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The Himalayas consist of how many parallel ranges?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indian Desert (Thar) is located primarily in which state?Read the answer and worked solution →The Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats are parts of:Read the answer and worked solution →The SOUTH-WEST monsoon brings what percentage of India's annual rainfall?Read the answer and worked solution →India's LARGEST drainage basin is that of which river?Read the answer and worked solution →Black cotton soil (regur) is most extensive in which region?Read the answer and worked solution →India's offshore petroleum field 'Mumbai High' is in which sea?Read the answer and worked solution →The KHARIF cropping season in India is:Read the answer and worked solution →India overtook which country in 2023 to become the world's most populous?Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Himalayas consist of how many parallel ranges?

  1. Two parallel ranges
  2. Four parallel ranges
  3. Three parallel ranges
  4. Five parallel ranges
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Correct answer: C. Three parallel ranges

The Himalayas have 3 parallel ranges: Himadri (Greater), Himachal (Lesser), Shivalik (Outer).

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The Indian Desert (Thar) is located primarily in which state?

  1. Rajasthan
  2. Gujarat
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Punjab
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Correct answer: A. Rajasthan

The Thar Desert is in NW Rajasthan (with small extensions into Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana). Receives < 150 mm rain/yr.

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The Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats are parts of:

  1. The Himalayan ranges along the north
  2. The Peninsular Plateau (the Deccan)
  3. The Coastal Plains east and west
  4. The Northern Plains of India (Ganga)
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Correct answer: B. The Peninsular Plateau (the Deccan)

The Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats border the Deccan Plateau (Peninsular Plateau), the Western forming a high wall facing the Arabian Sea and the Eastern broken hills near the Bay of Bengal.

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