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In Rajasthan, compact settlements are necessitated by scarcity of:
ARoads
BTimber
CWater
DLand
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Water
1. People gather where a resource exists.
2. In the desert it is scarce.
3. That resource is water.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 4, Human Settlements._
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