Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Human Settlements

Question:

Dhani is an example of ________ type of rural settlements.

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

Options:

Hamleted

Dispersed

Semi-clustered

Clustered

Correct Answer:

Hamleted

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) - Hamleted

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.