Q. While travelling through the western part of India, you can locate the Thar Desert in?

1. Rajasthan
2. Gujarat
3. Haryana
4. Punjab

Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer: 1, 2, 3 & 4
Notes: Thar desert is spread in India and Pakistan. 60% is in India and rest in Pakistan. In India, it is spread in four states viz. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab. The desert region can be divided into two parts – the ‘great desert’ and the ‘little desert’. The great desert extends from the edge of the Rann of Kuchch beyond the Luni river northward. The whole of the Rajasthan-Sind frontier runs through this. The little desert extends from the Luni between Jaisalmer and Jodhpur up to the northern west. Between the great and the little deserts lies a zone of absolutely sterile country, consisting of rocky land, cut up by limestone ridges.

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