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Read the following paragraph written by a student about his house in a village:"I have come from a village. It rains heavily at our place. Hence our houses are made almost 10 to 12 feet (3 to 3-5 metres) above the ground. They are made on bamboo pillars. The inner sides of our houses are also made of wood. This village must be in

A.
Andhra Pradesh
B.
Assam
C.
Tamil Nadu
D.
Uttarakhand

Solution:

Concept:Every region has a different house.The type of house depends on the climatic conditions in the region. Houses are built specially to suit the needs of the people.Explanation:Description of houses of different places:PlaceDescription of housesAndhra PradeshA special type of house called Manduva Logili is found in Andra Pradesh.It is a kind of courtyard house suitable for extended family (joint family) to live in. It was built in the olden days in the village area.The walls are constructed with gummy soils or red bricks.The roofs are supported by logs of rosewood or teak wood.The top of the roof is covered with red tiles.On the inside, there is a common hall with several spacious rooms spanning in all four directions.The roof of the house is supported by several giant wooden pillars.AssamIt rains heavily in Assam.The houses are made almost 10 to 12 feet (3 to 3-5 metres) above the ground.This avoids flooding of the house during rain.They are made on strong bamboo pillars.The insides of the houses are also made of wood.?Thus, the village must be in Assam.LadakhHouses in Leh have two floors.The ground floor has no windows.The ground floor is for animals and for storing necessary things.Wooden steps are used to reach the different floors.The roof is the most important part of their house.During the summer season, people dry many fruits and vegetables on the roof and store them for winters.The houses are made up of stones which are kept one over the other.The walls of these houses are coated with a thick layer of mud and lime.The house looked like a shed from inside with a lot of hay stored there.Thick tree trunks are used to make, a flat strong roof.?Manali (Himachal Pradesh)Manali is a hilly area.It rains heavily and snows as well there.The houses are made of stone or wood.RajasthanRainfall is very scarce in Rajasthan.Houses are made up of mud.The walls of the houses are very thick.These walls are plastered with mud.The roofs are made of thorny bushes. KashmirHouses are made from stone cuts and kept one on top of the other and coated with mud.Some old houses have a special type of window which comes out of the wall. It is called 'dab'.In Srinagar, the 'Donga' houseboat can be seen in Dal Lake and the Jhelum river.From inside it is just like a house with different rooms.

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