Question

Which of the following is an inland drainage area?
A. Sambhar area
B. Chilka region
C. Mansarovar lake
D. Rann of Kutch

Answer 1

Hint: Drainage in which rivers empty their waters in a lake or in an inland sea and do not reach an ocean or a sea is called inland drainage. Most of the rivers merge into the sea or ocean.

Complete step-by-step answer:
A salt marsh in the Thar Desert of the Kutch district of Gujarat is called the Rann of Kutch. Its area is about 7500 sq km (2900 sq miles) and it is one of the largest deserts in the world. This area is inhabited by the Kutchi people. The Tropic of Cancer is also a few miles away from Rann of Kutch. Rann of Kutch is between the Gulf of Kutch and the mouth of the Indus River in southern Pakistan. The Little Rann of Kutch together with the Great Rann of Kutch is called Rann of Kutch. On the Indian side of the Rann of Kutch region, there are several wildlife sanctuaries and protected reserves. The Greater Rann of Kutch forms an International Border between India and Pakistan. In Rann of Kutch, an unexplained strange dancing light phenomenon occurs at night which is locally known as Chir Batti (ghost lights), adjoining the Banni grasslands and the seasonal wetlands. Rann of Kutch is mainly an Inland Drainage area.

Thus, option (D) is correct.

Note: Rann of Kutch is one of the hottest areas of India. The peak and the average summer temperatures go up to $49.5$ degrees Celsius. In winters, the temperatures can reduce dramatically and goes below 0 degree Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.