Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Human Settlements

Question:

The units locally called Panna/Dhani are common in ________ settlements.

Options:

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Semi-clustered

Clustered

Dispersed

Correct Answer:

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Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Hamleted

  • Sometimes settlement is fragmented into several units physically separated from each other bearing a common name.
  • These units are locally called panna, para, palli, nagla, dhani, etc. in various parts of the country.
  • This segmentation of a large village is often motivated by social and ethnic factors. Such villages are more frequently found in the middle and lower Ganga plain, Chhattisgarh and lower valleys of the Himalayas.