Urbanisation
Urbanisation: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Urbanisation in India, Aspects of Urbanisation, Urban Settlements, Evolution of Town in India, Ancient Towns, Medieval Towns, Modern Towns, and Classification of Towns on the Basis of Population.
Important Questions on Urbanisation
Megacity is a large city, typically with a population of more than 10 million people, also called _____.

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?

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?

Consider the following statements regarding the urban scenes in India:
. India's urban population which is percent today will reach percent by .
. About percent of the urban population belongs to the poorest segment.
. percent of the urban population lives in slums.
Which of the above statements/sis/is correct?

In India, present trend of rapid urbanisation is due to:

Where was the first monorail service started in India?

On the basis of their evolution, which of these are included in town classification?

Which one of the following groups of cities has been arranged in the sequence of their ranks i.e. and in size?

Where was the first monorail service started in India?

What does "Conurbation" means with reference to urbanization?

What are metropolitan cities? How are they different from urban agglomerations?


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 ?
