Question

The structure of houses in rural area is linked to the climatic conditions in which they are built. There is a village where houses have following features:

• Houses are made on strong bamboo pillars.
• Inside of houses is also made of wood.
• Houses are made almost 3 m to 3.5 m above the ground.
• Roofs are made with a slope.

If in this village it rains heavily, the village should be part of

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. Bihar
4. Assam

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Assam

Explanation:

In Assam state houses are -

• The houses are made up of strong bamboo pillars as bamboo are most available resource with their strong structure.
• The inside of house are made of wood which can be hold on bamboo bases.
• The most of the villages construct their wooden houses 3 to 3.5 m above the ground on strong bamboo pillars as floods are more often in this state.
• Since there is a heavy rain zone so their roofs are sloping that not store water on roof.

Hence, we conclude from the above-mentioned points that in Assam is state which is suitable answer.

Description of houses of different places:

• In Ladakh, houses are made of woods, with sloping roofs and covered in snow.
• In Kashmir, some old houses have a special type of window which comes out of the wall. It is called 'dab'.
• In villages of Kashmir, houses are made from stone cuts and kept one on top of the other and coated with mud.

• In Srinagar, 'Donga' houseboat can be seen in Dal Lake and Jhelum river. From inside it is just like a house with different rooms.
• In Manali (Himachal Pradesh), houses are made of stone and wood, but not on bamboo pillars.