The Great Indian Desert is famous by which name?

Correct answer: Thar Desert

The direct answer is A: Thar Desert. The Great Indian Desert is the desert region mainly found in north-western India, especially Rajasthan, and it extends into Pakistan. A desert receives very little rainfall, so water is scarce, vegetation is sparse, and sand dunes are common. Step by step: identify the phrase “Great Indian Desert”; connect it with India’s north-west; remember Rajasthan as its main Indian area; the accepted geographical name is the Thar Desert. Option A is correct. Option B, the Gobi Desert, is in Asia mainly across Mongolia and northern China, not India. Option C, the Sahara Desert, is in northern Africa and is the world’s largest hot desert, not the Indian desert. Option D, the Kalahari Desert, is in southern Africa, especially Botswana and neighbouring regions. Thus the other names refer to deserts in different parts of the world. A useful exam cue is “Rajasthan–Thar”: when the question mentions India’s great desert, choose Thar Desert. Do not confuse a regional Indian name with a desert located on another continent.