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Explain the term ‘Golden Quadrilateral’.


It comprises construction of 5,846 km long 4/6 lane, high-density traffic corridor to connect India’s four big metro cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai & Kolkata . With the construction of Golden Quadrilateral, the time - distance and cost of movement among the mega cities of India will be considerably minimised.

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Who are called red collar workers ?

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Mention any two characteristics of sub-urbanisation.

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How is density of population of a region calculated ?

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Explain with examples the ‘population size’ criteria used by most countries to define urban areas.

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In which country are motorways called ‘autobahns’ ?

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What two factors mostly helped in the development of ancient towns in India ?

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Explain any three characteristics of clustered rural settlements of India.

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‘‘The knowledge about nature is extremely important to develop technology.’’ Support this statement by giving three examples.

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Mention any two sources of water pollutants created by humans.

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