Read the
following passage carefully and answer the questions:
The popular view
of towns and cities in developing countries and of urbanization process is that
despite the benefits and comforts it brings, the emergence of such cities
connotes environmental degradation, generation of slums and squatters, urban
poverty, unemployment, crimes, lawlessness, traffic chaos etc. But what is the
reality? Given the unprecedental increase in urban population over the last 50
years from 300 million in 1950 to 2 billion in 2000 in developing countries, the
wonder really is how well the world has coped, and not how badly.
In general, the urban quality of life
has improved in terms of availability of water and sanitation, power,
health and education, communication and transport. By way of illustration, a
large number of urban residents have been provided with improved water in urban
areas in Asia’s largest countries such as China, India, Indonesia and
Philippines. Despite that, the access to improved water in terms of percentage
of total urban population seems to have declined during the last decade of 20th
century, though in absolute numbers, millions of additional urbanites, have
been provided improved services. These countries have made significant progress
in the provision of sanitation services too, together, providing for an
additional population of more than 293 million citizens within a decade
(1990-2000). These improvements must be viewed against the backdrop of rapidly
increasing urban population, fiscal crunch and strained human resources and
efficient and quality-oriented public management.
1. The popular
view about the process of urbanization in developing countries is
(A)
Positive
(B) Negative
(C)
Neutral
(D) Unspecified
2. The average
annual increase in the number of urbanites in developing countries, from 1950
to 2000 A.D. was close to
(A) 30
million
(B) 40 million
(C) 50
million
(D) 60 million
3. The reality
of urbanization is reflected in
(A) How well the
situation has been managed.
(B) How badly
the situation has gone out of control.
(C) How fast has
been the tempo of urbanization.
(D) How fast the
environment has degraded.
4. Which one of
the following is not considered as an indicator of urban quality of life?
(A) Tempo of
urbanization
(B) Provision of
basic services
(C) Access to
social amenities
(D) All the
above
5. The author
in this passage has tried to focus on
(A) Extension of
Knowledge
(B) Generation
of Environmental Consciousness
(C) Analytical
Reasoning
(D) Descriptive
Statement
6. In the above
passage, the author intends to state
(A) The hazards
of the urban life
(B) The
sufferings of the urban life
(C) The
awareness of human progress
(D) the limits
to growth
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