Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A.

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Important Points

• Aravali Mountain Region-
  • Its Geographical structure is firstly explained by A.M.Heran in 1923 AD.
  • It is compared with American Aplesian Mountain.
  • The Aravali Range is a northeast-southwest trending organic belt that is located in the northwestern part of the Indian Peninsula.
  • It extends in Rajasthan from 23° 20' north axis to 28° 20' north axis and 72° 10' eastern longitude to 77° eastern longitude.

The correct answer is Banswara.

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Bamboo forest:

• Due to the abundance of bamboo trees, these forests are known as Bamboo forests.
• The abundance of rainfall is the major condition for this forest to flourish.
• These are prevalent in the districts of Banswara, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Baran, Kota and Sirohi.
• Dhawara, Teak, Dhokra, and other trees are also found here.

Additional Information

• Bamboo is known as the Green gold of Tribal people.

The correct answer is Banswara.

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•  Koppen's Aw type of climate is in Banswara.

Additional Information 

• The Koppen climate classification scheme divides climates into five main climate groups:
  • ​ A (tropical), B (dry), C (temperate), D (continental), and E (polar).
• The second letter indicates the seasonal precipitation type, while the third letter indicates the level of heat.
• Aw, or the tropical wet and dry climate, also known as the savanna climate, where there is an extended dry season during the winter.

The peninsular rivers :

• The peninsular rivers are the rivers that originate from the peninsular plateaus and small hills of India.
• These rivers are seasonal or non-perennial as they receive water only from the rains and thus cannot maintain water flow throughout the year.
• Some of the famous peninsular rivers include Kaveri, Narmada, Tapi, Krishna, Mahanadi, and the Godavari.
• Few of them are east flowing and drains into the Bay of Bengal, i.e. Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, etc.
• The others are west-flowing rivers, i.e. Narmada, Tapi, Luni, Mahi, etc.

Narmada: 

• It is located mainly in Madhya Pradesh.
• The Narmada River is also known as the Rewa River.
• The River is originated from the Maikala range near Amarkantak.
• It is a West flowing river and flows from the rift valley of Vindhyan and Satpura ranges. 
• The River flows through Gujarat, Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
• The tributaries of the Narmada River are Kolar River, Shakkar River, Dudhi River, Tawa River, and Hiran River.
• Major Hydro Power projects in this river are Maheshwar Dam, Sardar Sarovar Dam, and Indira Gandhi Sagar Dam.

Hence, it is clear from the above discussion that the river Narmada is the longest of all. 

So, option 1 is the correct answer.

The correct answer is Jhalawar.

Key Points

• Some important facts of rainfall in the Rajasthan-
  • Rajasthan's annual rainfall average is 57.51 cm.
  • Rajasthan receives the most rainfall through the Bay of Bengal's Monsoon.
  • Rajasthan receives the most rainfall in the month of July.
  • Ajmer receives rainfall similar to Rajasthan's annual average rainfall.
  • Jhalawar receives the most rainfall, while Jaisalmer receives the least rainfall.
  • Kota division receives the most rainfall while the Jodhpur division receives the least rainfall.
  • Jaisalmer has the most rainfall changes while Jhalawar has the least rainfall changes.
  • Rainfall in winter is known as Mawath in the Rajasthan