SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

SATELLITESICY BODIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Satellite cities help in ____ the pressure on the main cities.
A
reducing
B
improving
C
increasing
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Satellite towns are smaller municipalities or townt that are adjacent to a major city Satellite towns develop to settle the growing population of a metropolitan city. It thus reduce population pressure on the main city.

Detailed explanation-2: -If a satellite town offers these in sufficient magnitude, and if there is sufficient connectivity to the main city by means of road and rail, this new area can often put a slight downward pressure on property prices in the more centralised regions while showing a steady upward trend on its own property price graph.

Detailed explanation-3: -Besides providing its residents with superior quality of living in the form of road connectivity, electricity, water, drainage and other important amenities, it also enables to propel the local economy. It leads to appreciation in prices of land and residential property in and around the Satellite city.

Detailed explanation-4: -Satellite cities are mostly ‘bedroom communities’ or residential areas. People go to work in the main city and return to their homes in the satellite cities. Satellite cities set up the their own municipalities. Satellite cities have their own museums, art galleries, theatres and multiplexes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The primary purpose of satellite towns is to provide a residential area for city workers, helping to reduce congestion in the main urban center. They also often house manufacturing units that are labor-intensive and polluting, moving them away from the main city.

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