physical divisions of rajasthan Flashcards
(106 cards)
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How much area of Rajasthan comes under desert
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61%
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How much area of Rajasthan comes under aravali
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9%
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How much area of Rajasthan comes under plains
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23%
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How much area of Rajasthan comes under hadoti
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7%
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How much of the population of Rajasthan lives in desert
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40%
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How much of the population of Rajasthan lives in aravalis
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10%
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How much of the population of Rajasthan lives in Plains
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39%
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How much of the population of Rajasthan lives in hadoti
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7%
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In rajasthan What kind of soil is found in desert
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Sandy soil
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In rajasthan What kind of soil is found in Aravallis
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Mountain soil
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In rajasthan What kind of soil is found in Plains
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Alluvial soil
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In rajasthan What kind of soil is found in Hadoti
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Light black soil or cotton soil
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In which physical division of Rajasthan is maximum population density Found
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Eastern plain region
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In which region of Rajasthan maximum population reside
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Desert
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How many blocks are there in desert of Rajasthan
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85
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In which age were the north and western desert region of Rajasthan formed
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Tertiary or pleistocene 
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Average height of Thar desert from sea level
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200 to 300 m
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What is the slope of desert in Rajasthan
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North east to South West
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In how many parts and what is the desert of Rajasthan divided
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Two parts arid and semiarid (bangar)
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Which rainfall limitation line divides desert into arid and semiarid regions
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25cm
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What are sandy desert is called
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Irg
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What are rocky desert called
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Hammada
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What are sandy plus rocky desert is called
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Reg
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In which rainfall zone does arid Desert exist
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0-25cm
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Dividation of arid desert
Send dune area and without sand dune area
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In Rajasthan how much desert falls under sand dune area
58.50%
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In Rajasthan how much desert falls under without sand dune area
41.50%
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In which distts is the extension of rocky desert a.k.a. hammada is in Rajasthan
Jaiselmer (pokran, ramgarh, lodhurva, falodi), barmer and jodhpur
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Which types of sand dunes are crescent in shape
Barkhan and parabolic
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Which type of sand dunes cause the maximum desertification
Barkhan
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Where are Barkhan mostly found
Shekhawati region
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Which Sand Dunes have a convex and a concave shape
BarKhan
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Which crescent shape are Sand Dunes are formed in the direction of wind
BarKhan
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Which Sand Dunes are linear and right angled to the wind
Transverse Sand Dunes of Jodhpur
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Which Sand Dunes are linear and parallel to the wind
Longitudinals and dunes of Jaisalmer
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Where are transverse Sand Dunes mostly found
Jodhpur
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Where are longitudinal Sand Dunes mostly found
Jaisalmer
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Where are star shaped sand dunes found
Jaisalmer and Suratgarh
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where Are parabolic sand dunes found
They are found in all 12 desert districts of Rajasthan
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Which types of sand dunes are maximum in number
Parabolic Sand Dunes
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Which sand dunes are the opposite of parabolic Sand Dunes
Barkhan
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Which kind of Sand Dunes are formed near small bushes
Shrubs or Navkha
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When there is a change in direction of wind during the formation of a barkhan, one arm gets extended what are these dunes called
Seaf
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Which crescent shaped dunes or longitudinal
Seaf
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In which district Maximum number of Sand Dunes are found
Jaisalmer
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In which district all types of Sand Dunes are found
Jodhpur
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Which sand dunes are the maximum shifting sand dunes
Barkhan
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In which rainfall zone does semi arid deserts fall
25 to 50 centimeter
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The semi arid desert is divided into how many parts? what?
4 ghaggar basin, shekhawati inland drainage, Nagori upland, Looney Basin.
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In which district is Ghaggar basin?
Ganganagar and hanumangrh
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The loamy and fertile soil of Ghaggar Basin is known as.
Kathi or baggi
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beed pastureland grasslands are related to?
Shekhawati inland drainage system.
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johad is what and related to what?
kachcha wells in shekhawati inland drainage region
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What are the ponds that are formed during monsoon in Shekhawati inland region called?
sar
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what are sar ponds related to?
