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    Consider the following statements

    1. The Thar desert is bordered by the Indus river plain in the west and Aravalli range in southeast.
    2. Barkhans are saline lake beds found in the Thar desert.

    Select the correct statement.

    1 only

    Correct Answer

    2 only

    Incorrect Answer

    Both

    Incorrect Answer

    None

    Incorrect Answer
    Explanation:

    The Thar desert is also called the ‘Great Indian Desert’.

    • It is located partly in Rajasthan state, northwestern India, and partly in Punjab and Sindh provinces, eastern Pakistan.
    • It is bordered by the irrigated Indus River plain to the west, the Punjab Plain to the north and northeast, the Aravalli Range to the southeast, and the Rann of Kachchh to the south.
    • The surface of Thar consists of aeolian (wind-deposited) sand that has accumulated over the past 1.8 million years.
    • Presents an undulating surface, with high and low sand dunes separated by sandy plains and low barren hills, or bhakars, which rise abruptly from the surrounding plains.
    • Barchan, also spelled Barkhan are crescent-shaped sand dune produced by the action of wind predominately from one direction. 
    • Several playas (saline lake beds), locally known as dhands, are scattered throughout the region.

    Hence only statement 1st is correct.


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