Multiple choice

Rajasthan receives very little rain because

  1. there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry.

  2. it lies in the leeway of a hill range.

  3. the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds.

  4. the monsoons fail to reach this area.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Rajasthan receives very little rain because the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds.  Parts of the western desert receive very little rain. The Aravali tends to experience a higher rainfall and lower temperature. 

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