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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 62

Topic: Shelter

Q62

Consider the following characteristics of houses :
A. Wooden floor and wooden flat ceilings
B. Ground floor without window for animals and storing necessary materials
C. Elevated houses made with slanting roofs and the stone pillars
D. Thick walls made of stones, mud and lime
The characteristics found in the houses of Leh and Ladakh are

  1. (1) A, B and C
  2. (2) B, C and D
  3. (3) A, C and D
  4. (4) A, B and DCorrect answer

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) A, B and D

  1. Ladakh is a cold desert, so houses are built to keep the cold out.
  2. Walls are thick, made of stone with a mud and lime coating (D).
  3. The ground floor has no windows and is used for animals and storing things (B).
  4. The upper floor has a wooden floor, and the roof is flat and made of wood (A).

Trap: raised houses on stone pillars with sloping roofs (C) suit areas with heavy rain or snow, not dry Ladakh.