Question : The first urban settlement to reach a population of one million was ______.
Option 1: New York
Option 2: London
Option 3: Berlin
Option 4: Tokyo
Correct Answer: London
Solution : The correct option is London .
In the 19th century, London became the first city in more contemporary times to have a million people. Around the turn of the 19th century, London's population exceeded a million due to urbanisation, industrialisation, and other causes related to the expansion of the British Empire.