Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Human Settlements

Question:
Hamleted settlements are generally found in which of the following areas of India?
Options:
middle and lower Ganga plain
lower valleys of the Himalaya
Chhattisgarh
All of the above
Correct Answer:
All of the above
Explanation:
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.