Shekhawati inland region.
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Where are the maximum salt water lakes found in semiarid desert?
Nagori upland.
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Where is hump belt situated in Rajasthan?
Ajmer and Nagor region.
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Where is maximum fluoride found in Rajasthan?
Nagori upland region.
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Where is Godwad basin?
Jalore. Of Looney Basin region.
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Where is nehad rann
sanchore jalore of looney basin
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Where is saline water found in luni basin?
Balotra barmer.
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What are palaya lakes?
AKA Khadeen lakes are. Temporary lakes. Found in desert.
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What are khadeen lakes?
AKA palaya lakes are. Temporary lakes. Found in desert.
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What are the temporary lakes in desert region?
Khadeen or Palaya lakes
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Who started khadeen agriculture in desert regions?
Paliwal Brahmins from Pali.
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What are the major crops grown in Khadeen regions?
Rabi crops, mostly mustard, wheat and gram.
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Where are khadeen or Palaya lakes found?
Mostly in northern parts of Jaisalmer.
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What is a rann or a taat?
Marshi, Saline and infertile land in desert region.
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Marshi, Saline and infertile land in desert region are called?
rann or a taat
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Where is Tal chappar?
Churu.
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Where is Pari Hari?
Churu shekhawati.
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Where is Baap?
Jodhpur.
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Where is falodi?
Jodhpur.
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Where is Thob?
Barmer
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Where is bhakri?
Jaisalmer.
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Where is Pokhran?
Jaiselmer
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When were the nuclear experiments in Pokhran?
18th May 1974 and 11 to 13 may 1998
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Which area of Jaiselmer comes under the Water Belt region?
60 kilometers area between Pokhran and mohangarh of jaiselmer
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sevan grass is related to.
Water belt of jaiselmer
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The grass grown on the water belt off.jaiselmer is
sevan grass
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Where is the maximum water storage? In the Water belt region of Jaisalmer.
chandan handpump
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what is aka thar ka ghada
Chandan handpump. Of water belt of Jaisalmer.
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What is lathi series region?
The Water Belt region of Jaisalmer.
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Which place is known as the resting place of the great Indian bustard?
The Water Belt region of Jaisalmer.
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Water belt is remains of which river?
Saraswati.
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Where is Aakal Wood fossil park?
Jaiselmer
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What is the time period of Aakal Wood Forest Park?
Jurassic.
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How old would be the aakal wood fossil park?
Jurassic Period 18 crore years ago.
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Where are the worlds Most ancient wood fossil found.
Aakal Wood Fossil Park jaiselmer.
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Present location of aakal Wood Fossil park, Jaisalmer.
National Desert Park sanctuary. jaiselmer
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Where is the new water belt found in Thar Desert?
Between Sanchor region of Jalore and Bayatu of barmer
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An isolated area of vegetation in a desert surrounding a water basin like a pond or a lake, which provides habitat for animals and humans of area if big enough.
an oasis
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What is an oasis?
An isolated area of vegetation in a desert surrounding a water basin like a pond or a lake, which provides habitat for animals and humans of area if big enough.
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What are the water basins or temporary lakes? That are formed. In a desert area. Called.
Palaya lakes
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What is a boulder clay
They are glacial deposits
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Where is Baap boulder clay found
Jodhpur
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Time period of Baap boulder clay of jodhpur
Permo carboniferous. 300 million years ago before Permian. After carboniferous.
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What are the shifting sand dunes called
dhariyan found in jaiselmer
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max dharian found in?
jaiselmer shifting sand dunes
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What is a balsan lake
When a desert area is surrounded by mountains and have a water basin in between example sambar
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When a desert area is surrounded by mountains and have a water basin in between is known as
balsan lake eg sambhar
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What are dhore
wavy sand dunes max in jaiselmer
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where are dhore max found?
jaiselmer
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In which direction is the desertification occurring
Southwest to northeast state affected is Haryana
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Which state is most affected by the desertification of thar desert
Southwest to northeast state affected is Haryana
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Which sand dunes contribute maximum to desertification
barkhan
