Chapter 5 The Western Desert

A _____ is an area of flat land covered by sand, that receives little or no rainfall.

• mountain

• plateau

• desert

• None of these

The climate in the Western Desert is extreme and quite _____.

• cold

• harsh

• soft

• None of these

Some people keep moving from one place to another with their animals in search of food are called___.

• tribes

• pygmies

• nomads

• All of these

_____ and ____ are the traditional festivals celebrated in Rajasthan.

• Gangaur

• Baishaki

• Teej

• None of these

The Indira Gandhi Canal gets water from _____ water.

• Ganga

• Brahmaputra

• Yamuna

• Satluj

A place where underground water comes up to the surface to form a pool is called a/an ____.

• Lake

• Oasis

• Stream

• Spring

Which is the most important animal in the deset?

• cow

• camel

• deer

• sheep

The Great Indian Desert covers a large part of ____.

• Haryana

• Rajasthan

• Uttar Pradesh

• None of these

Which of these is not found in the desert?

• Babul

• Date palm

• Pine

• Keekar

What type of climate is experience in the Western Desert?

• Extreme

• Quite harsh

• Mild and cool

• Both (i) and (ii)