This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Relief > Great Indian Desert – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Great Indian Desert Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the other name of the Thar Desert? A) The Great Asian Desert. B) The Great Indian Desert. C) The Great Desert. D) It has only one name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Great Indian Desert. 2. The Great Indian Desert covers a large part of: A) Haryana. B) Meghalaya. C) Uttar Pradesh. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rajasthan. 3. The Desert Festival is held in A) Bikaner. B) Jodhpur. C) Jaiselmer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jaiselmer. 4. Which among these is an important salt lake of the Thar desert region? A) Sambhar Lake. B) Pangong Lake. C) Dal Lake. D) Chilka Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sambhar Lake. 5. On which side of India Pakistan and Afghanistan lie? A) South. B) West. C) East. D) North. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West. 6. The languages spoken by the people in Rajasthan are ..... and ..... A) Hindi and English. B) Rajasthani and Hindi. C) Urdu and Hindi. D) Rajasthani and English. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajasthani and Hindi. 7. Rivers that flow through Thar desert A) River Indus. B) River Ganga. C) River Luni. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) River Luni. 8. What is the the most famous mineral in the desert? A) Limestone. B) Phosphorite. C) Gypsum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limestone. 9. The Thar Desert is in ..... part of Rajasthan. A) South-west. B) North-west. C) North-east. D) South-east. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) North-west. 10. The nomads of Rajasthan are called ..... A) Benjjis. B) Banjaras. C) Begums. D) Pathans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Banjaras. 11. Rainfall is scanty in a desert. It is less than ..... cm per annum. A) 55. B) 45. C) 25. D) 35. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 25. 12. The Thar Desert is bounded on the south by the ..... A) River Satluj. B) Aravalli Range. C) Pakistan. D) Rann of Kachchh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rann of Kachchh. 13. Thar desert is a natural boundary across which countries? A) India and Pakisthan. B) India and China. C) India and Bangladesh. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India and Pakisthan. 14. People of Rajasthan speak ..... language. A) Gujarati. B) Rajasthani. C) Punjabi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajasthani. 15. Where does the desert lie? A) The Indian desert lies towards the northern margins of the Aravali Hills. B) The Indian desert lies towards the western margins of the Aravali Hills. C) The Indian desert lies towards the eastern margins of the Vindhya Hills. D) The Indian desert lies towards the southern margins of the Aravali Hills. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Indian desert lies towards the western margins of the Aravali Hills. 16. The government has set up India's largest wheat farm at A) Jaipur. B) Udaipur. C) Suratgarh. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suratgarh. 17. ..... is known as " the ship of the desert". A) Tiger. B) Lion. C) Camel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Camel. 18. The nomads of the thar desert are known as ..... A) Banjaras. B) Camels. C) Firefighters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Banjaras. 19. Small hill of sand A) Sand dune. B) Sand storm. C) Dust storm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sand dune. 20. The Thar Desert is mainly found in the state of ..... A) Jaipur. B) Goa. C) Kerla. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jaipur. 21. Which of these is NOT TRUE about sand dunes? A) Sand dunes are temporary hills of sand. B) Sand dunes are formed around a barrier. C) Sand dunes permanently remain at one place. D) Sand dunes cannot be used as landmark in the desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand dunes permanently remain at one place. 22. Which of the following minerals is found abundantly in Rajasthan? A) Iron. B) Marble and sandstone. C) Silver. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marble and sandstone. 23. Some areas in the Thar Desert has become green due to ..... A) The underground water available. B) Rainfall. C) Indira Gandhi Canal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indira Gandhi Canal. 24. ..... is a form of tie and dye that is special to Rajasthannd Gujarat. A) Handloom. B) Sequins work. C) Chickankari. D) Bandhani. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bandhani. 25. In which of the states does the Thar desert doesn't extend A) Gujarat. B) Rajasthan. C) Madhya Pradesh. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Madhya Pradesh. 26. The Rajasthan Canal draws water from which river? A) Beas. B) Chenab. C) Satluj. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satluj. 27. Which is the only hill station in Rajasthan A) Chittor. B) Mount Abu. C) Jaipur. D) Udaipur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mount Abu. 28. People of deserts like to settle around: A) Sand dunes. B) Reservoirs. C) Oasis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oasis. 29. Which famous salt lake is there in Thar Desert? A) Dal lake. B) Both. C) Sambhar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sambhar. 30. The sandy hills in desert are known as A) Mountains. B) Sand dunes. C) Plateau. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand dunes. 31. Some of the features that make camel ideally suited to living in a desert are: A) A camel cannot bear the extreme temperatures in the desert . B) It can survive without food or water for several days. C) A camel's hump is not used to store food. