Locally called units panna and nagla are common in which of the following types of settlements?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Hamleted Settlement
Panna, para, palli, nagla and dhani are local names for the separate units of one village that share a common name.
Option (1) Nucleated Settlement — Incorrect. Another name for a clustered settlement, a compact, closely built-up village.
Option (2) Fragmented Settlement — Incorrect. Another name for a semi-clustered settlement, where a section of the village lives a little away from the main cluster.
Option (3) Isolated Settlement — Incorrect. Another name for a dispersed settlement of single huts or a few huts in jungles or on small hills.
Option (4) Hamleted Settlement — Correct. The village is broken into several physically separated units, often for social and ethnic reasons.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 13-05-2026 (Slot 1), in CUET (UG) 2025 on 26-05-2025 (Slot 1) and 21-05-2025 (Slot 1), in CUET (UG) 2024 on 17-05-2024 (Slot 1), in CUET (UG) 2023 on 21-06-2023 (Slot 3), 17-06-2023 (Slot 1), 13-06-2023 (Slot 3), 13-06-2023 (Slot 1), 10-06-2023 (Slot 1), 07-06-2023 (Slot 2), 05-06-2023 (Slot 2), 02-06-2023 (Slot 2), 27-05-2023 (Slot 1) and 25-05-2023 (Slot 2), and in CUET (UG) 2022 on 16-07-2022 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2026-27): “Hamleted Settlements … 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.” |