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Important Questions on Economy

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Which one of the following is the correct ascending sequence of States with regard to percentage of urban population (2011)?

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What are metropolitan cities? How are they different from urban agglomerations?
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 Which one of the following groups of cities has been arranged in the sequence of their ranks i.e. 1, 2, 3 and 4 in size?
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Which one of the following is NOT part of the definition of a town as per the census of India?
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Consider the following statements about the megacities of India:
1. Population of each megacity is more than 5 million.
2. All the megacities are important sea ports.
3. Megacities are either national or state capitals.
Which of these statements are correct ? 
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Where was the first monorail service started in India?
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What does "Conurbation" means with reference to urbanization?

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Where was the first monorail service started in India?
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On the basis of their evolution, which of these are included in town classification?
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Where was the first monorail service started in India?
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In India, present trend of rapid urbanisation is due to:
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Consider the following statements regarding the urban scenes in India:

1. India's urban population which is 31 percent today will reach 40 percent by 2031.

2. About 75 percent of the urban population belongs to the poorest segment.

3. 24 percent of the urban population lives in slums.

Which of the above statements/sis/is correct?

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According to the population size, the Census of India classifies urban centres into six classes. Population 50,000 to 99,999 falls under which of the following class?
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According to the population size, the Census of India classifies urban centres into six classes. Population 20,000 – 49,999 falls under which of the following class?
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Megacity is a large city, typically with a population of more than 10 million people, also called _____.