This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Great Indian Desert – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Great Indian Desert Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The hot winds in the desert carry lot of sand with them and causes A) Sand dunes. B) Oasis. C) Sandstorms. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sandstorms. 2. At what rank is the Thar desert compared to other deserts in the world(in size)? A) 7th largest. B) 18th largest. C) Largest desert in the world. D) 27th largest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18th largest. 3. Rainfall in a desert is very ..... A) Extreme. B) Scanty. C) Moderate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scanty. 4. The ship of the desert is the ..... A) Goat. B) Snake. C) Camel. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Camel. 5. Assertion:The Indian desert lies towards the Eastern margins of Aravali hills.Reason:This region receives very high rainfall, above 150mm per year. 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: D) Both Assertion and Reason are false. 6. Name the hill that surround the Thar desert. A) Satpura. B) Aravalli. C) Himalayas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aravalli. 7. The people over there speak A) Hindi rajasthani. B) English. C) Tamil. D) Kannada. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hindi rajasthani. 8. People travel on camels across the desert in groups called ..... A) Oases. B) Urs. C) Banjaras. D) Caravans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caravans. 9. Which cover the largest area? A) Rivers. B) Cactus. C) Barchans. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barchans. 10. What are camels known as(in Rajasthan)? A) Legendary Animals. B) Ship of the desert. C) Useless animals. D) A mammal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ship of the desert. 11. Why are evergreen and broadleaved trees found in the Thar desert? A) Cannot withstand high temperature. B) It does not like camels. C) They don't like to look at sand dunes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cannot withstand high temperature. 12. The name of the largest river in this region? A) Tapi River. B) Luni. C) Indus River. D) Sutlej River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Luni. 13. Identify the main occupations of people living in the Thar Desert. A) Agriculture and quarrying. B) Animal rearing and quarrying. C) Animal rearing and fishing. D) Agriculture and teaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animal rearing and quarrying. 14. How many years before was Thar desert related to Egypt what was the year A) 5500 yrs-3500 bc. B) 5000 yrs-3000 bc. C) 2500 yrs-500 bc. D) 2000 yrs-1 ad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5000 yrs-3000 bc. 15. What are the characterized of the desert? A) Scanty vegetation. B) Heavy precipitation/rainfall. C) Moderate climate. D) Low evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scanty vegetation. 16. Deine Plateau: A) To raise. B) Elevated, or raised, area of land that is flatter than a mountain. C) A large landmass that is smaller than a continent. D) Able to grow crops well. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elevated, or raised, area of land that is flatter than a mountain. 17. The hot winds in the desert carry a lot of sand with them and cause ..... A) Sand dunes. B) Oasis. C) Sandstorms. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sandstorms. 18. Longitudinal dunes became more prominent near the ..... A) Rajasthan boundary. B) Pakistan boundary. C) Indo-Pakistan boundary. D) Pakistan-Indo boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indo-Pakistan boundary. 19. Which minerals are exported to other countries from Rajasthan? A) Gold and silver. B) Coal and petroleum. C) Marble and sandstone. D) Copper and limestone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marble and sandstone. 20. The river that irrigates some parts of the Thar region is: A) Satluj. B) Chambal. C) Ganga. D) Narmada. 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