Match List – I with List – II.
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LIST I |
LIST II |
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A. Settlements located along a road |
I. Circular Pattern |
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B. Settlement located at tri-junctions of roads |
II. T-Shaped Pattern |
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C. Settlements around a tank |
III. Star like Pattern |
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D. Several roads converge and houses built along the roads |
IV. Linear Pattern |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
A. Settlements located along a road — this matches IV. Linear Pattern. The houses stand in a line along a road, railway line, river, canal, edge of a valley or levee.
B. Settlement located at tri-junctions of roads — this matches II. T-Shaped Pattern. Where one road meets another, the houses form the shape of the letter T.
C. Settlements around a tank — this matches I. Circular Pattern. Houses are built in a ring around a lake or tank.
D. Several roads converge and houses built along the roads — this matches III. Star like Pattern. Houses spread out along each road from the meeting point, like the points of a star.
Note: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Pre-rationalised NCERT: “(a) Linear pattern: In such settlements houses are located along a road, railway line, river, canal edge of a valley or along a levee.” “(c) Circular pattern: Circular villages develop around lakes, tanks and sometimes the village is planned in such a way that the central part remains open and is used for keeping the animals to protect them from wild animals.” “(d) Star like pattern: Where several roads converge, star shaped settlements develop by the houses built along the roads.” “(e) T-shaped, Y-shaped, Cross-shaped or cruciform settlements: T-shaped settlements develop at tri-junctions of the roads (T) while Y-shaped settlements emerge as the places where two roads converge on the third one and houses are built along these roads.”
Fig. 10.5: Rural Settlement Patterns |
