The major deserts of the world are located in all parts of the globe, from the Sahara in Africa to the Great Australian Desert. These vast, dry regions are home to a variety of plants and animals that have adapted to the harsh conditions.

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Q. What is the name of the world's largest desert?

 ◉ Thar

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 ◉ mogen

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 ◉ Sahara (Africa)

✅ Correct

 ◉ Cabbage

❌ Incorrect

Q. Name the largest desert of Asia?

 ◉ mogen

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 ◉ Thar

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Support

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Cabbage

✅ Correct

Q. In which continent is the Atacama Desert located?

 ◉ East Africa

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 ◉ South Africa

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 ◉ South America

✅ Correct

 ◉ Saudi

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Q. What makes winds blow in one direction continuously in rocky deserts?

 ◉ Yardang

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 ◉ chimneys

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Karakara

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 ◉ Mushroom rock

❌ Incorrect

Q. India’s biggest-eve war games in the Thar Desert, which was conducted against the backdrop of studies on transformation of the army in the border areas of Rajasthan was named………….

 ◉ Mission Virat

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 ◉ Shoor Veer

✅ Correct

 ◉ None of these

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Rajasthan Thundar

❌ Incorrect

Q. Extensive deserts are found in the western tropical regions of the continents because

 ◉ East trade winds blow and cold currents of the oceans blow on the west coasts.

✅ Correct

 ◉ Warm currents of oceans flow on the west banks due to the local wind running in the east

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Both suit

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Where are hot deserts mostly found?

 ◉ on the western fringes of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

✅ Correct

 ◉ On the Northern products of the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Tropic of Cancer and on the southern subsidy of Capricorn

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ On the Eastern Territories of the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn

❌ Incorrect

Q. What is the name of Indian desert?

 ◉ the Sahara Desert

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 ◉ gobi desert

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Thar Desert

✅ Correct

 ◉ atacama desert

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which is the largest desert in the world?

 ◉ Thar

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Support

✅ Correct

 ◉ gobi desert

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ trunda

❌ Incorrect

Q. The animals of the desert go into long sleep in summer. what's this called?

 ◉ cold passivation

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 ◉ Monsoon failure

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 ◉ autumn dormancy

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 ◉ Summer dormancy (Aestivation)

✅ Correct

Q. In which country is the Great Victoria Desert located?

 ◉ South Sudan

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 ◉ Egypt

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Australia

✅ Correct

 ◉ Saudi Arab

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which plants grow in the water stressed conditions of the desert?

 ◉ Silophitea

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 ◉ Calemopheta

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Zerophyte

✅ Correct

 ◉ Tirophyta

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which of the following causes the lack of vegetation in deserts?

 ◉ Huge amount of sand

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 ◉ Black in soil

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 ◉ lack of rain

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 ◉ high temperature

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Q. Under whose rain-shadow is the Gobi desert?

 ◉ Himalaya

✅ Correct

 ◉ Kailash

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Naked mountain

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 ◉ K. Two

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