Q130. Where was the AMRUT Mitra Mahotsav reportedly held in March 2026?
[DSSSB MTS [28 Jul 2026, Shift 2]]
(A) New Delhi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mumbai
(D) Bengaluru
Answer: (A) New Delhi
Explanation: The identified question associates the March 2026 AMRUT Mitra Mahotsav with New Delhi. The event concerned urban infrastructure and the AMRUT programme, which focuses on improving water, sewerage and other basic civic services.
Q129. Which Odisha urban-development initiative received ₹100 crore in the 2026–27 state budget?
[OSSSC Forest Guard [21 Apr 2026, Shift 1]]
(A) Fit Odisha Mission
(B) State AI Mission
(C) Tourism Land Bank Scheme
(D) Chief Minister Smart City Mission
Answer: (D) Chief Minister Smart City Mission
Explanation: The Odisha budget identified a Chief Minister Smart City Mission with an initial allocation of ₹100 crore. The initiative targets better urban infrastructure and civic facilities. State-level city programmes complement national efforts to address rapid urban expansion.
Q128. Which amendment granted constitutional status to municipalities?
[DSSSB Assistant Superintendent [18 Jun 2026, Shift 1]]
(A) 97th Amendment, 2011
(B) 73rd Amendment, 1992
(C) 42nd Amendment, 1976
(D) 74th Amendment, 1992
Answer: (D) 74th Amendment, 1992
Explanation: The 74th Constitutional Amendment establishes the structure and basic safeguards of municipal institutions. It is distinct from the 73rd Amendment relating to Panchayats. The resulting Part IX-A addresses urban representation, composition, tenure and governance.
Q127. Which constitutional amendment recognised municipalities as constitutional institutions?
[DSSSB Court Attendant [5 Jun 2026, Shift 1]]
(A) 42nd
(B) 74th
(C) 44th
(D) 73rd
Answer: (B) 74th
Explanation: The 74th Amendment of 1992 recognised municipalities within the Constitution and laid down their essential institutional design. As urban populations increase, constitutionally recognised local bodies help manage demands for essential municipal services.
Q126. Match the committees with their periods:
A. Committee on Service Conditions of Municipal Employees;
B. Rural–Urban Relationship Committee;
C. National Commission on Urbanisation;
D. Taxation Enquiry Commission.
I. 1953–54;
II. 1963–66;
III. 1965–68;
IV. 1985–88.
[UGC NET Political Science [6 Jan 2026, Shift 1]]
(A) A–I, B–II, C–III, D–IV
(B) A–IV, B–III, C–II, D–I
(C) A–II, B–III, C–I, D–IV
(D) A–III, B–II, C–IV, D–I
Answer: (D) A–III, B–II, C–IV, D–I
Explanation: The municipal-employee committee dates to 1965–68 and the Rural–Urban Relationship Committee to 1963–66. The National Commission on Urbanisation operated during 1985–88, while the Taxation Enquiry Commission belongs to 1953–54. This chronology tracks administrative thinking on India’s cities.
Q125. Which measure expresses the proportion of urban population in the total population?
[SSC Selection Post Matriculation [28 Jul 2025, Shift 1]]
(A) Urbanisation rate
(B) Population density
(C) Migration rate
(D) Fertility rate
Answer: (A) Urbanisation rate
Explanation: The urbanisation level is the share of a region’s total population living in officially recognised urban settlements. Density counts people per unit area, whereas migration and fertility refer to separate processes that can influence population distribution.
Q124. What percentage of India’s population was urban according to Census 2011?
[SSC CGL [16 Sep 2025, Shift 3]]
(A) 24%
(B) 31%
(C) 36%
(D) 41%
Answer: (B) 31%
Explanation: The 2011 Census recorded approximately 31.16% of India’s population living in urban areas, commonly rounded to 31%. The rest remained predominantly rural. Natural increase, migration and reclassification of settlements all contribute to measured urban growth.
Q123. Statements:
(1) Rural-to-urban migration contributes to urban growth;
(2) Better jobs and educational opportunities attract migrants.
Which statement is correct?
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(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Explanation: Rural residents move towards cities for employment, education and services, helping expand urban populations. These opportunities are pull factors. However, movement is not the only reason towns grow; births and administrative reclassification also matter.
Q122. Among Classes II, III, IV and VI towns, which has the largest share of India’s urban population in Census 2011?
[CDS II General Knowledge [14 Sep 2025]]
(A) Class II
(B) Class III
(C) Class IV
(D) Class VI
Answer: (A) Class II
Explanation: Class II towns contain roughly fifty thousand to fewer than one lakh inhabitants. Among the four categories offered, their collective urban population share is greatest. Class I towns, although omitted from the options, account for most urban residents overall.
Q121. For India during 1901–2011, consider:
(1) rural population rose in absolute terms;
(2) its population share fell;
(3) urban population exceeded 100 million in 1981.
Which are true?
[SSC Stenographer [7 Aug 2025, Shift 2]]
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) All three
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) Only 2 and 3
Answer: (B) All three
Explanation: India’s rural population expanded numerically during the period, while its proportion of the total declined as urban populations rose faster. The urban total exceeded 100 million by the 1981 Census, illustrating why numerical growth and percentage share must be distinguished.
