PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
GREAT INDIAN DESERT
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Question
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To the South-west of the Northern Plains
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To the North-east of the Northern Plains
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To the North-west of the Northern Plains
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To the South-west of the Northern Plains
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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 Northern plains are bordered by the Thar Desert in the West. The desert is located in the northwestern part of India and is spread across Rajasthan, Haryana, and Gujarat. Some parts of the desert lie in Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian desert lies towards the western margins of the Aravali Hills. The main features of the Indian desert are: It is an undulating sandy plain covered with sand dunes. This region receives very low rainfall below 150 mm per year.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is North-Western. The Great Indian Desert is called the Thar Desert. It is one of the hot deserts of the world.
Detailed explanation-5: -It is bordered by the irrigated Indus River plain to the west, the Punjab Plain to the north and northeast, the Aravalli Range to the southeast, and the Rann of Kachchh to the south. The subtropical desert climate there results from persistent high pressure and subsidence at that latitude.