Which is the only hill station of Rajasthan, situated in the Aravalli Range?
- A.Kumbhalgarh
- B.Mount Abu
- C.Ranakpur
- D.Pushkar
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Mount Abu. Mount Abu, in Sirohi district, is the only hill station of Rajasthan. It carries Guru Shikhar, the highest peak of the Aravalli at 1,722 metres, along with Nakki Lake and the marble Dilwara Jain temples, and it is the wettest part of the state, in sharp contrast to Jaisalmer, which receives the least rain.
Option A, Kumbhalgarh in Rajsamand, is a hill fort of Mewar with a famous long wall, but it is not a hill station. Option C, Ranakpur, in Pali district, is known for its Jain temple of many pillars in the Aravalli valleys. Option D, Pushkar, in Ajmer district, is a pilgrimage town beside a lake, known for its Brahma temple and cattle fair, and lies at the foot of the hills rather than on them. The examiner is testing the single word only, so the three famous hill sites are offered as traps.
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Practice Questions
View allGuru Shikhar, the highest peak of the Aravalli Range, lies in which district of Rajasthan?
- A.Udaipur
- B.Sirohi
- C.Rajsamand
- D.Ajmer
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Guru Shikhar stands on Mount Abu in Sirohi district and, at 1,722 metres, is the highest point of the Aravalli Range and of Rajasthan.
Read the full explanation →The Aravalli Range is an example of which type of mountains?
- A.Young fold mountains
- B.The oldest fold mountains of India
- C.Block mountains formed by faulting
- D.Volcanic mountains
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The Aravalli was folded in Precambrian times, long before the Himalaya existed, and hundreds of millions of years of erosion have worn it down to a chain of residual hills whose rocks carry zinc, lead, copper and marble.
Read the full explanation →The Luni river of Rajasthan rises near Ajmer and finally drains into
- A.The Arabian Sea at Kutch's Gulf
- B.The Rann of Kachchh
- C.The Chambal river
- D.The Sambhar lake
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The Luni rises in the Naga hills near Ajmer in the Aravalli, flows south-west through Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer and Jalore and loses itself in the marshes of the Rann of Kachchh in Gujarat.
Read the full explanation →Sambhar, the largest inland salt lake of India, lies in which state?
- A.Gujarat
- B.Rajasthan
- C.Haryana
- D.Madhya Pradesh
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Sambhar lake spreads across the Jaipur and Nagaur districts of Rajasthan and is the largest inland salt-water lake in India, a major source of common salt and a wetland where flamingos gather in winter.
Read the full explanation →The Desert National Park, known for the great Indian bustard, is spread over which districts of Rajasthan?
- A.Jodhpur and Pali
- B.Jaisalmer and Barmer
- C.Bikaner and Churu
- D.Nagaur and Jalore
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The Desert National Park covers about 3,162 square kilometres in the Jaisalmer and Barmer districts and protects the sand dunes, salt flats and thorn scrub of the Thar along with the great Indian bustard, called godawan locally, which is the state bird of Rajasthan.
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