Which type of Settlement pattern appears in the form of isolated huts or houses?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Dispersed
Rural settlements in India are of four types: clustered, semi-clustered, hamleted and dispersed.
Option (1) Hamleted — Incorrect. A hamleted settlement is one village broken into several units that stand apart but share a common name, such as panna, para, palli, nagla or dhani.
Option (2) Dispersed — Correct. Dispersed settlements appear as isolated huts.
Option (3) Clustered — Incorrect. A clustered settlement is a compact, closely built-up area of houses.
Option (4) Semi-clustered — Incorrect. A semi-clustered settlement forms when houses cluster in a small part of a dispersed settlement, or when a large compact village breaks up.
Note: The same question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 24-05-2026 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2026-27): “Dispersed Settlements … Dispersed or isolated settlement pattern in India appears in the form of isolated huts or hamlets of few huts in remote jungles, or on small hills with farms or pasture on the slopes. Extreme dispersion of settlement is often caused by extremely fragmented nature of the terrain and land resource base of habitable areas.” |