INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
thar desert covers the major parts of ____
A
rajasthan
B
punjab
C
gujarat
D
kashmir
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. The Thar Desert covers some 77, 000 square miles (200, 000 square km) of territory.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is 12. The Thar Desert-The Thar Desert is located in the northwest of India and southeast of Pakistan. The Thar desert covers 12 districts of Rajasthan of the western part of Aravali Range.

Detailed explanation-4: -Also known as The Great Indian Desert, it is spread over four states in India, namely Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, and two states in Pakistan and covers an area of about 4, 46, 000 square kilometres.

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