Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (SSC) · Geography (भूगोल)
Chapter: Chapter 10 — Chapter 10: Urbanisation
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is urbanisation? [1]
(A) Movement of people from rural to urban areas
(B) Movement from urban to rural areas
(C) No population movement
(D) Only industrial growth
2. Why do people move to cities? [1]
(A) Better jobs, education, healthcare
(B) Only for tourism
(C) No specific reason
(D) Only for farming
3. What challenge can rapid urbanisation cause? [1]
(A) Overcrowding and inadequate housing
(B) No challenges at all
(C) Only benefits
(D) Reduced population
4. What else can rapid urbanisation strain? [1]
(A) Infrastructure and services
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only rural areas
(D) Only agriculture
5. What do urban areas often become? [1]
(A) Centres of economic activity and innovation
(B) Empty, abandoned places
(C) Only agricultural centres
(D) Isolated regions
6. What do urban areas drive? [1]
(A) Broader economic development
(B) Economic decline only
(C) No economic effect
(D) Only rural development
7. What is essential to manage urbanisation? [1]
(A) Sustainable urban planning
(B) Ignoring the issue
(C) Preventing all migration
(D) No planning needed
8. Why learn about urbanisation? [1]
(A) To understand its opportunities and challenges
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What is urbanisation? [1]
(A) Movement of people from rural to urban areas
(B) Movement from urban to rural areas
(C) No population movement
(D) Only industrial growth
10. Why do people move to cities? [1]
(A) Better jobs, education, healthcare
(B) Only for tourism
(C) No specific reason
(D) Only for farming
11. What challenge can rapid urbanisation cause? [1]
(A) Overcrowding and inadequate housing
(B) No challenges at all
(C) Only benefits
(D) Reduced population
12. What else can rapid urbanisation strain? [1]
(A) Infrastructure and services
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only rural areas
(D) Only agriculture
13. What do urban areas often become? [1]
(A) Centres of economic activity and innovation
(B) Empty, abandoned places
(C) Only agricultural centres
(D) Isolated regions
14. What do urban areas drive? [1]
(A) Broader economic development
(B) Economic decline only
(C) No economic effect
(D) Only rural development
15. What is essential to manage urbanisation? [1]
(A) Sustainable urban planning
(B) Ignoring the issue
(C) Preventing all migration
(D) No planning needed
16. Why learn about urbanisation? [1]
(A) To understand its opportunities and challenges
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests