{"id":88336,"date":"2025-06-01T07:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88336"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:08:10","slug":"taklamakan-desert-is-situated-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/taklamakan-desert-is-situated-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Taklamakan Desert is situated in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taklamakan Desert is situated in<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Western Asia&#8221; option2=&#8221;Southern fringe of Sahara in Africa&#8221; option3=&#8221;South America&#8221; option4=&#8221;Central Asia&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-2 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe Taklamakan Desert is a large desert located in Northwest China, within the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang. 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