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The ______  part of Kutch and Saurashtra are plateaus.

gujarat: location, boundary and physiography geography

  1. Middle

  2. Lower

  3. Upper

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Plateaus are landforms which are higher than the sea level and are flat like plains in the upper part. The middle part of Kutch and Saurashtra are plateaus. The plateau of Saurashtra is high in the middle while sloping and low towards the sea shore. 

Gujarat has experienced drought for consecutive years because of ____________________.

gujarat: location, boundary and physiography geography

  1. Subsiding air masses

  2. Successive monsoon failure

  3. Change in the direction of trade winds

  4. Western disturbances

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kutch, as well as Saurashtra, remains dependent on rain. And rainfall has been so scanty since 2017 that Gujarat is in the throes of a drought. Though 2018 was declared the worst monsoon season since 1901, Gujarat insisted it was not drought-hit until three months after the rainy season had passed.

During winter, cold and stormy winds blow from the Central Sea over Gujarat due to which some parts of Gujarat experience little bit of rainfall which is called ______.

gujarat: location, boundary and physiography geography

  1. Mavthu

  2. Cherry Blossom

  3. Loo

  4. Andhis

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The temperature is low in almost all the places of Gujarat from December to February. Generally, the atmosphere is cold during winter season. Minimum temperature is experienced in winter season in the month of January. Cold and stormy winds blow from the Central Sea over Gujarat due to which some parts of Gujarat experience little bit of rainfall which is called ‘Shower’. (‘Mavthu’ in gujarati).