CTET PAPER I 2018 · PYQ · Geography / Cold Desert · medium
Why are cold deserts in India not affected by the monsoon?
A.Cold deserts have hot summers and extremely cold winters.
B.Cold deserts lie in the rain shadow of the Himalayas.✓ Correct
C.Air is very thin in cold deserts.
D.Cold deserts are at a very high altitude.
Explanation
Cold deserts like Ladakh lie on the leeward (northern) side of the Himalayas and Karakoram ranges. The monsoon winds lose their moisture on the windward side of the Himalayas, so very little rainfall reaches the cold deserts — this is called the rain-shadow effect.
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