INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

GREAT INDIAN DESERT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How much percentage of Rajasthani people live in the Thar desert?
A
35%
B
86%
C
45%
D
40%
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -About 40% of the total population of Rajasthan lives in the Thar Desert.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Thar desert has a fairly high population density of 83 persons per square km. Overall, it has a total population of 16, 600, 000.

Detailed explanation-3: -India has about 85% of the Thar Desert while the rest is in Pakistan. Of the total geographical area of India the Thar Desert covers around 4.56%.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rajasthan holds only 5.5 percent of the total population because a large percentage of the state is covered by the Thar desert.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thar Desert is World’s 10th largest desert and covers 61% of Geographical area of Rajasthan.

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