INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

GREAT INDIAN DESERT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Assertion:Streams appear during the rainy season and soon after, they disappear. Reason:They have enough water to reach the sea.
A
Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
B
Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C
Assertion is true but reason is false.
D
Both Assertion and Reason are false.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Assertion: Streams appear during the rainy season and soon after, they disappear. Reason: They have enough water to reach the sea. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Streams appear during the rainy season. Soon after they disappear into the sand as they do not have enough water to reach the sea.

Detailed explanation-3: -The given statement is true. The Indian desert lies towards the western margins of the Aravalli Hills. The Indian Desert is sometimes known as the Thar Desert. The Aravali Hills’ western edges are home to the Indian desert (Thar desert).

Detailed explanation-4: -(i) The Indian Desert The Indian desest lies towards the western margins of the Aravali Hills. It is an undulating sandy plain covered with sand dunes. This region receives very low rainfall below 150 mm per year. It has arid climate with low vegetatin cover.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thar Desert receives very less rainfall. The climate here is very dry and arid. This region receives rainfall as low as 150 mm per year.

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