What is 'Marusthali' in the Thar desert?
- AFertile land developed by rivers
- BA region of moving sands and low rainfall
- CBoth sand dunes and dune
- DTransverse dune
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Correct answer: (b) A region of moving sands and low rainfall
Explanation
Marusthali ("desert land", from *maru*, desert) is the western, driest part of the Thar desert, mostly in Rajasthan. It is a region of moving sands and sand dunes (barchans, longitudinal and transverse dunes), with very low rainfall, often below 25 cm a year, sparse thorny vegetation and very high temperatures.
To its east lies the Bagar, a semi-arid strip next to the Aravalli.