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1. 1.

   Choose the correct option.

   1. Which of the following is not a large urban agglomeration in India ?

   (a) Delhi           (b) Mumbai             (c) Lucknow             (d) Kolkata

   2. Kalyani is a satellite city of ______________________.

   (a) Mumbai               (b) Kolkata                 (c) Delhi              (d) Bengaluru

   3. _________________ in Spain is an important smart city.

   (a) Vienna              (b) Paris                (c) Berlin             (d) Barcelona

   4. Which of the following does not have 100% urban population?

   (a) Bermuda        (b) Trinidad            (c) Cayman Islands       

2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. _________________ of the urban areas made city life more attractive to the rural people.
   2. _________________ is a satellite city of Chicago.
   3. A smart city uses __________________ to improve the efficiency of its services.
   4. ____________________ maintain a balance between population and resources of an area.
   5. ___________________ and ________________ lead to expansion of the cities.
3. 3.

   Mark the wrong statements and correct them. 

   1. Rapid urbanisation took place in Europe and North-America in the eighteenth and early nineteeenth centuries.
   2. Satellite cities have their own independent municipal government.
   3. A traditional city is better prepared to face challenges than a smart city.
   4. Urbanisation supports the growth of culture.
   5. New Haven is a satellite city of Chicago.
4. 4.

   What do you understand by the term 'urbanisation'?

5. 5.

   What are satellite cities? Give one example from the world and one from India.

6. 6.

   Define a smart city.