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Which one of the following indicates the principle of transport in Central Place Theory ?

• K₃

• K₄

• K₇

• K₉

Under the scope of town planning in India is covered :

1. Urban renewal
2. Planning of urban amenities and facilities
3. Building of new towns
4. Building of metropolitan cities

• 1 and 3 are correct

• Only 1 is correct.

• 1 , 2 and 3 are correct

• 2 , 3 and 4 are correct

Which one of the following is not an assumption or principle of the concentric zone model of urban land use ?

• Cultural and social heterogeneity of the population

• Transport is equally easy , rapid and cheap in every direction within the city

• None of the districts is attractive due to differences in terrain

• There is a concentration of heavy industry

ASSERTION (A) : Global urban population is not uniformly distributed by location and nearly two-thirds is relatively concentrated within low elevation coastal areas.

REASON (R) : Soil fertility in the coastal areas caused concentration of rural settlements.

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is correct , but (R) is false.

• (A) is false , but (R) is correct.

ASSERTION (A) : Post-industrail city is largely characterised by horizontal expansion.

REASON (R) : Land prices are high in the central city.

• Both (A) and (R) are correct.

• Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A).

• (A) is correct , but (R) is false.

• (R) is correct , but (A) is false.

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

• Homer Hoyt - Sector theory

• Sinclair - Concentric theory

• Christaller - Central place theory

• Harris and Ullman - Multiple Nuclei theory

ASSERTION (A) : In the core-periphery model , the core region dominates whilst the periphery is dependent.

REASON (R) : This dependence is structured mainly through relations of exchange and production between core and periphery.

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A),

• Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is true , but (R) is false.

•  (A) is false , but (R) is true.

'Information city' is a term coined by

• David Harvey

• Richard Peet

• Edward Soja

• Manuel Castella

When higher income groups re-occupy and revive older housing in attractive inner city areas , the process is called 

• Filtering

• Gentrification

• Housing re-development

• Residential upgradation

Factorial ecology is a method genrally used to analyse

• Urban socio-spatial structures

• Physiographic regions

• Agro-climatic regions

• Combination of (B) and (C)