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can survive without food or water for several days. 32. The Great Indian Desert is situated at ..... side of Northern Plains of India. A) East. B) West. C) North. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West. 33. Where is the Great Indian Desert Located? A) To the North-west of the Northern Plains. B) To the North-east of the Northern Plains. C) To the South-west of the Northern Plains. D) To the South-west of the Northern Plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To the South-west of the Northern Plains. 34. The Thar Desert lies on the ..... of the Aravalli Range. A) East. B) North. C) West. D) South. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) West. 35. Where are Barchans commonly found? A) Assam. B) Kerala. C) Jaisalmer. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jaisalmer. 36. The Thar Desert spreads into Pakistan as ..... Desert. A) Great Indian. B) Sind. C) Arabian. D) Sahara. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sind. 37. What is the average temperature in the Thar desert during day A) Below 50 degrees. B) 100 degrees. C) 75 degrees. D) 150 degrees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 100 degrees. 38. Assertion:Streams appear during the rainy season and soon after, they disappear. Reason:They have enough water to reach the sea. A) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. B) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. C) Assertion is true but reason is false. D) Both Assertion and Reason are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assertion is true but reason is false. 39. A community that moves with its animals from place to place A) Men. B) Nomads. C) Caravan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nomads. 40. Which is correct? A) Mesapotomia-aztecs-roman-harrapa. B) Egypt-roman-harrapa-Minoan Crete. C) Roman-harrapa-mesapotamia-Minoan Crete. D) Mesapotomia-egypt-harrapa-Minoan Crete. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mesapotomia-egypt-harrapa-Minoan Crete. 41. Rajasthanis have great passion for ..... and ..... A) Music and art. B) Music and dance. C) Music and craft. D) Music and painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Music and dance. 42. Indian desert lies towards the ..... Aravali range A) Southern margins. B) Eastern margins. C) Western margins. D) Northern margins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Western margins. 43. Which is the only hill station of Rajasthan? A) Chittor. B) Mount Adu. C) Udaipur. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mount Adu. 44. When does the streams appear? A) During Winter season. B) During Rainy season. C) During Summer season. D) During Spring season. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During Rainy season. 45. A popular hill station in Rajasthan is A) Mount Abu. B) Denali. C) Chu Oyo. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mount Abu. 46. Which of the following is not the feature of a desert A) Mango tree. B) Sand Dunes. C) Oasis. D) Barchans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mango tree. 47. The world's longest canal is A) Yamuna canal. B) Agar canal. C) Indira Gandhi Canal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indira Gandhi Canal. 48. Guess the state bird of Rajasthan. A) Great Indian Bustard. B) Siberian Crane. C) Peacock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Great Indian Bustard. 49. This desert receives ..... below ..... per year A) High rainfall, 140 mm. B) Low rainfall, 150 mm. C) High rainfall, 150 mm. D) Low rainfall, 140 mm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low rainfall, 150 mm. 50. The ..... is known as the ship of the desert A) Rabbit. B) Dog. C) Cat. D) Camel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Camel. 51. Which river is there in the right part of Aravalli hills A) Indira Gandhi canal. B) Chambal river. C) Beas river. D) Indus river. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chambal river. 52. Which is the important city in Rajasthan? A) Pune. B) Hyderabad. C) Patna. D) Jodhpur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jodhpur. 53. From which river does Rajasthan gets water. A) Yamuna river. B) Chambal river. C) Satluj river. D) Ganga river. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satluj river. 54. What type of climate and vegetation does The Indian Desert have? A) Moderate climate, High vegetation. B) Humid climate, Low vegetation. C) Arid climate, Low vegetation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arid climate, Low vegetation. 55. Agriculture has developed in Rajasthan due to the ..... A) Indira Gandhi Canal. B) Rains. C) Wells. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indira Gandhi Canal. 56. World's longest canal Indra Gandhi canal found in Rajasthan supply water to- A) Ganganagar and Bikaner. B) Ganganagar and Suratgarh. C) Bikaner and Suratgarh. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganganagar and Bikaner. 57. Small hills of sand is called A) Himalayas. B) Hills. C) Sand dunes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand dunes. 58. Which of the following is not wild life sanctuaries in Rajasthan? A) Ranthambore. B) Bharatpur. C) Kanha. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kanha. 59. Thar desert is also known as ..... A) The Desert. B) Geographical Destination. C) The Great Indian Desert. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Great Indian Desert. 60. Why is the Thar desert called the most wealthiest desert? A) Its produces the most wool in India. B) Because it has minerals. C) Both of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the above. Next →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesGreat Indian Desert Quiz 2Great Indian Desert Quiz 3Coastal Plains QuizHimalayan Mountains QuizNorthen Plalns QuizPeninsular Plateau QuizThe Himalayan Range Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books