SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The two main deserts of East Asia are:
A
Tian Shan and Taklamakan
B
Sahara and Tarim
C
Gobi and Tian Shan
D
Gobi and Taklamakan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -While the Gobi Desert, which is by the Taklamakan Desert to the west, occupies parts of China and Mongolia. It is a rain shadow desert formed by the Himalaya range blocking rain-carrying clouds from the Indian Ocean from reaching the Gobi territory[2].

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gobi Desert is a large region in central Asia, the fifth largest desert in the world and covers parts of north-, northwestern China and southern Mongolia with an approximate size of 1, 295, 000 km2 in area.

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