Deserts of the World

The continent which has not desert_________?

A. Asia
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. None of these

Old Town of Ghadames is located in:________?

A. Iran
B. Syria
C. Libya
D. None of these

Who among the following persons is called ‘ Desert Fox ‘ ?A. Eisenhower
B. Walter Scott
C. Erwin Rommel
D. Price Bismark

Erwin Rommel, nicknamed “the Desert Fox,” is given the option of facing a public trial for treason, as a co-conspirator in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, or taking cyanide. He chooses the latter. Rommel was born in 1891 in Wurttenberg, Germany, the son of a teacher.

 

Which one is the world coldest desert ?A. Sahara Desert
B. Gobi Desert
C. Antarctic Desert 
D. Thar Desert

Ogaden desert is present in__________?A. Europe
B. Asia
C. Africa
D. America

Ogaden, arid region of eastern Ethiopia. It occupies the barren plain between the Somalia-Ethiopia border and the Ethiopian Eastern Highlands (on which Harer and Dire Dawa are situated). The major river of the region is the Shebeli, fed by ephemeral streams.

 

The only fertile desert in the world is__________?

A. Sahara Desert
B. Dasht -e Lut Desert
C. Great Thar Desert
D. Chihuahuan Desert

In Pakistan’s southern province, Sindh, lies the world’s only fertile desert in the world. The Thar Desert stretches till the southeastern parts of Punjab, joining the Cholistan Desert. For hundreds of year, Thar has fostered a rich civilisation, strong cultural values and interfaith harmony. It is one of the world’s largest deserts and is the only fertile desert across the globe. Around 85 percent of the desert is in India while the remaining part is in Sindh.

The Sahara is a desert located on the ______________continent?A. African
B. Asian
C. Australian
D. North American

The Sahara is a desert located on the African continent. The Sahara is one of the harshest environments on Earth, covering 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers), nearly a third of the African continent, about the size of the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii). The name of the desert comes from the Arabic word ṣaḥrāʾ, which means “desert.” Sahara desert is Located in the continent of Africa, the Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world encompassing 3.5 million square miles across 11 countries.

 

Which is world’s biggest desert lake?

A. Lake Turkana
B. Lake Victoria
C. Lake Titicaca
D. Lake Baikal

The World Day to combat Desertification and Drought is observed each year on_________?

A. 17 June
B. 17 July
C. 17 August
D. 17 September