Which type of rural settlement in India appears in the form of isolated huts or hamlets of few huts in remote jungles?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Dispersed Settlement
Option (1) Clustered settlement — Incorrect. A clustered village is a compact, closely built up area of houses, with the living area separate from the surrounding farms and pastures. It is common in the northern plains.
Option (2) Semi-clustered settlement — Incorrect. It forms when a large compact village is segregated and one or more sections of its society live a little away from the main cluster. It is found in the Gujarat plain and parts of Rajasthan.
Option (3) Hamleted settlement — Incorrect. Here a settlement is fragmented into several units bearing a common name — panna, para, palli, nagla, dhani. These are parts of one large village, not huts scattered in jungles.
Option (4) Dispersed Settlement — Correct. The dispersed or isolated pattern appears as isolated huts or hamlets of few huts in remote jungles, or on small hills with farms or pastures on the slopes.
Note: The same question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 31-05-2026 (Slot 1), and in CUET (UG) 2023 on 31-05-2023 (Slot 2).
NCERT: India - People and Economy — Chapter 2: Human Settlements, Types of Rural Settlement (2025-26)
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