alleryStart learning →The Thar Desert continues into Pakistan under which name?
- Kharan Desert
- Thal Desert
- Registan Desert
- Cholistan Desert
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Correct answer: D. Cholistan Desert
Across the border the Thar continues as the Cholistan Desert.
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The Thar Desert continues into Pakistan under which name?Read the answer and worked solution →The deadly Latur earthquake that killed 7,928 people struck in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of rivers flows west into the Arabian Sea?Read the answer and worked solution →The Lakshadweep Islands lie off the coast of which state?Read the answer and worked solution →The Andaman and Nicobar Islands consist of how many islands?Read the answer and worked solution →How many islands make up the Nicobar group?Read the answer and worked solution →India's only active volcano, Barren Island, lies in which group?Read the answer and worked solution →The Ten Degree Channel separates which two island groups?Read the answer and worked solution →Which strait separates India from Sri Lanka?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is India's most populous island, home to Mumbai?Read the answer and worked solution →Majuli is a river island of which river?Read the answer and worked solution →Sriharikota is a barrier island in which state?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do Himalayan rivers have a perennial supply of water?Read the answer and worked solution →The Ganges originates from which glacier in Uttarakhand?Read the answer and worked solution →By what name is the Brahmaputra known in Tibet?Read the answer and worked solution →The Chambal, a Yamuna tributary, rises in which watershed?Read the answer and worked solution →Which delta holds the largest mangrove forest in the world?Read the answer and worked solution →Which marshy region of northwestern Gujarat floods to knee depth in monsoon and turns dry afterwards?Read the answer and worked solution →The now-defunct Kolar Gold Fields are in which state?Read the answer and worked solution →Which soil is moisture-retentive and preferred for dry farming of cotton and linseed?Read the answer and worked solution →Tea and coffee plantations are mostly linked with which soil type?Read the answer and worked solution →Which offshore field region holds much of India's oil reserves, along with upper Assam and Cambay?Read the answer and worked solution →Which months form the monsoon season in the four-season division of India?Read the answer and worked solution →Although the Tropic of Cancer passes through its middle, how is the whole country considered?Read the answer and worked solution →Western disturbances that bring winter rain and snow to north India originate in which region?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the strong, hot, dry afternoon wind of north India's summer called?Read the answer and worked solution →Near which coast does the southwest monsoon strike the Indian mainland around 1 June?Read the answer and worked solution →By about which date does the monsoon typically appear over Delhi?Read the answer and worked solution →Which branch of the southwest monsoon is roughly three times stronger?Read the answer and worked solution →The northeast monsoon brings significant post-monsoon rain mainly to which state?Read the answer and worked solution →
Worked practice questions
The deadly Latur earthquake that killed 7,928 people struck in which year?
- 1993
- 1987
- 2001
- 2005
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Correct answer: A. 1993
The Latur earthquake in Maharashtra happened in 1993.
Which pair of rivers flows west into the Arabian Sea?
- Godavari and Krishna
- Mahanadi and Kaveri
- Ganga and Yamuna
- Narmada and Tapi
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Correct answer: D. Narmada and Tapi
The Narmada and Tapi flow westward from the Vindhya-Satpura watershed to the Arabian Sea.
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