INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

GREAT INDIAN DESERT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
WHICH OF THE FOLLOING IS TRUE THAR DESERT?
A
All it lies in Pakistan .
B
All it lies in India.
C
Most of it lies in India.
D
Most of it lies in Pakitan.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -About 90% of the Thar Desert is in India, and about 10% is in Pakistan. The Thar Desert is about 5.12% of the total geographical area of India. More than 55% of the desert lies in the Indian state of Rajasthan; the portion in India also extends into Gujarat, Punjab, and Haryana.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thar desert is a hot desert. It is also called the Great Indian Desert.

Detailed explanation-4: -This ecoregion lies to the west of the Aravalli Mountain Range in the northwestern Indian States of Gujarat, Rajasthan, extending across the border to the Punjab and Sind regions of Pakistan. It is considered to be the 9th largest subtropical desert.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer. Explanation: 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.

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