The Cholistan and Thar deserts comprise ______

Related Mcqs:

1. The Cholistan Desert lies in Bahawalpur in Punjab and its continuation in ______ , in Sindh province:

   A. Shahkar Pur
   B. Khairpur
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

2. It is estimated that ______ square km land has been converted to unproductive deserts in the last 50 years:

   A. 3.7 million
   B. 3.8 million
   C. 3.9 million
   D. 4 million

3. The deserts of the world are discontinuously distributed in a pair of parallel belts lying about ______ North and South of the equator.

   A. 25
   B. 30
   C. 35
   D. 40

4. The major range types found in Cholistan are:

   A. Lasiurus sindicus / Haloxylon salicornicum
   B. Eleusine compressa/Haloxylon salicornicum
   C. Haloxylon recurvum/salsola foetida and suaeda fruticosa
   D. All of the above

5. The vegetation of Cholistan consists of:

   A. Exrophytic tree
   B. Shrubs
   C. Grasses
   D. All of the above

6. Major land forms Cholistan Desert ranges is / are :

   A. Subrecent river plain
   B. The first sandy terrace above the Hakra River (late pleistocene)
   C. The second sandy terrace above the Kakra River plain (late pleistocene)
   D. The third sandy terrace above the Hakra River plain (middle pleistocene)
   E. All of the above

7. Cholistan Desert ranges covers about ________.

   A. 2.7 million ha
   B. 2.8 million ha
   C. 2.9 million ha
   D. None of these

8. The Cholistan desert is located in:

   A. Bahawalpur
   B. Rahim Yar khan
   C. Bahawalnagar
   D. All of the above

9. Thar Desert supports a fair population of _____ is found only here in the wild state:

   A. Chinkara gazella
   B. Peacock
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

10. The deserts of Pakistan is:

    A. Siahan
    B. Thar
    C. Thal
    D. Cholistan
    E. All of the above