{"id":78553,"date":"2024-04-21T17:28:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T17:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=78553"},"modified":"2024-04-21T17:28:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T17:28:46","slug":"which-place-is-also-known-as-cold-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-place-is-also-known-as-cold-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"Which place is also known as Cold Desert?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Kargil&#8221; option2=&#8221;Ladakh&#8221; option3=&#8221;Jammu&#8221; option4=&#8221;Kashmir&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>B. Ladakh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ladakh is a cold desert region in the Himalayas, located in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the highest inhabited regions in the world, with an average elevation of 4,500 meters (14,800 feet). The climate is extremely cold and dry, with an average annual temperature of -2 degrees Celsius (28 degrees Fahrenheit). The region receives very little rainfall, and the only source of water is snowmelt from the mountains.<\/p>\n<p>Ladakh is a sparsely populated region, with a population of just over 200,000 people. The majority of the population is Tibetan Buddhist, and the region is home to a number of monasteries and temples. Ladakh is a popular tourist destination, and is known for its stunning scenery, including the Ladakh Range and the Zanskar Range.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kargil is a town in Ladakh.<\/li>\n<li>Jammu is a city in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/li>\n<li>Kashmir is a region in the Indian subcontinent, which is divided between India, Pakistan, and China.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Kargil&#8221; option2=&#8221;Ladakh&#8221; option3=&#8221;Jammu&#8221; option4=&#8221;Kashmir&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[982],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jammu-and-kashmir-gk-mcq","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which place is also known as Cold Desert?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-place-is-also-known-as-cold-desert\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Which place is also known as Cold Desert?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Kargil&#8221; 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