INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

GREAT INDIAN DESERT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The river that drains the Thar desert.
A
Ganga river
B
Krishna river
C
Luni river
D
none of above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Luni river starts from the Pushkar valley in Rajasthan, passes through the Thar desert and ends at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. Hence, it drains the desert region of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Luni is the largest river in the Thar Desert of northwest India. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 495 km (308 mi).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Luni river flows in a westward direction till Telwara and then takes a southwest direction to drain into the Rann of Kachchh. The basin of the river extends over parts of Ajmer, Barmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Pali, Rajsamand, Sirohi, and Udaipur districts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Luni then flows into the Thar Desert and meets its end in Barine, located at the north-eastern part of the marsh called the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, without flowing into any larger water body.

Detailed explanation-5: -Luni River, also called Luni, river in Rajasthan state, western India. Rising on the western slopes of the Aravalli Range near Ajmer, where it is known as the Sagarmati, the river flows generally southwestward through the hills and across the plains of the region.

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