INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Indian desert lies in which part of the Aravali Hills?
A
Northern margins
B
Eastern margins
C
Southern margins
D
Western margins
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Aravalli Range is in Northern-Western India. It passes through Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. The Indian desert (Thar desert) lies towards the western margins of the Aravali Hills. It has a sandy plain covered with sand dunes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Thar Desert reaches out between the Aravalli Hills which lies in the northeast of India, the Great Rann of Kutch along the coast and the alluvial fields of the Indus River in the north-west and west part of India. Apart from Rajasthan, the desert also stretches out into Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aravalli is surrounded by: The Great Boundary Fault in the east. The Thar desert in the west.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Thar Desert (Hindi: ), also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid region in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of 200, 000 km2 (77, 000 sq mi) in India and Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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