Unlock Elite Access: Level Up Your Preparation with Exclusive Content

Geography Optional 300+ Score Pack · Model answer

Explain the concept and significance of satellite towns.

  • 15 marks
  • Settlement Geography

A satellite town is a planned, physically separate settlement within the orbit of a large city, functionally dependent on that parent while holding its own employment base and administrative identity. The definition carries the marks, because the term is routinely misapplied to suburbs, dormitory towns and new towns. It remains the standard instrument of metropolitan…

You are reading the opening of the model answer. The full answer is part of the Geography Optional 300+ Score Pack.

What the full answer covers

  • The Concept
  • Types and Structure
  • What a Satellite Town Is Not
  • The Lineage of the Idea
  • Significance
  • The Critical Record
  • …and 2 more sections, with a conclusion

Unlock this answer and 800+ more

  • 820 solved PYQ model answers (2013–2026), Paper I and Paper II
  • Topic-wise across all 20 syllabus units
  • 20 PYQ Pattern Analysis & Strategy reports, one per unit
  • Diagrams and maps drawn inside the answers, where you would draw them
  • 500 days of access from the day you enrol, on phone, laptop or tablet

₹1,770₹2,50029% off

Get Geography Optional 300+ Score Pack @ ₹1,770 →

One-time payment · No subscription · Instant access · UPI, cards, RuPay

See every Settlement Geography question (47 solved) →Already enrolled? Log in