LOCATION AND STRUCTURE OF INDIA
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Thar desert
|
|
|
Sahara desert
|
|
|
Atacama desert
|
|
|
Gobi desert
|
Detailed explanation-1: -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. The Thar Desert covers some 77, 000 square miles (200, 000 square km) of territory.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Thar Desert (Hindi: ), also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid region in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of 200, 000 km2 (77, 000 sq mi) in India and Pakistan. It is the world’s 20th-largest desert, and the world’s 9th-largest hot subtropical desert.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Dhrian. The Thar Desert is also known as the Great Indian Desert. It is located to the north-west of the Aravali hills.