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Question

Who among the following made this statement? 'City is a crush of people, objects and events'.

The correct answer is
Georg Simmel

Attributing the Urban Statement

The statement 'City is a crush of people, objects and events' is attributed to the sociologist Georg Simmel.

Simmel, a foundational figure in urban sociology, explored the psychological and social effects of the metropolis. His work, particularly 'The Metropolis and Mental Life', delves into how the intensity and density of urban environments shape individual experience, aligning with the idea of a 'crush'.

Key Thinker Identification

Georg Simmel is recognized for his analysis of modern urban life and its social dynamics, making him the source of this observation.

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Important Questions from Urbanization - Teaching

  1. Match List - I with List - II

    List - IList - II
    A.A person enumerated outside the place of normal residenceI.Migrant
    B.Spouses and children joining the migrant in due courseII.Forced migration
    C.Persons displaced by war or violenceIII.Seasonal migration
    D.Persons seeking work each year for a short time in a place other than their normal residenceIV.Associative  migration 

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  2. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?

  3. Who said "urban relationships are not only specialised and impersonal, but they are also founded on self interest"?
    Louis Wirth
    M.S.A. Rao
    M. Davis
    R.E. Park
  4. What is the percentage of Delhi’s population living in planned colonies ?
  5. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R).
    Assertion (A) : Slum dwellers living in Central part of cities are uprooted and displaced frequently in the name of encroachments.
    Reason (R) : Cities’ Central places are more valuable for urban local bodies in the present neo-liberal markets to fetch much revenue.
    Select the correct answer from the following codes :
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