WorksheetsM.Plan Regions
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 37mins
The following statements explain the causes for regional imbalances in less developed countries: Find the correct combination from the code given below:
a) Regional Variations in resource endowment
b) Disparities in levels of industrial development
c) Variations in Geo-morphological features
d) Distortions in the urban hierarchy
a,b,d are correct
a and b are correct
b and c are correct
b,c and d are correct
Match List I with List II and give the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I
a) Settlement Hierarchy
b) Urban land use and Multiple Nuclei Theory
c) Growth Pole Theory
d) Trickle-down effect
List II
i. W. Christaller
ii. Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman
iii. A. Hirschman
iv. F. Perroux
a- ii), b- iv), c- iii), d- i )
a- i), b- iii), c- ii), d- iv )
a- i), b- ii), c- iv), d- iii )
a- iv), b- i), c- ii), d- iii)
Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Balanced regional development strategies at national level do not necessarily lead to rapid growth of the national economy in the short run
Reason (R): National economic growth strategies are based on economic efficiency criteria and not on the regional balance criteria
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true and R is the not the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
What does not cause Regional imbalances?
Uneven distribution of resources
sustainable development
Lack of resources
Lack of technology
Nodal regions are delimited:
On the basis of spatial interaction
On the basis of uniformity
On the basis of resource base
On the basis of flow of goods
Factors that contribute to minimization of regional imbalances in development are many. Which one of the following is more relevant?
Increasing accessibility
Strengthening forward and backward linkages of regional economies
Investment in less developed region
Planning the development of metropolitan centres
The concept of counter- magnet is associated with :
Mumbai metropolitan regional Plan
South East Resource Region
National capital Regional Plan
Chennai Metropolitan regional Plan
Which among the following is a Method of Delineation of Formal Region?
Flow Analysis Method
Gravity Analysis Method
Weighted Index Method
Which among the following is a Method of Delineation of Functional Region?
Factor Analysis Method
Cluster Method
Theissen Polygon Method
Gravitational Analysis Method
The mathematical analytical technique that represents the interdependence among the different sectors of an economy or between regional economies is
Regional Disparity Analysis
Input- Output Analysis
Variable Index Method
Distance Minimization Method
The modern Input-Output analysis was developed by the famous economist
August Losch
Alfred Weber
Boudevile
Wassily Leontief
A. A. Bogdanov
Which of the following Article is related to Panchayati Raj?
Article 243
Article 324.
Article 124
Article 73
Which of the following is not a social indicator of regional development ?
No of primary schools in the region
No of primary health centres in the region
No of medical professionals per thousand population
No of tertiary workers in the population
In India the state is used as a national planning unit because
It is administrative unit
It is homogeneous unit
Political considerations
Uniform Physical features
Which one of the following is a formal region
Delhi metropolitan Region
Hyderabad- Secunderabad region
Delhi- Jaipur- Agra Triangle
Assam Valley
Assertion (A) : The task of preparing a reasonably sound district plan has not made much headway in India
Reason (R): There is a lack of effective coordination in the district level between various agencies involved in planning
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
A is correct R is false
A is false R is true
Which one of the following was the earliest regional planning exercise in India?
National capital Region Plan
Dandakaranya Area Plan
Damodar Valley Regional Plan
Bhakra Nangal Plan
