GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -About 90% of the Thar Desert is in India, and about 10% is in Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Notes: About 5% of the total geographical area of India is cover by the Thar desert. The state of Rajasthan has more than 60% of the desert.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thar Desert, also called Great Indian Desert, arid region of rolling sand hills on the Indian subcontinent. It is located partly in Rajasthan state, northwestern India, and partly in Punjab and Sindh (Sind) provinces, eastern Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Thar Desert or the Great Indian Desert encompasses about 70% of total landmass of Rajasthan and hence it is identified as the “Desert State of India".