Question

The aravali range is also known as___ near Udaipur
a) Himachal
b) Delhi ridge
c) Tarai
d) Jarga

Answer 1

Hint: These are folded mountains from which rocks are mostly formed by folded crust, as the mechanism called orogenic movement pushes two convergent plates towards each other. The Aravallis dates back millions of years when the continental Eurasian Plate collided with a pre-Indian sub-continent.

Complete Answer:
- The Aravalli Range, also known as the Aravali Range, northern India's hill system, runs 350 miles (560 km) northeast through Rajasthan State. Just to the south of Delhi, isolated rocky offshoots continue.
- Rich in natural resources (including minerals), the Aravalli Range serves as a checkpoint for the development of the western desert. Many rivers, including the Banas, Luni, Sakhi, and Sabarmati, give rise to it. It is generally bare and thinly inhabited, though heavily forested in the south, consisting of large areas of sand and stone and masses of rose-coloured quartzite.
- As an example, Mount Abu is a popular tourist hill station located in the province of Rajasthan on the Aravalli Hill. Guru Shikhar, the highest point in the range, is here, rising to around 3,500 meters.
- Near Udaipur, the Aravalli Range is also known as Jarga. In southern Aravallis, Jarga hill is limited to Udaipur and Rajsamand districts.

Hence, the correct answer is option d).

Note: The Thar Desert's only river: In north-west India, Luni is the largest river in the Thar Desert. It originates in the Aravalli Range valley of Pushkar, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after traveling 495 km. It is first known as Sabarmati, then meets its tributary Saraswati, which originates from Pushkar Lake, after passing Govindgarh, and then gets its name Luni from there on.