Identify the characteristics of clustered rural settlements in India.
A. The general living area is distinct and separated from the surrounding farms.
B. The closely built-up area and its intervening streets present some geometric shapes, such as rectangular, radial, linear, etc.
C. Such settlements are common in Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala.
D. Such settlements are generally found in fertile alluvial plains.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B and D only
A. The general living area is distinct and separated from the surrounding farms. Correct. A clustered settlement is a compact, closely built-up area of houses, kept apart from the farms, barns and pastures around it.
B. The closely built-up area and its intervening streets present some geometric shapes, such as rectangular, radial, linear, etc. Correct. The houses and streets form a recognisable pattern or geometric shape.
C. Such settlements are common in Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala. Incorrect. These states have many areas of dispersed settlement, isolated huts or small hamlets caused by the extremely fragmented terrain and land resource base, the opposite of clustering.
D. Such settlements are generally found in fertile alluvial plains. Correct. Clustered settlements are generally found in fertile alluvial plains and in the north-eastern states.
NCERT: India - People and Economy — Chapter 2: Human Settlements, Clustered and Dispersed Settlements (2025-26)
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