Urban sprawl
Urban sprawl is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2017, 2023). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations.
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खालीलपैकी कोणते वैशिष्ट्य सी.बी.डी. (मध्यवर्ती व्यापार जिल्हा) ला लागू पडत नाहीत ? / Which of the following charactestics is/are not applicable to CBD ?
(a)मोठ्या प्रमाणात कार्यालये व दुकाने / High percentage of offices and shops
(b)सुलभ वाहतूक / High accesibility
(c)आडव्यापेक्षा उभी वाढ / Growth is upward rather than sideward
(d)निवासस्थाने असलेला विभाग / Residential area
A Central Business District (CBD) is characterized by high offices, commercial shops, high accessibility, and vertical growth due to land scarcity, but it is typically not a residential area.
नागरीकरण म्हणजे / Urbanization means
(a)अ. शहरांमध्ये लोकसंख्येचे केंद्रीकरण / a. Centralization of population in the cities
(b)ब. शहरांमध्ये लोकसंख्येचे विकेंद्रीकरण / b. Decentralization of population in the cities
(c)क. खेड्यात लोकसंख्येचे केंद्रीकरण / c. Centralization of population in villages
(d)ड. लोकसंख्येच्या घनतेत वाढ / d. Increase in density of population
Urbanization fundamentally refers to the process where an increasing proportion of a population lives in urban areas, characterized by the centralization or concentration of population in cities and a consequential increase in population density there.