Great Indian Desert Quiz 8 (15 MCQs)

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1. Which among these are the major religions followed by Rajasthanis?

Correct Answer: C) Jainism and Hinduism.

2. Assertion:The Indian Desert has a low vegetation cover.Reason:It has an arid climate.

Correct Answer: A) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

3. Strong winds called ..... shift sand from one place to another.

Correct Answer: D) Sand storms.

4. Small hills of sands are called .....

Correct Answer: B) Sand dunes.

5. Which is the driest desert in the world?

Correct Answer: C) Atacama Desert.

6. Cold deserts are ..... and .....

Correct Answer: B) Cold and icy.

7. The river that drains the Thar desert.

Correct Answer: C) Luni river.

8. Small hills of sand formed in a desert are called .....

Correct Answer: C) Sand dunes.

9. Which tree or a plant is not grown in Rajasthan

Correct Answer: C) Mango tree.

10. Which of the following group of trees/plants you would find in a desert?

Correct Answer: D) Cacti, date palm, babul and thorny bushes.

11. About a tenth of the Eco-region are sand dunes, they are also known as .....

Correct Answer: B) Barchans.

12. Festivals of Rajasthan are

Correct Answer: A) Teej and Gangaur.

13. Maximum area of Thar Desert is covered in the state of:

Correct Answer: C) Rajasthan.

14. What is the only large river in the Thar desert known as?

Correct Answer: B) Luni.

15. Which one of the following is not true about a Camel's hump?

Correct Answer: A) It stores water.