate.
15. Slanting roofs are preferred in the construction of houses in which of the following region?
a) Desert Areas
b) Heavy Rainfall region
c) Flood-affected areas
d) Urban region
Answer. b) Heavy Rainfall region
16. Houses are constructed on a raised platform or stilts in which of the following region?
a) Desert Areas
b) Heavy Rainfall region
c) Flood affected areas
d) Urban region
Answer. c) Flood-affected areas
17. Thick mud-walled houses with thatched roofs are very common in areas in which of the following region?
a) Desert Areas
b) Heavy Rainfall region
c) Flood-affected areas
d) Urban region
Answer. a) Desert Areas
18. What is the difference between towns and cities?
a) Towns are near to the village whereas cities are far from the village.
b) Towns are rural settlements whereas cities are urban settlements.
c) Towns are small urban settlements whereas cities are large urban settlements.
d) All of the above
Answer. c) Towns are small urban settlements whereas cities are large urban settlements.
19. llamas are used in the mean of transport in which of the following region?
a) Tibet
b) Rockies mountain of North America
c) Andes mountains of South America
d) Down grasslands of Australia
Answer. c) Andes mountains of South America
20. Yaks are used in the mean of transport in which of the following region?
a) Tibet
b) Rockies mountain of North America
c) Andes mountains of South America
d) Down grasslands of Australia
Answer. a) Tibet
21. Which of the following city is not connected through the Golden Quadrilateral?
a) Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Patna
d) Chennai
Answer. c) Patna ( Kolakata)
22. Which of the following is the most commonly used means of transport especially
for short distances?
a) Roadways
b) Waterways
c) Railways
d) Subways
Answer. a) Roadways
23. Roads built underground are called?
a) Roadways
b) Waterways
c) Railways
d) Subways
Answer. d) Subways
24. Which of the following railway network is well-developed and largest in Asia?
a) Indian railways
b) Chinese railways
c) Japanese railways
d) Korean railways
Answer. a) Indian railways
25. Which of the following are the cheapest for carrying heavy and bulky goods over long
distances.
a) Roadways
b) Waterways
c) Railways
d) Airways
Answer. b) Waterways
26. Which of the following is the only mode of transport to reach the most remote and distant areas?
a) Roadways
b) Waterways
c) Railways
d) Airways
Answer. d) Airways
27. Which of the following is not mass media communication?
a) Newspaper
b) Radio
c) Television
d) All of the above
Answer. d) All of the above
28. Which of the following communication has helped in oil exploration, a survey of forests, underground water, mineral wealth, weather forecast, and disaster warning?
a) Newspaper
b) Radio
c) Television
d) Satellites
Answer. d) Satellites
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